So thanks to Linus and his video, I have successfully built my computer one week ago. However, some issues start to surface.
Sometimes when the computer is idle, or when I am doing some light work (like document editing or browsing the web), the screen will hang. If I am lucky, about 10 seconds later it will recover; if I am not, it will stay there, until I press the power button to force it to shut down and then restart again. sometimes it will just force a restart. (this never happen when I am playing GPU usage intense games or when I am running GPU stress test btw, not yet anyways.)
Usually when this happens, in the event viewer it says that source of error is nvlddmkm, so nvidia driver or the GPU is giving me all these issues. these are what i have done so far:
(1) unseated the GPU, reseat it again.
(2) uninstall the driver, install it again from nvidia site. this has been done a few times, including install it by using third party software and manually. the last attempt was manual. it brings in the GeForce experience software as well.
My final attempt is not going so well however. some mentioned that I will need to uninstall everything from nvidia and geforce (never say anything about installing them back tho). to do that, i will have to remove the gpu, plug the hdmi cable into the motherboard directly, and then using DDU to uninstall. however, when i am trying that, i face another issue: my CPU is ryzen 5 3600, which has no integrated gpu. when i remove the gpu, the computer will not boot, and the vga light will be on.
so.. here i am, stuck in a hard place, with no idea what to do. currently the most drastic action is to buy another gpu (returning might be possible, but will be very troublesome), but before i do that, is there anything else i can attempt?
edit: forgot to put in the parts.
motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
RAM: G.Skill AEGIS 16GB, 2 pieces
GPU: GTX1650
PSU: cooler master 750W full modular gold standard (or something like that)