Z68A-GD65(G3) boot problems and random crashes

Hi all,
Built a new system last week:
i5-2500k
MSI Z68A-GD65(G3)
MSI 6950 2Gb TFIII
8Gb Corsair Vengence DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel
Corsair HX650W PSU
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB SSD
Posted fine on the first power-up but then hung at 'Starting Windows' just as the logo starts to fly-in.  After a lot head scratching, removal of GFX, an HD with an image of W7 on it already (exact same issue), RAM swops etc I discovered that the top pair of USB ports appear to be suspect. If any device is plugged into either of them then the system will hang at that point.  If I use the lower (non-USB 3.0) it boots just fine.
I'm also experiencing an issue in games (BF3 and DCS A-10 so far) whereby I have a random freeze. The sound will go nuts and the lights on all USB attached devices go off (which make me suspect the 2 problems are related)
Anybody able to offer any advice? Do support monitor these forums (newbie  ).

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again, worth trying to disable external marvell sata3 ports
Again, Marvell SATA III controller. SATA3 is a port on the mainboard.

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