I'm facing a frustrating issue while playing Apex Legends. During a match, the game starts stuttering, and my PC audio (including Discord) begins to clip before everything crashes, forcing my PC to reboot. It then gets stuck in a boot loop at the motherboard manufacturer's splash screen. I usually have to do a hard shutdown to get it working again.
To troubleshoot, I've tried capping the FPS in EA, repairing game files, and switching the game to DirectX 11. Thinking it might be a hardware problem, I even upgraded to a new PSU, tested a different GPU, and moved my M.2 drive to a completely different build with different RAM and motherboard, but I'm still experiencing crashes. The only thing left to try is relocating my PC to a different power circuit. Has anyone else encountered this issue? It's worth noting that this problem only occurs with Apex Legends; other games like Call of Duty and Arc Raiders run smoothly.
Here's my current build:
- TUF Gaming B550 Pro Wi-Fi 2
- Ryzen 5 5600X3D
- AMD 6700XT
- G.Skill 2x16GB DDR4 3200 RAM
- EVGA 1000W PSU
Let me know if you need more details!
1 Answer
The audio clipping you're experiencing before the system crashes suggests that it might not just be a game issue but rather the whole system locking up under pressure. Since you've already changed out the PSU and GPU and even checked the M.2 drive in another setup, I would recommend looking into memory stability. Apex can be quite sensitive to RAM issues. Try disabling XMP and see if running at standard speeds helps.
Also, don't forget to check:
- if you have the latest BIOS and AGESA version,
- perform a clean driver reinstall using DDU,
- and consider turning off hardware acceleration in Discord, just in case. The boot loops point more toward memory or firmware issues than a GPU failure.
I forgot to mention in my post that XMP was already turned off, and I did update to the latest BIOS and did a DDU uninstall. I’ll definitely try out your other suggestions, thanks!