Technical Support - HELP! PoE Freezes My Computer - Forum - Path of Exile (2024)

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Why does PoE keep freezing my computer? ›

The PoE freezing issue may occur if you are using the wrong graphics driver or it's out of date. So you should update your graphics driver to see if it fixes your problem.

Freeze (known in status as Frozen) is an elemental ailment associated with cold that slows action speed by 100%, completely preventing the target from moving, attacking, or using any skills. It is possible to counteract this effect with flasks containing the 'of Heat' suffix, and the Unstoppable passive node.

All you really need to do is install the game, and move the Path of Exile folder to your flash drive. You'll have to run the installer on every PC you use the game on, but you won't need to patch it, and the installer itself is very small and doesn't add much to the PC.

The effect is the 100% less action speed. So, reducing the effect of Freeze will lower the action speed loss to below 100%, allowing you to continue acting while frozen (albeit still at a lower action speed).

Cold damage always inflicts chill. Chill slows all actions of the affected target up to 30%, based on the cold damage of the hit.

Status ailments have no affect on your block chance, but being Frozen will prevent the block animation from playing if it otherwise would and chilled will make it take longer to play (since those two work by decreasing the speed at which your character plays animations).

Most of the crashes happen when many enemies appear in the map. Often it also happens suddenly in the city. The frequency varies, sometimes it happens every 10 to 20 minutes, sometimes immediately after a restart.

How do I fix my PC because it keeps crashing? ›

In terms of active usage it's more CPU intensive. In terms of harming your hardware it's the GPU. The game is written in a way your GPU Load is always at 100%. If GGG cared at last one bit about the users hardware they would remove all load intensive effects or make them optional.

Minimum: OS: Windows 10. Processor: Quad core 2.6GHz x86-compatible. Memory: 8 GB RAM.

“Path of exile” is CPU Hungry rather than GPU hungry.

Use the show poe interface command to check the maximum power provided by the interface. If the telemetries option has been enabled for the interface, check the history of power consumption. Use the show poe telemetries command to display the history of power consumption.

You can check the status of the PoE MAX light, if it is on or blinking, it means the power is insufficient. You can also try the stand-alone test to debug the problem. It could be due to that the link-loss detection mechanism using by the switch and your PD device are not compatible with each other.

Check the RAM: Problems with RAM can cause a computer to lock up. To check and resolve this issue, run your machine's memory diagnostic rule, which should alert you to any problems. Look at the hard drive: Use a free tool to investigate whether your hard drive is functioning normally.

A defective hard drive, stick of RAM, video card, or another piece of hardware can cause a computer to freeze. A device driver can also cause a computer to freeze if it's out of date, conflicting with another driver, or not working correctly.

What is the max chance to freeze Poe? ›

Critical strikes do a have 100% Chance to Freeze but they do not "always freeze". It's simply there for non-critical builds. Much like Chance to Ignite and Chance to Shock.

As the name the Juggernaut's passive skill "Unstoppable" name depicts, it's actually false including the "Action Speed cannot be modified to below base value & Movement Speed cannot be modified to below base value" text says. You can actually be frozen.

Freezing enemies is meant for crowd control, not dealing damage, but it's still a handy reaction for any time you feel like you're being overrun by mobs.

Easiest way is to find a resistance shrine. That alone gives +10% maximum resistances. While the shrine is in effect, hit a resistance flask for another 6% and you're done.

As far as I can recall, the minimum value is 1%. If the minimum value was 5%, it would require over 5 times as much damage to inflict the minimum brittle as to inflict the minimum chill.

The difference between the two processes goes beyond the difference in temperature. The stronger preserving action of freezing is due not only to the lower temperature but also and mainly to the depression of water activity as a result of conversion of part of the water to ice.

This gem allows weak damage from secondary skills to apply strong shock effects(without actually damaging enemies that hard) so that your main damaging skills do a lot more damage on the shocked enemy.

Freezing your card is a temporary action. If you deactivate your card, you can activate it once again in the future (such as if you find your card again). Blocking your card is a permanent action. If you block your card, you can no longer unblock it and you will need to order a new card.

Evasion is one of the core defense affixes in Path of Exile, it grants you up to a 95% chance to Evade an Attack, and also protects from Critical Strikes by downgrading them to normal hits.

Summary. Try to obtain 300 Life per Act if you have troubles staying alive. Counter Elemental damage by getting your Fire , Cold , and Lightning Resistances to 75%.

Is corrupted bad in PoE? ›

At the same time, corrupting gear might do absolutely nothing, just adding a useless "corrupted" modifier that doesn't change stats. To make matters worse, a corrupted item can't be improved or altered, save for changing slots and links at a crafting table.

The gameplay of Path of Exile is enhanced than Diablo 3 because Every class in PoE has a unique playable character with a signature ability and combat system. In short, PoE is good at graphics, but the gameplay is a little complex significantly for the new players.

The Windows Reliability Monitor offers a quick, user-friendly interface that displays recent system and application crashes. It was added in Windows Vista, so it will be present on all modern versions of Windows. To open it, just hit Start, type “reliability,” and then click the “View reliability history” shortcut.

If the BIOS is outdated, it may not be able to properly communicate with newer hardware or software, which can cause problems such as system instability, boot issues, or compatibility errors.

The computer often keeps crashing when playing games due to outdated or detected video drivers in the system. It would be best if you took the time to directly upgrade the video driver function each time on a Windows device to avoid the consequent systemic issues.

A bad graphics card will cause your screen to freeze when playing games or videos and sometimes cause the computer to crash.

Use an anti-static cloth to lightly dust your computer casing. Do not use furniture cleaners or strong solvents. Use a can of compressed air to blow out debris from the air intake slots. Ammonia diluted with water—or glass cleaner comprised mostly of ammonia and water—is a safe cleaning solution for computer surfaces.

Recommended System Specifications:

Processor: x64-compatible, quad core, 3.2GHz or better. Graphics Card: GTX 1050 Ti or RX 560 or better. RAM: 8GB. Storage Space: 20GB.

GTX 1650 with an i7 of the latest gens should be fine. At least 16GB because you will be playing with a second monitor with PoB, poe,ninja and whatever other 3rd party stuff kids play with these days.

Do you need a good PC for Poe? ›

An Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU is required at a minimum to run Path of Exile. Whereas, an Intel Core i7-960 is recommended in order to run it. In terms of game file size, you will need at least 20 GB of free disk space available.

It's important restart the PC when I said to do, the problem is memory leak so the best way to clean the memory is restarting your PC. 1° step: Go to Documents\My Games\Path of Exile and delete production_Config. ini. Open PoE and run somes maps to check if the problem is fixed, if it's not go to next step.

poe is 32bit so it will only use 1 core...

up until merciless, the game is pretty easy. but overall, this game is definitely harder than diablo 3. i see you've made it to level 44, congratz! keep smashing through the content and i think you'll see the difficulty really start to ramp up.

GGG have confirmed many times that the PoE client is designed to use as much ram (cache) as possible. You can try to set texture to medium and sound channels to low. Unused RAM is wasted RAM. It is there to be used by whatever programs you have running.

GPU vs CPU for Gaming

Most games are very GPU-bound, meaning they rely on the GPU's graphics processing power much more than the CPU's complex processing power.

On most games, GPU does most work. but on some games (CPU Intensive games), CPU does the most work which making the GPU doesn't work too much or, making the CPU does less work or is doing jobs for making the best graphics possible. for example: Minecraft, GTA V, The Crew or any open world games.

Path of Exile will run on PC system with Windows XP SP3/Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8 and upwards. Additionally it has a Mac version.

Well, I don't think this is much of a surprise to anyone, but the PC is in almost every respect better for us Exiles. The game is smoother on decent hardware, les prone to crashes when new patches are applied, and the trading system is so much less cumbersome. In every measurable sense, it is better.

Low Internet speed, unstable network connection. Computer hard drive slow or full. Low memory storage. Incompatible Graphics card driver or outdated Graphics card driver.

What is the recommended hardware for PoE? ›

Recommended System Specifications:

Processor: x64-compatible, quad core, 3.2GHz or better. Graphics Card: GTX 1050 Ti or RX 560 or better. RAM: 8GB. Storage Space: 20GB.

Processor: Quad core 2.6GHz x86-compatible. Memory: 8 GB RAM. Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 Ti or ATI Radeon™ HD 7850. DirectX: Version 11.

In terms of active usage it's more CPU intensive. In terms of harming your hardware it's the GPU. The game is written in a way your GPU Load is always at 100%. If GGG cared at last one bit about the users hardware they would remove all load intensive effects or make them optional.

Compared to cameras that use WiFi instead of a hardwired internet connection, PoE cameras provide a significantly more reliable network connection that won't break or degrade. When cameras are deployed for reasons of safety and security, most organizations use PoE in order to ensure a reliable connection.

Do PoE Switches Slow Down Speed? The answer is no. From the theoretical perspective, supplying power on the network cable will not affect the transmission speed of Ethernet network signal.

Power Over Ethernet: A Smart IT Choice

Whether you're setting up a cloud phone system, or wiring a security camera cluster, Power over Ethernet can save your business time and money. PoE also adds flexibility to your business's IP network, simplifying logistical issues and decreasing installation times.

Update Drivers. If a process is still using too much CPU, old or suboptimal drivers may be at fault. Drivers are programs that control particular devices connected to your motherboard. Updating your drivers may eliminate compatibility issues or bugs that cause increased CPU usage.

The Task Manager is the most reliable method of closing stuck apps. To open it, press Ctrl + Shift +Esc. In the simple view, click an app and choose End task to close it. If you're using the full Task Manager view, click an app name on the Processes tab and choose End task to force-close an app.