Help! BSOD during install

Kevin Spring

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Oct 16, 2013
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I just assembled my first computer and went to load windows 8.1 pro, it ran for about 20 minutes, then informed me that it needed to reboot to continue. However, upon reboot I get a BSOD with the message IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, please help! Also, I have also flashed the newest UEFI BIOS to my motherboard, and did get confirmation that that succeeded.

Here are my components:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kv8f
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kv8f/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2kv8f/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $99.00)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $92.00)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $185.00)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (Purchased For $127.50)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $69.00)
Storage: Intel 320 Series 300GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $81.52)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card (Purchased For $540.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N600PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (Purchased For $14.99)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For $136.00)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15T 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (Purchased For $6.25)
Case Fan: SilenX EFX-12-15T 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (Purchased For $6.25)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $69.99)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $13.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1440.50
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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