Ah, VSYNC. did not consider that! It seems to have fixed the problem!

And as to the cooling system, you are probably correct - my card is often running hotter than it should be. The main thing is that my card was running at the max to display a 2D interface. A bit distressing.

Thanks!

I have been experiencing several hang ups that require a hard reboot. I've come to realize that currently, even on menu screens, the game is making my videocard constantly run at near-100 percent activity until it overheats and crashes the system. This essentially makes the game completely unplayabl...