AMD Crimson Drivers Issue [Nov 30, 2015, 10:17 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
AMD's new reference drivers are
presumably not named "Crimson" because they make cards red hot, but there are
lots of users reporting overheating problems using them. There are even some
saying this has killed their GPUs outright, as shown in
this reddit thread, which says the drivers are locking fan speeds on some
systems at 20% of maximum. A
tweet from AMD
acknowledges the issue, saying a hotfix is coming today: "We are aware of low
fan speed reports on select GPUs with Radeon Software Crimson Edition. We intend
to publish a hotfix on Monday." In the meantime,
this reddit post (thanks
Softpedia) offers a workaround on how to perk up your fans. Thanks
HARDOCP.
ForgedReality wrote on Nov 30, 2015, 12:35:
God damn, AMD is trash. Their drivers have always been shit, but it seems like they're getting progressively worse these days. There's a reason they're cheaper, folks. Not worth the headaches or the risk if you ask me.
Then don't buy AMD. I have a sneaking suspicion you haven't been a Radeon owner in quite a while (if ever) because AMD's drivers haven't had any trouble for the last two or three years. Why is it that AMD's (or I should say ATI's, god I miss them!) driver problem from way back in the 9800PRO/XT days still comes up any time there's a driver issue while everyone seems to gloss over the absolute garbage nVidia's FX -series was?! Need I remind you that you could blow dry your hair with an FX-series card?
Honestly, if the only thing bad you guys can keep pulling out of the bin is something that was over ten years ago, that's probably a good thing. In any event, I haven't had any problems with my system whatsoever.
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