My company standardized on socket 462 several years ago and now that they are becoming dinosaurs and sometimes hard to buy replacements, I decided to standardize on the new socket AM2 to maximize lifespan of the components. I find that there are not alot of selections in motherboards so I chose a brand I am not particularly fond of. Now as I put one together I can't make it boot, post, or beep. The main ingredients are MSI K9N Neo(MS-7260 Rev 1.0) , Diablotek GF6500 256MB model# V6500-256P, 2 x OCZ DDR2 512MB PC4200 PN: OCZ2533512V, Athlon64 3500+ Boxed CPU, 380W raidmax PSU.

I bought components to build 2 identical systems and I have tried every combination of all components. I have yet to hear a single beep or see a single post. I confirmed all of these parts are compatible with one another. This really baffles me. Its like both motherboards are DOA in the sealed box. Anyone have any suggestions?

TIA,
John