[RESOLVED]Unexpected Shutdowns and Blue Screen of Death, is it a motherboard issue?
[RESOLVED]Unexpected Shutdowns and Blue Screen of Death, is it a motherboard issue?
Update #2 for anyone encountering similar issues.
While using GPU-Z, I noticed that my graphics card was operating at PCIE 2.0 x8 mode, while the PCIe slot it was in was a PCIE 2.0 x16. Upon inspecting the case, I found that the GPU was not fully seated in the slot (it was slightly elevated on the port sides), so I fixed that, and now it operates at PCIE 2.0 x16 (as it should). Some textures load faster in games now. Perhaps that was also contributing to my driver crashes and BSOD.
I hope this helps someone.
Update #3. I still possess that PC. The GPU was causing my computer to crash. I replaced everything else but retained the CPU & GPU. After swapping the GPU for an RX580, guess what—no more crashes. I don't genuinely believe the card is faulty. Perhaps it's the drivers or BIOS. However, I did try numerous drivers previously.