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Crash After Launch - AMD Driver Timeout (verified latest drivers)

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Description

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  • I'm running the latest version of Path of Building and I've verified this by checking the changelog
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  • I've checked for duplicate issues by using the search function of the issue tracker
Screenshots of crash/graphical issue, version and options menu

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What are your system specifications and configuration?

Operating System: Windows 10
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Driver Version: 23.30.13.01-231128a-398226C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition (Latest version as of this post)

How to reproduce the issue

Open PoB
Click around in it
Eventually the App will crash, the screen will flicker, and AMD software tells you that a driver timeout occurred

This can happen immediately or after a few minutes

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the crash on Windows 10 with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the reported driver version, following the steps in the issue. Review the application's graphics-related entry points and any available crash or driver-timeout diagnostics. Done means the app no longer triggers the reported screen flicker and AMD driver timeout during normal use.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
desktop, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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