[saltman]

I would start by removing one ram stick to have a pair. That is dual channel memory and a dual channel board. Make sure you have the two sticks on the same color RAM slots on the board. The one beep in POST probably means a RAM problem. (usually one long is followed by a certain number of short. not one long by itself. depends on your BIOS manufacturer).




It is common to have to adjust the speed of RAM. Almost all of the higher speed stuff nowadays is overcloaked slower stuff. The labeling is kind of misleading. There are probably many people running RAM at a slower speed than capable.

I've never had to set the CPU speed. Kind of surprised that is showing up. Maybe I was lucky. Makes me wonder about your BIOS chip on the mobo but it's too soon to question it really. I have built maybe 4 with that exact chip and never had to set it. What brand of BIOS?

fresh install is the way to go.

you might be able to remove the ram heatsinks, since you have a cooler, to get it all to fit.