BSoD At Boot Logo Animation

[mastersparkdude]

I recently built a new system. Everything was working fine for a couple of hours until I got a BSoD; I was able to install windows 8.1. After going through three sets of ram and two motherboards I have only two possible culprits: CPU and/or Power Supply Unit. Both my motherboards only let me get into the bios and won't boot any operating system via HDD, DVD, USB, etc...

 

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) (BX80646I74790K)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Technologies Kraken X61 280mm All-in-One Liquid Cooling System (RL-KRX61-01)
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMD8GX3M2A1600C8)
Storage: 
*(on SATA Slot 1): Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive (MZ-7TE250BW)
*(on SATA Slot 2): Western Digital 2 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive, Black, (WD2003FZEX)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked 2GB GDDR5 256bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card (02G-P4-2762-KR)
Power Supply Unit: SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply (SSR-550RM)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Chassis with Window Cases (PH-ES614P)

 

Alternate motherboard was a MSI Gaming 7 (z97).

 

Example of what is happening on the ASUS motherboard: 

 

I've already tried breadboarding with nothing but the PSU, CPU, and RAM installed. Is my PSU bad? Is my CPU bad? Would a bad CPU still let me boot into the bios?

 

I can't seem to get an answer. I've already posted on ASUS's ROG forum, thread has more info: 

http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?53032-Maximus-Vii-Hero-Incomplete-Boots-amp-BSoDs

 

I've called asus's tech support, but even they are stumped. What sort of things might cause a BSoD at the windows boot animation screen?

[harrynowl]

Have you tried booting with only 1 stick of RAM?

 

Also make sure your disk is in AHCI mode.

[Faceman]

Check temperatures. Make sure they arent too high.

Also, what is the purpose of your build?

[mastersparkdude]

Yes, I have tried one stick or RAM and on all slots. I've gone through two sets of Corsair Dominator Platinums and 1 set of G.SKill RAM. Even just booting the windows 7 install DVD gives me a BSoD. I have tried memtest, but it always hangs midway. Ubuntu Linux also wont work. Also, my temps are okay, they are always around 29C~31C. The build is for gaming and light 3D Modeling + Video rendering.

[dtronicsuk]

if memtest hangs i would say its ram but as you said you have tested all your ram. im tempted to say the ram slots have gone but i do doubt that. another thing could be damaged BIOS. Have you tried overclocking or flashing your bios recently

[mastersparkdude]

Did I mentioned, this happens on two different motherboards? That rules out the motherboards and the BIOSes.

[dtronicsuk]

ok fair point, well im affraid i am stumpped unless its hard drive

[Faceman]

How recently did you build this? If its within 30 days, you should return the CPU + GPU and buy something more suited to your needs such as an i5 + 780/290970.

Will also give you a chance to try a new CPU.

[Faa]

0x0A code is RAM. Try different RAM or remove one stick at a time.