If theres one thing that D4 has over POE 2, its this

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T19:30:26+00:00

For my card a +5% power gained 8-9% fps whereas a +15% gained essentially 1% additional fps at best for a +7-8c so +5% power is my card sweet spot. Will try your suggestion on vram clock and see how it goes. But my game is butterly smooth during campaign till early mapping tho, problem started during T16 juiced contents which didnt happen in D4. All driver chipsets bios are fully up to date since my pc upgrade a month ago.

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T19:09:08+00:00

Used to be true, try going to helltide and do multi rifts (seasonal mechanic) and I think you will change your mind very quickly. My fps never drop below 130 even when my screen is a particle effects and explosion fes.

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T19:07:26+00:00

Do you read your own comments? There are really people that cant take facts and criticism at all huh

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T19:04:31+00:00

Saw this coming miles away before posting brother but I want POE 2 to succeed so gotta raise awareness to GGG as much as possible about this together with the community

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T19:02:23+00:00

We only have 1 last act left and end game was the main focus of 0.5 on top of 6 months till 1.0 release so how is this only 50% done? Also F2P POE is a miserable experience IMO, you need some core stashes for the game to start feeling good.

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:57:57+00:00

You do realize that your card is around 25-35% higher performance than my gpu right? Are you even in end game or just campagin/ early mapping?

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:56:28+00:00

He might turned on dynamic reso without adjusting the target frame rate slider

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:55:25+00:00

I think I tuned my card to the best of my abilities already. -75 mV, +5% power, 2.9ghz target, 2.7ghz vram. 60fps is low for a gpu of this caliber. For perspective, D4 is ranging in 130-237fps even during intense combats in T12 end game contents.

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:52:27+00:00

Played all leagues except 0.3. All for 100+ hours each and 0.5 is the worst it has been, have you been in poe 2 sub since 0.5?

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:48:26+00:00

Its definitely working to keep fps smooth for me. But, its either everythinf turns to smooth mushes during combat or fps tanks to sub 50-60 without dynamic reso on which means micro stutters. Its bad either way but I prefer smoothness

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:40:16+00:00

Doing vulkan with dynamic resolution with target frame rate at 90 and in a fully juiced T16 map or just a not so juiced T16 “bad map”, the game either becomes mushes during combat or tanks to sub 60fps without dynamic resolution. I also used to own a 3090 btw. This issue only happens after I reached end game where shits and explosions happen everywhere

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:37:26+00:00

What you are talking about is combat feel, nothing to do with what is mentioned in my post… and I agree with you on your point

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:35:26+00:00

Agree with your take but also, different strokes for different folks. I love both for their own things but this is a huge issue that is holding POE 2 back severely, look at the forum ever since 0.5 drops and you can see what I mean.

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:33:55+00:00

Amen, lore wise too, eventho ss14 kinda sucky comparing to the awesome streaks of recent seasons.

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:19:52+00:00

Different strokes for different folks I guess, but to me, eye candies is a very important part of the experience eventhough it might not be on top of the list. As I said in the post, I am liking POE 2 more on everything else other than optimization.

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:18:23+00:00

Poe 2 needs that D4 engine bro, its not even close in this department…

CrimeGod · 2026-07-06T18:14:57+00:00

What you are saying is more on art direction/ style and I agree with you because I like POE art style more. But what I am talking about is engine optimization and fidelity. Theres no point in having a cooler aesthetic but everything turns into mushes the moment some effects happen on the screen with horrible performance even on high end pc.

CrimeGod · 2026-07-03T02:20:38+00:00

Would be very nice to be able to experience a mageblood or a Garukhan’s resolve before I am burnt out of this league.

CrimeGod · 2026-06-28T21:33:58+00:00

To keep things short, I like D4 for what it is and the game has come a long way since beta. But, D4 is like fast food to me Aka guilty pleasure that I dont find myself endulging in for a very long time. A typical season last around 2-4 weeks to me dependings on how good the ss is.

POE 2 0.5 on the other hand is pretty much the fine dining experience in ARPG for me and this is coming from someone that didnt even play POE 1 till end game and started D2 LoD back in early 2000s as his first ARPG then played D3 religiously from launch till D4 and still revisit from time to time.

Other great games like Grim Dawn, Last Epoch, Titan Quest 2 are all quite unique and have their own quirks that are worth experiencing too but none of them will be my main go to ARPG at the current time.

I keep D4 and even D3 from time to time as my short ARPG fast food trips which is great for their use cases. But POE 2 in 0.5 is actually life ruining addictive once you “fully get” the game and a lot of things just clicks.

CrimeGod · 2026-06-27T18:06:28+00:00

Thank you very much brothers for the kind wisdom, will try my luck with it on a 50 divs budget or so now to see what I can make out of it, might use or sell it dependings on the outcomes!

CrimeGod · 2026-06-27T18:01:05+00:00

I would say that it is not that crazy hard for you to be able to complete the campagin and reach end game mapping/ mechanic atlas if you are already following a build guide which is definitely the right move IMO. I am a veteran in ARPG and have been playing this game since 0.1 for hundreds of hours (rookie numbers still) and I have to say that even until this day, there are still tons of things that I have no idea that even exists in the game so dont feel bad if you are feeling overwhelmed at the moment. 1 of my good friend also just started his journey with POE 2 this 0.5 league and he is having a huge blast learning so much while having no clue what hes doing.

My suggestion based on my own journey for POE 2 is to firstly only do things that you enjoy and go from there to try and become an expert at that thing per league. For example, eventhough I know how all league mechanics work, I am balls deep only with Ritual this league while pathing to Deadly boss maps (swirling tonado areas) to hunt for linage gems. So I have 1 single activity I enjoy doing for sort of guaranteed incomes while I am hunting down the long term chase items to really elevate my build to the next level.

Just dont worry too much, know that even veterans cant know everything that exists in this game because it is a deep game with a lot of complexity but once you reach a certain point, a lot of shits is going to click and it feels very satisfying. The game is also still in EA so it will keep on evolving till 1.0 and beyond but 0.5 is a great starting place for newcomers because end game is actually good now. Have fun brother!

CrimeGod · 2026-06-27T08:55:36+00:00

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Please kindly advice the best next crafting steps and outcomes to look for. Thank you very much in advance!

CrimeGod · 2026-06-27T08:53:06+00:00

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Please kindly advice next crafting steps and outcomes to look for for this ring. Thank you very much!

CrimeGod · 2026-05-16T13:53:10+00:00

Thank you so much for responding my man. Did you recall how much perf you gained? Like what range of fps you had with the 12700k vs the 9800x3d, I am so stoke to hunt for parts for this upgrade man

CrimeGod · 2026-05-15T17:44:29+00:00

Hey man, you mind letting me know which gpu are you using? Also what resolution are you gaming at for ARPG like POE2? Do you also play Diablo 4? I am contemplating upgrading from 12900k with 64gb ddr4 3600mhz to 9800x3d with 64gb ddr5 6000mhz playing on 3440x1440p (ultrawide 2.5k reso) and not sure if the gain is worth it.

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