GPU pauses briefly for a short duration.
GPU pauses briefly for a short duration.
I also checked with the igpu to verify if the GPU was responsible for the issue
I experienced your issues with a mechanical drive and needed a fresh Windows install a few weeks prior due to bad sectors. The operating system was constantly corrupting itself. This might not apply to your situation after all.
I get you, a drive is cheaper than a gpu, but even old systems shouldn't bsod. I'm on a very similar build of yours and don't have such issues. Usually when a game freezes it's because it's either waiting for the cpu or waiting on an I/O operation. If the gpu struggles usually you'll experience framedrops, straight up locks shouldn't occur to my knowledge. Does it freeze on all games? Have you tried running a gpu benchmark? Does the bsod occur randomly or only when gaming? If it happens again, can you note down the error code? Might want to give memtest a try as well. 2 full passes should be enough. Just let it run overnight and see how it goes.