Drivers for 7850k

[Tranq66]

Hello. I just built a new system with the 7850k. I went to the AMD site to find the most current driver and found 14.3 beta V1.0, which I installed. The problem is, when I look up tutorials on setting up the dual graphics function, the vision engine control center is being used, not the catalyst control center. Catalyst, at least the incarnation that I have ended up with, has very few options, and none of the options that are required to set up dual graphics. From what I have read, I get the impression that catalyst is for Intel platforms using radeon graphics.

My first guess is wrong driver, does that make sense? And if that assumption is correct, what driver do I want to get? Or does an entirely different issue come to mind?

The system is comprised of:
Windows 7 Pro (fully updated)
AMD Kaveri A10-7850k
ASUS A88x-pro mobo
16GB(8*2)G.Skill Trident X 2133
MSI R7 250
Crucial M500 480GB ssd
Cougar 600w PSU
ASUS Blue-ray drive
Zalman cpu cooler

 

[Grant Fortune]

http://www.eteknix.com/kaveri-hybrid-crossfire-a10-7850k-a10-7700k-r7-240-250/2/ check this out hope it helps. Please dont forget to choose as solution if you gt it right thanks

 

[logainofhades]

Why did you buy a 7850k and an R7 250?

 

[Tranq66]

@Grant; I had found that article as well, but on the amd site when trying to get the 14.1 driver I would get shuttled off to a 14.3 download. I eventually found a non-amd page that still had a good link for a 14.1 download. I just don't understand why they would put a nerfed catalyst control center into any driver, beta or no.

@log: Outside of an occasional round of WoT, I am no gamer by any stretch of the imagination. The 7850k suits my purposes just fine. As for the R7 250, it is one of two(the better of the two) that will work in a dual graphics configuration. I am the type that would feel the job is unfinished knowing that my set-up *could* do something, but doesn't because I'm too much of a tight wad to spend the extra 80 bucks.

 

[logainofhades]

The point is, you overpaid for subpar performance. Dual graphics doesn't work well. With the money you wasted on an APU, you could have gotten an i5 and a GTX 750ti, and had far better overall performance. Here is a comparison using PCpartpicker

Your APU
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($123.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250 2GB Video Card ($84.78 @ Newegg)
Total: $550.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 11:03 EDT-0400)

i5
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.99 @ TigerDirect)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $539.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 11:03 EDT-0400)