Posted July 11, 2014 for some reason the 14.7 driver won't install. well they do but after restarting it still says I have 14.6 drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 for some reason the 14.7 driver won't install. well they do but after restarting it still says I have 14.6 drivers I wouldn't worry about that, there's a long running bug where for some users when upgrading catalyst, it won't show the updated catalyst version number when you go to software information, even though the driver installed fine. If you look at the actual d3d and opengl driver versions you should see that those have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 DirectX 11.2 is Windows 8.1 only which has tiled resources which would make a huuuuuge difference if devs start using it.(They already use it on Next Gen consoles) AMD Mantle can do tiled resources as well and it can do it on Win 7, so for someone with a AMD GPU, they literally have no reason to get 8 unless they like the UI. Witcher 3 isn't using it. They had an article about it. Then again CDPR knows how to optimize a game unlike Ubisoft, and Crysis 3 makes Watch Dogs look like dog crap, so no problem. Tiled Resources can help VRAM requirements in poorly optimized games. That is about it. Seeing that Ubisoft isn't going to use it any time soon (a developer who could give a damn about PC optimization) and no developer will use it due to market share? 11.2 might as well be a dead API. AMD Mantle has a bigger market share than systems with DX 11.2. Prob why it is getting a ton of games for it and 11.2 is getting nothing. As to why AMD is cancelling 8 support? Because there is zero reason for someone to be on 8 when 8.1 exists. Not worth bothering with the OS. If you are going to be on Win 8 you might as well be on the better version. BTW a game like infamous Second Son has access to 4.5 GB of ram total for VRAM/Sysram. Rest is locked to the OS, just like 2 cores of the console are locked to the OS. CPU:24/7-4770k @ 4.5ghz/4.0 cache @ 1.22V override, 1.776 VCCIN. MB: Z87-G41 PC Mate. Cooling: Hyper 212 evo push/pull. Ram: Gskill Ares 1600 CL9 @ 2133 1.56v 10-12-10-31-T1 150 TRFC. Case: HAF 912 stock fans (no LED crap). HD: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB. Display: Dell S2340M IPS. GPU: Sapphire Tri-x R9 290. PSU:CX600M OS: Win 7 64 bit/Mac OS X Mavericks, dual boot Hackintosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 DirectX 11.2 is Windows 8.1 only which has tiled resources which would make a huuuuuge difference if devs start using it.(They already use it on Next Gen consoles) BF4 uses it, I think. Ryzen 9 5950x | NH-D15 | ROG STRIX X570-F | G.Skill 32GB DDR4 | MSI Ventus RTX 3080 | WD Black SN850 1TB PCIe 4 | Samsung 850 EVO + 860 EVO 1TB | Corsair 5000D Airflow Dell S3422DWG | Dell S2721DGF | Corsair K70 RGB Keyboard | Logitech G502 Lightspeed | ATH-R70x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 BF4 uses it, I think. BF4 doesn't use it, it uses dx 11.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 I still run Windows 8. Only for the fact that I have Start is Back installed. I rather just not mess with it anymore lol. Since, my girlfriend run's 8.1 on her Asus ROG laptop and it blue screens ever few months of so. It had 8 on it before and never had a problem. Main Rig: White Lightning = -Intel Core i7 3770 (4.1Ghz)-Zalman CNPS12X-MSI Z77A-G45-16GB G2 Patriot-MSI GTX 660TI OC PE-Corsair 650W-Corsair 600t White- Laptop: MSI GT60 = -Intel Core i7 4700MQ-MSI GTX 770M- Peripherals: Corsair K90-Corsair M90- Corsair 2100-CM Storm Quickfire TK (Green Switch)-Logitech G700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 I still run Windows 8. Only for the fact that I have Start is Back installed. I rather just not mess with it anymore lol. Since, my girlfriend run's 8.1 on her Asus ROG laptop and it blue screens ever few months of so. It had 8 on it before and never had a problem. Start is Back has a Windows 8.1 version and your license carries over. Source: Use 8.1 with start as back, no issues whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 Still haven't updated past like 12.4 because whenever I do I get a BSOD. QUOTE ME OR I PROBABLY WON'T SEE YOUR RESPONSE My Setup: Desktop Spoiler CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory) Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2 Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B Main Laptop: Spoiler Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz GPU: GTX 980m 8GB Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD OS: Windows 10 Pro Chassis: Clevo P670RG Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II Thinkpad T420: Spoiler CPU: i5 2520M RAM: 8GB DDR3 Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 Still haven't updated past like 12.4 because whenever I do I get a BSOD. What card are you running? And have you already cleaned the old driver before installing the new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 Are people still using the Start Menu and/or Metro Menu? I've been hitting the Windows key, typing mostly 2, but sometimes 3 keystrokes in one swoop to launch my applications and games. I've been doing this since Windows 7, even. Therefore I am shocked to hear people still bickering which menu is better when in actuality both menus are inferior to a quick tap of 3 keys, especially if done on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 What card are you running? And have you already cleaned the old driver before installing the new one? AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition Overclocked (by default) from Diamond, and yes, tried that 4 times. I think it's just my aging CPU though. QUOTE ME OR I PROBABLY WON'T SEE YOUR RESPONSE My Setup: Desktop Spoiler CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory) Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2 Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B Main Laptop: Spoiler Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz GPU: GTX 980m 8GB Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD OS: Windows 10 Pro Chassis: Clevo P670RG Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II Thinkpad T420: Spoiler CPU: i5 2520M RAM: 8GB DDR3 Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 12, 2014 I still run Windows 8. Only for the fact that I have Start is Back installed. I rather just not mess with it anymore lol. Since, my girlfriend run's 8.1 on her Asus ROG laptop and it blue screens ever few months of so. It had 8 on it before and never had a problem. So, by your logic, the bsod happens because it's windows 8.1? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2014 What security issues? These are AMD GPU drivers not Windows security patches. Also it's not like it's hard to update to 8.1 unless you own a pirated copy, if so then tough luck. Besides, If you really want the latest Catalyst and you're still on 8, there's nothing stopping you from updating to 8.1. I was not talking about myself...I use W7. But any non updated driver is a security risk...A person who doesn't update would probably already be at risk but im just saying.....Seems a very short period to offer support. The Mistress: Case: Corsair 760t CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4GHz(stock speed at the moment) - GPU: MSI 970 - MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - RAM: Crucial Ballistic Sport 1600MHZ CL9 - PSU: Corsair AX760 - STORAGE: 128Gb Samsung EVO SSD/ 1TB WD Blue/Several older WD blacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2014 I was not talking about myself...I use W7. But any non updated driver is a security risk...A person who doesn't update would probably already be at risk but im just saying.....Seems a very short period to offer support. I can't ever recall hearing of any malware using a video driver related exploit. and in any case, they are only dropping support for windows *8.0*. 8.1 is a free update from windows 8. Not really any reason for one not to upgrade to 8.1 if they are running windows 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2014 I can't ever recall hearing of any malware using a video driver related exploit Fair enough. I was under the impression that such a thing was dangerous. My mistake. The Mistress: Case: Corsair 760t CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4GHz(stock speed at the moment) - GPU: MSI 970 - MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - RAM: Crucial Ballistic Sport 1600MHZ CL9 - PSU: Corsair AX760 - STORAGE: 128Gb Samsung EVO SSD/ 1TB WD Blue/Several older WD blacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2014 I can't ever recall hearing of any malware using a video driver related exploit. and in any case, they are only dropping support for windows *8.0*. 8.1 is a free update from windows 8. Not really any reason for one not to upgrade to 8.1 if they are running windows 8. i agree but there are people who haven't updated...probably due to ignorance. You are probably right about malware in video drivers...I did find this www.itnews.com.au/News/358265,research-detects-dangerous-malware-hiding-in-peripherals.aspx But don't know if that is relevant.... The Mistress: Case: Corsair 760t CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4GHz(stock speed at the moment) - GPU: MSI 970 - MOBO: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - RAM: Crucial Ballistic Sport 1600MHZ CL9 - PSU: Corsair AX760 - STORAGE: 128Gb Samsung EVO SSD/ 1TB WD Blue/Several older WD blacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2014 Never had a single problem with the stable catalyst drivers - ever. Don't know why people complain or say they have issues. Maybe with older crossfire setups? Idk. My Systems: Main - Work + Gaming: Spoiler Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter F@H Rig: Spoiler FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10 HTPC: Spoiler SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log Laptops: Spoiler MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10 WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM) NAS: Spoiler Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2014 Author Never had a single problem with the stable catalyst drivers - ever. Don't know why people complain or say they have issues. Maybe with older crossfire setups? Idk. The 6000 series mainly 6800 and above was a rough time in amds or atis life. There hasnt really been too many issues following that cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus Listen if you care. Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 14, 2014 The 6000 series mainly 6800 and above was a rough time in amds or atis life. There hasnt really been too many issues following that I guess people like holding a grudge if they still complain about catalyst so many years and a full generation+ later. My Systems: Main - Work + Gaming: Spoiler Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter F@H Rig: Spoiler FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10 HTPC: Spoiler SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log Laptops: Spoiler MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10 WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM) NAS: Spoiler Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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