SSD Not Keeps Not Booting

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Lately, I've having a problem, which seems to happen randomly. My SSD (Silicon Power S60 120GB) won't boot in, it'll automatic boot into the next drive, which is 750GB HDD with Windows. Sometimes it will boot in, but not completely, like it will go blank before getting to the login screen and sometimes when it does boot in, something won't work.

Like earlier today, I tried to watch my Powerpuff Girls DVD's but the DVD drive wouldn't mount. It took about 10 hard reboots to get it to boot in and work properly.

I believe it's the motherboard and it's faulty, because I've had many problem with that specific computer, sometimes, often it would just shut down by itself, or just freeze requiring a hard reboot.

I've heard that hard reboots aren't good for SSD, that it could fry them, or make their life span lessen. I've had problems with that motherboard ever since I've bought it. It's an ASUS Z87-K. I'm pretty sure I swapped SSDs, the exact same model, in another computer, and it's only the one computer I'm having trouble with, which is why I believe it's the motherboard.

What do you think?

Sounds like you know just enough to get into trouble
It's pretty common to blame the motherboard and you might be right, but you say you've got another machine with matching parts? That opens up options. I'd check the sata cables first if they are propped in tight angles you will want to relieve pressure on the point of contact, try swapping the power supplies then ram next from the known good machine. If those are not the issue then you would start looking at the mobo and cpu.

Honestly it sounds like the sata cables are making contact at an angle, which can work for years before giving trouble.