Error loading shader! Need help, can't enter the Lab!

First of all, I am playing on Windows 10, Steam version. After running Merciless Lab about 3x today, I got this error every single time when trying to enter The Labyrinth (Not the Aspirant's Plaza) again. I tried restarting and then running PoE again, but that did not work. Pls see the errors below.

POPUP#1: Error loading shader: Shaders/DownScaledParticles.fxE_OUTOFMEMORY

POPUP#2: Failed to load Shaders/DownScaledParticles.fx

POPUP#3: The D3D device has a non-zero reference count, meaning some objects were not released.

POPUP#4: Failed creating Direct3D device objects.


It is strange because I had already run the lab about 3-4 times already, but now it won't let me enter at all anymore. I do not see this error when entering my hideout, Highgate, Dried Lakes, City of Sarn (those are the only ones I bothered to try).



PC SPECS:
i5-4690k
r9 280
8 GB RAM
W10 x64

See the detailed specs below from system info.
Spoiler
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.10586 Build 10586
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name A-PC
System Manufacturer ASUS
System Model All Series
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU All
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 3501 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0902, 5/8/2014
SMBIOS Version 2.8
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.10586.0"
User Name A-PC\A
Time Zone Central Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.94 GB
Available Physical Memory 4.82 GB
Total Virtual Memory 13.4 GB
Available Virtual Memory 9.69 GB
Page File Space 5.50 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

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Last edited by ArchersBane#7013 on Mar 11, 2016, 4:46:56 PM
Last bumped on Mar 11, 2016, 5:07:23 PM
The R9-280 uses some shared memory, doesn't it?

I'd say you're probably getting hit by the current memory usage issues with the client, meaning you're hitting cap and running out, causing the crashes.

Can you test using the -gc 2 command on your shortcut and see if it makes any difference?
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