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[aeroblade56]

it cant be the RAM its DDR3 240 pin it fits the mobo perfectly.

[hans]

i feel sad for ya brah, this is like hmm the 5th day doctoring around right? have u tried to just rebuild everything a second time?

[Ahnungsloser]

Sometimes the mainboards have issues with certain RAMs espacially when you have fancy RAM or are classified as "Gamer's RAM" with advanced timing/peformance. Maybe you have a chance to swap the RAM to get a different one. If you bought your stuff in a local computer store or in a big online market I would try to complain the both RAM. (With the reason that you have tested your computer with a different RAM from a buddy and it worked fine with them)

Normally that should work.


Have you tried to find some forum posts in the internet if anybody else had the same problems with your mainboard/main memory
configuration. Maybe it's an official problem and it's already known. (that would be the worst..)

[aeroblade56]

Yeah i went to toms hardware and some other forums. so far it seems like i need to bios flash or someshit. because as you pointed out it wont handle the Ram. but Bios flashing seems to be a way to update the bios with a later version that can run it (hopefully)

[Ahnungsloser]

It's pretty risky to flash the bios from the mainboard when you have a instable computer system.
 - Which mainboard do you have?
 - Which RAM have you bought?


Is it possible to get into the BIOS when you have a single bar in the RAM slots to enter the Clock&Freqeuncy settings to increase
the latency and to decrease the clock settings?

[AmPM]

You have the processor power plugged in right? Ill try and be around tonight.

[aeroblade56]

Fuck. got new RAM got new power supply still does the same shit.

It will turn run just fine without the RAM sticks.

When i plug in one RAM stick that i made sure is compatable with the gigabyte 970A-D3 MB it fucking derps and only turns on for a few seconds.

[Ahnungsloser]

The only thing which are left is the mainboard and the processor. But you have a AMD processor and the memory controller is integrated in the CPU which means
that I would bet on a damaged processor. (This is just a bet and not a real advice)

To be honest: I never faced a damaged processor or mainboard (espacially with new components) and it's pretty sad that you have so many
problems with your system.


Is there a possibility that you damaged on of these two remaining components while you have installed your water cooling?

[Vermillion_Hawk]

The best solution at this point would be to seek a professional's help. It will cost you a bit, but certainly not as much as it will if you continue like this.

[PonySlaystation]

it's not the powersupply, as people have already pointed out they are very unlikely to go bad and you never really need a more powerful one.

[Spartan_Marine88]

Fuck. got new RAM got new power supply still does the same shit.

It will turn run just fine without the RAM sticks.

When i plug in one RAM stick that i made sure is compatable with the gigabyte 970A-D3 MB it fucking derps and only turns on for a few seconds.

Make sure the ram is going into the correct channel. Say you got 4 channels some computers are particular into which channel you are inserting the ram.

example 0 = inserted ram, x = open slot

0xxx = correct for 1 stick
0x0x = correct for 2 sticks (can cause issues)
000x = 3
0000 = 4 (obviously)

Make absolutely positive its inserted correctly! (IE. not backwards)

And lastly, be VERY careful in handling your mobo and other parts of your computer, after turning off (or attempting to turn it on) your PC and unplugging it is recommended to hold the power button to bleed off any residual power remaining. It is unlikely, but removing or adding hardware with juice in your system can be damaging to your parts. Also remember you can give off static electricity, you can damage parts that way. (most 'hardcore' pc users will dismiss this, but the damage that can be caused is 99% of the time so minuscule that it will never be noticed.)

Also 2 important rules when using RAM of different types.

1. Larger Ram always goes first.

2. Ram channels should be set up like this.

slot 1 - 2gigstick
slot 2 - 1gigstick
slot 3 - 2gigstick
slot 4 - 1gigstick

having them other ways can cause issues