Hello and welcome to Winraid!
I would start with the following, which I always do when I receive a second-hand CPU, RAM or motherboard:
- Take out the CPU and the RAM from the motherboard
- Spray CPU socket and RAM slots with contact cleaner
- Spray the underside of the CPU with contact cleaner
- Spray the bottom of the RAM modules with contact cleaner
Then use an alcohol tissue (seems you have done this already):
- Wipe the bottom of the RAM modules
- If it is a socketed CPU like X99 (LGA 2011-3), then wipe the underside
Finally assemble with just a single RAM stick inserted and test again, slot by slot. Now some general advice and questions:
- Never mix server (ECC and/or Registered) RAM with normal desktop RAM. In my own experience it never works
- How do you reach the conclusion that it is a dead chipset, I see nothing that supports this theory?
- If you had it running initially, then it might just be bad BIOS settings. Have you tried clearing CMOS/taken out the battery? Below is a quote from my first post:
“One strange thing to note with this board: Even when just making smaller mods with for instance AMIBCP and then flashing with for instance FPT, then clear CMOS is necessary before it will start up. A bit odd indeed.”