davectech :
Just bought the same board, having the same problem. Were you ever able to solve this issue? So frustrated with Asus about this.
Hey there!
First of all, install 1 gpu and the latest BIOS version. 4g decoding is under BOOT menu(but don't touch it yet).
Install windows with 1 gpu. Go to BIOS and switch everything what is possible to GEN 2. Disable ASMedia SATA and any other unused sata/usb 3.1/3.0/lan. 4g decoding should be off at this point.
Boot system up. Install all drivers, including gpu. I recommend to install teamviewer and setup free access just in case.
Turn the system down. Boot bios and turn on 4g decoding. Turn off.
Install all GPU, boot the system up. After startup it may blink few times, it means, drivers been applied to other videocards. If you have AMD cards, there's some driver patch, unlocking blackscreen(you can control PC with teamviewer with no problem (you've installed it, right?)).
Now everything should work fine. Amen!