I would love to play the battletech game. It is completely unplayable. Once I go to the ship screen, my graphics card goes to 100% and then the game crashes. Anyone have any solutions before I request a refund?

Try updating to the latest live build (1.0.2) or to the current beta (1.0.3). This should cap FPS at 120 and allow Vsync to work properly. Together these should greatly reduce this issue.

Links to various helpful resources:
https://www.gog.com/forum/battletech/need_some_help_start_here