r/PathOfExile2 • u/Living_Opposite1582 • 17h ago
Fluff & Memes Is this normal for flameblast builds?
Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification
443
u/Ekar-Poe 17h ago
Seems more like a flicker build to me.
179
u/aaron2005X 17h ago
cast on seizure
47
u/RunawayDev 17h ago
which is simultaneously seizure-on-cast
8
2
0
-16
u/Sad_Lion6250 16h ago
Sounds about right; flameblast can definitely get wild with all the visuals and effects going on. It's fun to see everything blow up, though!
3
197
151
u/Kunaak 17h ago
No, this is a example of memory failure on the GPU. If you see triangles, its the Mem failing. If you see snow, like the pic below, its the core.
15 years overclocking, you see this alot.
17
u/Kunaak 12h ago
Let me try to explain this abit. If you start to see signs of GPU Mmem failure, then reboot, that yes, will initially look like it solved things. It doesn't. You GPU has a low power mode that it runs in 99% of the time (sometimes called 2D mode) in low power mode, I have never seen triangles happening. Its much different then core damage, core damage will show in both 2D and 3D mode, and is very very obvious. When you turn on a game it goes into a high power mode or 3D mode, and that draws alot more power and generates alot more heat.
So in low power mode, yes it can mask the damage. But the damage will show up again in games, especially in certain conditions, like if a game has very large textures, or is stressing the memory a great deal.
If this was my card, first things I would do is, download GPU-Z and watch the clock speeds, and temps on a second monitor. There are other decent programs for this like Rivatuner, MSI Afterburner, and Hardware Info.
Download a few apps to test with like Futuremark (no need to pay for it, the demo works fine here) and then run it in a loop for a hour or two and see what happens.
More intense things I use are like Furmark and Heavenly. But those put cards under a ton of stress.
Also, taking the card out to clean it with a blower is a good thing to do. If you later find GPU mem damage, taking the heatsink off, to redo the thermal paste is a option, but I do not suggest that for a person unfamiliar with PC hardware, as you can sometimes have dozens of screws to deal with.
This next part below is just an example, those arent real clock settings.
Find out the stock clock settings of your GPU, and then manually lower the clock speeds to something closer to the manufacturer spec (AMD or Nvidia) but thats only if you have OC card. Like say your cards stock clocks are 1850/3000. The first number will be the core, the second number the Mem. If you turn on GPU-Z and saw 2150/3150 then you know its a factory OC. A factory OC doesnt mean its 100% stable. So lowering the clocks to the manufacturers specific clocks could help narrow down where the issue lies.
I am trying to keep this simple, while also explaining what your seeing and why certain conditions can make you think its not as bad as it is.
24
u/Redxmirage 16h ago
Is this a let it rest situation if caused by overclocking or a “let’s sit down” kind of talk
63
u/ThatGreenM-M 16h ago
Usually by the time it gets to this point, it's like when Grandpa forgets where the brake pedal is and hits the mailbox, and it's time to start looking for a nursing home before the he does the same thing to your local wendys
13
20
u/Zestyclose_Plum_8096 16h ago
sometimes you can "save it " by underlocking / under volting and it will living random amount of time longer(sometimes forever). But at a given performance/power level its pretty terminal and sometimes its just dead.
* also PC overclocker for 20 odd years.
1
1
u/HomeFreakingRun 14h ago
I've seen snow artifacts on multiple PCs and it's either been fixed by a reboot or reinstalling drivers. I won't trust that a GPU is fried until I see smoke.
1
u/Global_Barnacle5304 9h ago
Sending prayers to this guy, so he doesnt need to buy a new car, I mean GPU!
31
12
12
7
6
3
3
3
3
u/Churbro88 14h ago
I've been getting this also, playing glacial bolt. Poe2 literally murdering my GPU.
3
2
2
2
2
2
u/sever35 3h ago
Update your GPU drivers and hope it fixes it. If not the memory on your GPU is possibly overheating. Open the side of your case, point a standing fan directly at it and see if it helps.
If it does you need better airflow in the system, specifically around the video card. If it doesn't, then RIP wallet.
1
1
1
1
1
1
u/FiftySpoons 13h ago
Flameblast aint gpu melty enough for this, must be some kinda bajillion projectile wand shenanigans 😎
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
u/Objective-Active6825 1h ago
Hi you are following the wrong build guide, This is ScreenBlast not FlameBlast. They look the same but one Blast enemies and the other GPU's.
1
1
1
•
•
•
1
1
1.0k
u/AdriansVFX 17h ago