Hi,
I just purchased the Gigabyte z68xp-ud3 motherboard along with i5 2500k and Patriot ram PXD38G1866ELK.
I experience the cold boot loop with my new computer although I didn't even oc my 2500k yet and just put the ram to suggested 1866 9-11-9-27 1.65v. I think it shouldn't be instability issue.
I brought the computer back to the vendor. They told me the Patriot DDR3 is not compatible with the Gigabyte motherboard, and this causes the cold boot loop issue. They asked me to pay the restocking fee and change my ram to something that is on Gigabyte compatible list.
As per Patriot website, the ram is 100% hand-tested and designed for all p67/z68 platforms
Would you please let me know if it's true that this ram is not tested with Gigabyte motherboard? and it may have conflict with the GA motherboard to cause my cold boot loop issue?
thanks.
ahwc