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Question

Computer crash on display driver installation

by Jun 28, 2015 10:51PM PDT

So I have just barely putting this system together, and after I am done installing the all the other updates/drivers/bios/everything I go to install drivers for my display devices and the system crashes and goes into a reboot loop when it attempts to do so. I have to boot into safe mode remove said drivers and then I can get back to my desktop. Everything seems to work fine until I install video drivers. If I am able to get them to install without crashing I am only able to have the system stable on the desktop for a minute or two before it crashes. Below are my system specs:

5960X @ 3ghz stock
Rampage V Extreme (This I bought used off of amazon, but seems to function fine) BIOS 1502
32 GB Ripjaw 2400MHz DDR4 in quad channel (In the red dimms as per the manual)
2 x 295X2 (Both bought new, one is from an old system and it worked fine, the other I bought just recently for the new build both are currently installed and each is power by 2 12v 30amp lines)
1600W Lepa Gold PSU (This was bought used from ebay, seems to work fine)
Boot device is on a 256gb Crucial ssd
1 extra crucial ssd 256gb
2x 1tb seagate 7200rpm in raid 0
Windows 8.1

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something wrong with the drives obviously
by Jun 29, 2015 2:54AM PDT

Make sure you get from a good source and the ones you downloaded may have gotten hit up and be corrupted files.

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AMD Drivers
by Ocmersh Jun 29, 2015 9:34AM PDT

They are from AMD's website, I don't know if you can get much better than that.

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Tell a little more.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 29, 2015 9:40AM PDT

For example, sketch out, write here your OS and post driver install plan. Don't have to get too detailed just something like OS, LAN, then Video drivers.

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multiple video cards
by Jun 29, 2015 10:18AM PDT

Maybe the install is confusing which video card is to be run by which drivers, if they are different install files. Try this. Pull one card and then load the drivers for the other card and reboot. If that works, then install the drivers for the second card, turn off, install, then reboot. That should allow each set of driver files to be assigned to the correct card.

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Both the same card.
by Ocmersh Jun 29, 2015 10:59AM PDT

They are both the same card, same drivers.. Install plan was simply fresh version of 8.1, instal LAN driver, install AMD gpu drivers from their website. Heres an update:

Well I tried my old card by itself, it ran fine, I ran firestrike with no issues and finished with a 16000 score. I swapped it out for the other card and it simply flashes at the login screen I have no response. Rebooted, now I have CCC yelling at me telling me there is a problem with the display port connection, mouse seemed to lag, tried to run firestrike and the system crashed with reboot loop. Swapped my old card in without messing with anything and im back at desktop and ran firestrike again no issues.

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Plan looks incomplete.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 29, 2015 11:17AM PDT

For me it's always OS, motherboard chipset package and then audio, video, LAN, helper apps.

Talk to the designer of this beast for exact install order and detail.

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problem solved
by James Denison Jun 29, 2015 11:44AM PDT

something wrong with the card that's not working.

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