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If it is a fan issue (noise or working hard) then that says to me that the software running the fan might be an issue as well as the game itself.
I myself had issues with Diablo 4 on my ASUS 3070Ti sending the heat through the roof.
But besides that:
1) is this the only game it happens on?
2) Are you running any mods?
3) Are you doing anything else with the PC at the same time, ie trying to stream and or download?
4) Are you on a laptop and or desktop?
5) Are there any issues in MS Event Viewer and or MS Device Manager that might help you figure out what is going on?
6) Is the noise from your Fans, HDD or Video card? (A HDD thrashing can make a lot of noise where as a solid state drive just tends to fail. Also most HDD are meant to last 5 years or so and Solid State Drives have a Failure Time in data written to the drive)
7) Turn off things in your system menu you are not using, ie do not automatically log into Steam, EA Games and Blizzard Apps at start up and or any Apps you do not need to)
8) Check to make sure other apps are up to date and maybe uninstall some if you are not using them. (I recently did this to my fathers PC in which my nephew had installed a whole bunch of stuff and it has made a huge difference)
Do you need to clean you case and or fans? Or have your fan's come loose and need tightening?
(I knew a person that had a friend that had a tower catch on fire because it sucked up cat hair into the PC and lit it on fire)
Is your PC and or Video card getting old and or tired and is starting to struggle with some games?
What I would try and do is at least up your RAM to 32GB+ as this gives both the game and the OS more room to work with and see about a new video card to help out with more graphic intensive games. This can help with some heat issues but it is not an great fix for an older PC.
Good Luck
If you are on a laptop get a laptop cooler.
If you are desktop consider upgrading your desktop's cooling and/or cleaning the air ducts.
Your hardware specs aren't that good tbh. And the cooling design on your (I'm guessing laptop) is probably bad too. Lower resolution. Lower graphics settings.
its a desktop, bought it in 2018 pulled off the tempered glass panel and stuck it by a window never hits over 62*C (summer) winter it stays under 50*C, when its very cold never goes over 40*C and that was tested with mw5 with 30~ mods, wh40k daemonhunter chaos gate, FO4 with 70~ mods and a busted exhaust fan (6 fans total). pc has been running for 5.80 years only times it has been turned off is when there is a power outage(owned for 6 years .20 is avg guess at power outages), i restart it every day no issues, still just as fast as the day i bought it. runs all the games i have installed at 59fps. i capped it because some games have physics issues over 60fps eg: FO4. there was one time where i had a major issue and that was my pc froze during a graphics card update because i went to get up and my knee smacked the bottom of my desk right under where my tower sits.
Try using sentences and paragraphs, then people might think you are anything other that a private account 0 level steam troll bot ...
In general you have provided some info that raises some general concerns.
1) Age 5.8 years: This is pushing it for a HDD as the mean time before failure on a HDD is 5 years. I would make sure to back up your PC and think about looking for another drive.
2) 5.8 years solid run time: Again this can be a long time for a PC to run continuously and parts tend to age and have more trouble with basic things like heat management and that can cause fans and other thermal solutions to work harder.
3) PC by the window with cover off: I understand this as I often take the cover off my PC for thermal reasons (yes I have a great case and lots of fans) and close it up after playing.
But having it by the window would cause concerns for me as there can be many things in the air (dust, pollution, pollen, etc) that are invisible to the naked eye but can stick to hot components and potentially cause issues.
4) Video Card: I think you have also been very lucky with your video card and how it has been performing since it has run for 5.8 years and being a lower end card.
Note: It is also very impressive that you have been able to squeeze as much performance out of it as you have.
Basic Conclusion: I think you are going to continue to have issues going forward with a lot of new(er) games especially if they use new or new'ish technology. 5+ years on a PC is like 100 years in human terms on a commercial unit (especially with lower end specs).
I do think it can perform basic tasks for a time with no issue but again the sheer run time of the PC and it components does say to me there is a good chance of issues when trying to do more then basic tasks in the future.
How much time? I have no idea it could be today or if you are very lucky it could be years from now. If you look at your performance monitor it can give you some idea if your over tasking your CPU, RAM, network card and HDD and help you make a decision on if you should think about an upgrade or not.
Again this is just general info from probably 1000+ miles away with some basic info you have provided. If you ask your local professional about playing games on a PC that 5.8 years old on original equipment and a lower end GPU with the PC running for 5.8 years strait, I think they would agree with me that you are a heavy user and you could see a vast improvement with a PC that was designed for more heavy usage. ie it tends to be better parts that are average or above average for your projected usage tend to lead to less problems and a longer PC life for your usage.
Basic Q: Why has your PC been running for 5.8 years essentially strait?
Good Luck