Please help diagnose problem between RAM & m'board!

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Help!

I've just put together my first pc, and it's all gone wrong!

First of all, so there's no confusion, here's the specs I'm working with:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz
(Bought recently from OcUK)
Asus P5N32-E nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
CoolerMaster Extreme Power 650W PSU
4 x 1GB OCZ Platinum Rev. DDR2-800 PC2-6400
(Bought recently from OcUK)
Inno3D GeForce 8800GT 512MB DDR3

The first time I booted the PC up, nothing would appear on the screen. Second time, I eliminated a faulty stick of RAM.
After that, it would appear to boot until I came to enter BIOS, the boot menu or booting from anything at all. Then it would just freeze! :eek:

As I have no other DDR2 RAM, I have no means of testing whether the RAM or the m'board is a fault. I have heard plenty of rumours that OCZ memory doesn't like ASUS boards or the other way, but this doesn't help!

The nature of the problem means that I can't update the BIOS, even by flashing it from a floppy disk. (Which might or might not cure the problem).

Has anyone else had this problem too? Do I need to return the RAM and get another set? If so, which ones? Or is it the motherboard's problem? How can I sort it out?! I'm at a complete dead end. :confused:

Any help gratefully received, even if it's just screaming an obvious answer at me! :)
Thanks.
 
dr. sarf,

I have tried many times with all 4 sticks of RAM just putting 1 module in DIMM 0. Sadly the PC still won't boot further than the manufacturer's logo.

I will try to get hold of some other DDR2 RAM so I can boot it up (hopefully), then update the BIOS so that it should accept my original RAM. Does this sound like a good idea or is there anything else I should consider?

Thanks again
 
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