Windows 10: Odd Audio crackle/computer freeze

So I've been having issues with this pc since late May. Now here were are in December and the issue still isn't resolved. Cant refund the pc at this point and I certainly don't want to drop another 2k on a gaming pc. As the title states every 4 hours or so the pc will freeze for a few seconds, audio with crackle, and the monitor will go black for a second or 2 before going back to desktop. At first I thought it might be graphic driver related but the drivers are up to date and I still see the freeze on the desktop at times while browsing. I've replaced the MB twice, GPU once, Bought a new monitor and cables, Fresh Started Windows 3 times, and tried about every command i can think of in command prompts. I have noticed a few issues occurring in EventViewer before the Display loss event happens that seem to coincide though if it could give anyone an inkling as to whats going on. Any info on this would be appreciated.




Log Name: System

Source: Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM

Date: 12/11/2020 11:31:51 PM

Event ID: 10016

Task Category: None

Level: Warning

Keywords: Classic

User: DESKTOP-74L2L1C\Chris

Computer: DESKTOP-74L2L1C

Description:

The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID

{2593F8B9-4EAF-457C-B68A-50F6B8EA6B54}

and APPID

{15C20B67-12E7-4BB6-92BB-7AFF07997402}

to the user DESKTOP-74L2L1C\Chris SID S-1-5-21-2083593126-2674809875-2282071901-1002 from address LocalHost Using LRPC running in the application container Unavailable SID Unavailable. This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

<System>

<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM" Guid="{1B562E86-B7AA-4131-BADC-B6F3A001407E}" EventSourceName="DCOM" />

<EventID Qualifiers="0">10016</EventID>

<Version>0</Version>

<Level>3</Level>

<Task>0</Task>

<Opcode>0</Opcode>

<Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>

<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-12-12T04:31:51.2039622Z" />

<EventRecordID>1951</EventRecordID>

<Correlation ActivityID="{4ac3b772-1ce8-4441-ab9d-7b304ce16ee6}" />

<Execution ProcessID="1076" ThreadID="6928" />

<Channel>System</Channel>

<Computer>DESKTOP-74L2L1C</Computer>

<Security UserID="S-1-5-21-2083593126-2674809875-2282071901-1002" />

</System>

<EventData>

<Data Name="param1">application-specific</Data>

<Data Name="param2">Local</Data>

<Data Name="param3">Activation</Data>

<Data Name="param4">{2593F8B9-4EAF-457C-B68A-50F6B8EA6B54}</Data>

<Data Name="param5">{15C20B67-12E7-4BB6-92BB-7AFF07997402}</Data>

<Data Name="param6">DESKTOP-74L2L1C</Data>

<Data Name="param7">Chris</Data>

<Data Name="param8">S-1-5-21-2083593126-2674809875-2282071901-1002</Data>

<Data Name="param9">LocalHost Using LRPC</Data>

<Data Name="param10">Unavailable</Data>

<Data Name="param11">Unavailable</Data>

</EventData>

</Event>


After this issue the PC Audio crackles/PC freezes for afew seconds and I either lose the monitor for a second or whatever I'm in closes and i go back to the desktop, which is what i assume this is:




Log Name: System

Source: Display

Date: 12/11/2020 11:31:51 PM

Event ID: 4101

Task Category: None

Level: Warning

Keywords: Classic

User: N/A

Computer: DESKTOP-74L2L1C

Description:

Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

<System>

<Provider Name="Display" />

<EventID Qualifiers="0">4101</EventID>

<Version>0</Version>

<Level>3</Level>

<Task>0</Task>

<Opcode>0</Opcode>

<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-12-12T04:31:51.6513727Z" />

<EventRecordID>1950</EventRecordID>

<Correlation />

<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />

<Channel>System</Channel>

<Computer>DESKTOP-74L2L1C</Computer>

<Security />

</System>

<EventData>

<Data>nvlddmkm</Data>

<Data>

</Data>

</EventData>

</Event>

:)

 

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