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6 years ago
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APEX LEGENDS 100% CPU | LAG/STUTTER

High or maxed out CPU usage (100%), happened from nowhere. I was playing and I started to notice that I had lag the first day, so I quit playing. The second day I started playing without any issues, about 1hr in I started noticing the same problem as the first day. My frames were still as they should be (around 120-144fps) but all registration in the game was extremely off. If I shot someone it would register half a second later, If I'd grapple with Pathfinder the grapple would stutter once or twice and it connects weird and delayed. Same with jumping, sometime's I get half the jumping height, it's really weird and it's really hard to describe. 

Then I noticed in task manager that my CPU was working 100% with Apex being the problem (the same with Origin).

I see posts, videos and other forums talk about this everywhere but very few have the luck of fixing it, I'm still stuck with my favourit game being unplayable.

I've tried:

• Re-installing the game

• Down prioritizing the game for the CPU

• Tinkering with video-settings

Pls halp...

  • @T0toro21 @Zeelmaekers

    I might have come to a solution which is:

    I updated drivers for my motherboard in BIOs and after that I reset the whole BIOs whith pressing the CMOS button on the motherboard and I have an ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO motherboard.

    For now Apex runs smooth and as it should run without CPU being on 100% usage!

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  • Shoookkz's avatar
    Shoookkz
    5 years ago
    @MeGalliumm Check if you have windows update to do, check graphics drivers if they're up to date. Honestly, I would NEVER expect win update to help, but I did it yesterday and after two weeks of struggling I can now play without any issues, also had some small Framework update in WIN today, but idk if did any difference. Believe me, try and see if you have any updates to do.
  • I'm done updating my windows, the CPU usage is back to normal and the stutter is gone. I hope it stays like this, thank you.

  • happens to me since the last update. I have a I7 9770, GT 1650, 32gb of ram. normally the game runs smoothly, but since the update my cpu usage ist constantly at 100...

  • Me too. Since last update S9 - 100% while starting the game.  Not sure if it's a problem in game.  I have i7-9700K & GTX1660 super

  • siwsonu's avatar
    siwsonu
    4 years ago

    @MeGalliumm I updated my windows version from 1903 to 20h2 and now is back to normal. Thanks for the help.

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