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The game was made in a time when multicore processors weren't as common. Many players got a reduced number of crashes in Denerim when setting core affinity for the game to a single core. I think this problem is more common in AMD CPUs, but you haven't mentioned your hardware specs, so it may be entirely irrelevant.
If you want a better chance at a solution, post a dxdiag report. "$1100 gaming desktop" is too vague. It's like calling the vet, request they diagnose it over the phone, and not telling whether your pet is a dog or a cat.
To clarify the import issue: The transfer from DAO to DA2 is very straightforward, but the world state for DAI has to be entered manually in the Keep for several reasons, including import bugs that they had in DA2.
I should apologize for being a total d-bag. I was mad and frustrated that the game was crashing. Still no reason to be mean to you guys... anyway, I just played through the game and saved frequently (after every other fight or after every 10 minutes). It crashed a few times and I would just come back to the game after a 20 minute break and it would work fine. I don't really care to look into it further as I don't think I'll play through the game a second time. I appreciate the help and tips. Thank You.