Windows 10: Recurring sudden blackscreens, probably driver-related

Hello.

Basically, every few days, when I'm lucky just every few weeks, my screen will suddenly go black while the PC is running. I can usually get it back by rebooting the PC, but it'll repeat itself a few minutes later. The only solution I have found so far is to uninstall and reinstall my graphics drivers, that staves off the issue for a while, but like I said, it always comes back eventually. On rare occasions, the screen is completely black after the boot menu when starting the PC, but still works fine in Safe Mode, where I can do the driver reinstall to return matters to normal for a while.

I heavily suspect this being a driver issue. The monitor itself works fine on other PCs and vice versa, connecting a new monitor to this one does not fix anything. And if it were the GPU, I don't know why it would work again in Safe Mode. Also, once or twice, I've uninstalled the drivers yet the screen kept its maximum resolution, which as a layman sounds to me like there may be some old driver still somehow active.

Things I've tried:
-Checking if the cables are all properly connected (duh)
-Uninstalling NVIDIA drivers via Apps & Features
-Uninstalling GPU drivers via Device Manager
-Checking the fresh installation box when doing a custom install of the NVIDIA drivers, the drivers having been downloaded from the NVIDIA website
-Letting Windows 10 Auto-Update install the drivers instead of installing them manually


Monitor: Brand is "LG", max resolution is 1680 x 1050 (it's an older model that came with no box or manual and was a gift from my uncle)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU Driver Version: 451.67 (but I've had the issue with several previous versions too)
GeForce Experience: Currently not installed, but I've had it installed once and still got the problem
DirectX-Version: DirectX 12

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 19041) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
Windows Version Number: 2004 (Build 19041.388)
Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
BIOS: P1.50 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8144MB RAM
Page File: 4207MB used, 4335MB available

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https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/for...

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http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-dri...

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https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

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