[2023] Freeze & crashing (not only Valhalla, but playing it atm)

Hello,

for years I have been experiencing freeze&crash in AC.
First I played Odyssey, then Origins, and now Valhalla.

Each game same story

PC requirements met (got better)
AC eats 80% + all cpu left with currently working apps keeping CPU on 97-100% all the time while GPU is totally bored
PC guts do not overheat - checked with hwmonitor (years ago as well as now)

Sometimes during 10h gameplay, it just does not crash at all, other times when launched all day it crashes even 10-15 times.
I've made a clean installation of the graphic driver too.
I have no clue and cannot find any suitable answer via googling it.

@edit:
my friend suggested to install it on HDD instead of SSD, since it solved his similar issues with Grid 2

@edit2:
AC eats only CPU, 0% of GPU. How is it possible?
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Could you assist me, please?
BR,
Shedi

Hey there @shedusio

I've moved your thread over to the Support side, so we can get a better overview on your issue here.

Sorry to hear you're having some issues with your game crashing.

If your GPU is staying at 0% it could be that your PC (or the game itself) is not recognizing and using it, which puts a higher strain on your CPU in turn. It might be worth double-checking this is in use on your PC via settings. I can't offer specific support for this, but I'm sure there's some more guidance online.

Additionally, if you haven't tried the steps from the PC troubleshooting guide and the Assassin's Creed Valhalla article, I would recommend you try those as well in case they help.

If the issue does continue, could you provide us with your PC specs and maybe test running the game with lower graphics settings to see if it helps at all?

Thanks in advance!

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