MOBO Z87-GD-65 - Intel I7 BIOS Compatability

Morning
I am posting in regards to my first PC build which is not going quite as smoothly as hoped / promised.
I have bought a MSI Z87-GD65
(Details from under PCI Slot MS-7845 VER:1.1)
I did buy this board second hand and is apparently just over 12 months old.
(Hoping this is a common issue and I have not just bought a lemon) .
My query is in regards to CPU compatibility (Intel I7-4790) and updating the bios as cannot get the computer to post.
The fans spin, the board light illuminate but the computer will not post.
I have bread boarded the board with only the CPU installed with no results. Having a search on the net I have found posts on how some users have replaced CPU’s with newer chips only to have the same problem as I a having.
Seeing as I cannot get into the BIOS it is not possible for me to update.
Anyone aware of this issue? If so is there a resolution.
I would be truly grateful of any advice. I have bought the components for my system built around this board, but if had to buy a replacement board a new board of this standard would be out of my budget.
Thanks in Advance
Ian Dubs

Thanks for your response.
Gets more and more interesting, purpose of building a computer, to learn more about computers, certainly doing that just not in a way that I had hoped.
Cant even get the board to post without RAM, would have expected a very panicky beeping from the mother board.
However your thoughts on the BIOS and the chip sound fair, when I bought the chip the guy at the shop said I would have to update the BIOS but didn't imagine it to be such a pain. the POST numbers on the board I initially thought were '00'. Have since found there is no such thing and its probably 'D0" (error initializing CPU).
Not sure where to get an older chip from, short of buying one. Buying a chip for a potentially junk board would ad insult to injury.
Have contacted MSI Australia with a very toadying email regarding them updating the BIOS (if that is the problem).
Cheers
Ian

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