I wonder if its newer GPUs that are affected? The only time it crashes on my 970 and 980 is if the clocks are not stable. I find that even if I can pass benchmarks and stress tests like in 3dmark, I usually have to drop a few MHz on the core. for GTA. Also, I have used newer drivers, but right now I am using the driver set that win update gave me, which is 388.13. I don't play the newest games, but the newer ones that I do have run just fine with this dusty code. I didn't have a problem with newer drivers, just don't need them yet..
My 970 is the original ftw with the 6+6 power. I bought it used.. and if I oc it, or try to monitor temps with something like afterburner, it completely shits itself and will not run its default clocks, and will drop down into the 900s. But if I leave it alone, and just use aida64, its fine, and runs a solid 1400 core. I hate that card, but it works good if you just use it.
Also using the most current version of win 10.
Anywhoo, sorry for the ramble..