Random TDRs (display driver crashed and has recovered) with most Blizzard games

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So, for a VERY long time now i've been getting random TDRs and I've tried at LEAST 10 different drivers and I have also switched PCI express slots and still get the same issue. I don't really get that problem with nonblizzard games (for example i played fallout 4 for 160 hours and haven't crashed except once), I tried all the basic troubleshooting steps as well like closing background apps, using different settings in nvidia control panel, running windowed mode, etc. I heard from a few sources that games like sc2 and heroes of the storm have an issue with factory overclocked cards or something but in any case, i have no clue how to fix this and it has been REALLY depressing me lately so i would appreciate it if someone could help me out.
also something maybe worth noting maybe this is a problem with opengl? how do i test to see if it is?
error = Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered. (screen suddenly turns into certain color like brown for a few seconds then the game comes back to life)

specs
EVGA gtx 980 SC
i7 3770k @4.2ghz
Corsair vengeance 8gb ram
Corsair TX850w psu
Msi z77agd65 motherboard
Samsung EVO 250gb SSD