CPU Upgrade Fail

[psions555]

I have wanted to upgrade my CPU for a while and made a post about choosing one quite a while ago: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18747463

For Xmas I got myself a X5670 off of ebay and when I installed it the machine would not boot. No video output but the fans and hard drives can be heard working.

So I just thought it was a bad CPU and the guy kindly sends me another one. Exact same problem!

I have made sure my BIOS is at the latest version. Tried removing all but the bare essentials and clearing the CMOS but it still does not work

The moment I put the W3540 back in it springs into life with no problems. I find it weird that two cpu's would be dead so is there anything anyone can suggest to try?

Boxx 3D Visual Workstation
Seasonic X Series 1.05KW Power Supply
Intel Xeon W3540 (Bloomfield)
Supermicro X8SAX Mainboard
12GB Micron Technology PC3-10700
Asus Strix GTX 960
HyperX Predator PCI-E 240GB (Windows), OCZ Agility III 64GB SATA SSD, WD Enterprise Edition 7200RPM 2TB (Storage), WD Green Edition 5400RPM 2TB (Cold Storage)
LG Supermulti SecurDisc, Sony Bluray/DVD Reader

 

[psions555]

Try booting with only one stick of RAM installed and only your boot OS drive connected.

Already tried, just the BOOT OS on one stick of ram. I did say in my OP that I "Tried removing all but the bare essentials" but i'm sorry that wasn't really too descriptive of me

In addition given the Windows OS is a PCI-E SSD so i even tried removing that and just tried one sata

. Xeon® 5600/3600 series
processors
are supported
on PCB
Rev. 2.0

is your mb rev 2.0?

Yes is is 100% for sure

Printed on the PCB too and everything

 

[psions555]

Possibly your problem.

Any other rig you can get the cpu tested in? As it should work thus could be dead.

Sadly not, I don't personally know anyone and as I understand it 1366 is pretty outdated, expensive platform and therefore unpopular

I will try a different brand of ram as per chickadee's suggestion. Failing that I will have to just return it for a refund but then I feel worried about ordering another one and the same happening

 

[psions555]

No dont try a different brand but run your current ram at 1333 instead of 1600, its the speed that caused me problems, not brand.

Sorry that I misunderstood about the RAM. I would like to try your suggestion but I don't know how. Motherboards I have had in the past have a memory option in the BIOS for timing etc. The attached screenshot is the only settings I can change on this board

Does this mean I can't change the RAM speed?

https://s24.postimg.org/3pbn712wl/IMG_20170105_183423_HDR.jpg

 

[psions555]

Might be silly to point out but you have a scroll bar on the right side, anything below those options?

EDIT: Also did you try putting the new CPU in and doing a bios reset?

No nothing that seems relevant at all further down the list. Only option I don't understand is "Clock spread spectrum" whats that?

When I have tried either of the CPU's I have been send I have reset the BIOS. I have to remove the battery to do it as the jumper PINS are missing from the board. They cannot be found ANYWHERE on the board and where the manual shows them to be they are missing. CMOS reset is even printed where the pins are missing. Maybe a manufacturing error?