Computer turning on but no signal

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I've built a pc for my sister because her 8 year old dell desktop just died. The specs of the new pc are: intel g4560, stock cooler, 1x8gb team elite ram, asus h110 something mini itx lga 1151 mobo, 550w seasonic 80+ bronze, 240gb ocz 2.5" ssd, Fractal design nano s. I have it plugged into the monitor via the hdmi from the mobo. I plugged it in and the fans and lights turn on, but the monitor says no signal. I then tried a different monitor with hdmi and I tried using dvi for both monitors but the same thing happened. I thought maybe the motherboard connectivity was not working, so I plugged in my old gtx 970 and plugged the hdmi through there, but the same thing happened. Since then I have replaced the motherboard because it came in some sketchy packaging and the ram to a 2x4gb kit from kingston. The replacement motherboard did not change anything and the new ram just came in and the same thing is still happening. I've tested the powersupply and all the correct voltages are coming from where they are supposed to, so the only thing I think it could be is the processor which seems unlikely, or maybe the case somehow?? I've come here to hopefully resolve my issue. Thanks

Also everything was ordered from newegg so nothing was sketchy for the 1st motherboard which I accidentally ordered from a 3rd party company from newegg.com, which I didn't know was possible until now.
 
Unfortunately, you will need to install a 6th Generation Skylake CPU to flash the BIOS in order to use a 7th Generation Kaby Lake CPU.

Intel Celeron G3900 Skylake
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117620

You may want to have Asus flash the BIOS if you contact them first and ship the motherboard to them.

You might want to return the motherboard and exchange it for a B250 Chipset model that does not need a BIOS update.
 
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Well that makes sense now. Thanks!
 
what is the specific motherboard model you have. calvin may be correct about needing a bios update, but a lot of motherboards now it is you can flash the bios just by putting the updated bios on a usb drive and putting it into a specific usb port. (my asus motherboard has a single green colored port just to do this)
 

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Ended up getting a g4400 and it works flawlessly now. Thanks for the help!