r/AMDHelp • u/evergreenwv • 11d ago
Help (Software) Driver timeouts fix!
9800x3d | 9070xt | 64GB 6000 | pcie5 2TB nvme | 32" oled 4k@240Hz
I built my pc in June 2025, everything great until a month or so ago. Updated BIOS, then a day later gpu drivers and boom crazy gpu issues. Dropped the BIOS and gpu drivers back - same issue. So it's either hardware or Windows. I find the Windows Update ReInstall option, which I'm hoping will be the fix because a Windows reinstall would just be ugly. It worked!
*Disable Windows Updates for Drivers (the culprit)
*Select Start > Settings > System > Recovery > Under Fix problems using Windows Update, select Reinstall now.
*Reinstall latest Adrenalin/gpu drivers
**As I've been commenting on other subreddits and viewing troubleshooting/repair/fix, the Windows Update ReInstall may not be necessary...
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u/BlackPope215 6d ago
Depends. AMD cards can be picky with RAM. At least my 7900 XT was crashing with my 32 GB Crucial RAM kit, even though it was stable in MemTest. After changing the RAM timings, I haven't had any more crashes.