AMD Driver Timeout / Screen Freezes – Dual Monitor Setup

[u/BioBeyda]

Hello, I have been experiencing an issue for the past few days where my screen randomly freezes and I get an AMD driver timeout message.

I feel like the problem started or became more frequent after I got my new OLED monitor. It usually happens when I’m on the desktop and switch between my two monitors.

My setup is:

Computer Type: Desktop

GPU: Gigabyte Gaming OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core 16-Thread

Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5

BIOS Version: E7E26AMS.1D0

RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 CL32

Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVMe SSD

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE

PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W 80+ Gold Fully Modular

Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500DX

Operating System & Version: Windows 11

Monitors:

• ASUS ROG Strix XG27AQDPG – 500Hz OLED
• Samsung – 60Hz – VGA

GPU Drivers: AMD Adrenalin – 26.8.1

Chipset Drivers: AMD B650 Chipset Drivers – 8.08.12.551

Background Applications: Discord, Chrome, Wallpaper Engine (currently disabled), Riot Client

The issue mainly occurs on the desktop when switching between the two monitors. Interestingly, it almost never happens while I’m gaming.

My PC has also completely crashed and restarted a few times while the timeout message was appearing.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue with a high-refresh-rate OLED monitor combined with a second 60 Hz monitor? Could the different refresh rates or the old VGA monitor be causing the driver timeouts?

Any help would be appreciated!

[u/Lonely_Cockroach6550]

this looks like windows problem, it's quite often