u/Dendalen

Hi, I am at my wits end and I am turning to the crowd at large.

I recently upgraded my GPU from a 2070 super to a 7900xtx. The short, I'm in love with the card's performance and in general I am happy. However, pretty much since I've bought the card I have had issues with random freezes (lock-ups) followed by all of my screens going black/blank. All of the monitors coming back up and then some sort of "oops, sorry your gpu shit the bed"

At this point the list of things i've done is exhaustive:

1. Uninstalled drivers, and installed drivers
2. Fully uninstalled drivers using the AMD clean up tool, then installing drivers.
3. Doing step 2, and then before installing new drivers running DDU install in safe mode.
4. Targeting specific driver versions with DDU/AMD clean up tool.
5. Running CHKDSK /f /r, running sfc /scannow
6. Re-installing windows saving no previous configs and wiping all partitions.
7. Checked wall outlets to confirm that everything is grounded properly, and moved PSU to it's own outlet.
8. Assuming that I was running into some bottle neck, replacing my old AM4 platform (5800x/64GB of RAM/x570s Aorus Gigabyte Board) with a brand new 9800x3D and a 32GB of RAM.
9. Reinstalling windows again.
10. Doing step 4 again with new hardware.
11. Disabled god knows how many hyper-specific BIOS settings.

Nothing. Nothing I have done has worked. I am currently running driver version 26.3.1 (driver install only, no AMD Adrenalin)

Every Event Viewer event is the same:

    Fault bucket , type 0
    Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
    Response: Not available
    Cab Id: 5e5cec84-9e46-4afd-8cd6-ee243e66f4eb
    
    Problem signature:
    P1: 117
    P2: ffffdc088d344480
    P3: fffff80079afc980
    P4: 0
    P5: 0
    P6: 10_0_26200
    P7: 0_0
    P8: 256_1
    P9: 
    P10: 
    
    Attached files:
    \\?\C:\WINDOWS\LiveKernelReports\WATCHDOG\WATCHDOG-20260518-1232.dmp
    \\?\C:\WINDOWS\SystemTemp\WER-570031-0.sysdata.xml
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.b6848ad4-d902-479b-a247-be8d678fbe79.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Kernel_117_e0c5d73da188c6bc5aa0fdb1d09665407dffd74b_00000000_cab_141ee179-2cba-45bf-a38a-23a564f4435c\WPR_initiated_DiagTrackMiniLogger_OneTrace_User_Logger_20260509_1_EC_0_inject.etl
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.3c5d7649-0e87-4cd2-aadb-d5f8196d816a.tmp.etl
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Kernel_117_e0c5d73da188c6bc5aa0fdb1d09665407dffd74b_00000000_cab_141ee179-2cba-45bf-a38a-23a564f4435c\WPR_initiated_DiagTrackMiniLogger_WPR System Collector_inject.etl
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.ed2dd5bb-fc16-43c2-b896-2ac3154bbecb.tmp.etl
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.b3d64b39-1c22-4b98-b8ba-3067a966853e.tmp.csv
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.f02ae89e-720b-4159-8a41-7c6233a8be10.tmp.txt
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.22206251-f530-4385-9862-bfbfc8ceb024.tmp.xml
    
    These files may be available here:
    \\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Kernel_117_e0c5d73da188c6bc5aa0fdb1d09665407dffd74b_00000000_cab_141ee179-2cba-45bf-a38a-23a564f4435c
    
    Analysis symbol: 
    Rechecking for solution: 0
    Report Id: 141ee179-2cba-45bf-a38a-23a564f4435c
    Report Status: 4
    Hashed bucket: 
    Cab Guid: 0

Running WinDbg on any of those dump files just points to issues with the driver:

    : kd> !analyze -v
    Loading Kernel Symbols
    ...............................................................
    ................................................................
    ................................................................
    ........................................................
    Loading User Symbols
    
    Mini Kernel Dump does not contain unloaded driver list
    *******************************************************************************
    *                                                                             *
    *                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *
    *                                                                             *
    *******************************************************************************
    
    VIDEO_ENGINE_TIMEOUT_DETECTED (141)
    One of the display engines failed to respond in timely fashion.
    (This code can never be used for a real BugCheck; it is used to identify live dumps.)
    Arguments:
    Arg1: ffffbf81a7adc010, Optional pointer to internal TDR recovery context (TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT).
    Arg2: fffff807c9c208e0, The pointer into responsible device driver module (e.g. owner tag).
    Arg3: 0000000000000000, The secondary driver specific bucketing key.
    Arg4: 0000000000000000, Optional internal context dependent data.
    
    Debugging Details:
    ------------------
    
    Mini Kernel Dump does not contain unloaded driver list
    Mini Kernel Dump does not contain unloaded driver list
    Unable to load image amdkmdag.sys, Win32 error 0n2
    *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for amdkmdag.sys
    
    KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1
    
        Key  : Analysis.CPU.mSec
        Value: 968
    
        Key  : Analysis.Elapsed.mSec
        Value: 1314
    
        Key  : Analysis.IO.Other.Mb
        Value: 16
    
        Key  : Analysis.IO.Read.Mb
        Value: 1
    
        Key  : Analysis.IO.Write.Mb
        Value: 33
    
        Key  : Analysis.Init.CPU.mSec
        Value: 500
    
        Key  : Analysis.Init.Elapsed.mSec
        Value: 39566
    
        Key  : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb
        Value: 100
    
        Key  : Analysis.Version.DbgEng
        Value: 10.0.29547.1002
    
        Key  : Analysis.Version.Description
        Value: 10.2602.27.2 amd64fre
    
        Key  : Analysis.Version.Ext
        Value: 1.2602.27.2
    
        Key  : Bugcheck.Code.LegacyAPI
        Value: 0x141
    
        Key  : Bugcheck.Code.TargetModel
        Value: 0x141
    
        Key  : Dump.Attributes.AsUlong
        Value: 0x18
    
        Key  : Dump.Attributes.KernelGeneratedTriageDump
        Value: 1
    
        Key  : Failure.Bucket
        Value: LKD_0x141_IMAGE_amdkmdag.sys
    
        Key  : Failure.Exception.IP.Address
        Value: 0xfffff807c9c208e0
    
        Key  : Failure.Exception.IP.Module
        Value: amdkmdag_fffff807c9a50000
    
        Key  : Failure.Exception.IP.Offset
        Value: 0x1d08e0
    
        Key  : Failure.Hash
        Value: {48b738dd-5a92-7ff8-63d0-f075fc680fe0}
    
        Key  : Faulting.IP.Type
        Value: Paged
    
    
    BUGCHECK_CODE:  141
    
    BUGCHECK_P1: ffffbf81a7adc010
    
    BUGCHECK_P2: fffff807c9c208e0
    
    BUGCHECK_P3: 0
    
    BUGCHECK_P4: 0
    
    FILE_IN_CAB:  WATCHDOG-20260518-1156.dmp
    
    DUMP_FILE_ATTRIBUTES: 0x18
      Kernel Generated Triage Dump
      Live Generated Dump
    
    FAULTING_THREAD:  ffffbf8171b4e480
    
    TAG_NOT_DEFINED_202b:  *** Unknown TAG in analysis list 202b
    
    
    VIDEO_TDR_CONTEXT: dt dxgkrnl!_TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT ffffbf81a7adc010
    Symbol dxgkrnl!_TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT not found.
    
    PROCESS_NAME:  System
    
    IP_IN_PAGED_CODE: 
    amdkmdag_fffff807c9a50000+1d08e0
    fffff807`c9c208e0 ??              ???
    
    STACK_TEXT:  
    ffff9586`9a3f68d0 fffff807`e5305ad9     : ffffbf81`a7adc010 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!DbgkpWerCaptureLiveTriageDump+0x8e
    ffff9586`9a3f6e00 fffff807`e56a487a     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`c0000099 fffff807`e56e93c0 00000000`c0000099 : nt!DbgkpWerProcessPolicyResult+0x21
    ffff9586`9a3f6e30 fffff807`e56a4679     : 00000000`00000003 ffff9586`9a3f7010 ffffbf81`a7adc010 ffffbf81`70e40710 : nt!DbgkWerCaptureLiveKernelDump2+0x1ea
    ffff9586`9a3f6e90 fffff807`76f52ef9     : ffff9b09`e8fce0f0 ffff9b09`e8fce0f0 ffff9b0a`56011b36 ffffbf81`71b4d000 : nt!DbgkWerCaptureLiveKernelDump+0x69
    ffff9586`9a3f6f10 fffff807`c1b21e9c     : ffff9586`9a3f71d0 ffffbf81`7a0a9000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000001 : dxgkrnl!TdrCollectDbgInfoStage1+0xd69
    ffff9586`9a3f70d0 fffff807`c1b75af7     : ffffbf81`7a0a9001 ffffbf81`7a0a96f8 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000001 : dxgmms2!VidSchiResetHwEngine+0x2b4
    ffff9586`9a3f72f0 fffff807`c1b86886     : ffff9586`00000000 ffffbf81`71190000 ffff9586`9a3f7479 00000000`00000000 : dxgmms2!VidSchiResetEngines+0xcb
    ffff9586`9a3f7340 fffff807`c1ae719f     : ffffbf81`71190000 00000000`00000000 ffff9586`9a3f7479 00000000`003d149f : dxgmms2!VidSchiCheckHwProgress+0x316
    ffff9586`9a3f73d0 fffff807`c1b87242     : ffffbf81`71190000 ffffbf81`71fb37e0 ffffbf81`8d845010 ffffbf81`9aac2010 : dxgmms2!VidSchiScheduleCommandToRun+0x5f
    ffff9586`9a3f74e0 fffff807`c1b75cec     : ffffbf81`71190500 ffffbf81`71190000 fffff807`c1b75c10 ffffbf81`71190000 : dxgmms2!VidSchiRun_PriorityTable+0x42
    ffff9586`9a3f7530 fffff807`e507eaba     : ffffbf81`71b4e480 fffff807`00000001 00000000`00000000 ffffd101`64c51180 : dxgmms2!VidSchiWorkerThread+0xdc
    ffff9586`9a3f7570 fffff807`e52aa0a4     : ffffd101`64c51180 ffffbf81`71b4e480 fffff807`e507ea60 00000000`00000246 : nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x5a
    ffff9586`9a3f75c0 00000000`00000000     : ffff9586`9a3f8000 ffff9586`9a3f1000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiStartSystemThread+0x34
    
    
    SYMBOL_NAME:  amdkmdag_fffff807c9a50000+1d08e0
    
    MODULE_NAME: amdkmdag_fffff807c9a50000
    
    IMAGE_NAME:  amdkmdag.sys
    
    STACK_COMMAND: .process /r /p 0xffffbf815877a040; .thread /r /p 0xffffbf8171b4e480 ; kb
    
    FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  LKD_0x141_IMAGE_amdkmdag.sys
    
    OSPLATFORM_TYPE:  x64
    
    OSNAME:  Windows 10
    
    FAILURE_ID_HASH:  {48b738dd-5a92-7ff8-63d0-f075fc680fe0}

My current setup just to include as many details as possible:

3 Monitors, All connected via Displayport. 2x1080p and 1 2k@144hz. 9800x3D XFX 7900xtx Corsair RM1000x I am running Windows 11 version 25H2.

During the whole saga I started out on Windows 10 and upgraded to Windows 11 during the start of this process. Hence one of the reasons I wiped everything and reinstalled windows as I believed it could have been an issue with just a bad install.

Please for the love of god if you have anything that could help my sanity I would love to hear it. I am legit just checking random Reddit posts at this point and trying anything that can stick.