Hey all, good to see this website still around.
I just finished a build basically based off of the sweet spot build in the May 2014 system guide.
After putting everything together, it initially would not post. System would power on, fans would run, and subsequently nothing would happen. After removing the stick from the B1 slot System would boot fine. After the initial boot, behavior with RAM in b1 changed to a constant power cycle: fans spool up, fans die down, repeat. Ran memtest with a1 & a2 occupied, memory passed, no faults. Removed the CPU, checked for bent pins, none were found.
Evidently both of the b slots are inoperable and will cause a failure to post in all observed cases, using a1 & b1 or a2 & b2 have the same effect.
At this point I am hoping this is simply the result of some strange incompatibility between motherboard and RAM, and I have a new set of RAM straight of the MoBo's QVL; so, hopefully this will solve the problem but I am entirely out of ideas after that besides just replacing everything.
Any further leads to pursue, or even just advice on which particular items I should replace?
Intel 4770K
Asus H97 plus
16Gb (8Gbx2) G.Skill -not on qvl