GPU Fan escalating game freezes

Since new patch i have tremendous performance issues with the game, idk what has been done to the game but i keep getting freezing frames into me having to pause the game with escape and waiting for 20+ seconds for the game to catch up again.
Last bumped on Dec 24, 2025, 12:34:49 AM
+1. Terrible 20 second lag spikes every 5-10 mins. Game hangs up, goes to loading screen, then teleports you back to where you were. This really sucks while mapping. 9800x3d/5080 and only happens while playing this game. So not on my end.

Been happening constantly since 0.4 dropped.

Please fix this.

Steam Launch Options (DX11 – most stable in my testing):
--renderer DirectX11 --noasync --waitforpreload

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3896561
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Steam Launch Options (DX11 – most stable in my testing):
--renderer DirectX11 --noasync --waitforpreload

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3896561



Thanks! They still need to fix this though, unacceptable.

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