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Re: BF2042 CPU Running At 100% Constantly For No Reason

@Tygercat7 unfortunately not, we need to wait for game engine updates. regarding your performance: 5900x has 12c/24t, so 30-40% cpu usage actually is exactly how it is supposed to be, since the game uses around 8 threads, and 8/24=33%. but your cpu & gpu should play this at at least double the fps, this is just another obvious case of solely unoptimized game, hence bad performance. i also have around half the performance of bfv in bf2042, and this with bfv being basically maxed out, while bf2042 having a mix of low-med-high settings after testing around which matter at all. and anyway, the bad performance is due to low cpu-rendered fps, not gpu, so most in-game settings dont matter there anyway.

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  • BR-LeFatBaron's avatar
    BR-LeFatBaron
    New Rookie
    4 years ago

    Have this problem, too now. 

    Started only after installing patch 3.1 for me. 

    16 threads at 100% ... everything feels super stuttery. 

  • banson1119's avatar
    banson1119
    4 years ago

    im using 5900x + 32gb 3600 ram + 3080 , cpu and gpu usage low 30%30% , in 1080p/2k/4k same fps 5x-60 fps some times more low  , EA say they optimization the fps in 12/2, but it still like a ssssssshhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttt..............

  • banson1119's avatar
    banson1119
    4 years ago

    When EA will fix any body know?????cant play it man.................i just want to game

  • Same as well, this has been driving me nuts! 

    Running an i7 10700k, 32gb Ram and a EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra gaming and no matter what settings are changed, same issue. Super low GPU usage and high cpu usage. 

    GPU will run 6-8% while the cpu will be at 49-55%  running 1440p on ultra 165hz.

    EA FIX THIS PLEASE! 

  • same here, i have i7-8700 and gtx 1080, CPU always on 95-99% of usage and gpu only 30-40% 

  • toppic's avatar
    toppic
    3 years ago

    Problem is your cpu is weak, there for low gpu usage

  • I'm re-downloading the game just to see if it works, thanks man. (It will take like 2 days to download with my * net 😅)

    Btw, I've got  an:

    Processor: i5-10300H 2.50ghz (8 CPUs) 

    GPU: RTX 3050

    RAM: 40GB

    It tends to run at 40-60 fps but decreases drastically to 10-15 by few miliseconds due to CPU Usage at (100%).

  • @toppicit would seem so at 8 cores 2.5ghz, this game pegged my fx8150 @3.9ghz and that's and 8 core.. not the best CPU performance wise though

  • Well, I am back into unable to play.   I had an ERROR: 3005 that locked me out of playing.   That is the error you get when your anti-cheat can't start for some reason.   No idea why as I had been playing for a couple of hours when it happened.   Online said to reboot.    When I did, I could get into the game, but I was having CPU / stuttering issues again.   I am sure it reverted my settings to default.   I've tweaked all the ones I know, but it's still stuttering.   It's not as bad as it was, but it's still unplayable.   I can't recall ALL the tweaks I've made.   

    *sigh*

    I just want to play the game.

  • So I have a gaming laptop which had a 135W power supply and it was getting super hot and 2042 was jittery and lagging etc just like all the posts above. Since the wire was a bit worn out the only replacement I could find with the same voltage (most are 19V, mine is 19.5V) I could only find a 180W supply and now my game runs nice and smoothy and I can even turn the graphics up a bit. This may not be the same for everyone, but even on desktops, try uprating your power supply because there are bound to be people out there running uber new graphics cards but didn't upgrade the power supply.

  • heychadwick's avatar
    heychadwick
    3 years ago
    @gunmadkiller the thing is.... it WAS working fine, but now it's not. I already spent $100 to preorder this game (like a fool) and I don't have the gas to buy a new power supply for one that isn't that old.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULvuMPmcrFU I've applied all the changes this guy specifies on the video(In game settings, PROFSAVE_profile.DAT and Nvidia settings). And also disabled Future FPS Prediction as @heychadwick said. Now everything works fine for me 👌 btw, I only tried playing in low graphics and it runs at 60fps. 

    Also, gotta mention that I only play Conquer(64 players) if I play the 128 version my internet blows up.

  • heychadwick's avatar
    heychadwick
    3 years ago
    @Danilock_Mouse OK, I got through most of the video. I did have to update my drivers. I made the changes and got in game to make the last few in the console.... and the lag was so bad it kicked me out before I could do them.
    I'll have to mess with this later.
  • Denbot's avatar
    Denbot
    3 years ago
    @heychadwick same here, it worked so much better before all the tweaking to improve console performance, I wonder if something was applied to the core game code across all platforms

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