Long loading times too... here is my DxDiag
https://pastebin.com/v7iTa51M
plus 54 sec to load the game.
https://pastebin.com/3juquTNx
Game installed on Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (firmware ver. EMT02B6Q)
https://pastebin.com/1fqTxZWC
Together with the crashes, the loading times are REALLy annoying now.
Game installed on Nvme SSD
https://pastebin.com/fUUG4ixk
Loading times problem
https://pastebin.com/hYQA1v80
7 minutes to be in game:
https://pastebin.com/My6aGgws
Ya I can add to this - I'm in compliance with all the things the OP posted as a checklist. Not a potato PC. My friend I play with, who will never post, is in the same vote. We both were talking about how ridiculous are load times got after the patch. Night and day different. We assumed the patch yesterday (this week) would address it - but it hasn't.
This should be one of Massive #1 priorities. It makes me not want to play the game - WAY to long.
Also it only started after the patch on the 16th. Surely Massive can install the old patch version and see the difference themselves - this is not PC specific or user issue. Obviously.