GX740 (ms-1727) Blackscreen

Hi everyone
I hope someone here can really help me with my msi GX740, which won't boot up anymore and only shows a blackscreen when you hit the startbutton.
The powerLED (the blue moon) turns on, but nothing more. No POST screen, no harddisk activity, no beeps, just the fan spinning around.
As a little information, I've probably done some bullsh*t before the issue occurred
I flashed a unlocked BIOS to check if there are additional settings to get some RAM working, which I got from a friend.
The BIOS-flash was SUCCESSFUL and the system worked well with the new BIOS (even tough i forgot the EC-reset).
Then I tried to change some settings (I think it was someting with autoconfigure hardware) in the BIOS and BAM! It didn't start again.
So I thought, lets reset the settings with a CMOS-and EC-reset, nothing.
Replacing the RAM and using just one slot changed nothing.
I tried the emergency BIOS recovery, like here -> forum-en.msi.com/?topic=119375.0 but no success. (Sry I'm not allowed to post an external? link)
Something I noticed before: on the RAM it's written 1333mhz, but Memtest+86 or CPU-Z told me it's running on 1066mhz. So I organised some RAM with 1066mhz and tested it, but again nothing.
In another forum I found a guy with similar issues and he fixed it when he inserted "wrong" RAM, booted into BIOS and restored the default settings. But I have no further information. Is it worth givin it a try and buy some 1600mhz RAM to test?
Is it possible that the mainboard is broken and if, what exactly and how?
I would really appreciate it when someone could help me and sorry if there are language mistakes.
Some additional infromation , which could be useful:
Device: msi GX740
Board: ms-1727
CPU: 1st gen i5-430m
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 5870m
RAM: 2x 2GB DDR3 1333mhz (originally)
kind regards and thanks in advance
Patrik

Well, it was not me, who sold my mainboard on ebay 
My solution was: A friend of mine had the exact same laptop with a broken screen but a working motherboard. So we took his motherboard and put it in my "case".
But I never understood what's wrong with my motherboard. We even tried to switch all of the components (RAM, CPU, GPU) but nothing...
The difference to you is, my mobo did not turn off by itself. The fan was spinning chilly, the powerLED was on but the screen stayed blank and nothing else happened. No difference between battery/plugged in.
My device never started at all with the graphics (and RAM) removed, and showed similar symptoms to yours. So maybe you just have to install your graphics card.
Additionally, I would try to check all of your components to see if they are fitted correctly (especially the RAM). You can try to switch the RAM to see if it's faulty, or even when possible the GPU and/or CPU.
An EC-Reset also may help you. To perform this follow these steps: (from https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=112416.0 )
Quote
1. Turn notebook OFF with button, hold 4 seconds.
2. Remove recharge plug
3. Remove battery
4. Leave it like this for about 5 minutes.
5. Put everything back and power the laptop again.
If nothing helps, you can try to unplug the CMOS-Battery too while doing an EC-Reset, but I have no idea, if this will change anything.
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