Thanks for the reply, S1xthsense.
This is the only game that crashes on me. If there is one thing I can guarantee it is that I don't have a hardware problem. I recently stress-tested this rig within an inch of its life after putting it together and again two weeks ago just to make sure everything was still solid. Memtest86, all the 3DMark tests, OCCT, Cinebench R23.......everything passes with no issue. Since building this rig I've played Far Cry 6, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, both Uncharted PC ports, and since giving up on Dead Space yesterday I'm currently playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Everything runs like a dream at 4K max settings.......not a single crash.
Based on how many people are having this exact problem I fully believe the problem is with the game and it's not hardware related. I'm happy it works for you. But, I give up. I'll just wait for them to fix it with a future patch.
BTW....my RAM is 32GB (2X16) G-Skill DDR5 6800. If I turn the XMP profile off it runs at 4800. Either way......crash city. Mobo is Asus ROG Strix Z790-E WiFi and I'm running with WD Black SN850 SSDs. BIOS and every possible driver is up-to-date. I'm also running on a new clean install of Windows 11 Home......re-installed it a week ago. I re-install Windows every four or five months just to keep everything bug-free.
Thanks again for the reply! 🙂