Maximus iv gene-z boot problems

[Orthas]

Hi all new to this forum but thought it would be the best place to post.

As in title i have a asus maximus iv gene-z mobo which i have had for around 18 months or so now, everything has been running perfect on it since the day i installed everything and got it running, problem is, the other day i came to start it and it wouldnt boot just got the debug code 00 and the red cpu led on, after a couple of restarts and unplugging it from the wall it worked as per norm and was able to game a few hours before shutting it off, next day booted up as per norm then after about 20 mins it just went to code 00 and everything shutdown, i reset and went away again and computer was sweet for the rest of the day. now i go start it today and it just wont boot at all, i have tried many times even checked all the connections with no luck.
any help would be apprecieated
my specs are

asus maximus iv gene-z
i7 2600k stock fan never oc'd
16gb corsair ddr3 1600 4x4
hd 6970 2gb
corsair ax750 psu

[Chino]

Welcome to the ROG forums, Orthas.

The 00 QCODE and the CPU QLED remaining lits tell me that the motherboard isn't detecting the CPU. Have you tried reseating the CPU?

[Orthas]

just tried that, was very careful and took my time but no dice 😞

[HiVizMan]

Code 00 is normally associated with the CPU not being picked up, however there are a number of reasons why that can happen. The PSU for example can cause this if the PSU does not initialise correctly. Do you by any chance have a spare PSU you can use to test?

[Orthas]

No unfortunately i do not at the moment, cant really afford to buy new parts when i don't know what part is fried.

I may be able to get hold of an older psu, can i just plug in the mobo cables and test to see if that works or do i need to plus in hdd's etc also? im just not sure it has sata power cables and def no gpu ones