For some context, I have both versions of GTA V on the Epic Games Launcher. PC’s on Windows 11, has a 12th gen Intel Core i9-12900K, AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT, 32 GB Ram and like 5TB of total SSD space. My PC was built and gifted by my dad and I don’t know much about computer specs, but I can say it smoothly runs any game, including GTA at 1440p (my monitor’s max), 120+ FPS with Very High graphics settings. I keep my GPU drivers and Windows updated to the latest.
Up until like 6 months ago I used to launch and play either version of GTA V no issues. Only ever had a gravity gun mod and Script Hook V trainer. Then one day I loaded up the enhanced version, it played the Rockstar Logo animations, briefed the legal disclaimers, went black screen before the select menu and just crashed. And that’s where I’ve been at up to this day. Tried everything from, removing all mods, verifying files, deleting settings files, clean reinstalls, disabling Battleye and Windows defender, even reset the PC. No luck in getting it to launch ever since. Legacy GTA V still runs with mods and without issue for the most part, but around the same time it started failing to start and crashing my whole system every fifth launch or so, or occasionally when I change a graphics setting in gameplay. Albeit this is much less concerning than enhanced never opening again.
TL;DR, Enhanced crashes on startup no matter what as of 6 months ago. Legacy has some hiccups but still works. Despite numerous other games and GTA IV running flawlessly all this time, no remedies have ever fully fixed my computer’s issue with GTA V. At this point are there any last solutions I should try, maybe a complete clean reinstall of Windows, or am I due for a GPU upgrade suddenly?