Very glad to hear you were able to identify what was causing it and start enjoying the game! Please reply back so we can mark your response as a possible solution for others.
@CroL0co wrote:
@SpazAu wrote:Hi Blueberry,
Can absolutely confirm this was the root cause of my crashes.
Under constant load using Cinebench and Prime95 there was no crashing but when there was a sudden call on the CPU in game the voltage on the CPU was actually dipping below 1.2v on the vcore to around 1.17v.
After putting it back up to 1.3v(stock is 1.34v) in the bios haven't had any dip in voltage or a single crash in game since.
This is still not a problem with your system, the problem is their bad optimization. The game is using AVX instructions and they probably messed up something in that department.
I have the same issues and I "fixed" the problem the same way. Actually I didn't bump up my vcore, instead I lowered my overclock by 200mhz, the end effect is the same.
If a system s 100% stable in numerous stress tests and all other games (including BF5 which also uses AVX instructions) then it should also run Apex with ease. I really hope they fix this so people can revert their rock solid overclocks once again.
THIS RIGHT HERE! It doesnt make any sense that other applications, benchmarks, tests, games, and services perform flawlessly. It is 100% Apex that is the problem. I also don't see how voltage is a problem because if it were then wouldnt it blue screen from being undervolted?
I am going to try to run an "Apex specific" OC to see if I can narrow down what it likes and what it doesnt like. It could be the frequency on the CPU or RAM but idk... you shouldnt have to nuke your OC just to run the game. That is stupid.
Were you at a weird frequency when you dropped 200mhz? Did you touch your RAM at all?
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Also, this was a non-issue for me prior to the most recent patch. I would very rarely drop a game. Maybe 1-2x a week (if that) till season 1 came out. Can anyone else relate to not having issues prior to the most recent update?
@the_k1g wrote:
Were you at a weird frequency when you dropped 200mhz? Did you touch your RAM at all?
The frequency was exactly 200mhz lower, from 4.9ghz to 4.7ghz. However the game is using AVX instructions and if you set an AVX offset in the bios the frequency will jump up and down each time an AVX instruction activates. I tried out setting frequency to 4.9ghz with an -2 AVX offset and the frequency was jumping from 4.7-4.9ghz. This is also a workaround, you can try to set an AVX offset, this way you will keep your old overclock frequency and it will be lowered only in games/applications that use AVX instructions.
My RAM and GPU are overclocked and as long as I keep my frequency at 4.7ghz there are 0 crashes and I'm talking about weeks of playing.
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