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Final Update: Cooling was an issue due to installing minimal drivers that did not have options for the fans so I installed the full software suite, cranked the fans to 100% and the game remained STABLE at the spot I was using to test crashing. Compared to the rest of the game it is STILL A PROBLEM SPOT, and there is still the issue of fire/lava causing insane spikes in GPU usage. I will continye to troubleshoot as this game should not give my system one bit of grief but thanks to a windows update messing with stuff on my end + I just so happen to level into a new area full of problem spots… It was not a good morning.