Recent AMD GPU driver update causing flikering/jittering

[Jbay]

Hello. So I recently updated the driver of my AMD R9 200 series graphics card to the 17.3.3 driver which I got from amds website directly. After installing it, there are all sorts of screen refresh issues or stuttering or whatever you want to call it. It happens everywhere but only when something is initiated like opening a programme, refreshing a web page, or general mouse movements etc. I tried up to 6 drivers backroll obviously including the previous functional driver and met the same issue even when back to the old driver which never did that before. Clean install each time. Currently back on the latests driver with the same issue. I discovered that when I go into Radeon Settings - Preferences - Restore Factory Defaults, and click on that the issue stops immediately but comes back the next time I restart the computer. It stops each time I click on reset defaults after booting up. I have reseated the graphics card multiple times and tried other slots on the motherboard and reset the bios and ja... Nothing... I don't know what's cooking... Please help.

 

System specs:

 

CPU= i7 950

Motherboard= Asus P6X58D - E

RAM= 16gigs corsair ddr3 (2x 8gb)

GPU= amd R9 200 series 2gb (1x)

OS= Windows 10 64 bit

Storage= SSD for OS and HDDs for storage

[Mr.Meerkat]

Have your tried reinstalling your drivers with DDU?  

[Jbay]

I uninstalled it the first time normally, The installer of the new driver automatically removed the old one and restarted the system. Other times it was removed via device manager directly. I will try DDU now. 

 

[domandric034]

Try to completely remove driver and use provided CD with your graphic card or try update windows 10

[Jbay]

CD is long gone and windows is fully updated. 

[domandric034]

ok... then go ahead try install the previous version of driver if it doesnt work then it is issue with your graphic card or monitor

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, domandric034 said:

Try to completely remove driver and use provided CD with your graphic card or try update windows 10

Sooooo DDU?  

CD drivers are horrendously out of date and from my knowledge, whindows 10 can only install generic drivers so...  

 

3 minutes ago, Jbay said:

I uninstalled it the first time normally, The installer of the new driver automatically removed the old one and restarted the system. Other times it was removed via device manager directly. I will try DDU now. 

 

Remember to quote when replying  

Also, the installer doesn't actually uninstall the old one...

I mean I used to have 5 AMD drivers installed back in whindows 7...and I knew it was 5 as I could have uninstalled the "newest" drivers and the old one would show up in GPU-z  

[domandric034]

Just backup data and reinstall windows best solution for now

[domandric034]

since you are using hardware that can run windows 8.1 or windows 7 

try to install windows 8.1 and if you dont like that start screen here is solution : http://classicshell.net/

[Jbay]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Sooooo DDU?  

CD drivers are horrendously out of date and from my knowledge, whindows 10 can only install generic drivers so...  

 

Remember to quote when replying  

Also, the installer doesn't actually uninstall the old one...

I mean I used to have 5 AMD drivers installed back in whindows 7...and I knew it was 5 as I could have uninstalled the "newest" drivers and the old one would show up in GPU-z  

I'm about to give DDU a shot. Will let you know how it goes.

[Jbay]

Okay so I did the DDU thing and I am experiencing the same problem. I then restored factory defaults in the readeon software and it stopped immediately. Reverting to a previous OS is not an option at this point. This is a workstation pc and has a lot of stuff on it. 

[grayperview]

do you have a freesync monitor? if so turn it off when on desktop.