New motherboards causing boot loops

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UPDATE 3: Loading into BIOS but keeps reading CPU Fan error. Both fans are running.

UPDATE 2: Breadboarded and posts to BIOS WITH ONLY one stick of RAM. confused since I had been running two in my previous mobo with zero issues.

UPDATE: removed the mPCIE Wi-Fi card and the system now stays on. No output but a QCODE is being displayed saying "memory not installed" I have matching RAM in all 4 channels. Will try booting with one.

Hey brothers and sisters, recently purchased a second hand z77. This is the second one I have bought. Before that I was using a p8h61 which leaves much to be desired feature wise.

I bought and installed an Asrock z77 aaaaaaand bootloop. Couldn't figure it out. Went back to my old board and everything ran fine. So I decided fuck it and got an Asus Maximus gene. Board was in great shape, no bent pins or visible damage anywhere. I boot up and no post. Fans will spin up for about 3 seconds and it shuts down. However, even when shut down my keyboard, mouse, and mobo are all still powered and doin their RGB thing. So, what the hell.

Edit: part list PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor$214.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler$24.75 @ OutletPC
MotherboardAsus Maximus V Gene Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard-
MemoryCrucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory$37.94 @ Amazon
MemoryCrucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory$37.94 @ Amazon
StorageSandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$64.99 @ Amazon
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$87.49 @ OutletPC
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$49.89 @ OutletPC
Video CardMSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card$649.99 @ B&H
Case FanCorsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan$19.39 @ OutletPC
Case FanCooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan$4.99 @ Newegg
Case FanThermaltake CL-F043-PL14SW-B 51.1 CFM 140mm Fan$59.99 @ Mac Mall
KeyboardCorsair K65 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard$139.99 @ Best Buy
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1407.34
Mail-in rebates-$15.00
Total$1392.34
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-24 21:31 EST-0500

Aaaaaand now the fans won't even spin up

Posted Feb 25, 2016, 1:51 AM UTC · edited

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