Hard system freeze (lockup) since Season 3 on Ryzen 7 9850X3D + RTX 5080
Hello. Since the Season 3 update (and purchasing the Battle Pass), the game completely freezes my entire PC. It is a hard lockup — sometimes I can play one match, but the PC freezes immediately as soon as the next map starts loading. It also randomly freezes right in the main menu while modifying control settings.
Prior to Season 3, the game ran flawlessly. The issue persists even after exhausting all standard and advanced troubleshooting methods.
My System Specs:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (32GB RAM system total)
- Motherboard: AMD X870E (Latest BIOS installed)
- OS: Windows 11 (All updates installed)
Everything I have already tried (None of these helped):
1. Clean Installation: Completely uninstalled the game and did a 100% clean reinstall via Steam.
2. Cache Cleared: Deleted the entire game folder in "My Documents" to reset profiles and clear the cache.
3. GPU Drivers: Installed the latest NVIDIA drivers using the "Clean Installation" option.
4. Permissions: Set both bf6.exe and EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe to "Run as Administrator".
5. Windows Security Exclusions: Added the game and EA Anti-Cheat to Windows Exploit Protection exceptions and disabled Control Flow Guard (CFG) for them.
6. Core Isolation: Completely turned off Memory Integrity (HVCI) and Virtual Machine platforms in Windows 11.
7. RAM Stability: Tested on base DDR5 4800 MHz frequencies with EXPO/XMP completely disabled.
It strongly appears to be a core compatibility or stability conflict between the updated EA Anti-Cheat, DX12 asset loading, and the brand-new AMD Zen 5 X3D / NVIDIA Blackwell hardware architecture. Please look into this, as the game is currently completely unplayable on high-end hardware.
