Stuck in a Boot Loop/cant install more than 8gb of ram

Jaymister

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hi guys, so here is the problem:
About 5 days ago my computers went into a boot loop (couldn't even get to bios). i opened up the case, detached and reattached the ram and it started working fine. Yesterday i installed a new psu and a new cpu fan, now it is doing the same thing. the computer boots and works fine with 4gb and 8gb of ram but as soon as i add one more it goes into the boot loop again. I don't think the ram is the problem because the ram works fine when i have any configuration as long as it 8gb (2, 4gb sticks) but this is only on the 1st and 2nd ram slot, if i put anything in the 3rd and 4th slot it goes into a boot loop (even with 8gb).

here is my system specs: - Processor: Intel Quad Core i5-3570 Processor 3.4Ghz
- RAM / Memory: 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR III 1333 MHz Premium System Memory
- Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit
- Motherboard: z77MA-G45
- Hard Drive: 1000GB (1TB) Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive
- Graphics Card: 2GB nVidia Geforce GTX660Ti
- Power Supply: Corsair VS650w
- Processor Cooling Fan: Tcp 812
Any help will be appreciated, thanks.
 

genome852

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Have you checked RAM timings and voltages in the BIOS? Make sure the values are compatible with the memory specifications. I have had motherboards that auto-adjusted timings too high for the memory and caused the same problem.

That said, if the computer was working fine before and suddenly started doing this, it is probably something else (looking at motherboard).