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[daytek85]

Hey I've this problem with my drivers now for about 5 months. I got a new video card when my old one died and used the computer for about a week then took a 3 month vacation. When I got back i've had nothing but problems with the drivers. Originally the drivers would stop responding and recover every day. Now its down to about once every 7-15 days. Things I have tried are reinstalling latest drivers for that DDU utility. And I've run Memtest86 all night, 5 passes no errors. Any help is appreciated.
msi p67a-g43
intel i5 2500 @3.30ghz
msi r7 370
antec tp-750 (25A 12v rail x4)

 

[Shaun o]

It can be a number of things, from a fluctuation in power to the card via the 12v Pci-e power connectors.

1. Other hardware devices connected to your system using the same IRQ number as the R7 370 card you have.
2. The Gpu of the card getting too hot.
3. The power settings in the crimson driver app set to low.
4. The card being over clocked on the gpu speed, and the memory speed of the card from it`s stock settings.
5. The PSU it`s self fluctuating in voltage or wattage, amp output.
You should look at all of the points stated.

 

[daytek85]

Hi, I dont believe it is the GPU getting to hot, I've monitored it with speedfan. In the drivers the only power setting I see is a slider from left to right, left being - 20, right being + 20, is this the option? Its set at 0 right now. How do I check the IRQ numbers and if I haven't overclocked my card, but it is a factory OC by MSI, should I try downing the speeds? By how much? How can I see if my PSU is fluctuating aswell? Thanks for all the help btw!

 

[Mousemonkey]

Try earlier driver versions, just because they are the latest doesn't mean they're the best.

 

[daytek85]

Do you know off the top of your head any version of the drivers which have been good/stable, or should i just downgrade a version every time i get the driver crash?

 

[Mousemonkey]

The last stable drivers I was using were the 15.7's.

 

[daytek85]

I'm on windows 10, they didn't work for me. MSI told me to just RMA the card, but I don't want to pay for shipping arg.

 

[daytek85]

I downgraded to the lowest that I could get on windows 10 which are 16.1.1 but I'm still getting the driver crashes. Anyone else have stuff I could try? Or do I just leave with driver crashes every few days?
PS. After my drivers crash it wont let me open the radeon settings if that matters.

 

[daytek85]

I've kept the Crimson settings panel open on the tool showing the clock and temperature while I've been playing games, and I notice sometimes even under a graphic intense game the clock goes to 925mhz, and other times it goes to the normal 1020mhz could this be a symptom of something wrong going on?