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Download: Radeon Adrenalin Edition 19.12.1 drivers
You can now download download Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.12.1 as released by AMD for Radeon graphics cards. This release adds support for Radeon RX 5300M and contains quality improvements for end user issues.
Download: AMD Ryzen Master 2.1.0.1424 Processor Tweaking Software - 11/27/2019 10:39 AM
AMD made a new update to Ryzen Master available for download, obviously supports for Threadripper 3000 processors has been added. With Ryzen Master for Windows 10 (64-bit), a changelog for the new ver...
Download: Quake II RTX Download version 1.2 - 11/26/2019 05:42 PM
For those interested, I have added Quake II RTX towards our file-mirror. NVIDIA is revamping Id Software's 1997 hit game Quake II with RTX path-traced global illumination. The game has been updated t...
Download: NVIDIA GeForce 441.41 WHQL drivers - 11/26/2019 05:17 PM
Version 441.41 WHQL is game-ready for "Halo: Reach," "Quake II RTX v1.2 and with GeForce 441.41, NVIDIA added OpenGL and Vulkan API support for Image Sharpening. GeForce 441.41 also ...
Download: AMD Chipset Driver v1.11.22.0454 - 11/26/2019 09:55 AM
With the chipset driver's Adrenalin Edition 1.11.22.0454 , AMD now also supports the TRX40 chipset. The driver is also suitable for all other chipset and CPU combinations. The release notes provide o...
Download: GeForce 441.20 WHQL driver (updated) - 11/22/2019 05:12 PM
You can now download NVIDIA's new GeForce 441.20 WHQL driver. The new Game Ready Driver provides the latest performance optimizations, profiles, and bug fixes for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. In ad...
schmidtbag
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#5737299 Posted on: 12/03/2019 05:55 PM
Whether it is Nvidia or AMD, open-source or proprietary, mGPU or single, I always encounter someone who finds a reason to complain and thinks the grass is greener on the other side. Aside from the fact that just isn't true, the grass on your side is never as brown as you think it is either. Almost every time I've ever heard someone complain about driver issues, my first reaction is always "what did you do to screw it up?" because for me, it's never as bad as people claim it is.
If you want to play games where "it just works", get a console. PCs require you to tinker. More often than not, something not working properly is the user's fault, unless of course it is confirmed to be a unanimous issue.
This isn't directed at just you, but a wide range of people who say "X driver is so much worse than Y" when other people using the same driver don't get the same problem. God forbid you make a mistake... people just have to blame someone else.
I am superior to all those saying "everything is smooth". Since you don't encounter the same issues as someone whining for sth, better "keep it silent". I am no fanboy, I only want proper user experience. Surely support will not come by only two stable drivers per year. Relax now.
Whether it is Nvidia or AMD, open-source or proprietary, mGPU or single, I always encounter someone who finds a reason to complain and thinks the grass is greener on the other side. Aside from the fact that just isn't true, the grass on your side is never as brown as you think it is either. Almost every time I've ever heard someone complain about driver issues, my first reaction is always "what did you do to screw it up?" because for me, it's never as bad as people claim it is.
If you want to play games where "it just works", get a console. PCs require you to tinker. More often than not, something not working properly is the user's fault, unless of course it is confirmed to be a unanimous issue.
This isn't directed at just you, but a wide range of people who say "X driver is so much worse than Y" when other people using the same driver don't get the same problem. God forbid you make a mistake... people just have to blame someone else.
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#5737302 Posted on: 12/03/2019 06:01 PM
Black screen combined with pc lockup when I exit a long gaming session, is not funny nor simple. The fix until now is a Whql driver for some weird reason. o_O
Black screen combined with pc lockup when I exit a long gaming session, is not funny nor simple. The fix until now is a Whql driver for some weird reason. o_O
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#5737315 Posted on: 12/03/2019 06:30 PM
WHQL is nothing more than a test to see if drivers work on a set of different types of hardware. It's not an extensive test to spot any bugs, it's more a compatibility test. You can't expect much from a free test, it used to cost 250 $ for a single test. A non-whql driver does not mean beta by any means.
Consoles use a custom OS and 1 single type of hardware, there are no software layers or a million different hardware setups to take in account.
From getting officially tested driver once a month, we went to once per 2 or 3 months. Stability over performance any time. Console gaming, shouldn't be more stable than PC gaming in 2020. Considering all consoles use AMD hardware years now. Beta OS, beta drivers, I am full of this ****. 
WHQL is nothing more than a test to see if drivers work on a set of different types of hardware. It's not an extensive test to spot any bugs, it's more a compatibility test. You can't expect much from a free test, it used to cost 250 $ for a single test. A non-whql driver does not mean beta by any means.
Consoles use a custom OS and 1 single type of hardware, there are no software layers or a million different hardware setups to take in account.
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#5737331 Posted on: 12/03/2019 07:31 PM
Whether it is Nvidia or AMD, open-source or proprietary, mGPU or single, I always encounter someone who finds a reason to complain and thinks the grass is greener on the other side. Aside from the fact that just isn't true, the grass on your side is never as brown as you think it is either. Almost every time I've ever heard someone complain about driver issues, my first reaction is always "what did you do to screw it up?" because for me, it's never as bad as people claim it is.
If you want to play games where "it just works", get a console. PCs require you to tinker. More often than not, something not working properly is the user's fault, unless of course it is confirmed to be a unanimous issue.
This isn't directed at just you, but a wide range of people who say "X driver is so much worse than Y" when other people using the same driver don't get the same problem. God forbid you make a mistake... people just have to blame someone else.
Most of the time is sad but true
As a Windows Power User I can say if something is broken -> most of the time i have it broke cuz' the Tweaks :p
But on other side of the matter -> Thanks to this im experimenting and learning + finding some new interesting Tweaks.
I never complain, but searching for solution instead.
Never give up is my motto.
19.11.3 has some bugs, but only in one UE3 game -> The Bards Tale IV (hair render is broken)
I will install this one
and check it out.
UPD.
The bug in The Bards Tale IV (hair render) is still present.
UPD.2
Similar 3Dmark score, this one is good enough.
Overall good driver, need more testing.
Whether it is Nvidia or AMD, open-source or proprietary, mGPU or single, I always encounter someone who finds a reason to complain and thinks the grass is greener on the other side. Aside from the fact that just isn't true, the grass on your side is never as brown as you think it is either. Almost every time I've ever heard someone complain about driver issues, my first reaction is always "what did you do to screw it up?" because for me, it's never as bad as people claim it is.
If you want to play games where "it just works", get a console. PCs require you to tinker. More often than not, something not working properly is the user's fault, unless of course it is confirmed to be a unanimous issue.
This isn't directed at just you, but a wide range of people who say "X driver is so much worse than Y" when other people using the same driver don't get the same problem. God forbid you make a mistake... people just have to blame someone else.
Most of the time is sad but true
As a Windows Power User I can say if something is broken -> most of the time i have it broke cuz' the Tweaks :p
But on other side of the matter -> Thanks to this im experimenting and learning + finding some new interesting Tweaks.
I never complain, but searching for solution instead.
Never give up is my motto.
19.11.3 has some bugs, but only in one UE3 game -> The Bards Tale IV (hair render is broken)
I will install this one
and check it out.UPD.
The bug in The Bards Tale IV (hair render) is still present.
UPD.2
Similar 3Dmark score, this one is good enough.
Overall good driver, need more testing.
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I'm dissapointed with AMDs rx 5700 xt drivers. Bought a PowerColor red dragon card for my inlaw parents build, and have newer before experienced such massive instability issues. From what i'm reading it's a fairly common problem, but seldom mentioned by various reviewers.
As for this build i'm using a riser cable, and wonder if any of you think that might cause issues? I have tried two different cables without any luck. Motherboard Gigabyte Aorus 570 itx pro wifi, cpu 3600.
For my case the only problem is stuttering and downclocking. But seems new driver is improving all this.