Anyone with low-end PC, how has POE2 performed?

I have i5 6500 CPU and 1060 GPU and I was wondering if it could handle POE2 on low settings. Anyone with similar specs that can say if it's playable?

It is plenty enough for POE1 on low settings for me, but I am worried that it would struggle with POE2. I am not able to upgrade my pc yet so feedback would be welcome.

I can't really afford to purchase early access and end up not being able to play it due to low-tier specs. Maybe someone with spare EA key could help me out? That way I could test it out without getting burned.

Thanks.

Not sure about the CPU, but I have the same GPU and the game started.
Didn't play on this computer for long (actually only until I reached the Clearfell Encampment) but it did work, yes.
Steam with Proton on Linux.

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Mikrotherion#4706 wrote:

Not sure about the CPU, but I have the same GPU and the game started.
Didn't play on this computer for long (actually only until I reached the Clearfell Encampment) but it did work, yes.
Steam with Proton on Linux.

I am a bit worried that the CPU might be a bit of a bottleneck, but glad to hear that GPU seems fit for the task. Is Linux less demanding OS than windows? I'm worried it might affect the CPU load with background tasks, since I'm on W10.

my laptop is higher than your specs . 3060. but am finding performance better than poe 1. less mobs. less explosions. slower moving.

i5-9400f
16GB ram
radeon RX550 4GB

Aside from the map loading screen (really ggg?) I've had no problems running PoE2 on the default settings the game loads up on first boot.

Thanks for the feedback guys, something to think about before I decide to pull the trigger.

If you put all graphic settings on low and lower the resolution it should work. Probably not the best experience but should work.

Mate, I'm CPU-bound, for some reason, in 4k maxed settings with DLAA, with nothing going on. Performance is ass after Act 1. Towns are really bad; only a few additional players will drop me from around 80-90 FPS down to around 40-50.

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BaumisMagicalWorld#0673 wrote:

Mate, I'm CPU-bound, for some reason, in 4k maxed settings with DLAA, with nothing going on. Performance is ass after Act 1. Towns are really bad; only a few additional players will drop me from around 80-90 FPS down to around 40-50.

Lower the max render resolution my friend in option then graphics, try 50% if you are lagging a lot, then restart the game.

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Afura#6483 wrote:

Lower the max render resolution my friend in option then graphics, try 50% if you are lagging a lot, then restart the game.

That's not how any of this works. My game is maxed out and my GPU is waiting on the CPU with no combat, it doesn't make any sense. My CPU shouldn't have 2-3x the latency of my GPU, it's absurd.

Edit: Act 2 Town: