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I'd say there's a good chance it was the EA app. I had the same issue with Mass Effect original (not LE). Heavily modded for sure, but it was running fine for 80% of the game until Origin suggested using the EA app. Some time after the switch, the game started freezing reliably around 5 minutes into any session (the video would freeze but sound would continue to play. A crash for all intents and purposes).
I too did the run around. Update graphics drivers. Reseat card. I uninstalled my mods which was not a quick process as it involved resetting the game to a fresh install (ALOT). Nothing fixed it.
Then I went back to Origin (this was before the forced migration popup). Just like that, no crashes. What a relief.
Imagine my delight when a few days later Origin starts prompting a non-optional migration to the app. I'm just lucky I was able to finish the game before the <Setting key="MigrationDisabled" type="1" value="true"/> trick stopped working.