{"id":100220,"date":"2016-08-01T07:22:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T05:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=100220"},"modified":"2016-08-01T08:05:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T06:05:17","slug":"dont-update-to-amds-latest-graphics-card-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/100220-dont-update-to-amds-latest-graphics-card-driver","title":{"rendered":"Don’t update to AMD’s latest graphics card driver"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new report released by Gamersnexus <\/a><\/strong>has revealed major issues with AMD’s new 16.7.3<\/strong> driver.<\/p>\n

The update severely limits memory overclocks<\/strong> to 2050MHz, down from the original 2250MHz.<\/p>\n

Upon testing the memory issues, a bigger problem cropped up – the AMD 16.7.3 driver<\/strong>\u00a0causes blue screens as a secondary effect from hard crashes.<\/p>\n

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After reaching-out to AMD, we received word that the company’s driver QA team is \u201clooking into this issue now,\u201d further stating, \u201cif we can confirm it’s a problem, then the next question will probably be how quickly we can get a fix into a new driver release.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of this writing, AMD has not confirmed detection of the issue on \u201ctheir end,\u201d but the company is minimally looking into the numerous user reports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The overclock limitation on memory seems to be\u00a0a mistake, but we would strongly urge users to stay on 16.7.2 or roll-back if issues present themselves.<\/p>\n

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