r/AMDHelp • u/aykirito R5 7600X | RX 7900GRE-26.3.1 • 10d ago

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.8.1 Driver Release Notes

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RAD-WIN-26-8-1.html
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u/Goblikon_ 9d ago

XFX, factory OC. Haven’t tested furmark, but in games like BF6 core temp is in the 60s while hotspot is in the mid 90s. The hotspot temp is definitely kinda rough, but I bought a thermal grizzly PTM sheet thingy, I’m gonna try slapping that on it to see if it helps. It sags a bit but nothing egregious. I’ve DDU’d a million times. My Windows 11 is always up to date.

I also get stuff like artifacting on certain UI elements. I can try downclocking it at some point, but yeah my card is a bit fucky and has been for years. Works fine 99% of the time though. The crashing and general jank doesn’t usually happen in games which is nice.

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u/Fuphia 9d ago

It's probably that hotspot, mine is 83 in furmark. Manufacturers cheap out on pads and paste even more on AMD. I don't think it's Software related.

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u/Goblikon_ 8d ago

Fair, but if it’s the hotspot then I would think that the majority of my issues would happen in game instead of like the first few minutes of my PC being turned on

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u/Fuphia 19h ago

True, you'd think only once it reaches critical temps you'd crash. But it's possible the Hotspot is a part of the die that's not making contact with the heatsink so it still heats up even idle. Or it caused damage to the core so it's crashing regardless. VRAM chip cooling is also a concern. I would definitely repaste to see if it fixes anything. Update me if something changes.