Direct X Error

@retiarius @Suntheraper 

Hi, check this location to see if you have these 2 files listed below marked as , "read only", if you have them as , "read only" then uncheck this attribute.

C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\Drs

nvdrsdb0.bin
nvdrsdb1.bin

@EA_Pulsar 

MSI Afterburner doesn't modify the GPU settings as far as clocks etc. by itself , if it didn't do OC then it won't do anything to it.

For resetting (including the manufacturer's factory OC) use debug mode in the nvidia panel (screen below) , this option restores Nvidia's factory settings and disables any built-in GPU OC.

@retiarius 

Question, do you use Windows process management programs like Process Lasso , game/PC booster , if so uninstall it and see if it helped.

@Suntheraper @retiarius 

Question, did you configure the cooling graph of your GPU? If not then it's worth configuring it, the default fan speeds are very often too low, causing the GPU processor or VRAM to overheat and this causes errors with GPU stability as the GPU cuts voltages and clocks to cool itself (not to exceed 70°C)

My fan speed chart for the RTX 2080Super below.

It is still worth configuring the GPU power supply in Nvidia Panels , I have it set to ,,Adaptive'' mode. , in this mode the GPU is more stable (better selects its power for the needs of gameplay)

@EA_Pulsar 

Where did you get the information that setting the control panel to maximum performance turns on its OC? If you mean turbo mode then in optimal power mode it turns on too 🙂 Turbo mode is not OC 🙂 OC = increasing the clocks by the user/manufacturer to increase the factory processing power of the processor.

I have had my RTX 2080 Super for 3 years on MSI's factory OC (+15 mhz 😃) and have had no problem with it.

In my case, leaving the ,,Optimal Power" mode only causes cutoffs during gaming in any Nvidia GPU, because the GPU modifies clocks too late for entertainment dynamics.

The clocks in turbo mode are the same regardless of the power mode setting.

Adaptive mode is so much better, because the GPU updates component clocks faster for entertainment dynamics (so the game doesn't cut off), and Maximum Performance mode causes clocks not to go below base clock, so in the example of RTX2080 Super clocks do not go below 1650 MHZ regardless of load.

GL

I've disabled and disconnected everything I can. Still facing the same issues, if anything its worse since the Season 7 update.

I've had it crash out with directx errors during initial load (getting hung at the prompt to buy battlepass), when loading after joining server, and during and after rounds.

I have tried updating the NVIDIA driver to the latest again, setting the control panel performance settings for NVIDIA to performance rather than quality and reducing all settings in the NVIDIA app for game optimizations to the lowest settings... still crashes.

System is running absolutely stock (zero overclocks on gpu, cpu or ram).

I did a complete clean rebuild of the system from scratch yet again and immediately encounter the issue.

No ASUS software/services installed, no EVGA precision x1, no msi afterburner etc.

The reality is this issue only impacts 2042, has been an ongoing issue for years based on even the briefest of searches in the EA forum or internet and nothing that indicates that this issue is being taken seriously by EA.

I've been casually playing the EA battlefield franchise for years and never had any issues that result in a game being unplayable (it is literally unplayable due to the is issue). Its impossible to progress even if i get to spend a few minutes in game as all scores/progress are lost if the round is incomplete which occurs everytime it crashes.