Ultimate team - Intermittent high CPU temps - causing unplayable lag
I have a very strange intermittent problem when playing FC25 Ultimate team matches, which I will outline first and then post some screenshots - so please bear with me.
I have a new PC with the following components:-
Intel 12400F with 240mm Apeiron Infinity Fan Liquid Cooler
Gigabyte H610M-E
Corsair 16gb vengeance
Kingston 1tb NVME
Asus 4060
600W Bronze PSU
Well ventilated case with 3 x 120mm fans + the 2 fans in the CPU radiator
Everything was working fine until a couple of days ago when I purchased and installed FC25 so it may be related, but the behaviour is odd.
I can be playing the game for hours, with no issue, and can then go in to a particular game mode (usually to do with Ultimate team/online) and all of a sudden the fans start spinning at full speed, and the PC slows down to a crawl.
When I check the CPU usage it is showing less than 35% but the core CPU temps are all in the high 85c (room temp is 17c) and the PC has good airflow all round. If I exit FC25 the CPU usage drops but the temps remain the same and the fans are still running full speed. The System idle is 99% at this point but the temps do not drop.
If I reboot the PC, the CPU usage is around 12%, but the temps remain high and the fans are still going full speed. However, this is when the weird behaviour happens. If I shutdown the PC, and then power it back on immediately, the core CPU temps are below 10c and the fans are basically silent. This behaviour is 100% repeatable - a shutdown clears it until the next time it happens, at some point when playing FC 25.
I have not witnessed the behaviour in any other use case, including playing other games for hours that are more graphically and processor intensive, so it does seem linked to FC 25, but I cannot understand why a reboot does not fix it, but a complete shutdown and immediate reboot does.
All other games - including FC24 - do not have this issue. I have tried putting all graphical settings to low, but the issue remains. Something connected with FC25 is causing these temps and associated lag.
In general use the PC can be on and in use for hours with no temp issues whatsoever, so again, it does seem to be related to FC 25.
I have carried out the general troubleshooting to no avail. My details are as follows:-
- EA ID (PSN ID/Gamertag): Gravity17EA
- Which platform are you on? PC
- Are you getting an error message? No error message just severe lag and the game is unplayable
- Does this happen when loading into a specific mode or performing an action in a mode? Intermittently, but mainly when entering Ultimate Team matches (offline and online)
- If possible, share a Screenshot or Clip...See below
High temps after playing FC25 for a random amount of time (fans full speed, system idle process at 99%)
Hi temps after rebooting PC and not playing any games (fans full speed, system idle process at 99%)
Low temps after shutting down PC and turning on immediately (fans are silent, system idle process at 99%)