[SOLVED] PC crashing with new NVMe SSD ?

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I just installed a new NVMe SSD (WD Black SN750 1TB) and a clean install of Windows. When I try playing any game (M&B-BL, Horizon, Cyberpunk) I get the BSoD.
Everything was (and still is) fine when using the SATA SSD (Team 253X 480GB).

My first thought was PSU, since I have to use a 6pin - 6+2 adapter, but the PSU is a 600W (granted it's low quality). Here's my setup:

Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H-CF

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

AMD RX 580

Crucial Ballistix DDR4 3200 2x8GB

Apevia Spirit 600W PSU (my suspected problem...)

Acer Nitro VG240Y IPS FreeSync 1080 144hz

Any advice would be great, thanks!
 
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Follow up:

Turns out this was the GPU crashing. Sapphire put me in touch with Athlon Micro (their US warranty handler) and, after some really poor customer service, sent me a replacement. Pretty bummed that they sent a used replacement for a nearly brand new (less than three months old) card, but better than nothing I guess. Definitely will be avoiding Sapphire in the future.
Apr 14, 2021
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Hiya,

Thanks for the quick response!

Bios is F53 (newest I was able to find).

Used AMD Adrenaline to install the drivers (Currently 21.3.2, dated 3/26/21)

Edit-- Used DDU to clean install drivers.

This has been breaking my brain for a week now...
 
Apr 14, 2021
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Follow up:

Turns out this was the GPU crashing. Sapphire put me in touch with Athlon Micro (their US warranty handler) and, after some really poor customer service, sent me a replacement. Pretty bummed that they sent a used replacement for a nearly brand new (less than three months old) card, but better than nothing I guess. Definitely will be avoiding Sapphire in the future.
 
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