New PC build dead cpu? (Did checklist)

Jzk17

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I have a brand new pc build at hand and I ran into the "fans spin, no beep, no display" issue. I've completed the checklist on these forums for such an issue with no luck. I am able to get the Asus "no ram detected" beep code when no ram is inserted. So far I have gone as far as to completely replace my ram with a different one and my mb with a new one of the exact same model. I'd consider thr PSU functional since I get the same results with a proven to function PSU.

Could it really be the case that my brand new carefully handled and properly installed intel CPU is really dead from the factory?

Parts listed below:

  • Asus Z170M-PLUS
    Intel i3-7350K LGA1151
    Original ram: Kingston Fury DDR4 4gb+4gb
    Newer ram: G.Skill DDR4 8gb+8gb
    PSU: Corsair RM550x

I apologize for the possible bad formatting of this post, I had to do it via phone.