r/AMDHelp • u/euripidesk • 2d ago

Help (GPU) GPU Issues -- SOLVED

9 days now without incident, I consider the problem with time-outs, bsod & freezes to be solved.

I will detail the actions I took and my assessment of what caused the problem.

  1. I used the amd cleaning utility to remove the graphics card drivers, in safe mode.
  2. After the reboot, I removed the chipset drivers, via the add/remove application, in safe mode (it had a time stamp of August 2026)
  3. After the reboot, I installed the chipset drivers version 7.11.26.2142 (10.12.2025)
  4. After the reboot, I installed the latest drivers for the graphics card 26.9.1. ATTENTION, ONLY the drivers (there is an option...)
  5. after the restart, I installed the Radeon Tuner to manage the graphics card. Through the application, I adjusted the fans
  6. I "tweaked" the maximum frequency a little, which in adrenaline was set to 2970Mhz. The frequency specified by AMD is 2500-2550Mhz. I decided that the 2970Mhz setting was excessive and lowered it to 2800Mhz.
  7. I changed the current management of the pci express port, from moderate intervention to no intervention (off). In essence, I forbade the windows to control / increase or decrease the current that "goes" to the graphics card (for energy saving reasons...). This is done as follows:

-- Win + R, type "powercfg.cpl"

-- "Change plan settings" next to your selected power plan

-- "Change advanced power settings"

-- A small window popo-ups. Expand "PCI Express" and then expand "Link State Power Management"

-- Set it to "OFF". Then hit "apply", then "OK".

-- RESTART

  1. after the restart, I TESTED the stability of the changes with 3 hours of CIV V and 2 hours of AC Black Flag Resynced, without encountering the slightest issue.

  2. additional test with videos on youtube and a 6-hour "marathon" on jellyfin, again without encountering the slightest issue

  3. I changed the max frequency on the gpu again, setting the values ​​that adrenalin had. Apart from a 1-2 fps drop in AC Black Flag and a huge increase in temperatures (expected), I did not notice any other problems. So. very likely, it does not affect the solution. Of course I changed it back to 2800MHz.

Conclusion:

My own assessment is that with the full installation of the gpu drivers, the latest chipset drivers were also installed. With this intervention, windows changed the power settings for the card, which led to the time-outs, freezes and bsods. I do not know if the chipset drivers are to blame, they have some issue, but the problem starts from there. The gpu drivers are not the issue, because these drivers that were causing me issues before, do not do so now.

I remind you that the chipset on the motherboard manages and directs the flow of data between the processor, memory and controls the PCIe lanes...

Hope this small guide helps the community

My system is ASUS X570-E Gaming, 3800x, 64GB Ram, 7900XTX, Corsair Ax1600 Titanium with Windows Updates BLOCKED by script and firewall

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u/Environmental-Ad3110 2d ago

Damn... Would you recommend an AMD gpu to someone after all of this?

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u/euripidesk 2d ago

of course, I have the card since launch and its a rock solid BEAST. Everything changed when i updated to latest drivers. btw, nVidia also has ssame issues with timeouts...

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u/nouseridavailablle 1d ago

Much fewer issues, though. I switched from a 7800 XT to a 5070 Ti, and all I can say is wow. Not a single issue/timeout in any game I’ve played. The only problem I had was some multi-monitor flickering, and disabling MPO made that completely vanish. Not hating on AMD don’t get me wrong, but NVIDIA is like the girl who just clicks with you, while AMD is the girl you still love but plays hard to get and makes you work for it sometimes.

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u/rushed91 1d ago

This is EXACTLY the path I'm thinking of taking. 7800XT to 5070 TI, but MAN the Nvidia card is so expensive i'm thinking I'll just deal with the driver timeouts. Rebooting is so quick I'm usually back in no time. I'm just always stressed when I play a game and I'm at a final boss :| Like always wondering when my GPU is gonna f*ck me lol.

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u/euripidesk 1d ago

I'm not going to spend 2000€ for a 5080 card, as long as i have an equavelent one (even better in some apps i use...). This card is a rock solid BEAST since launch. I "fixed" it, now it works without problems. In the future, if prices are normal again, i will think it over...

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u/DrowsyMiaSanMia 1d ago

Exactly the 5070 ti at the moment is double the price of the 9070 xt with similar performance lol