Where are you getting the information that YT doesn’t pay out creators for Premium views?

Google claims they do. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7060016?hl=en#:~:text=How YouTube Premium supports creators,monthly membership fee with creators.

A search over Reddit would indicate creators actually make more money from premium views than regular ones, but that’s hearsay.

I’m normally with you but the opportunity to play it on a long Labor Day weekend was calling my wallet to action.

For reference, I had this card for a while but just rebuilt most of my PC with a new processor, motherboard, 1000W PSU, new ram and case that I put extra fans in. This happened once in my old build and now a second in my new one.

I think you just answered your own question. Assuming you reformatted when you got the new hardware, something is wrong with your GPU. Even if you didn’t, that’s really suspect.

When you submit your RMA, make sure to tell them you tried it in a completely different computer rather than complicating the story.