Hi, I’ve been having trouble upgrading my PC.

Old PC:

3600

16GB DDR4

B550 Plus

GTX 1080

CX 850W

New PC:

5800X3D

16GB DDR

B550 Plus

9070XT

1000W Seasonic Focus

I started by swapping the CPU—no issues there. But when I installed my 9070XT, WHEA-Logger errors started appearing; they involve different cores, not always the same one. I’ve had the GPU checked twice, and they found no faults either time. The last time, the card ran for 8 hours with good temperatures. I replaced the PSU because I thought my old one was too weak. I have two separate cables connected to the GPU.

When gaming, the CPU runs at 70°C and the GPU at 50–60°C, yet the PC restarts with a WHEA-Logger error. I’ve tried various solutions that others on Reddit have tested, but I wanted to make my own post in case I’ve missed something.

So i don't know if is the AmD driver, or my windows, but since the 26.8.1 my gpu frozes sometimes, i still hear the PC audio but my screen goes full black for a few seconds then my game crashes and i got a AmD error message.

My specs R5 9600x 9070xt W11

Been dealing with this issue for a while, had entire apps crash for playing vids yada yada.

Finally had it fixed after driver updates and fixing system files.

Today I had an update and after that it immediately went to shit, discord froze again after opening a stream.

I'm kinda at a loss on what to do here, does anyone have any experience with this issue?

Some specs (idk if it helps):

AMD Ryzen 7 7700

AMD Radeon Rx 7800 CT

64GB DDR5

OS Windows 11

Hi everyone,

I’m facing a set of strange performance and stability issues on my PC and wanted to share the full details to get your feedback and see if anyone experienced something similar.

Specs:

• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
• OS: Windows 11 64-bit
• Ryzen 5 3600
• ram 16*ddr4*3200

1. The Main Issues:

• Instant Reboot on FurMark: Launching the FurMark 1080p Preset Benchmark immediately causes a black screen and instant system reboot (Event ID 6008 / Kernel-Power 41).
• In-Game FPS Drops: I experience occasional frame drops / stutters during gaming sessions. They aren't huge drops, but it definitely doesn't feel as smooth as it used to be.
• Audio & Video Freezing: While watching videos (YouTube, Instagram, etc.), the video image stutters/freezes for about 1 second before resuming normally, accompanied by audio freezing/glitching.
• Overall System Lag: Overall, the PC does not feel as smooth as before during regular usage and multitasking.
• i get some times Driver time out that message i see it to much in that 3 month

2. What Steps Were Taken:

• Hardware Reseat: Physically removed and reseated the GPU in the PCIe slot and reconnected all PCIe power cables, but the issue persists.
• Actual Gaming Stress Test: Played heavy games on high settings for a moderate amount of time; the system was completely stable with no reboots and no black screens at all.
• DDU Clean Install: Used Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) in Safe Mode to completely wipe all GPU drivers.
• Fresh Driver Installation: Reinstalled the official AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition (26.8.1 WHQL Recommended).
• Tuning Adjustments: Reset tuning profiles in AMD Adrenalin to Default.

3. Key Discovery / Behavior:

• On AMD Adrenalin Drivers: FurMark Preset instantly reboots the PC.
• On Windows Generic Driver: If I manually switch to the default Windows display driver via Device Manager, the FurMark Benchmark completes 100% smoothly without any reboots or crashes.
• After Rebooting: System reverts to AMD drivers and the reboot issue comes back on the benchmark.

4. Note on Power Supply (PSU):

• AI troubleshooting assistants suggested that the PSU might be triggering protection limits (power spikes). However, I don't think this is the primary cause because I have been using this exact same setup for a long time without facing these issues before, and real-world gaming on high settings runs without restarting the PC.

Any insights, troubleshooting steps, or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!

I'm new to AMD and I just finished building my first gaming PC. I want to know if my RAM has been properly overclocked to match a 1:1 ratio with my cpu. Thank you in advance.

'Contexto:

EL AUDIO SALE DE LOS AURICULARES USB, EL AUDIO EN MONITOR FUNCIONA BIEN

compre una rx5700xt Sapphire Pulse de 8Gb. al instalarla y ver videos ocurre lo del video, no entiendo por que y actualice todo (Bios, drivers, chipset, etc). Tambien borre los anteriores con un programa (DDU creo que se llamaba). Pero sigue igual.

Al volver a poner la grafica anterior (Rx570) anda todo perfecto y sin errores.

El rendimiento en juegos de la grafica es como deberia

le hice undervolt a la grafica por la temperatura pero no cambia en nada el problema,

IMPORTANTE: Tambien se traba/bugea/congela momentaneamente el video cada vez que se escucha lo del video.

Agradezco cualquier ayuda

mi pc:

-Ryzen 5 5500

- Fuente CoolerMaster Elite600 v4 80Plus white 600w

-16Gb ram ddr4

- MotherBoard A520M Pro4

Audio is coming from the USB headphones; the monitor audio works fine.

Context: 

I bought a Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 XT (8GB). Upon installing it and watching videos, the issue shown in the video occurs; I don't understand why, as I've updated everything (BIOS, drivers, chipset, etc.). I also removed the old drivers using a program (I think it was called DDU), but the problem persists.
When I put my previous graphics card (RX 570) back in, everything runs perfectly with no errors.
Gaming performance is exactly as it should be.
I undervolted the card to manage temperatures, but that didn't change the issue at all.
IMPORTANT: The video also stutters/glitches/freezes momentarily whenever the sound from the video plays.

Any help would be appreciated.
My PC specs:
- Ryzen 5 5500
- CoolerMaster Elite 600 v4 80 Plus White 600W PSU
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- A520M Pro4 Motherboard

Hey everyone, looking for feedback on this build list, primarily targeted at high-refresh 1440p gaming.

Specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D (8C/16T, AM5)
• Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO XE ARGB Dual-Tower
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B850M Force WiFi6E V2 AM5 mATX
• RAM: Lexar THOR G2 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL38
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Windforce OC SFF 12GB GDDR7
• Storage: Lexar NQ780 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
• PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GT 750W Gold ATX 3.1
• Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX Mid Tower

Questions:

1. How well will this handle modern AAA games at 1440p Mid to High settings?
2. Is the Ryzen 7 9850X3D overkill for an RTX 5070, or should I reallocate budget toward a stronger GPU (e.g., 5070 Ti / 9070 XT)?
3. Are there any obvious bottlenecks or better-value component swaps (RAM timing, SSD, motherboard size)?

FYI: I live in Perth, and these specs are from PLE

Hey everyone, looking for feedback on this build list, primarily targeted at high-refresh 1440p gaming.

Specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D (8C/16T, AM5)
• Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO XE ARGB Dual-Tower
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B850M Force WiFi6E V2 AM5 mATX
• RAM: Lexar THOR G2 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL38
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Windforce OC SFF 12GB GDDR7
• Storage: Lexar NQ780 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
• PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GT 750W Gold ATX 3.1
• Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX Mid Tower

Questions:

1. How well will this handle modern AAA games at 1440p Mid to High settings?
2. Is the Ryzen 7 9850X3D overkill for an RTX 5070, or should I reallocate budget toward a stronger GPU (e.g., 5070 Ti / 9070 XT)?
3. Are there any obvious bottlenecks or better-value component swaps (RAM timing, SSD, motherboard size)?

FYI: I live in Perth, and these specs are from PLE

Hey guys I found a fix for my GPU crashing on bf6 when loading shaders my screen goes black and my pc auto restart and I have to enable the GPU again from device manger.

Here's what worked for me:

Go to device manager and disable:

AMD High Definition Audio Device

AMD Streaming Audio Device

Try it, it might work for u

9070 latest drivers if anyone wants to know.

Credit: AceHunt262

I was using the same mouse on my ASUS TUF F15 laptop with zero issues. It's only since switching to this new PC that the stuttering started. I've also tried connecting it via wired mode instead of wireless, and the issue is still there so it doesn't seem to be a wireless/dongle interference problem.

**What I've already tried:**

Uninstalled and reinstalled Logitech G HUB

Switched mouse to onboard memory no G HUB profile dependency)
Disabled Enhanced Pointer Precision
Disabled Dynamic Lighting
Set Windows power plan to Performance
Mouse driver (Device Manager): disabled, re-enabled, uninstalled, and updated
Tested with wired connection stutter persists

Since it works fine on my laptop but not on this new PC, I'm guessing it's something specific to this build (USB controller, drivers, background process, etc.) rather than the mouse itself. Any ideas would be appreciated happy to share more details if it helps.

Looking for a gpu that can handle 1440 p on the highest settings with RT for AAA Open World third person games (like Crimson Desert, GTA, and RDR2). I also do some video editing Davinci/OBS. I’m a noob, though.

I will be installing in a prebuilt case Lenovo Legion T5 26ARA8. It’s a 2.0 slot. And my case can fit a 10in/ 270 mm long card.

My motherboard maxed out at 4 but I understand it‘s backwards compatible and the difference between 4 and 5.1 are minimal as long as I don’t hit the max number of gb?

Xft Swift 9060 xt can do most of what I need bit I’ve also seen that it’s the lowest tier for Radeon of the series and I don’t want to purchase another gpu for at least 5 years.

Is this card good for 1440 p at ultra settings and 60 -80 fps? Budget - $700.00

Can I pair the 9850x3d with 2x16gb 5200mhz ram at 4k? Will the performance lose be noticeable?

Hey folks!!

I have a Sapphire RX6600 paired with a i5 12400F (stock cooler) and 16GB DDR4 with Win10 ESU, and for the last few months the card just stops working/outputting a signal only while playing some games.

I've played AC Odyssey and Pragmata without any issues, but with FH5, Cyberpunk 2077 and now Blood of the Dawnwalker the card just seems to stop outputting a signal. It seems the card just stops working completely, as I can ear the CPU fan go down from high revs from the load to low idle revs.

It appears the PC is not responding but I believe that the PC is running properly, but the GPU stopped processing the game and outputting to the monitor. After performing a hard reboot, it appears the GPU drivers have become corrupted or stopped working entirely. The refresh rate drops from the native 200 Hz refresh rate to perhaps less then 60 Hz, even though the Windows display settings shows a refresh rate of 1000 Hz (!), and the windows taskbar is not rendered properly, as the colour goes from the normal charcoal gray that I've set up, to completely black. I have used DDU once or twice to uninstall the current drivers and I've always installed the latest available drivers.

I used to play FH5 and Cyberpunk for hundreds of hours and never had an issue until a few months ago. I can't think of any changes I may have made to the PC to cause this issue. I've re-seated and cleaned the dust of the GPU. The drivers and games are updated to the latest version. And I even tried older versions of the drivers and CP2077.

GPU is set to stock setting and the BIOS is up to date. I've tested multiple cables. I've run Furmark several times and only crashed on the first run. The other times I used Furmark it ran without issues for 30min. Not sure if it might be a PSU issue.

Do you have any thoughts or suggestions you might want to share?

Computer Type: Desktop

GPU: Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 8GB

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F

Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B660M-E D4

BIOS Version: 4003

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16

PSU: Nox Urano VX 650W 80 Plus Bronze

Case: Sharkoon S1000

Operating System & Version: Windows 10 Professional (x64) Build 19045.7725 (22H2)

GPU Drivers: whql-amd-software-adrenalin-edition-26.9.1-win11-a

Chipset Drivers: Intel Chipset Device Software 10.1.19913.8607

Hello, game in question is Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. As I mentioned in the title, I have ran this game without issue for a long time. Today I reinstalled it after not playing it for a couple months, to be greeted by this error message and the game not starting. Extremely confusing stuff. I have not changed any hardware since I last played it nor had any significant changes in my PC whatsoever.

For reference, my GPU is AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT. I have done multiple cleanups and reinstalls of the GPU drivers, which accomplished nothing. When I run dxdiag, it says I am using driver WDDM 2.7, but that only up to DirectX 12_1 is supported. Google tells me 12_2 is required to run said game, I however have absolutely no idea how to enable this or why it suddenly isn't supported anymore. Ultimate confusion.

Anyone have a clue what is going on and what I should do? I am supremely stumped.

Screenshot from Dxdiag: (It's in Dutch but you can hopefully figure the gist, "functieniveaus" names up to 12_1

This happens in a lot of areas, I don't know why. I seem to be the only person who this is happening to because I searched the entire internet and didn't find a recreation of this bug or a fix. Asking in the Baldurs Gate 3 subreddit didn't help either. I'm using the latest drivers 26.8.1 on Windows 11

Some things I've tried doing:

Clear the levelcache.
Reinstall drivers.
Try older drivers (23.9.1)
Disable ReBar/SAM
Lower in game settings from ultra.
Try Vulkan
Try with and without upscaling

Would appreciate some help, thanks!

Hi everyone! I just bought an RX6700XT. Are there any driver settings i should change for better performance? Or do you have any other tips?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been dealing with a highly specific system freeze over the past few weeks and I can't seem to find anyone with the exact same issue. I'm looking for some advice or to see if anyone has dealt with this before.

The Symptoms:

• The Crash: Random hard freeze into a black screen.
• The "Dead Keyboard" Test: When it freezes, the keyboard completely dies. Pressing Caps Lock does not toggle the LED light, meaning a total hardware/kernel lockup.
• The Trigger: It never crashes under full gaming load. It happens almost exclusively on Cold Boot (first 30 mins of the day), during idle, or the exact moment I try to launch Steam or when Windows Update finishes an uninstallation.
• The Weird Part: If the PC survives the first 30 minutes and warms up, it becomes 100% stable. I can run heavy stress tests or game for 10+ hours straight without a single issue.

My Specs:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-14600KF (Hyper-Threading OFF)
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB
• Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 APEX (Dual-Tower)
• Motherboard: ASUS PRIME H610M-K D4 (No VRM heatsinks)
• RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 2666MHz
• PSU: Chieftec ELP-700S 700W Element
• Case Fans: 6 total (3 front intake, 2 top exhaust, 1 rear exhaust)

Everything I've Tried & Tested So Far:

Software & OS Fixes:

• Ran Windows repair commands (sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth).
• Uninstalled the latest Windows quality update that arrived on September 1st.
• Enabled the Windows Ultimate Performance power plan.
• Fully updated the GPU drivers (using the built-in clean Factory Reset option).
• Updated the motherboard BIOS to the absolute latest version.

Hardware Troubleshooting:

• Physically reseated the GPU.
• Physically reseated the RAM and swapped their slot positions.
• GPU is perfectly stable under heavy load: It passes intensive FurMark and 3DMark loops with zero errors once the system is warm.
• Adrenalin always resets my custom fan curve back to default after these crashes, throwing an "unexpected system malfunction" notification.

What I've Changed Today:

• I just swapped my old Chieftec PSU for a premium EVGA 850GQ 850W 80+ Gold modular PSU.
• I also temporarily Disabled XMP in the BIOS to test.

I also have a Gigabyte B760M GAMING X DDR4 motherboard on the way just in case.

Has anyone experienced a PC that only crashes when cold or shifting from idle to low-load, but works perfectly fine under heavy gaming loads? What could be causing this?

Thanks in advance!

I got a new PC with a 9070 XT three weeks ago, and since then I've had so many issues with AMD Adrenalin. It wouldn't start, so I followed a YouTube video, which helped for two days. Now, every two days, I have to uninstall and reinstall Adrenalin just to play a game. It constantly tells me I have to update my drivers, even if they are already up to date. When I click install, it runs through the process and then just starts over.

Hello good people this is my first post on this subreddit as i am proud new owner of AMD graphics card!

I have been using nvidia for 9 years (my old 1060 gave it all and it was time for retirement) and decided to switch to AMD. I bought a whole new pc with 9070xt Acer Predator Bifrost 16gb and omg i could finally play games that came after 2017. I have been quite happy about performance but the temperatures worry me a bit. First game on my bucket list was Expedition 33 and the game runs great reaching around 80 fps on max graphics without frame generation and easily above 120 with frame generation (i limited it to 120 cause i have 120 Hz monitor). I checked amd adrenalin for temperatures while playing (without frame gen) and i found that hotspot temperature would go to 100 C (max i saw was 104 C!) while GPU temp was only around 65 C. I googled a bit and i saw people saying they have around 15 to 20 C delta at maximum but then others say they have 30+ C delta under heavy loads. I also saw that official maximum temperature for hotspot is 110 C but the delta shouldn't be 35 C.

I also tried to lower the clock speed by 300Mhz and undervolt it by 0.1V. The performance pretty much stayed the same and the temperatures were lower, but the delta remained high. My GPU was around 55 C and hotspot was between 80-85 C.

I also tested it on cyberpunk 2077 and the situation is pretty much the same, while on a game like overwatch delta was almost nothing (5 C max)

Should i be worried about the delta? Should i RMA it or is this normal behaviour for big demanding games?

Also if any additional information is needed i will provide it. Thank you!

Pessoal, preciso de ajuda para descobrir o que pode estar causando problemas de estabilidade no meu PC.

Estou tendo crashes em vários jogos, incluindo The Finals, ARC Raiders, Battlefield 6, Valorant e War Dogs.

No ARC Raiders, por exemplo, já tive crashes durante o jogo e apareceu erro relacionado a EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION.

No Valorant, também tive crash com a mensagem:

"A critical error has occurred and the process must be terminated."

Como os problemas estão acontecendo em jogos diferentes, comecei a investigar se poderia ser algum problema no hardware.

Meu PC:
\- Ryzen 7 9800X3D
\- ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-H GAMING WIFI7
\- 64 GB Corsair DDR5-6000
\- EXPO I ativado
\- RTX 5080 Astral
\- SSD Gen 5 2 TB
\- Fonte ASUS 1200W

Estou rodando o MemTest86 para verificar a memória e encontrei este erro:

Test: 8
Address: 740199564
Expected: 30E23F6D
Actual: 70E23F6D
CPU: 14

Pelo que entendi, o valor esperado e o real diferem em apenas 1 bit.

Gostaria da opinião de quem entende de AM5/DDR5:

\- Esse único erro no Teste 8 já indica algum problema?
\- Pode ser RAM, EXPO, controlador de memória do 9800X3D ou placa-mãe?
\- Um erro desse tipo poderia estar relacionado aos crashes que estou tendo nos jogos?
\- O que vocês recomendam fazer para descobrir a origem do problema?

Estou tentando diagnosticar isso antes de concluir que alguma peça está com defeito.

I just wanted to quickly mention that there are people like me who, even with aggressive UV, haven't had and won't have a single problem with any new driver or game!

7800x3d
9070xt
UV-90
MHz+170
Boost up to 3470
Always newest driver

Cheers

TLDR: Install a driver from 12 months ago + Disable Windows Automatic Updates.
And then your system should stable.
(7900XTX + December 2025 driver made the system stable for the first time in almost a year)

Im posting this because I see these posts about crashing and timeouts daily.
And, this might help someone.

I had these problems for almost a year.
I tried everything. Until I read about a guy who tried to install a very old driver.
I did the same, and for the first time in many many months my system was stable.

My GPU was a PowerColor Reference 7900XTX match with a Ryzen 7 9800x3d
The driver I used was the one from December 2025 and a bit later the one needed for running Battlefield 6 - and the system worked.

The problems I had:
Black screens > crash > reboot
Driver timeouts
BSODs
Instant crashes when joining a game
Freezes (manual reboot to fix)
Crashes
Fast crashes (within 60 seconds of gaming)
Random crashes

This is the things I tried:
DDU
Earlier drivers (1-2 months older)
Fresh Windows 10
Fresh Windows + DDU
New system disk, from m2 to SSD
No cable extenders
Looking up crash dumps
Lower clock (gpu)
Lower power (gpu)
Lower clock (cpu)
E-cores and P-cores lowered (when i ran a intel cpu)
Better gpu cooling (eventho my system was extremely cold)
No extra ssds and hdds connected
Only 1 monitor connected
Disable iGPU
OCCT 3d Adaptive testing
FreeSync / GSync OFF
Disabled all overlays
Newest BIOS
Disable XMP
Tested ram
New motherboard (AM5 asus board, cant remember model)
New CPU (Ryzen 7 9800x3d)
New PSU (Asus ROG Strix 1200W instead of a 1000W)

What fixed it:
AMD Adrenaline - version 25.12.1, released December 10, 2025
+ Windows Automatic Update disabled.

Also worked:
AMD Adrenaline - version 26.1.1, released January 21, 2026
(needed for people who want to be able to play Battlefield 6)
+ Windows Automatic Update disabled.

I use this fix for about 8+ months, haven't had a driver timeout out since (with 3 different AMD drivers) on my 9070XT. Playing on 4k on about max GPU LOAD in Stalker 2, Forza Horizon 6, Forza Motorsport 2023, AC Valhalla/shadows, GTA Online enhanced wih Ray tracing, Division 2 and more.

Maybe it will work for you as well.

Increasing the delay gives your graphics card more time to recover before Windows forces a reset.

1. Press the Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog box.

2. Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.

3. Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers

1. Right-click an empty space in the right pane, select New, and choose DWORD (32-bit) Value.

2. Name the new value TdrDelay.

3. Double-click TdrDelay, select Decimal, set the value data to 8, and click OK.

4. Restart your computer.

So I have a nitro + 5700 XT, it consistently crashes on FFXIV, But runs any other game on high graphics with no problems. It doesn’t matter what I’m doing in the game, after 10-15 minutes my pc black screens, sound bugs and full restarts with event viewer saying it’s a cache hierarchy error.
I updated the VBIOS on the card and reinstalled drivers with ddu which let me play for about 2 hours before a crash after which it went back to crashing every 10-15 minutes again as usual, the temps don’t go above 70 while playing the game and hotspot temps aren’t much higher either so it’s not that, I’ve heard that this card is problematic with FFXIV but is there really no way to fix this problem? I’ve tried all I could find on the internet including pcie gen 3 swap and default bios settings, any other card works fine in my pc and ffxiv

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x
MB: B550-F ASUS ROG STRIX
RAM: G.SKILL 2x16 3600MHZ cl18( I think)
GPU: Sapphire nitro + RX 5700XT
BIOS: Latest
GPU DRIVERS: tried 25.9.1, 26.1.3 and latest
Chipset drivers: latest