So I wanted to up my RAM from 6gb to 12gb.

Drove to my "local" Microcenter and picked up the Patriot G-Series DDR3 PC3-10666 1333Mhz Ram kit

Before I tried to install the new RAM, I removed my old RAM which is a Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600Mhz

As far as I know after looking around there shouldn't be any compatibility issues BUT I guess I was wrong. The corsair RAM was in the orange slots so when I first tried installing the Partriot RAM thats where I put it. PC wouldnt enter the OS so I shut it down, put the sticks in the black slots and tried again, same results.

So I took the new RAM out, put the old RAM back into its original slots and it started up just fine.

So is there anyone out there that has experience with ASUS mobos and RAM or am I going to have to eat the $160 cost of this RAM kit as I cant return it now that it has been in my PC?

Thanks