New build won't POST. CPU light blinking

Naprik

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Oct 9, 2015
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I just tried booting my new (and first) build.

Intel i7 6700k
ASUS Maximus viii Hero Alpha
Corsair h100i water cooler
G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3466
ASUS Strix nvidia geforce gtx 980 ti
Enermax Platimax 1350w

When i plug it in the mobo and the gpu light up. When i press the power button the power turns on for a second and then off. This repeats until i turn off the power at the power source. There is no POST beep. Nothing appears in the monitor. I referred to the mobo manual. The error light for the CPU is lighting up.

What could have happened to my CPU? I never touched the mobo socket nor did i touch the bottom of the CPU. I lined up the CPU with the socket notches. I believe that I installed the water cooler correctly.

This is my first build ever. I watched several videos on how to install a CPU and i did exactly what the people on the video did.

Please help.