Kaapstad
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HOT DIGGITY DAMNIT!!!! We have confirmation!
THIS IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE!!!!!!!!! You guys were right after all. For the love of GOD!
It just so happens that as I was about to check on your suggestions (messing with BIOS settings) I found the answer to all my problems. Tonight I tried to boot and realized my screen was flickering black. Looks like a bad sign right? This is after I installed windows 8.1 to test and uninstalled the NVidia drivers. I had to boot into safe mode just to get graphics on screen.
Since some of you guys suggested I look for software issues I said "why not try in safe mode?". I booted into safe mode with networking and hit CTRL+ALT+DEL and started task manager. Went to the performance tab and noticed my clock speed was 3.30 GHz on IDLE!!!!!!!!! Now comes the weird part.. I ran an intel burn test and came up with this:
Notice usage is 100% (like it should be) and the clock is still 3.30GHz. CPU-Z (although not fully functioning in safe mode) reports a clock speed of 3298.05MHz. This explains the software issue. What's causing it.. I'm not sure. I'll uninstall AISuite and see what happens. The only thing I do know is that my clock speed SHOULD be 4 GHz based on my BIOS settings. I'll see what I can find.
OP don't use all the junk that Asus bundle with their gear like AISuite. Keep it simple and do it yourself.
I would format the harddrive.
Install windows 7 and all the updates.
Install just the drivers for the chipset from the Asus CD
You can download a hack from NVidia to allow you to use PCI-E 3.0 with their cards.
Install the latest NVidia drivers.
Make sure the bios settings are reset.
Enable XMP in the bios.
Leave the BCLK alone in the bios.
Any overclocking you do keep it simple, for example 40 on the multiplier and 1.25 vcore to get the PC running.
I don't know much about some of the PSUs you are using but none of them look that good, make sure you are using a good quality one.
Don't use IBT or furmark they can both damage your hardware.