So i've spent the last 5 hours tinkering...
1) Booted in safe mode with network - no better.
2) Booted in safe mode - no better
3) Took computer apart, cleaned out all the dust, cleaned contacts, reseated ram, checked for odd lookiing capacitors etc - Didnt find anything unusual (not that I really know what im looking for!) - It didnt boot. At all! Turns out I hadnt reseated the ram properly after checking the reseating - reseated - Boots but no better.
To add insult to injury my Soundblaster Z stopped working properly after windows update.
Took it out since the computer is in pieces. Used onboard sound - works wonderfully...until the next time I restartet. Now I only get sound from one speaker/headphone. Uninstalled drivers, reinstalled. No help. Blew out/cleaned connectors - no help.
Sigh. I hate computers.