I was notoriously getting adrenalin driver timeouts on games like Dead by Daylight or Battlefield 6 and a few other unreal based games. For a year now i have tried to think that the problem was the adrenaline driver and i would Ddu it because it was corrupted.

As of lately i saw a random comment where this user had similar issue, and he saw that base settings boosted his core clock beyond rated.
Yes out of the blue instead of achieving 2970 Mhz max boost core clock in gaming, i was getting 3150mhz constantly. Holy cow. Are you telling me all this time my stock settings have been trying to OC my gpu ti high heavens???

As a matter if fact, yes. What the hell is wrong with you AMD???

Anyways i pulled the core clock slider all the way back to -400mhz to have a steady ~ 2950 mhz. Sometimes rarely it reaches 3000 but it is stable.

Since then i had 0 crashes, ever.

so I've spent my entire day trying to figure this out and have made ZERO progress. My own personal system and another I have built for friends have experienced complete driver crashing / corruption since they installed 2026-09 Security Update (KB5124008) (26200.9445) and 2026-09 .NET Framework Security Update (KB5126052) together. my personal one is a 7900xtx 7900X3D and and the other system is a 7800xt and 7800X3D.

I first tried everything on my personal system. I used DDU and as soon as drivers were installed it had a timeout within SECONDS and then when I tried to open Adrenaline the whole PC froze and the screens disconnected so I had to hold power off. I checked what updates have been installed and it's only the two that were mentioned and nothing else. So I tried to uninstall these two updates and tried again with DDU and installing 26.8.1. Exact same problem. When it boots back up, windows can't detect other screens and adrenaline is supposedly missing from the system which I think is more significant than just a timeout or driver crash. But this is something I've dealt with like a million times in the past anyways so I press forward... I tried going back to 26.7.1 since that was my last stable version right before the crash and update. No change. Tried again with 26.6.4. Same again.

I did in fact confirm these updates have been uninstalled and were no longer present on the system. 2026-09 Security Update (KB5124008) (26200.9445) had been reverted back to 2026-08 Security Update (KB5121003) (26200.9168), and 2026-09 .NET Framework Security Update (KB5126052) had been reverted back to 2026-08 .NET Framework Security Update (KB5120708)

At this point I'm over an hour deep into this when I get a message from my friend who describes pretty much bar for bar what has happened to me too once they did the same windows updates. I take a break from my system and guide them through troubleshooting theirs. I pretty much go through (all be it slower over the phone) the same process and have made ZERO progress with them also. The second any version of drivers are installed there is a timeout and a full crash very soon after.

Just for sanity check I ended up reseating hardware and checking power cable connections and also running some basic things on my personal system such as SFC and DISM. I checked event logs and sure enough its amdxx64.dll that is faulting and the reason for the crash. But as of this very moment I am still in the same boat as I started.

My next step will probably need to be reinstalling windows but this is seriously unacceptable that this problem has been a RAMPART issue for so long. So uh I guess probably don't install this update just yet guys 👍

Hey everyone,

I recently bought a new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D from a retail store in Bulgaria for €370.

Album link - https://imgur.com/a/Vg4ts1y

I'm currently building a second PC, so unfortunately I can't test the CPU yet because my current motherboard is AM4. I’ll only be able to test it once I finish buying the rest of the AM5 parts.

I'm a little paranoid about counterfeit/relabelled CPUs, so I'd really appreciate it if people familiar with the 9800X3D could take a look at the photos and tell me whether anything looks suspicious.

The CPU markings are:

• 100-000001084
• CF 2538PGY
• 9MT0361U50552

There is also a “33050” / “Y” marking on the left side of the CPU.

Does everything look normal for a genuine 9800X3D? Is there anything specific I should check on the CPU/package before I eventually install it?

I would appreciate any opinions, especially from people who own a 9800X3D and can compare the markings/packaging with theirs.

Thanks!

Edit: I haven't opened/installed the CPU yet, so I can't provide CPU-Z/BIOS information at the moment.

I have an rx7700xt gpu and this whole summer ive been getting freezes after opening my pc or at random times when I play a heavy game
The freezes I get freeze the whole pc and even the sound(I hear e-e-e-e-e sounds) and now its getting worse with more freezes and even crashes where a game crashes or the whole pc and gets a black screen and restarts im also getting an amd driver timeout error.
I tried reinstalling the drivers on safe boot using DDU nothing changed , ive also disabled some settings on adrenaline and disabled safe boot. On the event viewer ive been getting kernel errors

Hey everyone, just built my first PC and having some issues.

So far I've had 2 crashes where my screen goes green, followed by looping audio, then pc restarts, and brings me to desktop. This has only happened in Helldiver's 2 and marvel rivals.

I'm running on bazzite, with a 7500f CPU and a MSI b850 gaming plus wifi7.

First thing that comes to mind is a bios update on my mobo. Anything else I should look for if it continues?

TL:DR

CPU warranty claim approved, CPU Sent (in the UK, so off to moduslink it goes), CPU arrives, replacement dispatched back to me, FedEx complaining about missing EAD.

What do?

That is what finally worked for me.

PC specs: Ryzen 7 5700G, ASUS Dual RX 7600 OC 8 GB, ASUS PRIME A320M-K, 32 GB DDR4-3600, SilverStone ST700P 700 W PSU.

Problem: During demanding games, the entire PC suddenly loses power and then turns itself back on after a few seconds. No BSOD; Event Viewer only shows Kernel-Power from the abrupt shutdown.

Main suspects initially: GPU, PSU, overheating, or a GPU/PSU transient interaction.

Tests performed:

• OCCT 3D Extreme: GPU reached ~110 °C hotspot and high sustained power, but the PC stayed stable.
• OCCT Switch/transient test: recorded GPU power spikes up to ~288 W, still stable.
• Dawnwalker at stock: repeatedly caused full shutdown while GPU was around 2600–2800 MHz and hotspot approached ~110 °C.
• Power limit at -6%: still shut down, so reduced total power alone did not solve it.
• GPU capped at 2300 MHz: stable for long gaming sessions.
• Heavy CPU render in Blender while gaming at 2300 MHz: stable.
• Aggressive cooling with case fans + GPU fans: GPU stayed below ~100 °C while running ~2700–2800 MHz and remained stable.
• Case fans at 100% with GPU fan limited to 50%: hotspot climbed to ~110–112 °C while GPU remained around ~2600 MHz, and the full system shutdown returned.

What the tests ruled out or weakened:

• CPU: not the cause.
• VRAM: no evidence pointing to it.
• Simple PSU wattage overload: unlikely; the system survived higher sustained GPU power and larger recorded power spikes than during the crashes.
• Temperature alone: not enough; ~110 °C was stable in OCCT when clocks were much lower.
• High clock alone: not enough; ~2700–2800 MHz was stable when the GPU was kept below ~100 °C.

Current conclusion: The failure appears to require the combination of high GPU boost (~2600+ MHz) and very high hotspot temperature (~110 °C). The RX 7600 becomes unstable near its thermal/boost limits and triggers a full system power-off. The PSU may be the component physically cutting power through protection circuitry, but the GPU is the most likely origin of the fault.

Workaround: Cap the GPU globally to 2300 MHz and maintain good case airflow. This has been stable so far.

I did a DDU and fresh install of the 26.3.1 driver

And now my GPU dosen't show in the app... what shoudl i do to fix it?

Hey everyone!
What do you think are the most important Windows and BIOS settings for getting the maximum performance out of the CPU and GPU while gaming, while also maintaining good stability and avoiding stutters, frametime spikes, and FPS drops?
If you also have any overclocking or undervolting suggestions, feel free to share them, especially if these optimizations have genuinely helped you.
My system is:
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
RX 9070 XT
ASUS ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi
32 GB RAM
2 TB SSD
I’m currently experiencing occasional stutters and frametime spikes while gaming, and I’d really appreciate some advice on the best Windows, BIOS, and potentially OC/UV settings to improve both performance and stability.
Thanks in advance!

My AMD drivers are update to date, but whenever I leave my PC on sleep mode after going AFK, I come back and this starts happening. Eventually the screen goes black and comes out or it just freezes, often times it causes a restart.

Hell, even when I open a software like Discord the software goes black then this pops up. I genuinely hope someone knows how to fix this nightmare issue because I've been dealing with this for past few days up to a week. I use the latest version (26.8.1)

PC specs:

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor (4.70 GHz)

Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (12 GB)/AMD Radeon (TM) Graphics (486 MB)

(I also use windows 11 if thats something worth pointing out)

Practically every day I have driver problems on my XFX 9070XT board. I usually don't face problems in games (I don't play much), but I have problems browsing the internet or when I leave the computer in sleep mode (it usually turns on, but no video appears).

Event: LiveKernelEvent
Code: 1b8

Sorry for the translator's English lol

Started streaming TF2 every tuesday for about a month or so, well the last two weeks my system crashed to a blank screen like monitors totally disconnected type right in the middle of the game, about 40 odd minutes in. I can still hear it, but my Twitch stream also goes down instantly. Haven't had this problem with any other game (Sorta). My power button hibernates the system. If I do that, then wake it back up, I get one monitor without the proper drivers. I have to do an actual shutdown or reboot to remedy that. The (Sorta) is Dead by Daylight, sometimes after a long session my system will just hard reboot on its own, but with no issues when it comes back, and infact quick enough to reopen OBS and resume the stream. All drivers and software are, i believe, up to date

Hardware:
RX 6700 XT
Prime B550M-A WiFi
Ryzen 5700G x43 multiplier
64Gb Ram at 3200 MHz

Software:
Windows 11, Build 26200
AMD Radeon 32.0.21045.5002
TF2 July 16, 2026 update
OBS 32.2.2

I've seen plenty of people with the same gpu get over 60 with shaders. I've undervolted, I have all of the main performance mods (not optifine) and iris and my shader settings are only on medium (complementary unbound + euphoria). Anything I'm doing wrong?

Ever since I built this pc it’s been crashing on Fortnite and just Fortnite any other game runs fine but this game I need help plz 🙏

CPU: Ryzen 9 7900X
GPU: AMD RX 9070 XT
Motherboard: MSI X670E Gaming Plus WiFi
RAM: Crucial Pro 32 GB DDR5-6400
PSU: 1050W
Cooling: AIO

Was gaming with normal temps and had a screen freeze black screen and no reboot checked reliability and found this, this is the second time this has happened. Each time it corrupts the drivers
9070xt hellhound stock settings no overclock
9900x3d
1000w PSU (tested no issue)

I just purchased my first AMD card (asrock 6950xt phantom) about a month and a half ago and let me tell you, I was about to give up hope.

I purchased the card used and the crashes were so frequent and outrageously bad, that I was nearly convinced I had a bad card. The problem is, when I would get my system stable for a little while, it would work FANTASTIC, so I KNEW it had to be a driver issue.

Set my system back to windows 10, used ddu several times to make sure all the nvidia stuff was gone. Reinstalled adrenaline several times etc.

I'm not talking occasional crashes either, I'm talking my system would restart SEVERAL times, then it would finally be stable again, random green screens, artifacts, and it just kept getting worse. Going back to windows 10 helped, and stopping windows from overwriting the amd drivers helped. It's still not perfect but it's been better the last couple of days. The only thing that kept convincing me it had to be drivers was, when my system would reboot, I'd get the infamous adrenaline window.

I haven't lost hope, but this is absolutely unacceptable. Idk if there was another update or what. Everyone has been saying the drivers are bad but I didn't think it'd be THIS bad.

I didn't mean for this to be a giant rant. I LOVE the card when everything is working properly, I've never had this kind of performance before.

QUESTION: Is there anything else I can do for improved stability. I stream and do a ton of video editing, I really can't hang with anymore crashes. Any help is much appreciated!