Does z170x g3 need 2 pair of same rams to work? (Starting the computer problems+)

Rokas2260

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Hi, I'm been building my pc, but it doesn't start up for some reason, I got all cable right but it still doesn't start at all, I got only one piece of ram, so I think I need 2 of them? That's my only option.. I really dont know what's wrong with it...
 

Ethanh100

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You do not need a specified amount of ram for a system to POST, as long as you have anything in there that is capable of holding a few bytes it should post. If the ram was bad, the system would turn on and fans would spin, but you would get no video or anything, so if you are getting no power, your cables are not connected properly.
 

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I got all cable connected.. What's wrong then.. Oh but there is this thing that came together with mb, its for all those little cables (pwr led, restart swich, etc) maybe i need to you use that ? Because honestly I'm very confused what cable I connected wrongly, i got hd audio connected, usb 3.0, the biggest cable that is near cpu, hdd is connected in sata express, pci+e i got 2 cable connected to gpu(though there is one cable that comes together with gpu), all fans are connected, usb 2.0, and then im not absolutely sure about those little cable ones I tried putting them in order but i dont see what's wrong... Oh and I got 2x4 connected to power cpu.. So what then? (could my mb be dead??)