Z87-GD65 fails to boot when I enable X.M.P.

Guys, Looking for any advise out there. I have two systems with new Z87-GD65 with an Intel 4770K and 16GB ADATA RAM and one of the systems fails to boot whenever I enable X.M.P. I've switched out the RAM from one system to the other and everything is fine on one and same thing on the other. I've tried clearing out the CMOS and booting from both sets of bios. I have OC turned off. Everything is fine until I enable X.M.P. I'm at a loss any ideas?
Thanks,
Frank

Thanks for the help Froggy. Here is the information you asked for:
MSI z87-GD65 running Bios 1.3
Memory:
DDR3-2400G PC3-19200 8GB x 2 CL11-13-13-35 1.65V CAS 11
Broken System CPU-Z Screenshots:
CPU
Memory
SPD Slot 2
SPD Slot 4
Working System CPU-Z Screenshots:
CPU
Memory
SPD Slot 2
SPD Slot 4
Thanks for all your help.

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