Hey everybody,
I built my first computer a couple days ago and it was running fine except the display would randomly shut off and then recover. During these random display shut offs, the system would sometimes crash. Although annoying, it would recover but be really laggy.
This led me to believe that I had a faulty GPU (EVGA Geforce GTX 660) from reading problems in other forums. I got a replacement card and put the new EVGA Geforce GTX 660 into my computer.
Now, when I turn the computer on, I get the blue screen and can't boot up windows, not even in safe mode.
I called EVGA and they were really helpful and led me to believe that I have a problem with the RAM.
The current RAM is Kingston HyperX KHX16C10B1BK2 and my MB is a Asrock x79 Extreme4. I looked at compatibility and noticed that they aren't compatible with each other.
If this is the case, how was my system working before I swapped out the exact same GPUs?
Sorry about the lengthy post, I just feel like I'm in over my head here.
TL;DR: My RAM (Kingston HyperX KHX16C10B1BK2) isn't compatible with my MB (Asrock x79 Extreme4) but was booting before I RMA'd for a new GPU (EVGA Geforce GTX 660). Now it won't boot at all.
I built my first computer a couple days ago and it was running fine except the display would randomly shut off and then recover. During these random display shut offs, the system would sometimes crash. Although annoying, it would recover but be really laggy.
This led me to believe that I had a faulty GPU (EVGA Geforce GTX 660) from reading problems in other forums. I got a replacement card and put the new EVGA Geforce GTX 660 into my computer.
Now, when I turn the computer on, I get the blue screen and can't boot up windows, not even in safe mode.
I called EVGA and they were really helpful and led me to believe that I have a problem with the RAM.
The current RAM is Kingston HyperX KHX16C10B1BK2 and my MB is a Asrock x79 Extreme4. I looked at compatibility and noticed that they aren't compatible with each other.
If this is the case, how was my system working before I swapped out the exact same GPUs?
Sorry about the lengthy post, I just feel like I'm in over my head here.
TL;DR: My RAM (Kingston HyperX KHX16C10B1BK2) isn't compatible with my MB (Asrock x79 Extreme4) but was booting before I RMA'd for a new GPU (EVGA Geforce GTX 660). Now it won't boot at all.