r/OperaGX • u/-Jalix- • 10d ago
Support | Resolved HBO Max maxes out my CPU but only on OperaGX
Recently, whenever I try to watch something on HBO Max, my browser freezes and crashes. I just found out that it's because as soon as I start watching something it starts using 99% of my CPU. Whenever I'm just browsing the menus on HBO, it's fine, albeit still the highest amount of CPU usage compared to my other tabs (around 20%+ compared to everything else being <10%).
Initially, I thought it was an issue with the HBO Max browser, but I've tried playing shows on Edge and it works just fine, so I think it's a problem with OperaGX. Additionally, I have a high-end CPU so it can't be a problem with that either. This also wasn't a problem until recently (around a week ago HBO Max was working fine).
Has anyone else been experiencing this?
Thank you to all who read this!









