[SOLVED] My CPU is not compatible?

[ItzDarkNeon]

SPECS:
GPU- rx 580
CPU- (Old) Ryzen 3 2200G, New Ryzen 7 5800x
Motherboard- gigabyte ga-a320m-s2h
RAM- 8GB corsair DDR4 2400Mhz
PSU - (old) Corsair CX 450 (New) Corsair CX 650

Hello, today I tried upgrading my PC I bought the CX 650 PSU and the Ryzen 7 5800x and I tried installing it. Everything turned on except for the GPU's fans and there was no display. The Case fans, CPU fans and GPU blue light where on except for the GPU fans and there was no display. I have tried doing a CMOS reset by removing the battery and replacing it and I have tried using different GPUs and on one occasion with an old GPU the fan spins but there is still no display. I putted the old CPU back and everything is working well so its the CPU that is dead or there is something missing. I did not update the BIOS, I haven't tried using different RAM (because I have no other ram) and I haven't tried a different motherboard (I have a MSI B450M PRO-M2). So there is something that is not compatible in the build with the CPU I might need to buy a different motherboard or RAM, or its the CPU that some how is dead. Any help would be appreciated because I am so lost right now. Thank you in advance.

 

[John Chesterfield]

Your CPU is probably fine, it's just not compatible with your A320 motherboard.

 

[--SID--]

Before you buy a CPU you first check if your motherboard supports it https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320M-S2H-rev-1x/support#support-cpu

In case of B450 you check the compatibility with the BIOS version
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B450M-PRO-M2#support-cpu When there's a lower BIOS version on the motherboard you first update the BIOS with the old CPU before installing the new CPU.

 

[SkyNetRising]

So there is something that is not compatible in the build with the CPU I might need to buy a different motherboard or RAM, or its the CPU that some how is dead.

BIOS has to be updated to appropriate version first, before Ryzen 7 5800x can be used on gigabyte ga-a320m-s2h.

1. Find revision version of your board. It's written on lower left corner (like REV.1.0,REV.2.0 or REV.3.0);
2. Check cpu support list for your board/revision;
3. Update BIOS to required version using old cpu;
4. Only then you can install new CPU.

 

[John Chesterfield]

BIOS has to be updated to appropriate version first, before Ryzen 7 5800x can be used on gigabyte ga-a320m-s2h.

1. Find revision version of your board. It's written on lower left corner (like REV.1.0,REV.2.0 or REV.3.0);
2. Check cpu support list for your board/revision;
3. Update BIOS to required version using old cpu;
4. Only then you can install new CPU.

Does 5xxx series work on A320? I thought not..

 

[SkyNetRising]

Does 5xxx series work on A320? I thought not..

Why don't you check cpu support list?

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320M-S2H-rev-1x/support#support-cpu

 

[madmatt30]

Does 5xxx series work on A320? I thought not..

Apparantly according to the cpu support list it does?!?!

I find that hard to believe though myself.

Why don't you check cpu support list?

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320M-S2H-rev-1x/support#support-cpu

^as above, even if it does there is no way on this planet that a 320 board is going to handle a 5800x well to any extent imo.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Gigabyte ga-a320m-s2h supports Ryzen 7 5800X since BIOS version FBd which was released 30th September 2021:

Available here: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320M-S2H-rev-20/support#support-dl-bios

 

[John Chesterfield]

Why don't you check cpu support list?

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320M-S2H-rev-1x/support#support-cpu

I was under the impression that no A320 supported the 5xxx series.

I still wouldn't upgrade to one unless I knew the VRMs on that board were of good quality.

 

[ItzDarkNeon]

Thank you all for the help. It indeed was the BIOS. I updated it and it worked fine. Last time i had a BIOS update error my PC wasnt acting this way but now i know. Thanks again for the help <3