Warframe has showcased its findings on Intel's instability issues, revealing that 14th Gen & 13th Gensible for cshes.
  • GuStJaR@lemmy.worldEnglish
    45·
    2 months ago

    I’ve posted this before but posting here in the hope others might benefit from it.

    I was having issues with crashes in multiple games but rdr2 was the worst. I had a rig built with an i9 14900k and Asus hero z790.

    I finally found the solution and it was to do with the default bios settings for my Asus MB and my i9 14900k.

    In the document linked here…

    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/743844/13th-generation-intel-core-and-intel-core-14th-generation-processors-datasheet-volume-1-of-2.html

    Page 98, Table 17, Row 3: Reveals the stock turbo power limits for the 13900K and 14900K CPUs are 253W, not the 4,000+ my MB’s Bios settings default to. Page 184, Table 77, Row 6: Lists the maximum current limit at 307A, far below the MB’s default of 500+A.

    I found this information in a Reddit post (https://www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/1axepvu/optimizing_stability_for_intel_13900k_and_14900k/) and followed the settings as follows:

    ASUS Z790 Motherboards:

    Save your current settings into a profile so you can return to them later if you want.

    Reset your BIOS to default settings. Ai Tweaker tab:

    Disable MultiCore Enhancement.

    Enable XMP(if your RAM supports it).

    Set SVID behavior to Typical Scenario.

    Set short duration turbo power = 253

    Set long duration turbo power = 253

    Set max core/cache current = 307Amps

    Doing this immediately stabilised the CPU temps as well as bring down the average temp by ~10 to 15c. It’s been a few months now with zero crashes.

    Hope this helps someone

    • mumblerfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      2 months ago

      bring down the average temp by ~10 to 15c.

      Your cpu temp is at 15C? Is your room very cold, otherwise will you not have problems with condensation?

      Edit: nvm, you mean 10-15c, I just read it wrong in my head.

    • Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      25·
      2 months ago

      Considering Warframe is capable of looking great while running on three potatoes in series, it really goes to show that those CPUs shouldn’t have any issue with running it ever… Plus they have a very robust crash reporter.

      • BlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        looking great while running on three potatoes in series

        Fuck me man that got a good half minute of laughing out me. I need to remember that shit forever.

        • Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          It used to just be one, but they upped their system requirements awhile back. And again more recently it seems. The first was dropping 32 bit processor support as it accounted for something close to 60% of all crashes with less than 5% of the playerbase running a system that old. I don’t remember the exact numbers, but one of the devs who works on optimizing everything and bug hunting made a comment on his stream many moons ago.

  • proper@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    ugh, this is the cause of “the first descendant” issues too, I just know it. Guess which CPU I own 😣

    • PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I have an older Ryzen and had no problems with FD until recently. I’m not doubting your personal rig has issues likely tied to this faulty chip, it’s probably also being made worse by their servers.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      That comes from the description in the page’s HTML. Maybe their server uses an Intel processor.