Hi,
I'm posting my findings here because I spent a LOT of time trying to find a solution to my issue. I recently built a new PC with the best I could buy: i9 14900K, Asus Z790-H, Asus 4090...
I was having the exact same issues as described here: the game launches then when clicking to access the main menu, I get a crash or freeze or blue screen. My goal was to built the PC and leave stuff out of the box experience but with those issues (it was not only Apex), I had to find a solution. After I did a lot of research, I found out that there is an "issue" with i9 processors, it's not really an issue, it's more Intel trying to stay on top and pushing their top CPU to the limits...
So here is what I did to resolve the issue without losing any performance: IMPORTANT NOTICE: changing BIOS settings can be dangerous for your system, be careful on what you are doing, I'm telling you what works for me with my config, it doesn't mean it's an absolute solution. I'm not an expert, just a computer enthusiast.
- In the BIOS, the setting called "ASUS Multicore enhancement": set to "Enforce all limits". Basically what that does, is force the motherboard to respect the limit recommended by Intel.
- In the BIOS, the setting called "CPU Load Line Calibration" (under AI Tweaker/Digi+VRAM): set to level 4. What that does is to adjust the voltage when a big load is asked from the CPU (you can find more details on Google about LLC)
- (I still have my XMP profile enabled for the RAM speed but it's not related to our issue)
After applying those two adjustment, I was able to run all the games that were crashing and the temperature from my CPU stays under 70 degrees playing in 2K 360Hz.
I hoper this can help other people or at least be an element of solution for others.
I'm disappointed that I had to manually tweak my motherboard and CPU when it's currently the top of the line. Manufacturers should make it work out of the box and then let you OC or play with the limits if you want to.
See you on Apex!
