Subj : Been tearing out your hair due to PC games crashing with your Int
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Apr 22 2024 14:15:05

Been tearing out your hair due to PC games crashing with your Intel CPU? Asus 
has a fix for that

Date:
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:05:29 +0000

Description:
Asus updates motherboard BIOS with reined-in default settings to help some 
Intel 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs.

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 Intel CPU owners affected by a recently highlighted problem whereby some PC 
games are crashing, take note that Asus has offered up a solution for this 
issue  and hopefully other motherboard makers will follow suit. 

To recap, this is a bug that affects Intels higher-end ( Core i9 ) 14th-gen 
and 13th-gen processors, and causes some games to crash, particularly those 
built with the Unreal Engine. 

 Toms Hardware spotted the move by Asus to release a new BIOS for its Z790, 
B760, and H770 motherboards, one that introduces a new Intel Baseline Profile 
option. 

This is a fresh bunch of settings that aligns with Intels recommended default 
choices for these motherboards, as opposed to the previous defaults put in 
place by Asus. 

The Intel settings involve toning down power usage, and therefore the hope is 
that this will cure these nasty crashes that have been plaguing some PC 
gamers  fingers crossed at any rate. 

Asus describes the BIOS as follows : The update introduces the Intel Baseline 
Profile option, allowing users to revert to Intel factory default settings 
for basic functionality, lower power limits, and improving stability in 
certain games. Analysis: A fix  but with a price to pay 

Toms mentions this BIOS update being a beta release, but that doesnt appear 
to be the case. If it was a beta, thered be a bit more trepidation around 
installing it  but as far as we can tell, its a full release. 

Most likely therell be a fair rush to install this update for those PC gamers 
whove encountered these problems and have an Asus motherboard that runs the 
mentioned chipsets  and the good news is weve seen some tentative reports (on 
Reddit) that the new BIOS does the trick. Weve also seen some indications 
that it dials back performance a fair bit, too  though thats clearly better 
than crashing all the time with certain games. 

Unfortunately, were still awaiting the results of Intels investigation into 
these crashes, to pinpoint the root cause of the issues  or causes, maybe, as 
were guessing this is a thorny one. 

The finger of blame has been pointed at motherboard settings causing these 
glitches with Team Blues 14th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs, and this BIOS release 
adjusting the settings to Intels defaults would appear to back up that idea. 
Although equally this could be Asus taking a better safe than sorry approach 
for now, as a temporary cure for the problems, with the full story behind the 
scenes maybe being down to multiple different factors. 

We wont really know until we hear from Intel, and as noted in the meantime, 
we may well see other motherboard manufacturers applying a similar baseline 
profile for settings to help avoid these crashes. You might also like 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/been-tearing-out-your-hair-due-to-pc-g
ames-crashing-with-your-intel-cpu-asus-has-a-fix-for-that


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