[SOLVED] Motherboard dead?

Nov 26, 2020
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Got a new X570 that I have set to bare bones, but does not beep with no ram present. Case responds to the power button, and have already tried clearing CMOS. Will be testing the individual ram sticks after posting.
 
Occam's razor - when I went to install the RTX, I noticed that the 8-pin was not connected. Thanks for letting me know about the iGPU situation, though.
Hmmm.....I think 'Murphy's Law' applies better... which considers that if there's anything that can go wrong...something will.

Occam's Razor considers that when postulating possible answers to a set of known facts that incompletely describe a problem, the simplest one is most likely the correct one.

Occam's Razor was a guiding principle to @CountMike 's suggestion. Your solution was a demonstration of Murphy's Law.

At any rate...hope you've found your problem and got things going!
 
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