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You might be experiencing the same issue I had, which turned out to be a failing PSU.
In my case, the power supply couldn’t maintain a stable 3.3V rail. It would occasionally drop below spec, causing my SSD to disconnect from the system and then reconnect again. This led to random crashes, BSODs, and errors that looked like driver or anti-cheat issues (similar to ntoskrnl.exe or EasyAntiCheat errors).
I initially suspected drivers, motherboard, or SSD, but after replacing the PSU, all issues disappeared completely.
You may want to check your Windows Event Viewer for disk-related events (such as disk disconnects, resets, or controller errors). If you see those around the time of the crash, there’s a good chance your PSU is unstable.
I also recommend using HWiNFO to monitor your voltage rails, especially the 3.3V, 5V, and 12V lines. If you notice the 3.3V dropping below spec under load, that’s a strong indicator of PSU instability.
Also, another thing to consider: NVIDIA driver version 610.47 currently has known issues with performance. Some users are experiencing noticeable FPS drops with this version, so you might want to try downgrading to a previous stable driver.
as I said in my post, I only updated my GPU driver after the crashing started.... i highly doubt that is the cause.
I am not seeing any disk disconnects, resets, or controller errors from what i understand. I've downloaded hwinfo to monitor if any of those voltage lines drop below 3.3, 5, or 12.... we'll see