Asus P9X79 motherboard with i7 3820 won't boot

[Anathema0205]

I just put together my first PC in years. When I tried to boot it the CPU LED lights up and stays lit and nothing shows on my monitor. I thought maybe the BIOS needed an update since the 3820 is newer than the board, unfortunately this didn't work. Is my motherboard bad, or is there something stupid I may be doing?

My build:
Asus P9x79
intel i73820
EVGA gefore gtx 560 ti
4x4 kingston 1600mhz ram
OCZ agility 3 120 GB SSD
OCZ zx 850w PSU

 

[h3sham]

try a different psu and see if it helps also check this out
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

 

[Anathema0205]

Thanks, I was doing something pretty stupid. I didn't have the 8 pin CPU connector plugged in...
Oh well, that solved that issue, now on to the next.

 

[h3sham]

whats the next one?

 

[Anathema0205]

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[nikorr]

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