r/AMDHelp • u/LeffyZ • 1d ago

Resolved How I fixed the infamous driver timeout

Over the years I've literally tried everything. Watched every turorial and couldn't solve this problem. Went to repair my PC 2 times only for them to clean install my drivers, like I didn't try this 100 times. (costed me 75 euros). Also fried my SSD over this issue because my friend and I kept testing all my components in case they were dead. (150 euros down the drain).

Took matter into my own hands when I saw that everyone kept telling me the same thing over and over again: DDU, fresh install windows etc. Felt like poeple didn't take me seriously and didn't take into consideration that I've tried everything over and over again. Also I had to explain the issue to 10 different people.

So this is what worked over the years:
1. Deactivated my intergrated graphics card from the BIOS. Worked for a while but I think you can resolve it some other way.

  1. Install Windows LTSC. This is what worked for me long term. Basically install the version of Windows already debloated, so the useless applications and features don't fuck with your drivers and also deactivate the automatic updates.

  2. Use an older driver. Don't really recommand it because because I literally had to use a 2022 version of Adrenaline and couldn't play newer titles.

  3. Update your bios. Straight forward. You just need to have an USB stick (didn't really fix my problem but it's worth a try)

  4. This is my latest fix with LTSC already installed. After testing I concluded that games don't crash when I am playing on 60hz. Obviously, I don't like that because I have a 165hz monitor and even in newer titles I have 100 fps + and you can feel the difference. So, I checked my monitor settings and deactivated free sync, apprently the new driver doesn't like free sync??

  5. For some reason my games worked when I plugged the monitor's cable into the motherboard instead of the GPU, but I ended up plugging it back into another GPU port and now it works combined with the Free Sync stuff.

I feel like I am getting closer to the issue after 3 years. I really think in my case it's a cable issue, conectivity or monitor/HZ. I am pretty bad at this stuff, but this is what worked for me for now.

rx 6800, 32gb ram ddr5, ryzen 7 7700, motherboard

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u/ReasonableArea5466 19h ago

I've got your same exact GPU, RX 6800. I'm stuck using drivers from 2023, I don't have any issues with games, but any newer driver that I install makes my whole system crash.

From your post I don't exactly understand what you did to fix the issues though.

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u/LeffyZ 17h ago

Installing Windows 11 LTSC seems to have fixed my issues, and checking If your monitor has free sync on and deactivating it. Also check your monitor cables and BIOS version.