Getting blue screens (solved) and now reaching 100C in CPU temps that causes a freeze or system restart.

[The Betrayer]

I am writing this because I want to get some help and to help others who may be having similar issues. So here are my specs:

Win 10
i9-9900KF (No overclocking)
2x16GB DDR4 at 3200Mhz
1TB SSD
GTX 1080 (non-TI)

I am monitoring temps with MSI Afterburner + RivaTuner statistics server. HWiNFo also running.

So at first, I launched the game, made my character, things were ok on the main menu. Was getting like 110-120 FPS there. Went into a server close to me, map started loading. Loaded to 100%, didn't get out of the loading screen and got a BSOD.

Kept playing around with different settings (set everything to Low), updated GPU Drivers, got multiple BSOD but finally I was able to load into the game. After like 5-10 seconds, freeze/crash/BSOD. Basically what was happening was I noticed that despite me locking my FPS in game to 60FPS in the graphics settings, RivaTuner would report 110-120 FPS. Checked my Nvidia control panel, set FPS to 60 there for GZW.exe (simplified name) only, went into the game, still it was reporting 110-120 FPS on the main menu. Finally, found out that I had a 144 FPS limit set in RivaTuner. Created a new profile there with a 60FPS limit for GZW.exe, launched the game, Voila, 60FPS limit was forced onto the game in the main menu.

So this solved most of the BSODs. I could load into the map and run around. However started to notice a few things. 1) Looking at mountains around Mithra's base camp, my CPU temp would spike to 90+ celsius. Looking at the ground would reduce it down to 60-70 celsius. It would always spike up to 90+ super fast, it was never a consistent ramp up of 60 to 70 to 80 to 90. Literally would happen in less than a second.

Got on a helicopter, started flying to a location near the starting village, CPU temps reaches 99-100 celsius and then a BSOD, Freeze or a system shutdown happens.

I am trying multiple different settings in the FSR, as advised by the devs. It seems that the AI frame generation is doing a number on my CPU. As soon as it spike super high, it's a guaranteed BSOD or system shutdown.

Any idea what is happening? Is my system not capable of running the game? Has anyone experienced this? I understand my GPU is not ideal but still.

I will be trying a few things from my side, but if it doesn't work out I may need to refund it until there are some fixes or I get a new GPU/computer (which sadly won't happen soon).

Any info would be appreciated thanks.

EDIT: As of 3rd of May, 2024, I changed my Thermal Paste. And I'm happy to report I can play the game now. It's still janky, I'm forcing 60 FPS, but I will try to go higher on the frames. But no Blue screens, no CPU temps reaching 100c (it does spike to it sometimes, especially early as it "loads" stuff) and no shutdowns to avoid system damage. Eventually I do plan to update my GPU, and eventually after that, the entire system.

[TheEaglez]

100C is just an automated system shutdown. If your PC gets that hot you need better cooling for your CPU since a 9900kf should not get that hot with some decent cooling.

Im seeing you have a system that is a on the older side (talking a few years) have you ever taken the PC apart to replace the cooling paste. That could also cause problems after a years of use and no maintenance.

[The Betrayer]

TheEaglez a écrit :

100C is just an automated system shutdown. If your PC gets that hot you need better cooling for your CPU since a 9900kf should not get that hot with some decent cooling.

Im seeing you have a system that is a on the older side (talking a few years) have you ever taken the PC apart to replace the cooling paste. That could also cause problems after a years of use and no maintenance.

So my CPU Cooler is a branded twin tower + 2 fans CPU cooler. My case has 2 big Fans on the front, 1 fan at the back, no fans at the top (mesh so hot air can go out that way as well). I am saying this because I do think I have decent cooling however it is not watercooled.

I will admit Thermal paste application was a while back, perhaps when I built this system. I will try this, and will report back what happens after. Thanks.

[Scoot]

"Any info would be appreciated thanks."

The only info you need is that the game is not the cause of your computer entering thermal shutdown. You are.

I dont mean that in a rude way, but it's the reality. Computers in 2024 have tons of failure mitigation features and protocols. It's physically impossible for the game to shut your computer down due to thermal throttling. That's a byproduct of poor cooling, as the other poster already mentioned.

Get a new/bigger case, get more fans, or both, or clean out your machine. As for thermal paste -- yeah maybe but thermal paste lasts a LONG LONG time. My last i5 went 12 years before I replaced it, and the thermal performance never faded.

[viKK]

Scoot is wrong. Excess heat generation is definitely the fault of the developers. It's optimisation-based and thus a problem that should have been identified earlier.

Just because you have such a potato pc or you're one of those idiots who thinks "ugh what's the point of having more than x fps when you have a 60 HZ monitor, bla bla bla". If i have a top of the line machine, I should be able to run at 240 -300 fps without it hitting 100 degrees

[The Betrayer]

viKK a écrit :

Scoot is wrong. Excess heat generation is definitely the fault of the developers. It's optimisation-based and thus a problem that should have been identified earlier.

Just because you have such a potato pc or you're one of those idiots who thinks "ugh what's the point of having more than x fps when you have a 60 HZ monitor, bla bla bla". If i have a top of the line machine, I should be able to run at 240 -300 fps without it hitting 100 degrees

Well the PC is decent, not a potato, but dated for sure. 144hz monitor. I'm sure it's a mix of both, Game has been out for 2 days. And there is a huge difference between the testing you can do and once the game goes live where the audience is 10 fold with 10 times the variety of systems. Still I want to make sure it's not something purely on my end. My friend has an RTX 2080 Super with the same CPU. He's getting 80-90 frames with 100% CPU load and 80C, he also advised to check thermal paste.

[Silverhaze]

I got a i7 13700k with liquid metal on it and a 420mm AIO.
A Corsair 7000x case with 11 fans in it.

even my cpu jumps to 90c in an instant when entering a chopper.
Not for long only a couple of second. 100% games fault.

[ShillHog]

Man - just tell the waiter to take this mess back in the kitchen and put it back in the oven.

[PotisMan]

The Betrayer a écrit :

TheEaglez a écrit :

100C is just an automated system shutdown. If your PC gets that hot you need better cooling for your CPU since a 9900kf should not get that hot with some decent cooling.

Im seeing you have a system that is a on the older side (talking a few years) have you ever taken the PC apart to replace the cooling paste. That could also cause problems after a years of use and no maintenance.

So my CPU Cooler is a branded twin tower + 2 fans CPU cooler. My case has 2 big Fans on the front, 1 fan at the back, no fans at the top (mesh so hot air can go out that way as well). I am saying this because I do think I have decent cooling however it is not watercooled.

I will admit Thermal paste application was a while back, perhaps when I built this system. I will try this, and will report back what happens after. Thanks.

This was it for me!

This game reminded me i hadn't changed thermal paste for 3 years since installing my cooler with the "stock" paste.

I changed thermal paste and now i play the game without any problems!!!

[CHEEF575]

Still no head, secure container, or gear here, But I did get my game to stop crashing. MSI Z790 Edge Motherboard, i913900kf, RTX 4090. Simple fix was to update my bios. Game stopped crashing after that. Hope it helps you all!

[A TIN OF JAR]

Silverhaze a écrit :

I got a i7 13700k with liquid metal on it and a 420mm AIO.
A Corsair 7000x case with 11 fans in it.

even my cpu jumps to 90c in an instant when entering a chopper.
Not for long only a couple of second. 100% games fault.

Something is wrong here, I'm playing 1440p high settings, shadows low and FSR quality, my 5600X temp sits at 40c while playing.

[Professor Goat]

viKK a écrit :

Scoot is wrong. Excess heat generation is definitely the fault of the developers. It's optimisation-based and thus a problem that should have been identified earlier.

Just because you have such a potato pc or you're one of those idiots who thinks "ugh what's the point of having more than x fps when you have a 60 HZ monitor, bla bla bla". If i have a top of the line machine, I should be able to run at 240 -300 fps without it hitting 100 degrees

YOUR computer SHOULD be able to handle 100% load for hours. if it cant, you do not have an efficiently built pc = you problem. whether or not the game should be pulling 100% load is a completely different topic to your pc over-heating.

*in example : my cpu and gpu can handle four straight hours of 100% load test = i have built it to have efficient cooling.

now do i want my pc running 100% load for four hours? no, i do not. but it can.*

i will also add this : if your cpu cooler has radiator (like an aio) and is located on the front of your case and not the top - thats an inefficiency. if your radiator tubes are not angled downward from the radiator - thats an inefficiency. if you have hot air getting trapped in your case - thats an inefficiency.

[JimboFett]

lol @ people who don't get that poorly coded software can cause issues and just because your PC doesn't experience them doesn't mean someone else's can't.

what a bunch of morons.

[Rartuu]

same problem, i have a decent pc: i7 12700k 3070 32gb ram ddr5, changed thermal paste 2 months ago, no problems with other games but in gray zone i have spike like 95-97 degrees

[☁アンナとルカス☁]

Scoot a écrit :

As for thermal paste -- yeah maybe but thermal paste lasts a LONG LONG time. My last i5 went 12 years before I replaced it, and the thermal performance never faded.

Yea ofc stop lying. Thermal Paste never last 12 Years when 7 Years Max even that is to long. U are just talking nonsense

[DarK]

The Betrayer a écrit :

I am writing this because I want to get some help and to help others who may be having similar issues. So here are my specs:

Win 10
i9-9900KF (No overclocking)
2x16GB DDR4 at 3200Mhz
1TB SSD
GTX 1080 (non-TI)

I am monitoring temps with MSI Afterburner + RivaTuner statistics server. HWiNFo also running.

So at first, I launched the game, made my character, things were ok on the main menu. Was getting like 110-120 FPS there. Went into a server close to me, map started loading. Loaded to 100%, didn't get out of the loading screen and got a BSOD.

Kept playing around with different settings (set everything to Low), updated GPU Drivers, got multiple BSOD but finally I was able to load into the game. After like 5-10 seconds, freeze/crash/BSOD. Basically what was happening was I noticed that despite me locking my FPS in game to 60FPS in the graphics settings, RivaTuner would report 110-120 FPS. Checked my Nvidia control panel, set FPS to 60 there for GZW.exe (simplified name) only, went into the game, still it was reporting 110-120 FPS on the main menu. Finally, found out that I had a 144 FPS limit set in RivaTuner. Created a new profile there with a 60FPS limit for GZW.exe, launched the game, Voila, 60FPS limit was forced onto the game in the main menu.

So this solved most of the BSODs. I could load into the map and run around. However started to notice a few things. 1) Looking at mountains around Mithra's base camp, my CPU temp would spike to 90+ celsius. Looking at the ground would reduce it down to 60-70 celsius. It would always spike up to 90+ super fast, it was never a consistent ramp up of 60 to 70 to 80 to 90. Literally would happen in less than a second.

Got on a helicopter, started flying to a location near the starting village, CPU temps reaches 99-100 celsius and then a BSOD, Freeze or a system shutdown happens.

I am trying multiple different settings in the FSR, as advised by the devs. It seems that the AI frame generation is doing a number on my CPU. As soon as it spike super high, it's a guaranteed BSOD or system shutdown.

Any idea what is happening? Is my system not capable of running the game? Has anyone experienced this? I understand my GPU is not ideal but still.

I will be trying a few things from my side, but if it doesn't work out I may need to refund it until there are some fixes or I get a new GPU/computer (which sadly won't happen soon).

Any info would be appreciated thanks.

Your system has cooling issues. Find out what the problem is and fix it.