KobeisGOAT

This is most definitely a software issue related to the new Windows creators update. I posit that the creators update conflicts with the latest Nvidia driver causing it to crash on startup. The same exact artifacts that you are getting once in a while happens to me on my 980 ti whenever I boot into windows (usually after it was resting overnight). The only thing I changed was installing windows onto a new hard drive. Whenever it boots in flawlessly I can game or benchmark it without any issues. Do not waste your time RMAing anything just wait for Nvidia to release a driver fix.