Andandtech, fix your ads (specifically Revcontent). Last time I complained about this, it was because I was getting NSFW ads at work. Now I've just been redirected to a site that tried to install malware. I'll be removing you from my adblock whitelist in the meantime.
Hopefully they have also fixed the bug that causes a display driver crash/restart or even a bluescreen if there's a streaming video open in a browser (I currently use chrome) at the same time as 3D rendering is going on - like a game in a window underneath the web browser, or a webGL ad-banner next to the video.
The adbanners are an especially insidious trigger, as many sites these days (unfortunately!) use periodically re-loading ads, and you could be randomly served up with an ad that crashes your computer. Very nasty stuff.
Also, as previous poster noted, Anandtech ads suck these days. Almost every time I come here - which is less and less - I'm forcibly forwarded off the site and through like 8 redirect pages to scam sites that try to fool me with free iPhone offers and things like that.
Very very very unprofessional. Immediately get better ad providers! Jesus christ. "How to crash and burn your website's reputation 101: get scummiest ad providers possible." Yeah, maybe they pay better rates than legit providers and bring in more money - in the short term.
The ads are becoming unbearable, pop-ups that offer free iphones and other crap that forces you to click ( no way). Sort it out or I and many others like me will stay away due to fear of malware when we visit. Top quality site let down by scummy ads. This doesn't happen at WCCFTech....
Tomshardware has the same issue. I just run uBlock on them and every now and then white list to see how things are going. Just did that with TH and oh man all the crappy adds, back on the naughty list they go.
If you're at all able to reproduce the issue, please email me. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
We're trying very hard to get rid of these ads, but they're geo-targeted and purposely evading our scans*. So the only way we can nail them down is to get a complete browser network trace from someone who's getting said ads. Which is why reader reports and help here are so critical.
* They seem to have it out for Australians particularly
I've been having constant crashes with my RX 570 since installing this driver. I've had them intermittently while changing my multiple display settings (from extend to duplicate) and turning on Steam Link streaming, each time having to hard restart. I went back to stock clock speeds and it seems to be fine but I haven't tested it properly. Anyone else experiencing similar bugs?
I appreciate the content, and look forward to the commentary that highlights a driver release, but am puzzled about the "RX 380" mention. I thought it was silly when AMD clearly made a typo about a card that doesn't exist (AMD must have meant the R9 380 or R9 380X) but was perplexed when you didn't comment on it, call it out, or ask AMD for clarity. Thanks!
In driver release notes, AMD occasionally uses RX nomenclature as a shorthand for R9/R7/R5 or for both X and non-X variants of a card; for example, in 17.7.1's release notes, AMD used both RX 300 and RX 380 terminology. While the R9 380 and 380X are both 'R9,' other 300 series (and 200 series) cards sometimes change the R# notation for the same card if is OEM. There are additional similar R9/R7/R5 nomenclature oddities, too. I suspect that it is easier for the software engineers to document using RX shorthand from time to time, although It is certainly possible that they have been making typos all this time.
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Gigaplex - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
Andandtech, fix your ads (specifically Revcontent). Last time I complained about this, it was because I was getting NSFW ads at work. Now I've just been redirected to a site that tried to install malware. I'll be removing you from my adblock whitelist in the meantime.Alexvrb - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
I haven't had these issues... and I disable AdBlock for AT. Sure your system/browser hasn't already been 'jacked?Gigaplex - Thursday, August 24, 2017 - link
I'm sure. As Ryan mentioned below, simply being in Australia makes me more likely to get these troublesome ads.Alexvrb - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
For the record I'm on Win10, and typically use Edge. Network equipment and system are clean. No redirects or NSFW content on AT or TH.HomeworldFound - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
Hey, If you love the Purch network that much, go and surf space.com without anything on ;)FaaR - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
Hopefully they have also fixed the bug that causes a display driver crash/restart or even a bluescreen if there's a streaming video open in a browser (I currently use chrome) at the same time as 3D rendering is going on - like a game in a window underneath the web browser, or a webGL ad-banner next to the video.The adbanners are an especially insidious trigger, as many sites these days (unfortunately!) use periodically re-loading ads, and you could be randomly served up with an ad that crashes your computer. Very nasty stuff.
Also, as previous poster noted, Anandtech ads suck these days. Almost every time I come here - which is less and less - I'm forcibly forwarded off the site and through like 8 redirect pages to scam sites that try to fool me with free iPhone offers and things like that.
Very very very unprofessional. Immediately get better ad providers! Jesus christ. "How to crash and burn your website's reputation 101: get scummiest ad providers possible." Yeah, maybe they pay better rates than legit providers and bring in more money - in the short term.
Moetyre - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
The ads are becoming unbearable, pop-ups that offer free iphones and other crap that forces you to click ( no way). Sort it out or I and many others like me will stay away due to fear of malware when we visit. Top quality site let down by scummy ads. This doesn't happen at WCCFTech....FreckledTrout - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
Tomshardware has the same issue. I just run uBlock on them and every now and then white list to see how things are going. Just did that with TH and oh man all the crappy adds, back on the naughty list they go.Ryan Smith - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
If you're at all able to reproduce the issue, please email me. Your help would be greatly appreciated.We're trying very hard to get rid of these ads, but they're geo-targeted and purposely evading our scans*. So the only way we can nail them down is to get a complete browser network trace from someone who's getting said ads. Which is why reader reports and help here are so critical.
* They seem to have it out for Australians particularly
Gigaplex - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
I'm in Australia so that doesn't surprise me.HomeworldFound - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
It's similar on all Purch network sites. One day I surfed Space.com and they have over 130 domains all connected at once.smilingcrow - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
No Windows 8.1 support so once W7 loses support from MS your only choice is W10.Motherfuckers.
Ferrari_Freak - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
I've been having constant crashes with my RX 570 since installing this driver. I've had them intermittently while changing my multiple display settings (from extend to duplicate) and turning on Steam Link streaming, each time having to hard restart. I went back to stock clock speeds and it seems to be fine but I haven't tested it properly. Anyone else experiencing similar bugs?Gigaplex - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
"I went back to stock clock speeds and it seems to be fine"Posts like that generally invalidate any driver bug reports.
Ferrari_Freak - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
Well, like I said I didn't get time to really test it.But as it turns out, it was the undervolt that was causing the issue. Bumping the voltage closer to stock fixed it. :)
LarsBars - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
Hey Nate,I appreciate the content, and look forward to the commentary that highlights a driver release, but am puzzled about the "RX 380" mention. I thought it was silly when AMD clearly made a typo about a card that doesn't exist (AMD must have meant the R9 380 or R9 380X) but was perplexed when you didn't comment on it, call it out, or ask AMD for clarity. Thanks!
Nate Oh - Friday, August 25, 2017 - link
In driver release notes, AMD occasionally uses RX nomenclature as a shorthand for R9/R7/R5 or for both X and non-X variants of a card; for example, in 17.7.1's release notes, AMD used both RX 300 and RX 380 terminology. While the R9 380 and 380X are both 'R9,' other 300 series (and 200 series) cards sometimes change the R# notation for the same card if is OEM. There are additional similar R9/R7/R5 nomenclature oddities, too. I suspect that it is easier for the software engineers to document using RX shorthand from time to time, although It is certainly possible that they have been making typos all this time.If you'd like, I can follow up with them :)
Ro_Ja - Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - link
They still haven't fixed the full panel scaling on games!I have R5 M230 and some games still have black bars on the sides and it's annoying. Even Intel can do it better.
egarimzo - Thursday, August 31, 2017 - link
I have bad screen tearing with RX470 + AMD Crimson, 1080p (60Hz). Any suggestions for fixing it?