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ItzUknown
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Hello,

I had the idea of recycling some components from my old computer to build a "newer one". Because I have sold my old i5 3570 (loved that chip) I bought a used i5 2500k. When I installed the memory I made sure that the sticks were installed correctly because I have 2 different sets of ram. Both are from Kingston and they have worked flawlessly for the past 5-6 years, though when booting up I only see a black screen and nothing is detected (no mouse or keyboard). After taking those sticks out and I leave only 2 sticks installed it boots up. Does anyone know what's going on? 

 

P.S The graphics card is pretty old and has been acting up lately, I don't know if that affects the RAM though.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Have you tried clearing CMOS when swapping/installing RAM? 

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ||  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Air Cooler ||  RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB(4x8GB) DDR4-3600 CL18  ||  Mobo: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570  ||  SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Boot Drive/Some Games)  ||  HDD: 2X Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB(Game Drive)  ||  GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming RX 6900XT  ||  PSU: EVGA P2 1600W  ||  Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow  ||  Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero SE RGB  ||  Keyboard: Logitech G513 Carbon RGB with GX Blue Clicky Switches  ||  Mouse Pad: MAINGEAR ASSIST XL ||  Monitor: ASUS TUF Gaming VG34VQL1B 34" 

 

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50 minutes ago, ItzUknown said:

Hello,

I had the idea of recycling some components from my old computer to build a "newer one". Because I have sold my old i5 3570 (loved that chip) I bought a used i5 2500k. When I installed the memory I made sure that the sticks were installed correctly because I have 2 different sets of ram. Both are from Kingston and they have worked flawlessly for the past 5-6 years, though when booting up I only see a black screen and nothing is detected (no mouse or keyboard). After taking those sticks out and I leave only 2 sticks installed it boots up. Does anyone know what's going on? 

 

P.S The graphics card is pretty old and has been acting up lately, I don't know if that affects the RAM though.

 

Thanks in advance!

What @leclod said. Add motherboard info as well.
If we don't know what modules you are using, we have no idea if they are even compatible

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