tried some generic 2gb ddr 3 1333 and still the same problem. guess ill just have to send the board away. it cant be anything shorting with the case/board because when i take all the ram out/the 8pin cpu pwr connector the system stays on but with nothing displayed on the screen...my question is do i have to go through the place i bought the board from to rma it? or can i send it direct to gigabyte?