Z97-G45 Gaming boot loop issue

Hey everyone,
My new build seems to be giving me problems.  I put everything together, imaged my SSD and everything seemed to be working fine at first.  I had games running and was getting excellent performance with everything on stock settings.  Then I started to sync my Plex media server with all it's contents and my computer froze.  The keyboard/mouse were non-responsive so frustratingly I reset the computer manually.
Now my computer fans will boot up and then immediately turn back off.
So far I've:
-Disconnected everything except my CPU/RAM and PSU -- I got the same boot loop response
-Initially, I was able to get the system to the BIOS by changing the configuration of the RAM.  Now that no longer works.  It would require me to change the RAM multiple times, and the system by random chance would sometimes boot to the BIOS.  It would freeze if I tried to get into the OS.
-I just exchanged the PSU with a known working component.  (Both 750W)
-I reseated the CPU and ensured I had a proper connection between the heat sink and CPU
There doesn't seem to be any physical degradation of the motherboard.
Here's the specs:
MSI Z97-G45 Gaming Motherboard BIOS v2.0
Intel Core i7-4770k processor
Corsair H70 CPU heat sink
16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600(I've tried both w/ XMP on and off when I can get the system to boot)
Nvidia Gefore GTX 750 TI Graphics Card (also tried onboard DVI connections)
Corsair HX750W (tried also my Thermaltake 750W)
Zowie Mechanical Keyboard
Zowie optical mouse
Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-Bit
1x 250GB Western Digital Black
1x 1TB Western Digital Black
1x 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD (Broken in my attempts to plug/unplug it and the terminals snapped -- SOOOO frustrated at that.  I have the 1TB Western Digital imaged with the same OS now.)
Hopefully you guys have an idea to try before I RMA it...

It's used to clear the CMOS, so no, it should not have a jumper on it. Most use a flat tip screwdriver to short it to clear CMOS, or the clear CMOS button at the I/O plate if one is provided there.

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