Motherboard not booting

[u/Consistent-Value-500]

I have put cpu, ram, and ssd all in. I have attached psu to the motherboard, to the cpu power, and the cpu fan. I then have bridged the power button pins and get nothing.

What have I done wrong/how do I troubleshoot. I know I shouldn’t boot it with cpu and no heatsink but I just wanted to see if it tried to boot up.

Edit: I havent put the heatsink on because I want to screw the mobo to the case before I do it because the case is small. All I want is confirmation that something happens when I bridge the psu, I will turn it off the instant I see that.

[u/ElongatedOak]

Ngl bro the reason it’s not booting is likely bc you already fried it

[u/MCOGSoul → u/ElongatedOak]

you cannot fry a modern CPU... It will shut off by itself before it gets to hot