MSI P67A-GD53 (B3) in boot cycle before POST

OK, so I purchased a new Motherboard, CPU and RAM today to complete my upgrade. Having installed everything, I hit the power button, machine turns on... then off after about 4 seconds, before POST, then on again, then off again, repeat ad nauseum until I unplug or flick the power switch on the PSU.
I took everything apart again, put the MB onto of the box (to rule out the chances of it shorting on the case) and plugged in the power, with just the CPU (and fan) and RAM in place. Same thing happens. Tried taking out the RAM, exact same thing.
Nothing has been done to any part yet, this is all out of box spec:
MSI P67A-GD53 (B3)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
Enermax ELT620AWT +3.3V@28A, +5V@32A, +12V1@22A, +12V2@22A, [email protected], +5VSB@3A
Intel i5 2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155
Obviously I've got graphics card, HDDs etc, but none of those are plugged in, for the purposes of troubleshooting. All that's connected is the above. I've tried booting with no RAM installed, same thing happens. I've got access to an old internal 2 pin speaker, scavenged from a buggered HP work PC to try and get a beep code, but I can't see where I'd connect it on this MB.
Is the MB fluffed out of the box, or could it be something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Quote from: Jack on 09-September-11, 20:26:28
It needs to be connected to the JFP2-Pin Header (check user manual, page 2-14 for pin definitions).
Just to make sure: Have you connected the 4/8 pin +12V CPU power connector to the mainboard (in addition to the 24-Pin ATX connector)?
Also: Have you unplugged your PSU from A/C power and >>Cleared CMOS<< at any point?
Have you inspected the board's CPU socket for bent/broken pins?
Thanks, I'll give that a try.
Yep
Yep
I've eye-balled it but they're pretty small, so it's hard to tell, but it'd be pretty difficult to bend them as the CPU only fits in one way.

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You do that. For the P67 boards, the earmarked slots for 2 memory modules are 1 and 3.
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Quote from: ericguyer on 07-April-13, 00:01:13
Did you get a solution for this? I'm having the same problem. OC Genie seems to break Win7 64.
Resurrecting old threads is not permitted. The system components would have had to of been identical right down the list in every detail. You did the right thing starting your own new thread.
Here is a link to your thread;
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=167986.0

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I had the same problem with a P67A-C45 board. The problem is your videocard .I build my system with a Nvidia gt9500 and it didn't work. After a bit of testing (and also a new mainboard) I found out that after changing the videocard with an old ati card it does work). I send an e-mail to msi support i got a new biosversion for my mainboard (1.68) and everything works fine now.
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Internal PLL Overvoltage: Auto
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DRAM Voltage: Auto
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Execute Disable Bit: Enabled
Intel Virtualization Tech: Disabled
Intel VT-D Tech: Disabled
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Intel C-State: Enabled
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3-core ratio limit: 35
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