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It's proven to be one of the more stable releases over the past year or so.
Hmmm, so I'm still confused as to why there is no video driver option in the previous versions... I might do some research myself, but I will be heading to bed soon.
Hi Chives.
If you cannot install 13.9 WHQL on the R9 200 series GPU, you may try any version from 13.12 WHQL and higher. Let us know whether the BSODs are continuing with multiple versions of the display driver or not.
My 2 cents worth is this is what I am getting for the driver for your listed GPU ??
http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4795#dl
PS Can I just mention too the wattage requirement for that is 500 watts if you look at the speces
I won't be getting home for a while here so I won't be able to test any other drivers, but I do think that my power supply could defiantly be an issue.
Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB TOXIC Video Cards in CrossFire - Power Consumption Test
This shows the power consumption and a it defiantly goes all the up to 500w. If that is the case, then this may be an easy fix. I just need to get a spare power supply. I will try other drivers though when I arrive home. Thank you for all the help so far.
Oh forgive me, I just realized it said crossfire, in that case could the power supply still be an issue. I do seem to get the BSOD under heavy load or and games that seem to put more of a stress on the system. I did run a 3D test about a week straight for 3 hours and no BSOD.
Also here is a test with only one card:
AnandTech Portal | The AMD Radeon R9 270X & R9 270 Review: Feat. Asus & HIS
I would imagine that my 630W PSU would be enough for the whole system.
Last edited by Chives; 23 Jun 2014 at 07:14. Reason: Want to add more info.
I've no experience of Rosewill PSUs so I can't really give a definitive answer, although 630W should be plenty.
Yep Boozad I have looked them up before and I really am not that sure of how good they stack up against the Corsairs and Seasonics as you know there are many manufacturers for any brand.
This is quite a good ref for seeing who makes what PSU Review Database just hit on the brand model/s and see what the OEM is to see who makes it.
Rosewills are listed and I see they are listed a lot in the US Newegg site but again I am not sure they are that good - perhaps one of the US members knows more about them.
I think Chives should work through the components with the extreme calculator and see what it shows as the minimum and the recommended.
Personally I always go for a bit of overkill and again if it were me would aim at 700 - 750 watts to have plenty of elbow room.
PS I just did a very rough calculate and put in what Chives has got plus some things like 4x fans etc because only he knows exactly what there is and I came up with ballpark figures of 433 min and 483 recommended, and I am sure that would be higher if we knew what components there were precisely.:)