For some reason, this game is running not only incredibly full of stutters and little freezes, but also has a tendency to crash. I'll post my specs below, but I have more than enough decent hardware to run it...any ideas?

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.150113-1808)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: M68MT-S2
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor (6 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 3830MB used, 12548MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 960
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1401&SUBSYS_29663842&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4017 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1969 MB
Shared Memory: 2048 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Try forcing V-Sync, the frame rate can reach extreme numbers on modern hardware.

I was having an issue with my AMD Radeon HD 7770. Cutscenes would crash my computer when running in fullscreen because the video card wasn't getting enough juice. Running in windowed mode, Windows 7 would have TDR(Timeout Detection and Recovery) events that allowed the computer to recover. My solution was to increase the power limit setting in Catalyst Control Center, but that is an AMD GPU specific fix.