MSI Motherboard stuck in CPU power phase 2... how to fix?

My motherboard (970A-G46) is currently getting stuck in the CPU power phase 2, indicated by the blue LEDs at the top. My PSU from Corsair was just sent back and replaced because of spontaneous failure, which appeared to also fail immediately, but then worked when I attempted to turn on my PC again. Now it appears to work. The mobo is the only thing that appears to have issues.
Is there any advice to fixing this?

Quote from: FR0STBYTE on 27-September-14, 06:12:50
Thanks for the quick response!
My specs:
CPU - AMD 9370 fx Black Edition
Graphics - XFX Double D R9 270 925MHz
Motherboard - Described above
PSU - Corsair CX 750
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 1 8GB module
Cooling - Corsair H100i and lots of fans
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Optical Drive
A USB 3.0 PCI card for front header, since mobo doesn't support it
Windows 7
If I missed anything please ask! Thanks! I will try resetting the CMOS when I get home. I am sick of my PC being broken lol.
that CPU on that board is probably your main problem as the power delivery will be overwhelmed as its a 220W CPU and the board was made for use with a 125W CPU!
the only boards you have a chance to even use one of them on is a high end overclocking board like a 990FXA-GD80!

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