i did just reinstall windows on a spare drive and it still does it.
Specs are fx9590 (i know -_-), 32g 1333 ram, geforce 770 (but i did try 2 older ones that i know work), 2ssds and 2 Hdds.
I dont need to run steam precisely. just any free bench does it. With a fresh windows install i'm still stuck with it do you think i need to go test on linux still?