R9 290x + ccc 14.9

[mihapiha]

Hi guys.

I seem to not be able to get the newest AMD driver running and I was curious whether anyone else has the same problem as me.

I'm running 3x PowerColor R9 290X LCS graphic cards with Windows 7 64bit.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2910838

This should give all the hardware and performance info necessary.

 

[Tripp]

isn't there a bug with the latest drivers

 

[mihapiha]

Oh ok. So it's useless to try to get that thing working. I went back to the 14.4 anyways. I was just curious if it's just me

 

[Kaapstad]

I'm using 4 ref 290Xs and a 4930k, 14.9 works fine for me.

 

[mihapiha]

I will try to install it one more time

Maybe there is a problem because I use non reference cards.

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Edit:

Tried it again, and it failed again. I will have to stick with the 14.4

 

[NeverBackDown]

I will try to install it one more time

Maybe there is a problem because I use non reference cards.

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Edit:

Tried it again, and it failed again. I will have to stick with the 14.4

Its probably the way you are uninstalling and installing the new ones. How are you doing both?

 

[Kushiro]

I dont exactly know a fix for your issue, however I had the same problem. Though after I reseated the GPU and did a complete system wipe and installed it again, my 3 290x worked like a charm. This is on win 7 ult x64

 

[Excalabur50]

Make sure you do a full clean driver uninstall by using DDU and try again here is software link
http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=66887

 

[Eclipse Computing PC]

AMD gives this method: (for a windows 7 machine)
How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers From A Windows® Based System
Last Updates: 6/13/2014
Article Number: GPU-57
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This article provides instructions on how to uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers from a Microsoft Windows® based PC system with AMD Radeon™ desktop graphics.
NOTE: The instructions below do not apply to AMD Catalyst™ drivers on AMD APU systems. Systems with AMD APUs do not need to go through the driver uninstall process prior to updating the graphics driver. To update the graphics driver on AMD APU systems, simply download and install the latest compatible AMD Catalyst™ driver. For instructions on installing AMD Catalyst drivers for a Windows® based system please refer to KB article: GPU-507



How to uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers in a Windows® 7 based system
Click on Start
Open the Control Panel
Select Programs and Features
Select ATI Catalyst Install Manager
Click on Change
Click on Next when prompted for the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ATI Catalyst™ Install Manager
Select Express Uninstall All ATI Software
Follow the on-screen directions and restart the system when finished
NOTE! The Windows User Account Control (UAC) will prompt for Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?. Click on Yes to continue with the uninstall process
To verify that the legacy graphics driver has been uninstalled, return to the Uninstall or Change a Program list and ensure that there is no ATI specific software listed
If ATI specific software is still listed, remove any remaining ATI software components using the above process and restart the system when complete


From here: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/GPU57RemoveOldGraphicsDrivers.aspx#Win7

 

[NeverBackDown]

How did you install then?

 

[Bartacus]

AMD just released a new beta driver to help with "usability issues". Link is here:

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-art...1&spJobID=420491883&spReportId=NDIwNDkxODgzS0

Fix info is below:

Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.1 Windows Beta Driver
Resolved Issues

• Driver installation randomly crashes or hangs
• Intermittent black screen or BSOD on reboot after driver installation
• [406933]: CCC intermittently crashes with error popup message
• [406904]: Random hang or BSOD when launching Battlefield 4 in quad Crossfire™
• [406906]: Random hang or BSOD when enabling or disabling quad Crossfire™
• [406905]: Intermittent hang when launching Sniper Elite 3 with quad Crossfire™

Known Issues

• [406977]: Dual AMD Radeon™ HD 7990 intermittent BSOD when upgrading from previous AMD Catalyst™ 14.4 driver – see "Important Notes" section below on how to resolve this issue
• [406953]: Battlefield 4 intermittent crash or hang when changing game resolution in Mantle – If you experience this issue go to the games video options menu and select DirectX mode then change resolutions. Once that is done go back to Mantle mode to play the game at the new resolution you chose.

 

[mihapiha]

Thanks. But I think I will wait for the next driver. The 14.4 works fine as well and with 3x 290X I have plenty of power anyhow...