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Ok so I am just about to build my new machine i,e tonight and I want to know what you guys use for you R9 290 drivers. On my current rig I use AMD catalyst, but its pish, it wont even install right. (Display issues) so what is best? Or is catalyst really the best AMD has to offer. Hope this post makes sense. 

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4 minutes ago, zane1214 said:

The cat I have is the latest. And from the AMD site.or am I being dim

Catalyst Drivers haven't been used in about a year. The current software and driver names goes by Crimson, and we've had a few iterations since the original Crimson release drivers.

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I think the Crimson drivers have some minor bugs still being worked out, and the latest Catalyst driver may be overall more stable. However, if you're playing new games, they'll likely have better support from Crimson. If you're only playing old games, the latest Catalyst will probably be more reliable. That's been my experience.

 

The early Crimson drivers were pretty buggy, but the latest non-beta version is doing OK so far - though I've encountered a display driver crash while playing Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and also in Windows 7 while trying to open the driver program, both of which I never encountered using the Catalyst driver.

 

I'm updating to the latest Crimson right now, which is a beta (16.4.1).

 

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Latest beta if you want best performance in newer games or some older one. 
Catalyst 15.7 if you want stability and if you want to play with overclocking.

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Never had a problem with AMD crimson and I'd say I play a wide variety of games. It's only reasonable to worry about driver versions if you have crossfire setup or are a dedicated overclocker. Just get the latest Crimson beta and call it a day.

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Crimson that is not beta!

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