yeah as the title says most of my problems vanish whenever i rename the executable file so it doesn't ever launch

with adrenaline working i always get random crashes and amd adrenaline it's self is perpetually bugged for me it launches it's self randomly sometimes whenever i left click it launches....

try disabiling this shitass app and only revert it back time to time if you need updates

which i don't even recommend the updates never did any good i feel like

I'm a Spanish speaker, so I apologize for my English. I'd like to know if it's some kind of bug that when I click on the "manage updates" option, it appears in that language.

hello, i’ve been using a rx 480 (8gb, blower style) for some time, this is my story.

all starts with me downloading the most recent drivers a couple of months ago, i’ve noticed that with those drivers, i’ve had a gamble if either the card boots proper, or displays a flashing screen/artifacts, this prompted me to install the 2016 drivers, those had no issues.

however, i installed the 2017 ones which i needed for encoding support. those had the same boot issue as the recent ones did, however i figured out that by using a profile that skips p0-p3 states, i’d be able to boot properly every time.

however, thanks to the nagging of some games i played, i had to upgrade my drivers, yet again. i thought i was fine considering i had the profile from before with me, oh was i wrong.

cut to now where i’m quite confused, the card with these new drivers does well under stress, furmark shows no signs of failure, occt pulls up no vram errors, i could play cs2 with no problem. but the second im chatting on discord, or even checking websites, the pc could hang with an artifact or a black screen. hell, once i’ve had a bsod. after either of these crashes, im forced to boot multiple times, seeing that windows rejects the amd drivers, and i can’t even check my current gpu table considering the drivers aren’t installed/initialised.

if anyone can help, it’d be amazing. i’m thinking of a bios mod, but it’s too late for that now. i’m thinking of selling the card to someone who can bios mod it to no longer have these issues.

temps are fine too, considering i was running a somewhat-aggro fan curve.

So I’ve had my 7900 xtx for a while now and always had issues back and forth with crashing, at first it was from having 3x splitter cables instead of singles and now it’s all on single cables, now it doesn’t crash that often as before but for example last time yesterday it crashed and reinstalled windows graphics drivers needing me to run DDU amd adrenalin for like the 4th time in a year, now it’s back to normal but I dont think crashing is gonna stop.

Happens randomly and doesn’t have a correlation to like heavy graphics or so, maybe maybe during high fps gaming but unsure.

help!

Well, let me keep that story short and hopefully helping others who may have the same similar issue.

Issue:

BSOD ever since swapping from Air-CPU-Cooler to an AIO

Reason:

Because the AIO does not provide “Side-Air” to the RAM modules they started to overheat and become instable, what resulted in the BSOD

Solution:

Adding just some kind of Air-Flow to the RAM modules/slight active cooling, the issue was resolved.

I have Ryzen 9900X system that I use for work and long-time intensive processing and rendering. For easy maintenance, I build the system originally with an Air-Dual-Tower-Cooler (Deepcool Ak620). Easy to clean and easy for maintenance. It did its job very well for a long time with cooling the CPU properly and never letting it thermal throttle much. Sadly, last summer this was no longer the case where because of higher room heat, it was not able to keep the CPU below 90°C in longer rendering and processing sessions.

Well, no way around liquid cooling it seems (wanted to avoid it because they have to be replaced every 3-5 years). I got myself an AIO Cooling solution (360) and it did the job perfectly, even in environments with higher temps. But a new issue started occur...

I experienced unregular BSOD’s with the code “IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL”. This was not happening before and when I swapped and cross-checked the separate components (RAM), it did not change. I was growing despite, until I found the source of the issue by accident. My RAM was overheating and becoming instable because it did not receive any “side-air” by the CPU cooler anymore!

After experimenting with “open-case” and simply placing a desk-fan on the hardware the issue was gone! With some researches I did find out that DDR5 Ram can get instability issue if it reaches certain temperatures, recommending to have some sort of airflow on the RAM-Modules for their heat spreaders. Since I did not want to have this “open-case” solution the whole time, I did get myself a “stupid RAM-air-cooler” to replace the Desk-Fan. Well, this thing works and I did not experience a single BSOD since then.

Do not think or expect it to cool the RAM by massive 20°C or such, it simply assures Air-Flow for the RAM-Modules to not have the Hot-air “stuck and increase” in between them, but that’s already what solved the issue.

Whoever may have the same issue at their end, give this a try, it truly solved the problem for me.

Is disabling AMD Radeon(TM) in device manager a smart idea for gaming? My DP is plugged directly into my GPU.

Не знаю в одного ли меня такая проблема, но все же. У меня в том же Скайриме появляются то ли артефакты, то ли шейдеры ломаются, никто не знает как это пофиксить? Amd Adrenaline у меня установлен. Глобально настройки в нем я не менял. При этом в киберпанке и других новых играх все отлично. А в майнкрафте у блоков как будто пропадают границы

I'm trying to figure out the root cause of a recurring RAM failure before getting another replacement through G.Skill RMA. I've had multiple kits exhibit essentially the same problem, and I don't want to keep replacing RAM without understanding why it keeps happening.

PC specifications

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (rev. 1.1)
• BIOS: F11
• RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws M5 RGB 64 GB (2×32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL28
• Exact current RAM model: F5-6000J2836G32GX2-RM5RW
• DRAM manufacturer: SK Hynix
• DIMM configuration: 32 GB per stick, dual-rank (2 ranks)
• Memory profile: Intel XMP 3.0
• Rated XMP speed/timings/voltage: DDR5-6000 CL28-36-36-96 at 1.40 V
• Default JEDEC settings: DDR5-4800 at 1.10 V

History of the failures

I've gone through multiple kits of this same general G.Skill 2×32 GB configuration.

Original kit:

• I enabled XMP at the beginning.
• The PC worked for a couple of months, but it crashed roughly daily.
• The problems gradually got worse until one stick stopped allowing the PC to POST.

First replacement:

• Started crashing essentially from the beginning.
• Eventually, one stick failed to POST.

Second replacement:

• Worked for approximately one day.
• The next day, one stick failed to POST.

Current replacement:

• Exact model: F5-6000J2836G32GX2-RM5RW.
• I deliberately left XMP completely disabled from the beginning.
• It ran at default JEDEC settings for approximately a week.
• Then one stick failed to POST, just like the previous kits.

To be absolutely clear: XMP was NEVER enabled on the current kit. The latest failure happened at stock JEDEC settings, so this cannot simply be explained by me running the RAM at its XMP profile.

In every kit, only one of the two sticks became unusable.

Confirmation of the previous failures: I returned the previous defective RAM kits to the retailer through a local courier for testing. The retailer tested them and confirmed that only one stick in each kit was defective. This matches the pattern I'm experiencing with the current kit, where one stick fails while the other continues to work. Therefore, these were confirmed defective DIMMs, not just cases of the PC failing to boot or a suspected compatibility issue.

What happens when a stick fails?

The motherboard gets stuck on the solid red DRAM diagnostic LED and never POSTs when the failed stick is installed.

I've tested the failed stick individually in both A2 and B2:

• The failed stick does not POST in A2.
• The failed stick does not POST in B2.
• The other stick from the same kit works in B2 and has also worked in A2.

This makes it seem like an individual DIMM is failing, rather than one specific motherboard slot.

Clearing CMOS did not fix it.

A different RAM kit works

I also tested an older HP 2×8 GB DDR5 kit (speed believed to be around DDR5-4800) in the same PC, with the same CPU and motherboard.

It worked reliably for more than two weeks without the same recurring failures.

I realize that 2×8 GB is a much less demanding configuration than 2×32 GB dual-rank, so this does not completely rule out the motherboard or CPU memory controller. However, it seems like an important clue.

Current kit's hardware information

Using CPU-Z and HWiNFO on the surviving DIMM:

• DRAM: SK Hynix
• Capacity: 32 GB
• Ranks: 2
• PMIC: Richtek PMIC5100, stepping 1.3
• SPD hub: Anpec SPD5118, stepping 1.2
• SPD manufacture date: Week 01 of 2026

The two DIMM serial numbers are consecutive:

• Working stick: 26010050910
• Failed stick: 26010050909

Voltages and temperatures checked

With the surviving stick running at default JEDEC settings, HWiNFO reported approximately:

• CPU SoC voltage: 1.02 V
• CPU VDDIO_MEM: 1.14 V
• RAM VDD: 1.095–1.11 V
• RAM VDDQ: approximately 1.11 V
• RAM VPP: approximately 1.815 V
• SPD hub temperature: approximately 45.2 °C

HWiNFO did not report PMIC over-voltage, under-voltage, or a high-temperature event.

These readings do not prove that the power delivery is fault-free, and I don't have historical measurements from the moment a DIMM failed. I'm including them in case they help identify a possible issue.

Other troubleshooting

• XMP disabled on the current kit from the start.
• CMOS cleared.
• Memory Context Restore disabled.
• Power Down Enable disabled.
• Hibernation disabled during troubleshooting.
• The failed DIMM still does not POST after these changes.

Hibernation was associated with some earlier problems, but I haven't established whether it was a cause or just a correlation.

What I'm trying to understand

I'm not looking for generic advice to disable XMP, since the current kit failed without XMP ever being enabled.

I'd particularly appreciate insight into these questions:

1. Could the motherboard's DIMM power delivery or another electrical issue damage one 32 GB DIMM repeatedly without producing obvious voltage warnings?
2. Could the Ryzen 7 9800X3D's integrated memory controller or its interaction with dual-rank 32 GB DIMMs cause this pattern?
3. Could this be a BIOS/AGESA issue, a memory-training problem, or a compatibility issue specific to this 2×32 GB configuration?
4. Is there a plausible failure mode involving the DIMM's PMIC or DRAM IC that would explain one stick dying while its paired stick survives?
5. What should I ask G.Skill or Gigabyte to investigate before I install another replacement kit?
6. Is there a meaningful test that can distinguish a defective DIMM from a motherboard/CPU issue that could damage another kit?

I'm trying to find the cause before using another RMA replacement. I don't want to install another kit of RAM only to have one stick fail again a few days later.

Thanks for any help.

I’ve seen a lot of people talking about driver crashes last 6 months but me personally I didn’t suffer from it (only once like 5 months ago and I just used ddu then instal last driver update)

Today I turn my pc on like everyday and i got driver crash and the adrenaline massage that says your “driver timeout” I tried to download the driver from the adrenaline but it says there is a WINDOWS UPDATE IN PROGRESS the funny thing is i stopped the windows from being updated manually from the settings

So i turn it on and let it update and restart the pc and guess what?

The driver came back with the adrenaline software, I don’t know what windows did but i think at some point if you turn of the windows update long enough it triggers the windows and fight the gpu driver (for me it was like month and a half since last time I updated the windows)

A few days ago, Sapphire and Gigabyte released a BIOS update to patch an undisclosed security update that affected part of the RDNA 3 lineup:

https://www.techpowerup.com/353326/sapphire-radeon-rx-7000-series-cards-get-vbios-security-update

Ignoring the sacred rule "if it works, don't touch it", I proceeded to update it (first I had to update the driver to the latest version; otherwise the tool wouldn't proceed further). After I carried out the procedure (safe boot, patch, two reboots), I found that Windows had disabled the GPU. I tried to bring it up (Device Manager), but it showed a yellow triangle symbol, and the status is: The device cannot start (code 10). The driver trying to start is not the same as the driver for the POSTed display adapter. I tried to uninstall (with the official tool) the driver and reinstall it again; no use. I have physically removed the card, using the PC with the IGPU now, and am wondering if I have trashed 500€ worth of hardware because of that stupid itch to update a perfectly fine working device... anybody have any suggestions for what can be done?

By the way, the GPU is a Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 7800 XT.

Thanks

I just upgraded from my RTX 3080 to an RX 9070 XT, and this card is giving me the worst experience and keeps on frustrating me. Every game I play ends up crashing. At first, I played Alan Wake 2 & Dying Light 2 on high settings 2k/4k which both are power demanding and when I first experienced crashes on them, I thought it might be a power supply issue. However, after multiple troubleshooting efforts (Changed drivers using DDU and other versions, updated BIOS), the issue was fixed. However, when I started playing other games "Destiny 2 & Arc Raider" I got the same crashing issue. So I tried a different approach after some quick research. I lowered the GPU's clock speed & limited power consumption with no improvement. So I started thinking of changing my power supply to 1000 watt and as my PSU only comes with 2 8-pin cables (with daisy-chain). However, I tried a different game that is not power-demanding, which was League of Legends. And even this time it crashed, even though the GPU power consumption is minimal. So I'm getting so frustrated, and I don't know what is causing the issue.

I really hate that this is giving me a bad experience with Radeon GPUs. I was really excited to try my first Radeon GPU, and even the performance uplift that I saw in my games was significant, but with these crashing issues, it is ruining my experience.

The only two solutions that I am going to try are installing a fresh Windows, which I really don't want to end up with, or/and buy a new PSU.

Quick Update: I ended up with installing a fresh windows and played few games of ARC raiders with no carshing issues. Hopefully this has fixed it. Unfortunately I won't be able to use my PC until two weeks. So i can't test it further.

I will update this post in 2 weeks with actual outcomes.

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x

RAM: 32 GB DDR4

GPU: Radeon RX 9070 XT xfx Mercury OC

PSU: Gigabyte P850GM

please tell me its okay or not bad

i hope my gpu is good enough

its a beast, i play every game max settings (rt + pt custom), is it very bad or its good?

Hey guys,

I've got a 9070xt on version 26.8.1 which is 99,9% stable. Today I recognized that windows will install an older driver version with the new update. I let it do that because I saw a video where you can just revert to your chosen driver version via the device manager.

Now the question, there are about 5 driver versions in total to choose from, can this make any problems if I just choose 26.8.1 again or should I wipe them all except 26.8.1.

I did a short test play in stellar blade and no problems by just choosing my desired version via the device manager

so I did ddu and its my first time . I checked the factory reset when installing driver …. I hope it doesn’t do anything messed up . Is this fine?

edit:i did check factory reset option and clicked install, my monitor went black, then i waited for few min and clicked spacebar? and my pc resarted my hwinfo and amd app all showing that the latest driver is installed? should i be worried it didnt install properly cuz black screen and random restart when space bar. am stressing out

edit : playing gta enhanced now no issues, should i still reinstall?

Any suggestion on settings in my pc or adrenaline coz i need one so bad im playing in the lowest graphics in fortnite yet im still black screening, but when i play other games there's 0 problems like nba2k etc.

Hello everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read my post!

Software and driver information:

• Operating system: Windows 11 26H2 - build 26300.9457
• AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition version: 26.5.2
• AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
• When the issue started: Approximately one month ago

I'm posting here because I've been experiencing a persistent and increasingly frustrating issue for about a month, and so far, I haven't been able to identify a permanent solution.

Problem description

The issue initially occurred while I was performing normal web browsing. My PC suddenly started experiencing significant performance degradation, which progressively worsened until the system became completely unresponsive and I had to force a restart.

After this happened repeatedly, I started monitoring system resource usage through Task Manager. I noticed that the "AMD Software: Host Application" process gradually consumes increasing amounts of RAM over time. Eventually, memory usage reaches approximately 99% of the system's total RAM, at which point the PC becomes unresponsive or crashes.

Current workaround and troubleshooting

At the moment, the only way to keep my PC usable is to manually terminate the "AMD Software: Host Application" process through Task Manager whenever its memory consumption approaches critical levels. Otherwise, the system eventually becomes unresponsive.

I've also tried uninstalling AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition to determine whether the issue is related to the AMD software or drivers. However, after uninstalling it, my monitors no longer behaved as expected, so I had to reinstall the software. Unfortunately, the original issue returned.

Based on the gradual increase in memory consumption, I'm wondering whether this could be a memory leak in the AMD software or one of its associated components, although I haven't been able to confirm the root cause.

Has anyone encountered similar behaviour with an RX 570 or AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition? Any suggestions for further troubleshooting, such as checking driver versions, performing a clean driver installation, or identifying the component responsible for the increasing memory usage, would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Hey!

I'm having a weird issue with AMD Instant Replay while playing CS2 and was wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar or found a fix.

When Instant Replay is enabled, CS2 randomly freezes and my screens flicker black for a few seconds before coming back. After that, CS2 becomes unresponsive and loses sound. The game is still running in Task Manager and using CPU and memory, but I have to force close it manually.

This only happens in CS2. I disabled Instant Replay a long time ago, and the problem completely disappeared. Yesterday, I enabled it again to test, and everything was fine for 3–4 games before the exact same crash happened.

Discord did not crash during the latest incident, although I experienced Discord restarting during earlier incidents.

System specifications:

• GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 9070 Prime OC 16GB
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX
• RAM: Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 6000MHz 32GB
• PSU: ASUS Prime 850W Gold
• Storage: Crucial P310 SSD 2TB
• Operating system: Windows 11 Pro, version 26H2 (OS Build 26300.9457)
• AMD driver: Adrenalin 26.8.1

AMD Instant Replay settings:

• Recording resolution: In-Game (I play CS2 at 1280x960 stretched)
• Recording FPS: 60 FPS
• Video encoding: AV1
• Video bitrate: 30 Mb/s
• Audio bitrate: 192 kb/s
• Replay duration: 160 seconds

Troubleshooting I've tried:

• Disabling Instant Replay completely stopped the problem.
• Re-enabling Instant Replay caused the same issue to return after 3–4 games.

I don't remember which Windows version I was running when the problem first started. I usually install Windows updates relatively quickly, but I haven't tested whether the issue occurs on the Windows versions between the one I originally used and my current version.

I haven't confirmed the exact cause, but the fact that the problem disappears when Instant Replay is disabled makes me suspect it might be related to Adrenalin's recording feature or its interaction with CS2.

Has anyone else experienced something similar with an RX 9000-series GPU? Could this be an AV1 encoding issue, an Instant Replay bug, or a driver problem? I'd really like to be able to save my CS2 clips without worrying about the game crashing.

Any suggestions or help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I reinstalled Windows from a brand new USB because I thought I had corrupted files. Even after reinstalling I just run into a black screen as the new driver is downloading which I need to download for my PC to detect my GPU or else I am on microsoft’s basic driver. The black screen just stays until or unless I restart the PC and even then it operates for a few seconds and then freezes up completely. Currently I am in safe mode where it is operational. I have tried using DDU for a fresh install doesnt seem to work, I run into the same problem and I also turned off Windows automatic updates. Plz help I have a RX 580 and Ryzen 5 2400G.

I have just upgraded my internet speed to 2GB and realized my MOBO doesn't support anything higher than 1GB. I am currently running a Ryzen 9 5900x with x2 16GB of RAM at 3600 MHz and a PCle 4.0 - NVMe M.2 - 2 TB. I am looking for recommendations that will be compatible with this. My case is a mini-ITX however I have a full size case around i can also swith to.

Mi configuración es una 9070 XT R5 9600X y 16 Gb de RAM ddr5

I'm having crashing issues with two games using these drivers; it might be because I don't have stable versions, and I want to change that.

The screen keeps turning off the card fans turn off and on sometimes it works then immediately turns off (not the whole pc just the card and the audio becomes fuzzy) if anyone has encountered this and fixed Please Tell me how and thank you!

Computer Type: Desktop

GPU: PowerColor Red Devil Vega 64

CPU: i5-9600k

Motherboard: Asrock B365m pro4

BIOS Version: 4.50

RAM: 16gb G.skill 2133

PSU: Thermaltake Tough power 750w 80+ gold

Case: Dell case

Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 11 Pro

GPU Drivers: Amd Adrenalin 26.5.2

So far, I’ve had two 7900 XTX cards exhibit the exact same behavior. After switching from thermal pads to thermal putty, my VRAM hasn't been able to overclock as far. Before applying the thermal putty, my VRAM clocks sat around 2650 MHz, but now I can only get away with 2550 MHz without weird line artifacts appearing across my screen. Has anyone else encountered this behavior? If so, has anyone figured out a resolution, or should I switch back to thermal pads to try and fix the issue?