At C1 (Base Memory Detect), my EVGA 790i is hanging (damn I hate that incessant beep). The mem volt light is orange, both of which lead me to the RAM. No matter which slot I use with which stick (either and/or both), it looks like either my board or this Cellshock PC3-14400 is DOA (both sticks? hard to believe). I don't think its that this board doesn't like Cellshock, since IIRC there is someone on these boards who is also using this combo.

To be sure it wasn't CPU related as I just got an E3110, I also tried my X6800. Same results for both.

Resetting CMOS does nothing.

Removed everything non-essential.

Banged head against wall.

Anyone have any ideas or am I doomed to RMA land on what was supposed to be the savior of my 680i troubles it replaced.