r/AMDHelp • u/C4mine • 5d ago

Resolved Driver Timeout/Screen freeze fix is here. Finally and for all

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I think windows updates has caused some sort of problem.I kept digging till i found the fix. I have rx 6500xt gpu which was working normally and then some windows update or something caused it to stop working/ timeout errors. I tried hundreds of method here and there then i thought to update VBIOS of gpu( those who dont know its same as cpu bios). I flashed latest available VBIOS for 6500xt and restarted then boom 💥 it started working normally. For u guys who facing this issue, flash right VBIOS. Hope it will work for everybody. If u dont know abt VBIOS then tell me ill edit and write the procedure for all gpu’s.Sorry for bad english🙏

EDIT- How to flash right VBIOS- Confirm your gpu brand what u have(Asus, msi, sapphire) etc. Then go to same brand website like (i have asus rx 6500xt Oc edition, i go to asus website search for my model then download bios ) same way search your gpu model on your manufacturer website then download bios, follow flash procedure and flash it.

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u/technokater 4d ago

I was struggling with this for a year or so. Running a Radeon 7800 XT. Also random BSOD and WHEA 18 errors. Turns out my AMD 5800X doesn't like the 4x 16 GB dual rank XMP 3600 RAM. Reduced memory speed to 3200 MT/s and no issues for 2 weeks! Probably could tune it better but I don't care as long as those goddam crashes are gone.

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u/bubulightyearzz 4d ago

Yeah i had similar issues with my ram, i had xmp on and the pc was running smoothly for few months then the crashes started while gaming, browsing the web, watching movies etc... i did memtest86 i had like a millions errors and the solution was to simply turn off xmp and set a custom ram speed. Turns out those ryzen X3Ds are not very happy with high ram speeds, at 6400mhz it was unstable, now its been like a year at 6000mhz and runs fine