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[Thorqemada]

As title says - AMD Users stay with Catalyst 15.7.1 as their newer Betas have a Memory Leak that causes all Video Ram be used and performance plummet and software crash.
http://support.amd.c...emory-Leak.aspx
(15.8 suffers for it to a lesser degree)

[NocturnalBeast]

I would recommend that AMD users switch to NVIDIA, but that is just my opinion.

[Thorqemada]

I will never ever do that - i dont spend money to get disapointed/cheated intentionally several times!

If this ever happens that only Nvidia is left i stop gaming!

[Flapdrol]

Damn, the nvidia fanboyism/hate is real.

[NocturnalBeast]

Flapdrol, on 30 September 2015 - 04:09 AM, said:

Damn, the nvidia fanboyism/hate is real.

My previous video card was an AMD, NVIDIA usually has much better drivers.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Both card vendors have their pros and cons. Neither is a saint.

Pick what you can afford that performs the best in that range.

Nvidia has much better performing DX11 drivers, so its a testament to AMD's hardware that it still competes, if AMD spent more time on driver performance then there is no doubt in my mind their cards would have been at the top of the DX11 pile.

Edited by DV McKenna, 30 September 2015 - 01:00 PM.

[Thorqemada]

Catalyst 15.9.1 Beta adresses the issue it seems:


Resolved Issues:

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  • [77609] A video memory leak can occur when browser and other windows are resized

Its not only Nvidia - i will also never buy again Hardware from Asus and MSI - nothing but trouble and let downs...god knows how a crappy Company like MSI stays in Business, i do not know how the manage that...if you want something goes broke with guarantee by MSI.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Thorqemada, on 30 September 2015 - 03:39 PM, said:

Catalyst 15.9.1 Beta adresses the issue it seems:


Resolved Issues:

• 
  
  • [77609] A video memory leak can occur when browser and other windows are resized

Its not only Nvidia - i will also never buy again Hardware from Asus and MSI - nothing but trouble and let downs...god knows how a crappy Company like MSI stays in Business, i do not know how the manage that...if you want something goes broke with guarantee by MSI.

Asus charges an undeserved premium on their cards for nothing special.

MSI is on of the better vendors all round. But Sapphire are the best vendor on the AMD side.

[Thorqemada]

I have good experience with Enermax (since ~20 yrs)
Asrock (cheap + works well + long term support)
Gigabyte (worth the Money and very reliable + long term support)
AMD (CPU + Chipset for Price/Performance + reliability)
ATI (since 15 yrs reliable + good Performance)
HIS, Sapphire, Powercolour (all my ATI/AMD Videocards are made by them)
Kingston (RAM)
Logitech (Desktop-Soundsys, Mic, Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse)
Microsoft (Joystick, Mouse)
Lian Li (Case)
Samsung (Monitors, Hard Drives)
Sound Blaster (bcs it works somehow)

Past good experiences:
DFI, ECS (Motherboards)
VIA, ULI, SIS (Chipsets)
Corsair (RAM)
Zalman (Coolers)
Intel (386 DX33, 486 DX50 + 486 DX2/100 upgrade to my DX50)
Cyrix (Co-Processor for the i386)
AMD (From the i486DX2/100 to the AMD 486DX4/133 - from Supersonic to Lightspeed (from VLB + "Windows Acceleration" to PCI + "3D Acceleration"))
Suntac 286AT 12 MHz (my first "Mechwarrior" (and Wing Commander) Computer.
Riva TNT2 (my single good Nvidia experience)
Hercules, Diamond, Sigma (Tseng ET4000 VGA Cards)
NEC, EIZO (Multisync Monitor)
A7N8X Deluxe (the last time i had a good Asus Mainboard and 1 more time of Nvidia suckage)
Maxtor (Hard Drives)
Gravis Ultrasound (the best ever FM Sound)
Terratec Maestro (very good Wavetable Sound)
CH-Products for the best Joysticks ever made!

+ all the stuff that has slipped my mind...

Edited by Thorqemada, 08 October 2015 - 11:01 AM.