Graphics driver and system stability.

Liqourice · Aug 1, 2008, 12:08 PM

I have to ask a quick question.

After installing the 8.7 drivers I've had quite a few BSOD's and VPU recoveries. I had no problems at all with 8.6.

Can the driver cause other systems to become unstable because I've noticed that I've had to lower the OC of my CPU to make it run stable with Orthos?

I'm going back to 8.6 since it worked so much better which is sad since I had some improvements in performance.. but that's useless if the system crashes all the time anyway.

JCOTV64 · Aug 5, 2008, 09:06 AM

Same problem pal with a hd 3870, BSOD's 'bout the the dll file driver and reboots (i always disable VPU recovery but i'm sure it would be a problem too). i'll use the 8.6 version 'till 8.8 come out.

Somebody else?

Freelancer · Aug 11, 2008, 07:56 AM

I believe I got the same case .... I'm using a 4850 and got BSOD/VPU recovery with 8.7 / 8.7 beta. I have just switched back to 8.6 and hope it will be stable.

Actually, before I got the 4850, I have been using the onboard HD3200 chip - which was also stable with 8.6 and unstable with anything newer.

P.S. Just realized this is my first post here despite I joined in 2003 :P

Aug 1, 2008, 12:08 PM	#1
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,711 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Graphics driver and system stability. I have to ask a quick question. After installing the 8.7 drivers I've had quite a few BSOD's and VPU recoveries. I had no problems at all with 8.6. Can the driver cause other systems to become unstable because I've noticed that I've had to lower the OC of my CPU to make it run stable with Orthos? I'm going back to 8.6 since it worked so much better which is sad since I had some improvements in performance.. but that's useless if the system crashes all the time anyway.

Aug 5, 2008, 09:06 AM	#2
JCOTV64 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0	Same problem pal with a hd 3870, BSOD's 'bout the the dll file driver and reboots (i always disable VPU recovery but i'm sure it would be a problem too). i'll use the 8.6 version 'till 8.8 come out. Somebody else? __________________ [COLOR=Green]DFI DFI Lanparty nF4 Ultra-D (BIOS 29/03/2006) / AMD Opteron 146 / XP-120 + Delta Senflow /2x 512 Patriot Memory DC PC3200+XBLK / LCD 22" Gateway / HIS Radeon HD 3870 / SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty / WD 500 gb Sata2 / Seagate 320 gb Sata2 7200 rpm / WD 160 gb Sata 7200 rpm / WD 40 gb Pata 7200 rpm / Seagate 80 gb Pata 7200 / Super Multi DVD+RW LG / Light Scribe DVD+RW Lite-On / Raidmax Volcano 630 W / Thermaltake Armor VA8003BWS[/COLOR]

Aug 11, 2008, 07:56 AM	#3
Freelancer DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	I believe I got the same case .... I'm using a 4850 and got BSOD/VPU recovery with 8.7 / 8.7 beta. I have just switched back to 8.6 and hope it will be stable. Actually, before I got the 4850, I have been using the onboard HD3200 chip - which was also stable with 8.6 and unstable with anything newer. P.S. Just realized this is my first post here despite I joined in 2003 :P