The thing will not boot up. ive gone over every

The best way to troubleshoot the issue is to strip down the motherboard to just the CPU, and then apply power. If it behaves normally you would then begin adding items back on starting with your memory. The idea is that you keep adding items until the problem you describe appears. The last item that you added on would then be the issue. If you are not able to get it to boot with just the CPU onboard, then you either have a motherboard issue, or as you stated, a CPU issue. The only way to identify which it would be is to either try the CPU on another board, or try a different CPU on your board. Your board might have a set of diagnostic beeps built in. If you start getting beeps with just the CPU onboard, check your owners manual to identify the issue. It should only give you a code stating that it is missing memory and other items.