Endless Boot Cycle

[virtualTune]

I know, common problem but everything I know so far hasn't worked

 

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I was doing some good overclocking earlier tonight and finally broke my record (5GHz, 80 degrees) and thought this should be a pretty awesome day. Well after that I reinstalled some of the RAM and adjusted my CPU settings to get a Profile for Maximum system performance. I did about 20 different runs always changing some settings and adding/removing RAM until I got stuck in a boot cycle. Mind you that not once did I change the RAM voltage. 

So the natural thing to do is of course to hit that little CMOS flash button and go into BIOS again. Worked fine!

In there, I decided I had done enough overclocking for today, and just wanted to go back to a quiet, 24/7 overclock. A stable 4.5GHz @ 1.200V that I used in the past as well. Sadly I got stuck in a boot cycle again. Nothing appears on the monitor, just reboots every 5 seconds. 

So I was a little confused and figured I'll deal with it tomorrow as right now I just wanted to chill and not worry too much about it. So I flashed CMOS again and set everything to Default. So for the first time since I bought the PC, everything was set to AUTO. 

Still no luck, stuck in a boot cycle just like before. 

 

So it must be hardware related, right? I removed all but 1 memory stick and matters improved a little bit. The PC would now boot and run, but there would still be no Logo or anything else on the screen. Turning the PC off and pressing the CMOS Button, renders no change. 

 

So now I call out to you guys! What should be my next move? I tried removing the battery, but it appears to be stuck pretty tight in the Sabertooth Z87. 

 

I doubt/hope it isn't a majaor hardware failure, since I was still able to use it normally an hour after my highest overclock. If an overvoltage would have caused any damage, I assume it would instantly kill any compnents....

 

Any helpful ideas are greatly appreciated!

 

Thank you guys!

 

-vT

[phillrulz]

might not be relevant but in the past my psu failure caused my pc to be stuckin boot cycle guess as the processor started to power up current was too much?, long shot but try a underclock ?

[Levent]

sounds like imc or ram issue to me , try increasing imc and ram voltage a little if you can

[virtualTune]

I can't even get into BIOS ^^

[virtualTune]

UPDATE
The problem definatly lies in the RAM. Either the Ram modules themselves (I really hope so ^^) or the motherboards RAM input thingy. I have a red LED constantly glowing when any amount of RAM is installed.
To test whether it might be related to another hardware problem, I took out all of the RAM. Voila, the PC works fine, except of course it never boots into BIOS since there is no RAM. I was hoping to see at least the TUF Logo on the monitor, but I guess that somehow requires RAM ^^
I'll try and find someone with a spare RAM module ASAP.
Still I wonder how one might remove the Battery on this board

 

PROGRESS
After several reboots without any RAM I decided to install one module again, and it actually booted properly...kind off. At least it didn't shut down after 5 seconds but the system stayed running. I had it connected through the HDMI Mainboard ouput to the monitor, which remained black. I then installed the GPU again, and now the screen is still black and I et a red LED at the GPU's PCI-E port. So now I am stuck again, because I have no idea what the problem is there ^^

[virtualTune]

problem solved