So I got a freee Ryzen 5 1400 CPU from a mate and reciently a cheap B450 Gigabyte motherboard I cant send back.

However I am having issues getting it to boot regularly and already tested/swapped the RAM so to work out if its the board or the CPU I am thinking I should buy another CPU. When it does boot its rock solid but every 2nd or 3rd boot it wont do anything until I power down. 

Anyone upgraded to 3rd gen and know the CPU is working and happy to shift on the old one cheap ?
New Boards are at least $130 so really hope its the CPU

I am in Auckland and can collect (Todays possible 😀) or pay for shipping.

Thanks for reading this far.