Demon computer from hell (troubleshoot help please!)

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#1 trijity
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I've made a few older posts regarding this build. I received 2 (count'em) 2 bad mobo's from Asus in a row that would not POST at all. I received a 3rd mobo from Asrock that I got to BIOS in (woo!). I thought for sure I was in the clear but now I am getting blue screen during windows installation.

The error windows 8 gives is a simple "WHEA Uncorrectable Error" during installation.

Things I have tried:

1.) remove GPU

2.) use alternative HDD

3.) use 1 stick of RAM, each stick in each slot of mobo alternatively

4.) PSU is fine from a multimeter test

5.) use an alternative Windows install

This leaves me to believe either *both* sticks of RAM are bad and I'm ungodly unlucky. My CPU is bad, or my mobo (god forbid) is bad. Does anyone have any possible tips on the matter? One thing I intend to try is to flash the BIOS to the most current version. This is very aggravating though not even being able to install Windows.

Specs 

Fractal Design Node 304 = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352027&Tpk=node%20304

Intel Core i7-4770  = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116900

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB  = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

ASRock H87M-ITX  = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157386

CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W  = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

SAPPHIRE 100351SR Radeon HD 7970 = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008

Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM  = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

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#2 warriorlax1234
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Go to your motherboard website and confirm the memory sticks your using are compatible with your mobo.

 

Make sure your mobo is seated properly in the case and no shorts are occuring.

 

Make sure your cd-rom drive is up to snuff and it isn't causing glitcthes in the windows install due to a bad cd-rom drive (hard to test that)

 

That's all I have for now. If you want more direct help message me. Not trying to toot my own horn but I have been in the IT industry for 14 years and have built at least 40 PC's and troubleshooted all kinds of crap in that time as well.

 

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#3 Blistrax
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Your record suggests that it's your assembly process. Three bad mobos in a row is like impossible. Look for extra standoffs that should not be there, silver compound on the CPU pins, a pinched wire, stuff like that.

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#4 trijity
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As an update it turned out to be a bad cpu...I took out my 4770k in my main rig, tossed it in this one and...am currently typing this post on the computer lol. However, the other 2 mobo's I do believe were bad as I *also* took my 4770k and placed it into them to no post. With that said they were identical mobo's from Asus, this 3rd one I got is from Asrock.

Regardless working with an ITX case has been hell. Have hated every minute of it :( But at least it's running now...until I anger it.

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I don't know jack about anything, but is it possible the first mobo was the problem and it screwed up the CPU?  That leads to the theory that the second mobo is also faulty and so on...

Not that it matters but if you could prove the first mobo was defective and damaged the cpu, maybe they'd pay for your new one?

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#6 trijity
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I don't know jack about anything, but is it possible the first mobo was the problem and it screwed up the CPU?  That leads to the theory that the second mobo is also faulty and so on...

Not that it matters but if you could prove the first mobo was defective and damaged the cpu, maybe they'd pay for your new one?

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I don't know if that's a possibility either honestly but all the parts are fairly new. They won't give me a refund on the 4770 but they offered me a return so that I can get another at no cost to me, advanced RMA even so they are sending me the new 4770 before I have to send the broken one back. Regardless in this scenario I'd rather just get a refund...