I'm having the same issue for the 2nd time. I've just sold and built a whole "new" PC after getting 100% CPU usage just in the menu of Apex (and metro). Randomly and not every time. Uninstalling my mouse software originally solved this! Then it came back.
This was with an i3 7350K and a GTX 1070. Now I have a i7 3770 and an RX 480. Exact same issue. New copy of windows. New SSD. The game does play with the i7 but still maxed out and stuttering even in the menu. My mate, who works at some IT place, says undoing a windows update should fix it as they screwed gaming up on the latest update
Hello!
I also had trouble with cpu hitting 95C and thermal protection which was cause of Apex Legends switching off.
After system startup I had something like 20%-30% constant CPU usage and now it is more like 0-5% with few 9% peaks.
Temps are now little bit better max 88 C but mostly 75-85 C.
My specs are
i5 4670k, 16gb ram, gtx1060 6gb. Most of the settings in game are low, or off. res is 1920x1080. I get 75+ fps while in transporter, but after I hit ground is more like 90-140 fps.
Simply go to windows taks manager and disable all unwanted aps while gaming in startup tab. Second disable all unwanted services that are singed by other than Microsoft. I had few app services that were opening at startup like adobe update, apple updater, autocad updater, spotify etc. after switching them off now CPU uses mostly 80-90% sometimes hitting 100% and after that my game is not switchin off by itself. Also I setup a custom fan curve on cpu and gpu.
Hope it helps for you aswell.
I have a gtx 980 and a i5 3570k which its the recommended cpu required and its almost all the time at 100% having all the game settings on low , depending on the zone it goes lower sometimes but always above 70%it really sucks. The only solution i found is to lower the hz of my monitor from 144 to 100 and activate v-sync on the game, with that the cpu suffer quite less moving around 60-80% but keep reaching 100% sometimes. Seems to be that my cpu(the recommended one) cant handle the 144 fps without going 100%.
i've said this before in other comments. You have a far to weak cpu for that gpu and will usually result in a 25% bottleneck. you should get at least a ryzen 5 2600 or an least an i7-4790k. I would also heavily recommend 8gb of ddr4 dual channel( 2-4gb sticks of ddr4).
just want to say that the i3 will bottleneck a gtx 1070, same thing with an i7 3770. you will get close to a 20% bottleneck with that i7. You should at least get an i7-8700k for that high end of a gpu. Then you also need to check the ram and have ddr4 with dual channel
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