Hi, everyone. I just installed a ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard and am trying to install a AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Desktop Processor, but when I attempt to start the PC up the mobo comes up with the q-code ff. I slapped my old CPU (AMD Phenom II X4 925) and I can get it to boot right up. I thought it may be the CPU was DOA (but I am under the impression that its a pretty small chance) or perhaps I'm not getting it enough power as the PSU only has a 4 pin connector (not the 8-pin) . However, all the sites that ive visited suggest that it should be enough wattage to cover everything (EVGA 600B 600W)
I'm pretty inexperienced with PC building so I'm hoping it's something simple (like buying the appropriate adapter for the PSU) that I'm missing and not a dead CPU since I'm trying to only use the RMA process as a last resort.
Here are my current sytem specs.
Operating System
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925
Deneb 45nm Technology
RAM
24.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z (Socket 942)
Graphics
STD HDMI TV (1360x768@60Hz)
LCD TV (1360x768@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (MSI)
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 (SATA)
1863GB Seagate Expansion Desk USB Device (USB (SATA))
Optical Drives
ATAPI iHAS124 B
PSU
EVGA 600B 600W
