btw, for those with a different problem (overheating because the game is not frame limited), someone suggested using Nvidia Inspector (google it) to limit the framerates.
boy, did that do the trick!
for a game like this, I don't need, nor want, 60fps all the time (especially on a vsync 60 monitor anyway). I limited it to 30 and my temps dropped by 50%!
when you google it, you will find the latest install, as well as many youtube videos explaining how to use it. EZPZ.
edit:
even forcing a 58fps limit reduced my temps by 40%. the game must send signals to the gpu to max framerate even when the card is set at vsync 60.
interesting.