New PC stuck in boot loop

[u/Jk47n]

Pc wont POST, yellow dram light is on, has "C1" on mobos 2 digit display before it restarts itself and attempts to boot again

I have tried:

Reseated ram and tried all slots - both one and two sticks
Checked cable connections
Cleared CMOS
Q-flashed mobo with latest BIOS
Checked mobo pins and CPU
reinstalled AIO with less pressure

Not sure what else to try, whats are the odds i need different ram?

PC Specs:

Motherboard - GIGABYTE Z890 AERO G Intel Core Ultra

Cpu - Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K

Memory - KLEVV FIT V DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz

Storage - Silicon Power 2TB UD90 NVMe 4.0 Gen4 PCIe M.2 SSD

Gpu - GIGABYTE AERO NVIDIA RTX 5070

[u/glimp_glob]

Just let it boot loop for about 10 minutes, it might be your RAM training itself.

[u/Jk47n → u/glimp_glob]

have done plenty of 20 min tests so i dont think thats it

[u/ghostme_and_I]

Looks nice 👌

[u/Neon_Pancakes0425]

If you go into your motherboard manual it might tell you what the error code means so you can know what it is or narrow it down

[u/Jk47n → u/Neon_Pancakes0425]

it said failure to detect or initialize ram, i think my ram my be incompatible

[u/Neon_Pancakes0425 → u/Jk47n]

Are you certain the ram is seated fully. Try moving it to each slot and then leave it for a bit in each and see if that works

[u/Jk47n → u/Neon_Pancakes0425]

yep i did try all the slots im pretty sure my ram is just incompatible

[u/Neon_Pancakes0425 → u/Jk47n]

That's going to suck in the shortage

[u/ThatsJustSooper → u/Jk47n]

spec wise the RAM appears compatible. it might just be a bad stick. of RAM. see if you can return it or find a friend with ddr 5 you can borrow to test it.

[u/Jk47n → u/ThatsJustSooper]

im returning this one and getting a compatible silicone power one

[u/yeetskeetpete]

Where’s the second stick of ram

[u/Mels_101 → u/yeetskeetpete]

Adding a second stick inst going to help anything here. Trying the other stick instead of this one might.

[u/Jk47n → u/yeetskeetpete]

on the desk just trying one in the picture

[u/Drac0x999]

Do you get any signal from monitor ?

[u/Jk47n → u/Drac0x999]

nope

[u/ghost11fig]

Try reset cmos, put the ram in a different slot, try it 🙏🏼

[u/Jk47n → u/ghost11fig]

yep tried both, and every thing else i typed out

[u/South-Chemistry357 → u/Jk47n]

Did you fully take the battery out of the motherboard for at least 5 minutes?

[u/Jk47n → u/South-Chemistry357]

i couldn't find the battery just shorted the cmos pins instead but i already tried flashing the bios too so i think my ram is incompatible

[u/Shiny_Whisper_321]

Is your specific RAM on the motherboard certified working list?

[u/Jk47n → u/Shiny_Whisper_321]

it isnt, starting to suspect its incompatible, there is klevv ram on the gigabyte websites page

[u/Shiny_Whisper_321 → u/Jk47n]

Yeah RAM sucks these days, I remember when you could easily get the reference memory for your board but now 😑

[u/Left-Shame7710]

Had the same issue and the solution was ridiculous. CPU couldn't initialize RAM so i got that DRAM glowing too, and the reason is too low/high cooler pressure on the CPU. If nothing else works - u can try tighten/loosen the screws

Upd: sorry, didnt notice u already tried that lol

[u/Jk47n → u/Left-Shame7710]

no worries good advice still

[u/guest6O2]

Had this earlier today after changing motherboard, had to repair windows

[u/Mels_101 → u/guest6O2]

How did you repair windows if it couldn't boot?

[u/IM0jave]

Intel 15th gen (yours) is picky and has specific ram requirements. You might have to get a different kit, one with explicit support for 15th gen intel.

[u/Jk47n → u/IM0jave]

https://sp-siliconpower.com/products/silicon-power-zenith-gaming-ddr5-6000mhz-pc5-48000-32gb16gbx2-dual-pack-1-35v-desktop-unbuffered-dimm-black

this one is on gigabytes list, gonna try it

[u/Last-Loan1089]

Additional steps I’d take is checking the cpu pins to ensure none are bent. Clean the ram slots and ram pins with isopropyl alcohol.

[u/Short-Paramedic-9740]

One look and first thing that comes to mind is RAM. Or CMOS battery. Depending on the reboot pattern.

[u/theghostcreeper]

I had this problem with my computer and the only fix I could find was to reinstall the operating system but their might be a better way but that’s what fixed it for me

That’s if you can see the bios menu before the loop

[u/IndividualPop8669 → u/theghostcreeper]

Problem is it's not even booting. I had the same problem before. It's most likely due to newer motherboard being picky with the RAM.

[u/skyfishgoo]

boot loops

now i'm hungry.

[u/IndividualPop8669]

look like ram issue

[u/Jk47n → u/IndividualPop8669]

yeah i think so

[u/jonnymars → u/Jk47n]

Leave it on for 30/40 mins and see if it trains the ram

[u/lLoveTech]

The issue maybe related to RAM but can you try this :

Remove the GPU and try booting with just one RAM stick and the iGPU