I'm really stuck on my GPU crashing issue. I would appreciate any help!

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Computer specs;
OS: Windows 10 Home, Version 1607, OS Build 14393.2214 (x64bit)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Sin-Core Processor, 3600 Mhz, 6 cores, 12 logical processors
Motherboard: ROG Strix B350-F Gaming motherboard
RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 LPX 2400 Mhz
PSU: Unsure of brand, though I know its is a 700W PSU. I've tried multiple 6 pin connectors to my GPU (4 different ones) so I don't think this is the issue.
GPU: GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
HDD: Its a classic Western Digital HDD, 1T but I don't think its relevant because it is empty.
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO NVMe M.2 (250gb)
Case: Thermaltake View 21 Tempered Glass edition


Hey guys, I really need help
I've upgraded my pc and it is going well except for one exceptional issue.
My gpu frequently crashes.

(Only things I kept from the original build were the PSU, GPU, and the HDD, and I've tried a different PSU entirely so I'm fairly confident it is not an issue.)

A week ago my pc broke (No power when pressing the power switch, or jumping the motherboard), and after some trouble shooting I figured out it was the motherboard. Well since my motherboard was old I decided I may aswell upgrade a fair bit.
I changed my intel motherboard for a ROG Strix B350-F Gaming motherboard and my processor for an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (used to be an intel i5 4690)

I had to get DDR4 ram aswell.
I also bought a samsung evo 970 250gb

Anyway, all was well when I put it together and it posted perfectly.
Since all I had was my original windows 8.1 disk (Pre-free upgrade) I installed that.
Worked fine until I installed my graphics drivers, then every minute to five minutes I had the gpu crash stating "The Kernel mode driver version 398.11 has stopped responding and successfully recovered".

Here are the steps I took to try and fix this.
In the nVIDIA control panel I turned power management mode to 'Prefer Maximum Performance'
In the nVIDIA control panel I turned Vsync to 'Off'
I have performed multiple CLEAN installations of driver 398.11 and even attempted older drivers.
By 'CLEAN' I mean I have attempted to clean out old drivers in multiple ways to see if it was left overs from previous drivers causing the issue. I cleaned it out first with nVIDIA's Express installation and Advance installation.
The second time I used Guru3D's Display Driver Uninstaller program to clear it out automatically.
Thirdly I uninstalled it all manually (Including the Registry keys [Precautions were taken, I knew what I was doing])
I tried moving the GPU to a different slot, tried 4 different power cables to the GPU and swapped the RAM channels. I borrowed a friends PSU to test with. None of these improved the issue.

Finally I gave up and formatted both hard disks again to install windows 10.
Now the issues I'm receiving are blue screens of death with the following error codes
"VIDEO_SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_ERROR" and
"MEMORY_MANAGEMENT"
Which lead me to a corrupt driver or a hard drive issue.
So I ran a whole bunch of disk checks and memory checks, (Such as the chkdsk, /scannow in cmd and Windows Memory Diagnostic tool) all of them taking like an hour each and coming back saying 'You're all clear'.

FINALLY I thought that my processor/motherboard could just not handle the default overclock that my GPU came with, so I installed Msi afterburner and tuned it back in line with a factory default 1060.

(Keep in mind though, one of the first things I did when I was having issues was checking cpu and gpu temperatures in the BIOS, and they were both ~40c constantly.)

I am out of solutions so I turn to you, computer experts. Please assist me... I greatly appreciate it.
 
I'd update the motherboard bios to the latest version. Then I'd look in the bios to see what's what where 'secure boot' type settings are concerned. You don't want your bios blocking you from making changes to the system. After the card is properly installed then you can reenable any security settings.

I don't like the idea of using Brand X power supplies, but you say you've tried another one so that seems to not be the problem. Of course, if the other one you tried is also a crap power supply then you're back where you started.

You also say that 'some troubleshooting' showed the problem with the old computer was the motherboard. Did you separately test the videocard on another computer? How do you know that the videocard wasn't affect as well as the motherboard?
 
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Thank you for the reply.

I'll update the bios now and try another Display Driver Uninstaller to reinstall the drivers in a secure boot mode, and I'll get back to you on how that goes.

As for the graphics card, I'm not 100% sure it isn't the problem, you are correct. All I know is that it was working before the motherboard failed, and it is 'working' now. If the GPU is actually the issue however, I cannot afford to replace it right now. (I might be okay on warranty but I'd like to eliminate all other possibilities first.).

Thanks again, I'll go try all this now~

[EDIT]: The store I bought the motherboard from had already updated the Bios to the most current version.
And I have now changed secure boot from 'Other OS' to 'Windows UEFI' and reinstalled my display drivers. I'll let you know if the issue continues.

[UPDATE]: This has not resolved the issue, I'm still suffering from a blue screen occaisionally and no games will perform.
A benchmark test showed the 1060 performing in the 5th percentile (Really badly)
I'm wondering if this could be a card error or still a driver error?

I received a new Blue screen error one of the times though that might help "VIDEO_TDR_ERROR"

[UPDATE #2]: As an add on to this, I used a DDU to clear the drivers in SAFE mode, shutdown the computer and installed my ancient GTX 770 to see if it was the GPU that was the issue. After updating the the most recent drivers the computer still bluescreened with the same errors, which means it shouldn't be a GPU problem.

I have no clue what this is or how to fix it and any game I try to launch freezes on the main menu without fail. Rust, Warframe, Vermintide 2. Even some applications turn black when alt tabbing.

Sometimes when the computer crashes there will be multiple flashes on the screen of chunks of the display all out of place with pink and black squares.
 
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I also want to add, without making too many updates, that the system WAS FUNCTIONING when I first built it, and I was using it with the OS installed on the HDD (The hard drive my old computer was running on BEFORE the computer broke. IS IT POSSIBLE that the M.2 NVMe SSD is the cause of all these Display related problems and no other problems?) and would the fact its a relatively new storage protocol explain why it was missed by a disk check?