**THE AMD DRIVERS THREAD**

[Nismo]

Have to say I've had a couple of lockups in F1 2012, and one in the Tomb Raider menu since installing these.

Both times the screen froze, but you could still hear sounds in the background like the menu navigation etc. Cancelling out via Task Manager then starting back up again I played both for a good hour or so with no issues, so a bit weird.

Single 7950 overclocked to 1150/1600.

 

[pgi947]

Get all the above issues reported and I'll change my recommendation to 13.4 with caps for now.

Though I haven't had a single issue with 13.5 as of yet, its had 22 hours of borderlands 2 over the weekend too

 

[rolypolyman]

Played Tombraider all weekend on 13.5.beta2, rock solid.

 

[shankly1985]

It was only Battlefield 3 for me, since adjusting voltage a tiny touch its been fine. So I wont report it this time, but from 13.1 to 13.5 I have had to higher voltage by 12+

 

[LtMatt]

It was only Battlefield 3 for me, since adjusting voltage a tiny touch its been fine. So I wont report it this time, but from 13.1 to 13.5 I have had to higher voltage by 12+

Have you changed afterburner revision? I've had to adjust voltage once or twice because they improved the way voltage works on afterburner Tahiti cards.

 

[Rusty0611]

Got my overclock back on 13.5 beta 2 but stability is hit and miss and the Skyrim judder has returned. I can fix using Radeon Pro and I'm not one of those people that get snobby about using another program because what matters to me is end performance and smoothness BUT it is irritating that the incompetence creeps in in the first place. Especially on an oldish game... before anyone hits me with PEBKAC it's a clean driver installation on a relatively new installation of Windows. And I'm quite capable of double clicking an installer to start the process .

Beta drivers and all...

 

[LtMatt]

Ysmir's beard! 13.4 cats seem to make Skyrim smooth! Better late than never

Got my overclock back on 13.5 beta 2 but stability is hit and miss and the Skyrim judder has returned. I can fix using Radeon Pro and I'm not one of those people that get snobby about using another program because what matters to me is end performance and smoothness BUT it is irritating that the incompetence creeps in in the first place. Especially on an oldish game... before anyone hits me with PEBKAC it's a clean driver installation on a relatively new installation of Windows. And I'm quite capable of double clicking an installer to start the process .

Beta drivers and all...

Maybe you should try the 13.4 WHQL drivers or try adding the 13.4 Caps to your 13.5 install.

 

[shankly1985]

Have you changed afterburner revision? I've had to adjust voltage once or twice because they improved the way voltage works on afterburner Tahiti cards.

I use Trixx mate.. Dont use Afterburner because I dont want the the stuff that comes with it lol.
Plus RadeonPro hates it

 

[LtMatt]

I use Trixx mate.. Dont use Afterburner because I dont want the the stuff that comes with it lol.
Plus RadeonPro hates it

True dat.

Actually Rivatuner is now an optional part of afterburner which you can choose not to install so you don't have to worry about the OSD interfering with RadeonPro.

 

[shankly1985]

True dat.

Actually Rivatuner is now an optional part of afterburner which you can choose not to install so you don't have to worry about the OSD interfering with RadeonPro.

Might give it another try then

 

[Rusty0611]

Maybe you should try the 13.4 WHQL drivers or try adding the 13.4 Caps to your 13.5 install.

I was just commenting on the current drivers I was using... Shouldn't have to swap around drivers to get the best of both worlds so just raising it as an issue in case anyone else experiences the same.

 

[flopper]

On my machine 13.4 and 13.5b hard crash my set up.
sicne I run apple adapters I dont qualify for the supported specs.

 

[humbug]

I was just commenting on the current drivers I was using... Shouldn't have to swap around drivers to get the best of both worlds so just raising it as an issue in case anyone else experiences the same.

Please report it so the know to fix it, if you don't already

 

[Rusty0611]

Already have done mate. I'm not one of those people who uses beta drivers and doesn't realise that they're supposed to be testers as well .

 

[humbug]

Already have done mate. I'm not one of those people who uses beta drivers and doesn't realise that they're supposed to be testers as well .

hehe.. yeah

 

[Huddy]

Since installing 13.4 and trying 13.5 Beta (5850), my temps seem to have risen along with fan noise during gaming compared to 13.3. Anyone else noticed this?

 

[NightSt@lk3r]

Since installing 13.4 and trying 13.5 Beta (5850), my temps seem to have risen along with fan noise during gaming compared to 13.3. Anyone else noticed this?

Nope, my fan speeds and temps are the same if not a little lower than 13.3 with 13.5 Beta.

 

[LtMatt]

No change here. Only saw a change in voltage required and heat when upgrading afterburner beta.

 

[Huddy]

I figured out what the issue is with my sudden increase in temps with 13.4 and 13.5 Beta. AMD must be congratulated for resurrecting a bug I'd not seen for over 12 months.

As it turns out having a secondary display device activated in CC adds 10c - 15c to my running temps on a single card. This bug if memory serves plagued the 11 series driver set and required having to disable the secondary monitor prior to gaming which annoyed the hell out of me at the time.

It took them months to fix it last time, so god knows how long I'll have to put up with it again.

Well played AMD.

 

[pgi947]

So to round up, current issues with 13.5 Beta 2:

Instabilities in Civ V, F1 2012, Skyrim & possibly Tomb Raider.

Audio over HDMI via an AMP is partially broken but fixable.

I figured out what the issue is with my sudden increase in temps with 13.4 and 13.5 Beta. AMD must be congratulated for resurrecting a bug I'd not seen for over 12 months.

As it turns out having a secondary display device activated in CC adds 10c - 15c to my running temps on a single card. This bug if memory serves plagued the 11 series driver set and required having to disable the secondary monitor prior to gaming which annoyed the hell out of me at the time.

It took them months to fix it last time, so god knows how long I'll have to put up with it again.

Well played AMD.

Isn't this just what happens with a secondary monitor plugged in? Your idle clocks will change from something like 300/150 to 500/150 thus kicking out more heat/fan speed in the process.