Already a huge tech conglomerate,Intelhas been on people’s radars a lot recently. Not only is the company getting ready to launch its own brand of third-party graphics cards next year, but thenew i9-12900K processor was launched this month. However, there have been some problems with this latest CPU in which a number of mainstream games have been struggling to run on it. Unfortunately, since then, it seems as though more titles have been added to this list, but the company has released a temporary solution which should fix the problem until a more permanent mend starts to roll out.
According to theIntelwebsite, the company is aware of incompatibility problems between a number of AAA games and the 12900K processor. It lists such titles asAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla,Mortal Kombat 11,FIFA 19andFIFA 20, as well as the remaster ofNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuitamong the list of more than 50 that are affected by the issues. However, the site does also mention a workaround which users can try. This fix is known as a “Scroll Lock workaround” which requires entering the PC’s BIOS during boot-up, enabling the “Legacy Game Compatibility” switch, and then toggling the keyboard’s Scroll Lock key to on. This should sort the problem out for the meantime.
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It was recently revealed thatthe new Intel CPU’s compatibility was due to DRM, specifically Denuvo. At the time, around 32 games were known to struggle to run with the anti-piracy software bundled with it. This was confirmed by the tech giant itself, who has said that it will be working closely with the likes of Ubisoft, who is known to use Denuvo in a lot of its new releases, to come up with a fix. For now, it seems the Scroll Lock workaround will suffice until something more substantial can come along.
For many, DRM is a blight on gaming, with the likes ofDeathloopbecoming review bombed on Steamdue to players believing frame rate issues were brought on by Denuvo. While this may not have been the case forDeathloop, this specific DRM tech is often cited as the reason for games running suboptimally.
It has become such a controversial issue that some studios have now started taking it out of games post-launch. TheCrysisdeveloper recently removed Denuvo from the remaster, and reports show thatShadow of the Tomb Raiderruns smoother without it. While this fix for theInteli9-12900K should see gamers through until something permeant comes along, it does highlight just how much of an issue DRM can have on gaming in general.
Source:Intel support
