P45 NEO3-FR won't post

Just helped my son build the following rig:
Antec 1200 case
MSI P45 NEO3-FR v 1.0 main board
Enermax EGX850EWL Power supply (850watt)
+3.3v - 30A
+5v - 30A
+12v - 68A combined (816watts)
Intel E8400 processor
Corsair Dominator (2 x 1gb) PC2 8500 memory
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 graphics using DVI
Seagate 7200.11 750gb SATA2 hard drive
Sony DVD writer
The power supply was used in a previous rig (AGP / DDR alas) and worked fine. All other components were purchased new.
The rig will not post and the monitor stays in standby. The message of no signal is displayed by the Viewsonic flat panel monitor if it is switched from standby manually.
We have cleared the CMOS several times
We have tried singling the memory (each in turn) in both slots 1 and 3.
We have re-fitted the processor three times
All plugs have been fitted to the graphics card
The 12v four pin plug to the mainboard has been fitted and re-fitted
Removed and re-fitted the mainboard
The processor fan operates normally (as does the graphics card fan) but the processor heat sink stays remarkably cold even ten minutes after switch on, although the northbridge and southbridge heatsinks are slightly warm to the touch.
Have not been able to swap out the memory or try another graphics card. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I've built several rigs for various people using MSI, Intel and AMD and have not had any problems in the past.
Many thanks in anticipation.
 

Hello,
have you tested the board outside the case on a non-conducting surface in barebone-configuration (CPU, video card, one stick of RAM)? If not, please try that.
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The 12v four pin plug to the mainboard has been fitted and re-fitted
Please make sure the wires of the cable going to that plug are yellow/black.  Many times the add-on 4-pin connector for the ATX plug (20+4 pins) is plugged into the CPU connector (which will cause major problems).
Your video card should have one or two on-card power connectors.  Are they hooked up to your PSU as well?

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