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Installed a new cpu, computer wont boot.

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#1 ·
Ok, basically today my new cpu arrived and i'd tried installing it, after putting it in, checking everything was done right I went to boot up and all i would get is the power supply turning on and the cpu fan running and thats it.

I've tried literally everything, ive done the bench test, i thought it may have been a psu problem so went out and bought a new one, nothing.

I'm using an MSI motherboard with 4gb ram, nvidia 9500 gt, the new cpu i had tried installing is a AMD Athlon II X4 640 Socket AM3 3GHz.

Also, after it failing to boot with this cpu in, i'd tried using my old cpu and have exactly the same problem, yet it was working perfectly fine before i tried to install the newest cpu.

Any help would be great.
 
#3 ·
Just bench tested with the previous motherboard, same problem.
Would that mean it is a motherboard fault?
I'm quite new to buying motherboards, is there anyway to check before i buy one, that its definatly compatible with the new cpu etc?
Cheers.
 
#5 ·
You can find CPU support lists on the manufacturers spec page for the respective board. It will also name the BIOS version required.
 
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