P67A-G43 Won't POST

I’m at my wits end with this new build and need help, or a shoulder to cry on. 
New build gives five solid beeps on POST…, no video.
Build is being done on a breadboard, so no issues with mobo shorts.
MSI P67A-G43 mobo, (times 2). (Thought first board was DOA, cross-shipped replacement.)
Intel i5-2500K didn’t work in either board, picked up an i5-2500 locally thinking the unlocked 2500K wasn’t supported with the boards’ BIOS.
Four different power supplies, using 4 or 8 pin secondary (CPU/ATX) connectors in addition to the main power connector.
Four different  sticks of DDR3 1333 in every imaginable slot configuration.
Two sticks of DDR3 1666 in every possible configuration.
Two different video cards.
Reset CMOS numerous times.
Tried booting with video card out, same with RAM, no joy.
I’m stumped.
Any thoughts?

Sorry to see that one person can have so much trouble with two boards 
At this point I would try my components on a known good board. Yes, I know, where to go to ? Friends, family maybe a helpful local PC store/supplier.
The likelihood of two bad boards is pretty remote, but, although it is highly unlikely, nothing is ever impossible. Its time to test everything individually by exchanging parts with a working system.
Trust that the bottle of wine might have brought some more insight along with it. 

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