Thanks for your reply!
I tried the fix(es) in the 2nd link last night, but no changes - after playing BF2042 some more, I found my GPU fan had started to make a "clicking" noise, and upon inspecting it more I also found a wire to be slightly mangled - I've since returned the PC with the specs in my original post, and after trying BF2042 on my backup PC it seems to be fine (although the PC is 8 yrs old - i5-6400, GTX 1650, 16 gb RAM @ 1600)
I still think it might be affecting higher end systems/newer components, and the damaged GPU I had doesn't seem to be related to this BSOD issue, as it's strictly BF2042 doing this stuff (pic of the damaged GPU wire, attached as a bonus)
I tried Cinebench, Halo Infinite, messing around with different settings, nothing caused BSOD until I fired up 2042 and closed it upon starting up (and this only started since the latest update)
Hopefully the fix comes soon for those facing this issue
