Solved Realtek PCIe GBE doesn't see DHCP server

This may be more of a symptom so I'll explain what I've done.
This is a new build:
MB GA-F2A88XM-D3H ver 3.1
AMD A10 5800k
Fresh Win-7 install, added SP1.
When I boot and the NIC is set to DHCP it shows a 162.254.x.x address. As I understand it that's a default address if the NIC can't find a DHCP server. It also shows only 100Mb as the speed.
I've disabled both "energy efficient Ethernet" and "green Ethernet" options. No dice
I have a Lynksys E4200 as my wireless router and DHCP server. All the other computers can access, both wired and wireless, no problem.
I've confirmed the cable works, I have made sure I've got the most up-to-date driver. 7.88.617.2014
When I set a static IP 192.168.1.175, Default GW 192.168.1.1, and set the DNS to the same as the other computers on my network, sometimes it looks like I can connect, but only till I try with a browser or system update, then the connection fails. Also I noticed I don't see a Connection-specific DNS Suffix. See attached.
I seen a lot of other post about issues with this NIC and have tried most of the other suggestions, Uninstall the driver, reinstall....
Any help would be appreciated.

Update

Quick update, I did the following, thank you @Johnathin79. Seems to be working now.

1. Click Start, [click Run], type regedit, and then press ENTER.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL-MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network
3. Right-click this subkey, click Export , and then save the selected branch in a file.
4. Click the Network subkey again, and then delete the Config entry. Do not delete the >Network subkey. The Config entry will be reconstructed when you restart the computer.
5. Restart the computer. You may have to manually turn off the computer.
6. The config key is re-created on the next boot up.

I also set the Network Location Awareness to Automatic-Delay. I think this was the key.
The NIC speed even shows 1Gbps.
Thank you