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0Shiden
New Spectator
5 days ago

Severe microstutter and hard freezes only in Apex Legends (PC)

Apex Legends is the only game on my PC that consistently experiences microstutter and occasional hard freezes or crashes.

 

All other games run normally with no performance or stability issues.

 

Troubleshooting already completed:

- Verified game files

- Reset Apex local configuration

- Cleared DirectX shader cache

- Reinstalled GPU drivers

- Forced Apex to use dedicated NVIDIA GPU

- Removed all launch options

- Tested lower mouse polling rates

 

Apex has also hung at "Stopping" in Steam and required a full system reboot.

 

This appears to be an Apex-specific issue rather than a general hardware problem.

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    0Shiden
    New Spectator
    3 days ago

    Update:

    Issue persists after extensive testing.

     

    - VPN worsened latency (rules out ISP bufferbloat)

    - Ethernet and Wi-Fi both affected

    - Disabling secondary adapters did not resolve

    - Ping spikes (150–200ms) align exactly with stutters

    - Red network icons appear during freezes

    - Other online games remain stable

     

    This appears to be Apex server-side routing or netcode related.

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    0Shiden
    New Spectator
    5 days ago

    Additional details:

    - CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D

    - GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5070 TI (latest drivers)

    - OS: Windows 11

    - Issue does not occur in other Source/Source-like games

    - Stutters appear input-related and occur even at high FPS

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