Install RAM, computer starts reboot cycling continuously...

[sce310]

Hi guys,

I've been looking around for a resolution to a problem that has just occurred yesterday afternoon, but to no avail so far unfortunately speaking. I ordered the Kingston HyperX FURY RAM 1866MHz (2x8GB) to replace my previous Kingston HyperX blu 1333mhz (2x4GB). When I replaced and installed the new RAM, the infamous boot cycling issue kicked in for Gigabyte's Z68 mobo's (First time experiencing it myself though) and would only turn on 2-3 secs then turn off and repeat till I would either unplug the PSU or hold the power button down for 5 seconds. I guess for some reason it doesn't like my motherboard for some reason? But the weird thing is that after I put back my previous RAM, it would go all the way to POST, but I can't access the BIOS when I spam the Delete button at the splash screen and then it would shut off and repeat doing the same thing, but this time it actually would display something on the monitor vs with the new RAM, it wouldn't and would shutdown a lot faster. I looked around and tried clearing the CMOS by removing the battery for a good hour, went to bare minimum with 1 stick of RAM, keyboard, and mouse, removed any additional peripherals, etc. I'm trying to do another CMOS clear by removing the battery. I removed it last night before I went to bed and will check again when I get back home from work. I made sure the RAM was seated properly too listening to the two clicks. Any information is appreciated. Thanks in advance. I will display my rig information below:

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500k

RAM: Kingston HyperX blu 8GB

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68MX-UD2H-B3

Hard Drive: Primary: Intel x25-m 80GB G2 SSD Secondary: Samsung 840EVO 250GB SSD

PSU: Corsair TX 750W

GPU: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB

 

[Spartacus]

Pull out the RAM and blow out the memory slots with some canned air.
Inspect the slots with a flashlight and make sure no dust or dirt jammed in them.

Use a single stick of the old RAM to test and make sure it's in the proper slot.

Once you get stability with the old RAM, see if there is a BIOS update for your mobo.

 

[YeuEmMaiMai]

in rare cases you might have to reset your CMOS to get the system to boot. typically it is a jumper that you short with the board power off and then boot up normally

 

[SomeGuy133]

in rare cases you might have to reset your CMOS to get the system to boot. typically it is a jumper that you short with the board power off and then boot up normally

this is why i buy ASRock or a motherboard with troubleshooting built in. I know on ASRock something you need to pull out and replug in SATAs...dont know why but thats almost every single time.