SSD keeps forgetting settings - Glitches out on boot

[Revolutionary_12]

I've been really frustrated recently by my new SSD (480GB ADATA XPG SX8200 M.2) Every time I turn the computer on I get a different story. It's like it just forgets random settings whenever it's turned off. Does this sound like a hardware or software problem to you guys? Some examples of the things it "forgets"

Steam settings, (friend notifications, fps counter)

VPN settings - Auto connect just doesn't work or turns itself off

Task scheduler tasks just randomly become disabled

Steam games act like it's my first time running the game even though i have save data that I load into

GTA V crashes on loading about 40% of the time. I have to restart steam and then it works fine.

It seems like it's only settings and applications that go bad. I have lots of files stored on it and they aren't going corrupt or anything, they work fine. I'ts like the thing boots into windows so fast that it glitches out and doesn't load in the settings. The drive is about half full (used to be like 90% full) currently at 195gb used out of 480gb.

I thought maybe it was my RAM overclock but after reverting it to stock speed (3200mhz) it made no difference.

If anyone has suggestions i'd really appreciate it. I spent a lot of time and money on this build and have just been so frustrated that i'm doing bug fixing every time i turn it on. When this thing works its stupid fast, but with how unreliable it has been im ready to go right back to a hard drive.

The build =

EVGA GTX1070 ICX SC @ 2084MHz
Ryzen 5 2600 (6 cores, 12 threads, 19mb Cache) @ 4000GHz
16GB TridentZ RAM @ 3333MHz, CL 16
480GB ADATA XPG SX8200 M.2 SSD @ 3,200 MB/s Seq Read / 1,700 MB/s Seq Write / 310,000 IOPS Random Read
ASrock X470 Taichi Motherboard
1TB 7200RPM Seagate HDD
550w XFX PSU
Cooler Master H500 case w/ 2 200mm RGB front fans and glass side panel
Total build cost w/ tax & shipping = $890.70

[TechyBen]

Yeah. SSD should never do something like that. How did you upgrade? Was it a new OS install? Might be an OS issue and not the SSD.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Run a full disk scan. This seems like a bad drive. Id just rma it.

 

Also try it with out the oc, thats not helping your here.

[TechyBen]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Run a full disk scan. This seems like a bad drive. Id just rma it.

 

Also try it with out the oc, thats not helping your here.

Could be OS install. Don't know how/what the OP did first. Best to check OS and "SMART" report. Then decide if it's driver/OS/settings or a dying SSD.

[Revolutionary_12]

Thanks for the replies. It was a new OS install yes. I just used a USB boot drive. I was suprised to see that when i went to activate windows it had already detected my old OS apparently because windows was already activated. It was a fresh install though. 
What should i scan the drive with? How do I access it?  Im a noob when it comes to SSD's. 

[TechyBen]

look up "HDDScan" it gives a full list of HDD status. But don't do any of the damaging/write/read tests. Just get the "SMART" info.

[Revolutionary_12]

Num	Attribute Name	Value	Worst	Raw(hex)	Threshold
	001	Raw Read Error Rate	199	198	0000000000-0016	051
	003	Spin Up Time	157	040	0000000000-23B5	021
	004	Start/Stop Count	100	100	0000000000-0061	000
	005	Reallocation Sector Count	200	200	0000000000-0000	140
	007	Seek Error Rate	200	200	0000000000-0000	000
	009	Power-On Hours Count	100	100	0000000000-005B	000
	010	Spin Retry Count	100	253	0000000000-0000	000
	011	Recalibration Retries	100	253	0000000000-0000	000
	012	Device Power Cycle Count	100	100	0000000000-0027	000
	192	Emergency Retract Count	200	200	0000000000-0003	000
	193	Load/unload Cycle Count	200	200	0000000000-005D	000
	194	HDA Temperature	117	104	35 C	000
	196	Reallocation Event Count	200	200	0000000000-0000	000
	197	Current Pending Errors Count	200	200	0000000000-0000	000
	198	Uncorrectable Errors Count	200	200	0000000000-0000	000
	199	UltraDMA CRC Errors	200	200	0000000000-0000	000
	200	Multi Zone Error Rate	200	200	0000000000-000E	000

Anything stand out to you? 

[TechyBen]

Is that the HDD? What about the SSD?

[Revolutionary_12]

oh, yeah mb that must have been the HDD. When i select the SSD the option to get SMART info is greyed out...