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GTX 980 Ti freezing during gameplay.

GTAV and Project Cars are the only games that I've been playing lately but I suspect it would freeze during any game.
GPU-Z doesn't show excess heat during game play.
I uninstalled video drivers with DDU and reinstalled driver only; no change.
What else can I try?

*** last relevant event view ***
Faulting application name: GTA5.exe, version: 1.0.393.4, time stamp: 0x55a62da6
Faulting module name: GTA5.exe, version: 1.0.393.4, time stamp: 0x55a62da6
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000001a17102
Faulting process id: 0x348
Faulting application start time: 0x01d0ef6ea737f088
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto V\GTA5.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto V\GTA5.exe
Report Id: 8eedc59a-5b63-11e5-bc9a-005056c00008
 


I'd try a few more demanding games. Also what are all the different drivers you have tried? Are you overclocking the GPU at all? Is your CPU overclocked and if so what are your CPU temps while gaming?