System info:i7 7700k (4.2ghz)GTX 1080 (liquid cooled, so thermal throttling isn't an issue)16gb ddr4 Ramz270 Stinger MOBOSamsung 500gb M.2144hz 1440p Dell G-Sync MonitorWindows 10 ProI play BF4 with no issues, high FPS.I got BF1 and only started playing it a few days ago.I let the Nvidia Experience optimize it. It runs great on Ultra, 1440p, and around 70fps or so. Then out of nowhere it will freeze the screen. If I am lucky, I get the little "Battlefield has stopped working...Windows is searching for a solution to the problem..." Dialog so that I at least can just go to desktop. If I am not lucky, the system needs a hard reboot to exit the freeze.I have tried:Repairing install via OriginTurning off Origin In-Game optionRunning DX12 instead of 11 - interesting development: when I did this, I also turned on V-sync for kicks; and I would get little micro-freezes and hard fps stutters (like, from 60 down to 1-17 fps) around once every minute or so of gameplay. Although it was super annoying, I thought I could live with it since it wasn't freezing. After about 4 games though, it did the same screen freeze.Running DX12 WITHOUT V-Sync - Got higher FPS obviously, and the little micro-freezes disappeared; but it just went back to hard freezing the system.Limiting the GPU (in-game setting)Running programs as Administrator (I was just curious)Re-installed Nvidia Drivers - running latest. I feel like this is a game issue, since I can play BF4 perfectly. But I am definitely no expert.Attached is my DxDiag file What else can I try?Any help would be extremely appreciated.

Ok....at the risk of jinxing it, I'm gonna say I found the issue.I had a random BSOD related to the ntoskrnl.exe kernel, and that prompted me to do some resetting/checking.I did three more things, so it might be one of these:disabled Nvidia overlayReset my CMOS and didn't OCRan a RAM testSince this, I have played for about 4 hours straight with no issues. I really hate not having my FPS counter in the corner, so I may try to re-enable it in GeForce Experience and hope that it wasn't the issue.Either way, its annoying to have to disable features on your machine to get a game to work, but oh well. 🙂

Anonymous

8 years ago

Solved

High End PC - BF1 freezes, forces shutdown or game crash consistantly

System info:

i7 7700k (4.2ghz)

GTX 1080 (liquid cooled, so thermal throttling isn't an issue)

16gb ddr4 Ram

z270 Stinger MOBO

Samsung 500gb M.2

144hz 1440p Dell G-Sync Monitor

Windows 10 Pro

I play BF4 with no issues, high FPS.

I got BF1 and only started playing it a few days ago.

I let the Nvidia Experience optimize it. It runs great on Ultra, 1440p, and around 70fps or so. Then out of nowhere it will freeze the screen. If I am lucky, I get the little "Battlefield has stopped working...Windows is searching for a solution to the problem..." Dialog so that I at least can just go to desktop. If I am not lucky, the system needs a hard reboot to exit the freeze.

I have tried:

Repairing install via Origin
Turning off Origin In-Game option
Running DX12 instead of 11 - interesting development: when I did this, I also turned on V-sync for kicks; and I would get little micro-freezes and hard fps stutters (like, from 60 down to 1-17 fps) around once every minute or so of gameplay. Although it was super annoying, I thought I could live with it since it wasn't freezing. After about 4 games though, it did the same screen freeze.
Running DX12 WITHOUT V-Sync - Got higher FPS obviously, and the little micro-freezes disappeared; but it just went back to hard freezing the system.
Limiting the GPU (in-game setting)
Running programs as Administrator (I was just curious)
Re-installed Nvidia Drivers - running latest.

I feel like this is a game issue, since I can play BF4 perfectly. But I am definitely no expert.

Attached is my DxDiag file

What else can I try?

Any help would be extremely appreciated.

DxDiag.txt73 KB

battlefield 1

Anonymous
8 years ago
Ok....at the risk of jinxing it, I'm gonna say I found the issue.
I had a random BSOD related to the ntoskrnl.exe kernel, and that prompted me to do some resetting/checking.
I did three more things, so it might be one of these:
disabled Nvidia overlay
Reset my CMOS and didn't OC
Ran a RAM test
Since this, I have played for about 4 hours straight with no issues. I really hate not having my FPS counter in the corner, so I may try to re-enable it in GeForce Experience and hope that it wasn't the issue.
Either way, its annoying to have to disable features on your machine to get a game to work, but oh well. 🙂

14 Replies

Anonymous
8 years ago
Almost same problem, however I can exit with Ctrl + Alt + Delete and selecting task manager.
Game runs perfectly for some time 5-30min then freeze
I am posting here because I am curious for solutions
System:
i7 7700k
GTX 1080Ti
RAM 16gb ddr4 3200
Asus z270E MOBO
Samsung 500gb M.2
144hz 1440p Asus G-Sync Monitor
Anonymous
8 years ago
@Rickeyhb wrote:
Almost same problem, however I can exit with Ctrl + Alt + Delete and selecting task manager.
Game runs perfectly for some time 5-30min then freeze
I am posting here because I am curious for solutions
System:
i7 7700k
GTX 1080Ti
RAM 16gb ddr4 3200
Asus z270E MOBO
Samsung 500gb M.2
144hz 1440p Asus G-Sync Monitor
It is Interesting how similar our systems are.
Were you ever able to play before without freezing? I am hearing some people say that the latest update made a lot of random issues.
Anonymous
8 years ago
Ok....at the risk of jinxing it, I'm gonna say I found the issue.
I had a random BSOD related to the ntoskrnl.exe kernel, and that prompted me to do some resetting/checking.
I did three more things, so it might be one of these:
disabled Nvidia overlay
Reset my CMOS and didn't OC
Ran a RAM test
Since this, I have played for about 4 hours straight with no issues. I really hate not having my FPS counter in the corner, so I may try to re-enable it in GeForce Experience and hope that it wasn't the issue.
Either way, its annoying to have to disable features on your machine to get a game to work, but oh well. 🙂
Anonymous
8 years ago
Confirmed !
A complete stock UEFI setting
The problem persisted with even the smallest OC
But I were playing just last week with full OC
No RAM problems here but I also disabled Geforce overlay
Anonymous
8 years ago
I give up.
The problem has returned for me .....
shivvatron6000
8 years ago
Im having the same ish problem it will launch the game and black screan pops up then closes down i cant play at all
TheBatDad1989
8 years ago
I'm having a similar issue, only my game won't crash. Instead it will play relatively fine for 10 or so minutes, sometimes a lot more before freezing for a few seconds. This usually causes me to die. Similar specs to everyone else in this thread.
7700k no OC
32gb ddr4 3000
samsung m.2 500gb
144hz 1080p GSYNC monitor
asus hero IX mobo
gtx 1080 ti
Anonymous
8 years ago
Hello. This post got my attention because i have similar issues.
After playing 30 minutes or longer in BF1 my PC freezes, 2 out of 3 monitors get black screen and main monitor showing only single frame. Also no audio and all I can do is to hold power button to kill PC. No temperature issues, I guess something wrong with the Nvidia drivers or Windows 10. This happens only in BF1 so far and I bought the game less than a month ago. Sometimes this crash happens on desktop after I exit the BF1.
GPU - GTX 1080 it ASUS
CPU - i7 7700K (no OC)
16GB RAM
MB - ASUS Z270F
SSD - samsung EVO 850 (game is installed on this drive)
main monitor - acer 165hz
OS - Windows10
I hope this topic isn't dead yet
(Also it is my first time taking part in forum)
ietxmmyrus
EA Staff
8 years ago
Hey @ghilliedogge,

feel free to create a new topic - PC tech issues can be very specific due to the configuration options on that platform. What would be very helpful however is a DxDiag report, if you could create and attach one. Here's a post that shows you how this is done.

First thing I would try here is deactivating all unnecessary overlays, programs and processes, ideally by performing a clean boot.
Anonymous
8 years ago
Hello, It's been a while I had several crashes and BSODs while playing BF1, and they were related to the ntoskrnl.exe kernel for me as well. Weird thing is, I ran a Memtest after the Bsods and found hundreds of erros, so eventually I returned my PC to my shop which stress tested every singular part of it (even ran Memtest) not to find any errors at all. They gave me my computer back and yesterday I encountered another crash (without BSOD), the crashed occasionally occur after 2-3 hours or playing. Since I'm having exactly the same issue as yours could you be so kind to explain what you mean with ''some resetting/checking'' that you did? Do you think resetting my CMOS will fix the issue? Is it a safe thing to do it on my own? Thank you very much for your help, this thing is driving me nuts I wish you can answer me.
BSOD codes: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT, BAD_POOL_HEADER both related to ntoskrnl.exe kernel
My specs:
Windows 10
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 3601 Mhz, 4 core
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Asus
Corsair Vegeance RAM 16gb ddr4 2400
GIGABYTE H270M-DS3H motherboard
Samsung SSD V-NAND 850 EVO 250gb