Thanks for the response! I was not running BackBlaze or any other backup programs. I also made sure that all other processes were closed prior to initiating the render.
I do not think the system was overheating as it normally yells at me when it does, but next time it occurs I will check on the temperatures like you said.
I did close the viewport prior to rendering and made sure that real time mode is off to ensure minimal extra load on the GPU.
Thanks!