Does anyone have a fix for this ridiculous CPU overheating issue in this game or are paying players just SOL?i9 10920X (EVGA CLC 360MM AIO) with a RTX 3080Ti and i7 10700KF (EVGA CLC 280MM AIO) with a 1080Ti, i7 6850K (Kraken X73 CLC 360MM AIO) with 7900XT, (nothing overclocked) and i7 920@3.8Ghz (Hyper 212 EVO) with 980Ti systems are all overheating with this game. I'm guessing either really horrible testing by game devs; some sort of always on DRM thrashing the cpus like with AC Origins via Denuvo, but if anyone has a fix would really like to actually play without fear of blowing up my systems.

It was the AIO fans! There was an extra performance setting and now Im getting 70C temps!Words can't describe how grateful I am right now. Thank you, and have an awesome day/night!

I have a 4080 super and things are much cooler now than before with my 3080ti. Battlefield uses a lot of resources. So, unless you have a semi beefy system. It's best to not put graphic on ultra. Keep it at med to high. Lower any setting that that use a lot of power. It can be your vents are dirty, fans are getting old and slow, a new more powerful power supply needed, and depending on location where you're pc is setup at can make the difference. I have coolmaster case. I find removing the cover that protects the three fans gets much better ventilation than with it on. The temperature drops by 6 celcus or more. Tells me something about my cases design. Now I have 8 fans. One large fan drawing air from the backside. Took from a Honda civic and converted it for pc.The others are all 120mm. Now the case is a wind mill and my case and components never go higher then 44 celcus.

@EA_Leeuw False. All CPUs operate well within parameters with all other games/workloads; only BF 2042 causes this.The fact it is occurring on multiple PCs with AIOs makes it pretty clear this is something to do with the game and how it needlessly maxes all cores regardless of how many there are. This issue has been going on for users since the game launched.https://piunikaweb.com/2023/01/26/battlefield-2042-high-cpu-usage-issue-gets-acknowledged/https://steamcommunity.com/app/1517290/discussions/0/3774616115132339805/https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/112otrp/cpu_heat_85c/from EA themselves:https://twitter.com/BattlefieldComm/status/1597961285303668737?lang=enThe real sensing test is the fact that NO other games do this on any of these PCs; GTA V/RDR2/AC Valhalla/Watchdogs 3/Call of Duty Warzones etc. ad nauseum; making it clear that this is an issue on EA's end.

@PurpleYet1 bf1 is not bf2042.It can be multiple things that sky rocks temps from youre cpu !How many processes are running in the background ?Did OC any hardware ? cpu / gpu / memory ?When did ya clean pc case internal from all the dust ? is it dust free?Any tool thats not correclty cfg for fan speeds at certain temps ??what troubleshoot did ya do already ?Cheers

@bohemond1980 Make sure ya got a good airflow in youre pc case !Time to get the dust out of it ?Better CPU hardware needed ?Make sure PC can inhaust / exhaust enough air !! So hot air doesnt get recycled back into youre pc case !!!!Cheers

CPU and CPUs multiple overheating with Battlefield 2042

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Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@bohemond1980 Make sure ya got a good airflow in youre pc case !
Time to get the dust out of it ?
Better CPU hardware needed ?
Make sure PC can inhaust / exhaust enough air !! So hot air doesnt get recycled back into youre pc case !!!!

Cheers
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
To be honest, this sounds like malfunctioning cooling, no proper airflow, or an overclock profile issue.
bohemond1980
Seasoned Traveler
3 years ago
@EA_Leeuw False. All CPUs operate well within parameters with all other games/workloads; only BF 2042 causes this.
The fact it is occurring on multiple PCs with AIOs makes it pretty clear this is something to do with the game and how it needlessly maxes all cores regardless of how many there are. This issue has been going on for users since the game launched.

https://piunikaweb.com/2023/01/26/battlefield-2042-high-cpu-usage-issue-gets-acknowledged/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1517290/discussions/0/3774616115132339805/
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/112otrp/cpu_heat_85c/
from EA themselves:
https://twitter.com/BattlefieldComm/status/1597961285303668737?lang=en

The real sensing test is the fact that NO other games do this on any of these PCs; GTA V/RDR2/AC Valhalla/Watchdogs 3/Call of Duty Warzones etc. ad nauseum; making it clear that this is an issue on EA's end.
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
@bohemond1980 wrote:
@EA_Leeuw
from EA themselves:
https://twitter.com/BattlefieldComm/status/1597961285303668737?lang=en

Ah, I already had the feeling that you would share this tweet. 🙂

A higher CPU load doesn't have to mean that your CPU also gets hotter, it doesn't exactly work like that, unfortunately.

Example; when I run BF2042 on Ultra settings (with a res of 3440x1440) on my personal rig with an RTX 4080 and i9-9900k, my CPU utilization for BF2042 alone hovers between 75% and 85%, with an average CPU temp of about 68c - 75c (cooler being used here is the Noctua NH-D15).

It's never possible for BF2042 alone to take up an actual 100% of the CPU, otherwise, your PC wouldn't be able to function anymore.

Sure, you might see a total CPU usage of 100% with all processes combined, but that also depends on if there are any background tasks etc. that require some CPU power.

If you're experiencing a constant 100% CPU utilization, I would recommend taking a look at these threads:

Constant 100% CPU utilization since Season 3 update
Game continues to use 100% CPU since Season 3 update, now in Season 4
Game continues to use 100% CPU since Season 3 update, now in Season 5

Hope this helps.
PurpleYet1
3 years ago
When I play bf2042 my cpu reaches temps of 90C even on the lowest settings possible. This never happens on other games. I have a i9 10900k, a 3080, and a kraken z53 aio cooler. Is there actually any answer other than "were working on it". I run bf1 on the highest setting and only reach temps up to 70C.
Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@PurpleYet1 bf1 is not bf2042.
It can be multiple things that sky rocks temps from youre cpu !
How many processes are running in the background ?
Did OC any hardware ? cpu / gpu / memory ?
When did ya clean pc case internal from all the dust ? is it dust free?
Any tool thats not correclty cfg for fan speeds at certain temps ??

what troubleshoot did ya do already ?

Cheers
PurpleYet1
3 years ago
I'm running no substantial processes in the background.
I'm not overclocking anything.
I just cleaned my PC case as a troubleshooting method.
I have cfg all fan speeds that I can (corsair LL120, Kraken Z63, 3080)
The other troubleshooting method I was doing was putting a User.cfg file with these lines in it:
Thread.ProcessorCount 10 Thread.MaxProcessorCount 10 Thread.MinFreeProcessorCount 0 Thread.JobThreadPriority 0 GstRender.Thread.MaxProcessorCount 20
to try to lower the CPU usage percentage, but sadly it only lowered temps by around 3C
I can't really find any actual help besides "your PC cooling sucks", even though all seven fans, including AIO, work to cool my PC amazing in any other game.
Thank you for atleast caring.
Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@PurpleYet1 Is the cpu block correctly attached to the cpu ?
Didnt use enough paste ? <-- or to much ???
If ya set CPU fan(s) speed to max speed , ya hear it run at max speed ?
The PUMP speed is set correctly with 3rd party tool and/or in BIOS settings ? Connected to the correct PWM/CPU/PUMP headers ??

Update us please !
PurpleYet1
3 years ago
It was the AIO fans! There was an extra performance setting and now Im getting 70C temps!
Words can't describe how grateful I am right now. Thank you, and have an awesome day/night!
EA_Leeuw
Community Manager
3 years ago
@PurpleYet1, cheers for sharing it here. 🙂

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