Computer won't turn on with new RAM
15 minutes ago, Tommy said:I needed to upgrade my RAM, so I bought two HyperX 8GB sticks. The specs are: 1866MHz @1.5v. My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3P
This shouldn't cause any issue with compatibility as it lists compatibility of up to 32GB, 1866Mhz and 1.5v. Yet anytime I attempt to turn on my computer with the new sticks installed, the fans spin up for about 3-5 seconds then the system turns off, it keeps trying to turn on after that but the same thing - fans then turns off. It works completely fine with the old RAM.
I've tried using different slots, using 1 stick at a time and gone through the BIOS but nothing seems to work, the same issue keeps occuring.
Again, I don't think this is compatibility issues, as none of the specs of the RAM are not listed on the Gigabyte site. My main opinion is that the BIOS settings are not correct, I have briefly gone through it, but nothing looked like it would cause these issues, but I am by no means experienced when using the BIOS. The other option is the sticks are dead, this doesn't seem likely as the odds of both being DOA seems pretty low.
Any help would be great, thanks.
exact same ram, cpu and mobo as you and you're not the only one with this problem. i had to set my ram to 1600 in order for it to boot, put it up to 1866 and it doesnt boot i think its ram issue since it doesnt support XMP and it doesnt come up with XMP option.
tried my brother's dominator plats and XMP option was there but non existent on the hyperx fury.
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