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Years ago (running Windows NT 4.x) I had a similar issue, except it took a bit to notice it.
When I visited a specific web site the computer would freeze. it was really weird.
Only later when I moved to another machine and accessed a shared folder did I notice that the machine wasn't frozen but just the video was. It was crazy.
Yep, installed new drivers & tried all that.
The solution: Bought a new graphics card and installed it and never had a problem again.
Could just be your graphics card is fried. Good luck, I hope you're able to find an answer.
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That is my main suspicion ... I am using dual monitor with Svideo and HDMI outputs, so maybe the card also does not like that a lot.
My Computer is from 2015, maybe a bit of update would not be bad. But new ones with almost lower specs are about twice as expensive as 7 years ago (you read that well), and finding hw parts compatible with such an old motherboard is also not easy. 
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It does sound like the graphics card could be overheating. Does it have fans you could clean? Could you try directing extra cooling towards the graphics card?
Good luck
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Do your updates. Some things get updated without your noticing. Eventually the lack of other updates such as windows and video drivers, etc. cause breakage.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I looked into it : the new drivers are not compatible with the rest of my HW, so not much to expect on this side unfortunately.
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Your GPU is out mining crypto.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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 I was also trying to understand what the heat source was in my room...
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I made an account here, and I saw that I have to have a logon email (I dont have email for privacy reasons, I just use tempmail services, how am I supposed to use this?), among many other issues, and it made me realize that CodeProject could avoid issues like this if it were free (as in freedom), and that CodeProject not being completely free (as in freedom) is odd considering that the first thing it says in the about page is "CodeProject was formed to allow developers to freely share their knowledge, code and ideas. We believe that by opening your code to others, by teaching those who are learning, and by sharing our daily experiences we all become better programmers.". So then why isn't CodeProject free? I know that there are some reprositories in its repository, but the general website isn't free (as in freedom), but that is still a big problem.
I don't want to come off as just a annoying neckbeard linux fan (but you aren't a nerdy neckbeard if you just annoy people a lot, then you are an open source activist lol), but I just think that this is a cool service, and want to help improve it.
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It is free.
Well, at least by everyone else's definition of the word.
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Imagine, if you will, a user who insists on posting Nazi content. He is very quickly removed from the site so he creates another account and reposts the same content. He's banned, creates a new account, and so on, and so on, and so on. This is because he is completely anonymous. If you give us your email address on sign up, when you're banned, you're banned. Okay, you may create new email addresses, but this is inconveniencing you and you will get tired of the hurdles you have to jump through.
When the site says it's free, it is free - it doesn't cost you a penny. You get access to a wealth of content from articles, through to the ability to freely seek help in QA and the forums. That's got to be worth a single dedicated email address.
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Well said Pete 
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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ditto
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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The email address you supply is used for specific purposes: logging you in so that any reputation you build up is applied to the correct user, contacting you to give you news or replies from others.
It is never given out to anyone (member or not) without your permission, sold to any outside company, or used for marketing of products or services that will cost you anything.
Emails and the associated passwords are stored in a safe and secure manner which conforms to GDPR and other relevant data protection legislation.
The articles are all free (though I believe you have to log in to download code), and reading the messages is also free regardless of your login status.
But you can't post a message or question, or answer, or article without logging in first. A good chunk of this is related to the amount of spam and abusive messages we get: since you have to be logged in to post it, the site can choose to revoke your membership and wield the Ban Hammer.
The information is free: contributions are also free, but do require a login - which uses your email and a password just as it does on many other sites.
I'm not sure what you problem with this is? Did you get a request for a credit card or similar when you signed up? If so, you really need to check your system, and if clean report it here: Bugs and Suggestions[^] so the admins can see there is a problem.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Best not to feed trolls.
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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Sometimes playing dumb is the best way to call out "these people". Their response typically paints a rather revealing picture of what it is they're after.
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Bingo!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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So you engaged with this person in a disingenuous way for a malicious purpose. I thought better of you, Griff.
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How is having to provide an email restricting freedom? Or am I missing some vague point here?
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If you do not have an email (for privacy reasons) why are you using the internet at all? The hackers of the world will be hunting you down now, as you obviously have something to hide.
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An email address is a lot more "anonymous" than an IP address, which can be traced to a service provider and an (approximate) geographical location. I'd suggest that if Free (as in freedom) is that concerned about security or privacy (I'm not sure which is the issue), that the first step would be to stop using the internet.
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Free, as in freedom wrote: I don't want to come off as just a annoying neckbeard
Well, you kinda ... 
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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CodeProject is free - as in "free beer". You don't have to pay for it, but you do have to provide an identification of some sort. For beer, this is so the server can comply with the underage drinking laws; for CP, this is so the server can remove spammers and similar abusers.
"Free as in freedom" is extremely expensive. Many in every generation have paid as much as their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor.
EDIT: typos
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
modified 7-Jul-22 7:30am.
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The problem is that with that kind of freedom comes hand-in-hand all sort of bullies - everything have a price... CodeProject interprets free as without payment. But always remember, that you freedom to choose kept intact...
“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
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It is free, as in freedom. As in you have complete freedom not to partake in this great community.
That said, I'll be more blunt. Wake up. Free and freedom are completely misunderstood, misused, and abused terms. It's a lot more productive to realize that everything is an agreement in one form or another. By participating in anything in life, you are constantly explicitly or implicitly agreeing to the terms of that interaction. If you don't agree, then don't participate. That is the only actual "freedom" you have.
I guess philosophy is something nobody teaches anymore. 
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Marc Clifton wrote: It is free, as in freedom. As in you have complete freedom not to partake in this great community.
Exactly!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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