RAM not working?

[Canotwin]

Hello, I just got 8 gigs (2 x 4) of Geil EVO Potenza DDR4 RAM for my new computer which has a MSI B150 M3 gaming motherboard, after I installed the RAM, CPU, CPU cooler, PSU and my SSD, I powered up computer, but noticed that there is no display, the fans work, and I also see that the mouse and keyboard don't have any power when I plug them in. I’ve made sure the RAM is put in correctly and I’m pretty sure its compatible with my motherboard (as far as I understand, the RAM’s speed is faster than my motherboard supports but it will just underclock the ram) could there be a problem with my RAM? And if so how would I fix it?

jsut wanna add that there are leds on my motherboard that come on when i turn the computer on and theyre supposed to be "EZ debug" lights that show when something is not working and i have my cpu in and it shows a light so i know thats working but there isint one on for the RAM or graphics card which i didint put a graphics card in yet so thats how i can tell the Ram isisnt working properly
i5 6600k
212 EVO
MSI b150 M3 gaming
Geil EVO potenza 8gb (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING X 3G Video Card

 

[Herc08]

First off, I never hard of that brand. If your RAM wasn't working, you would not even see your keyboard and mouse. Can you get into MSI's BIOS screen and see if you can change some settings around?

 

[Barty1884]

Might want to follow this thread:

Specifically back to the 'breadboarding' stage. Try with just the basics. CPU+Mobo+Cooler+1x RAM module & relevant PSU connectors. Do you get display from the board at this stage?

 

[Canotwin]

First off, I never hard of that brand. If your RAM wasn't working, you would not even see your keyboard and mouse. Can you get into MSI's BIOS screen and see if you can change some settings around?

no when i turn the computer on my screen is completely black and i cant get into the BIOS

 

[Canotwin]

Might want to follow this thread:

Specifically back to the 'breadboarding' stage. Try with just the basics. CPU+Mobo+Cooler+1x RAM module & relevant PSU connectors. Do you get display from the board at this stage?

Ive tried most of the things that could help and none of them made a difference but i do want to mention that the case (nzxt s340) did not come witha reset SW plug thing could that be a problem?

 

[Barty1884]

No, that just won't allow you to restart at the push of a button.

You've got the CPU power (8pin) & ATX (24pin) installed.....and you've attempted to boot outside of the case with only Mobo+CPU+Cooler+1xRAM+PSU connectors? (ie no case or GPU)

 

[Herc08]

First off, I never hard of that brand. If your RAM wasn't working, you would not even see your keyboard and mouse. Can you get into MSI's BIOS screen and see if you can change some settings around?

no when i turn the computer on my screen is completely black and i cant get into the BIOS

Oh in that case, follow the guide

 

[Canotwin]

No, that just won't allow you to restart at the push of a button.

You've got the CPU power (8pin) & ATX (24pin) installed.....and you've attempted to boot outside of the case with only Mobo+CPU+Cooler+1xRAM+PSU connectors? (ie no case or GPU)

thank you for the help turns out i just missed that 2 x 4 pin connector for the cpu and thats why it was showing the light ( the motherboard manual i guess had a typo so i thought the "EZ debug" LEDs were showing the RAM wasint working even though it was) so thanks for the help

 

[Barty1884]

No problem. The CPU power connectors are one of the most commonly overlooked (hence being the first real point in that link I posted).

Glad you got it running. Enjoy.