Re: Crash and burn

So, the good news — you got an Asus Z170 which is exactly the platform i have.  The Intel CPU architecture supports 1, 2 or 4 DIMMs, but the number is also dependent on the type of DIMM your 2400’s are supported in the 1,2,4 configuration.  Sticks 1 and 2 go into slots A2 and B2 first, DIMMs 3 and 4 go into A1 and B1 last.  There is no support for a 3 DIMM configuration.

On the booting screen issue — I *think* the MB is designed to only POST to the VGA/HDMI ports; an display port would require a driver to load and hence would make sense why you dont see anything until the Windows boot screen.

Also, remember to install your GTX960 into the PCIe16x slot *closest* to the CPU.  This is a non-shared slot and will give you a full channel to the card. 

I am running a new GTX970 and hitting 120fps at full max on all selections.  Its  a nice setup for sure.