A88x-G45 Gaming will not post

Motherboard: MSI A88x-G45 Gaming
CPU: AMD A8 6600k Quad-Core
RAM: 8 GB of 2x4 GB sticks of Patriot Viper PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 PD000368 PVL38G160C9KB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
PSU: VisionTek 650w
BIOS: (Im assuming, since I cant boot into it, but it does give this on the "F1,F2" screen) E7900AMS V1.0
Ive reset the CMOS, Ive tried one stick at a time in every slot, Ive tried numerous keyboards and mice, Ive tried it out of the box, Ive tried it with several HHDs, Ive tried VGA and HDMI monitors.
I get stuck on the "99" error and after CMOS resets, it asks to press F1 or F2 and both freeze it up immediately.
Ive even made a bootable USB to update the BIOS, but it doesnt even some close to recognizing it... I drove 5 hours today to pick up this setup and am not looking forward to having to drive it again to return it... I would greatly appreciate some help with this...

Ended up being two bad memory sticks... I drove a total of 10 hours in two days, then got home and put it all together... They tested both new sticks and when I got home, one stick was bad... When did memory get to be so fragile? I used to toss it around like a bean bag... Ugh, so one more trip back to replace my memory again...  Anyways, I got the rig to run, but I only have 4GB in it for the moment. So, question, is one 8GB stick better than two 4GB?

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