ASUS p8z68-v cpu led red

Hey guys just built my first rig and put together an ASUS p8z68-v mobo with an i5 2500k, cooler 212 plus heatsink, gigabyte gtx 570, and an 850w corsair enthusiast PSU.

When i boot the rig it dies after about 3 seconds and then restarts a few seconds later, the red CPU LED shining any time there is power. I made sure of all my connections retried the multiple times, my CPU was placed carefully and properly, as was my thermal paste. If there are any fixes for this without an RMA I would be greatly appreciative, and if I must RMA? Will it be my mobo, CPU, or both?

Thanks for any help!

it will tell ya on instructions manua.l wot the diffrent coloured led lights up will tell you wot the problem is.

Re-seated.

No it is not the the one by the RAM, not the one by the GPU, and not the Boot Device LED. It is the the CPU LED, i already reseated the cpu and heatsink and still no dice. And the instruction manual just says that the lights help tell which thing is broken more easily, there is no color coordination that indicates a specific issue is detected. The only color is red and its bad if you see it.

It is the the CPU LED, i already reseated the cpu and heatsink and still no dice.

Did you resolve the issue? I'm having the same problem; cpu led is red continuously. I've tried everything imaginable and I'm trying to avoid an unnecessary RMA.