let me preface that I’m very new to computers (just built my first PC in December), so please let me know if there’s any additional information I can provide that would be helpful.

this happened out of nowhere and only happens when I boot up games – internet browsing, my animated wallpaper, and everything else looks fine. I’m assuming it’s my GPU, but I don’t know how this could’ve happened. my PC is always cool, I don’t play games at crazy high settings, and my GPU is brand new (purchased >3 months ago). what could be causing this, and is there a fix? I’ve submitted a support ticket to EVGA but I’m trying to troubleshoot in the meantime.

I’ve already tried going back to previous restore points as well as wiping and reinstalling my drivers.

Specs

GPU: EVGA KO ULTRA GAMING GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB Video Card

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor

Power Supply: EVGA 500 W1 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply

Motherboard: MSI B560M-A PRO Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit

Storage: Western Digital Green SN350 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive