Clean install LM19 ok, LM19 hangs with use

[mcoumans]

I have now done several times a clean install of Linux Mint 19.

Installation goes well, I did not do any tweaks, installations etc, only Google Chrome.
With Chrome open all of a sudden my system hangs, mouse moves but nothing clicks. Not just in Chrome, nothing at all.
Tried again with a new chrome-profile, to no avail.

And it also happens in Firefox.

For now, I used the open source driver, while I normally use nvidia.

Any help, suggestions, tips are appreciated!

Mark


My system:

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System:    Host: mark-desktop Kernel: 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64 bits: 64
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.9  Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A99X EVO v: Rev 1.xx serial: N/A
           BIOS: American Megatrends v: 1708 date: 04/10/2013
Battery    hidpp__0: charge: N/A condition: NA/NA Wh
CPU:       Quad core AMD Phenom II X4 840 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
           clock speeds: max: 3200 MHz 1: 1900 MHz 2: 800 MHz 3: 800 MHz
           4: 2500 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GK106 [GeForce GTX 660]
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
           drivers: nouveau (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1680x1050@59.95hz, 1920x1200@59.95hz
           OpenGL: renderer: NVE6 version: 4.3 Mesa 18.0.5
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA GK106 HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-3 Logitech Webcam C310 driver: USB Audio
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-34-generic
Network:   Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCIE Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169
           IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
           mac: c8:60:00:05:4c:65
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1120.2GB (71.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: Samsung_SSD_840 size: 120.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST1000DM003 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 98G used: 6.8G (8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-1
           ID-2: /boot size: 704M used: 151M (24%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 12.85GB used: 0.00GB (0%)
           fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-3
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 32.9C mobo: N/A gpu: 45.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info:      Processes: 229 Uptime: 11 min Memory: 984.1/12034.5MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56