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4 years ago

100% CPU Usage Since Latest Update

Granted my PC isn't that up to date anymore but prior to the latest patch the game was perfectly playable, no high CPU usage at all. Since the latest patch through Steam the game hits 100% even in th...

MystikalDesigns

4 years ago

@EA_Kent I that that's a red herring; I was messing around with overclocking etc.

I've tried not running Command Center and my game still hits 100% on a regular basis. There is no update to Command Center for my motherboard unfortunately.

Prior to this update I had no CPU issues, it was always stable.

EA_Kent

Community Manager

4 years ago

@MystikalDesigns

Gotcha, thanks!

Did you try starting your PC up in a Clean Boot to see if that makes any difference? You can find more info on how to set one up at the EA Help website. Once you've had the chance to give it a shot please let me know how it goes. Thanks!

MystikalDesigns
4 years ago
@EA_Kent That didn't improve anything and actually made my Windows 11 load up in an error state (my PIN functionality was no longer available even though I hid all the Windows services and it broke my audio service too)

Updated for the new release and I'm still hitting 100% constantly.
- EA_Kent
  Community Manager
  4 years ago
  @MystikalDesigns
  
  I see, thanks for giving it a shot.
  
  Before this started happening did you make any changes to your page file settings in Windows or anything like that?
  - MystikalDesigns
    4 years ago
    @EA_Kent No changes at all.