Black Screen with 2x R9 290 cf (even on desktop)

Zoz780 · Nov 22, 2014

Hi everyone,

After driver install (on fresh windows) i always get black screen. Only 14.4whql works for me, 14.6, 14.7, 14.9whql, 14.11 causes black screen. Not only when i playing games, everywhere! On desktop, when i am using chrome, media player etc. I do not know what is the problem these drivers, but I would like to know! It is unbelievable! There are lot's of games which are need a new driver, but i can ot use them. I diasbled the ULPS, turned off the crossfire, did everyhing what i can, but the problem is still there. I made a video about this problem:

I thanks the answer in advance.

My pc setup:
-Intel Core i7 3770K
-DDR3 1600Mhz 16GB Ram
-2x ASUS Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II OC Crossfire - both with latest bios
-Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H rev.1.2 with FA bios
-Corsair Force 3 GT 120GB SSD (Read: 555MB/s Write: 515MB/s) + Western Digital Claviar Green 2TB 7200Rpm
-Corsair TX750 v2 750W
-BenQ XL2410T 120Hz 24" LED (120Hz) on DVI-D

Law-II · Nov 22, 2014

Hi

Welcome to TPU

Windows up to date, all patches installed!

Motherboard chipset drivers installed and up to date!

DirectX up to date!

Everything at stock no OC! [including the CPU while testing]

Uninstall and deep clean driver use DDU or Other driver cleaner

power down the system switch off PSU at wall wait for power to dissipate from motherboard; then remove both vga cards

install one vga card at a time and test system [post results here for each card]

ensure 6/8pin power to the vga cards is secure

Question: Have either of the vga cards been flashed ? [*If Yes] was vbios image flash from one card to the other.
Note: *this can cause issues as the manufacturer reserves the right to change components, never assume the PCB layout is the same even if the vga card shares the same model number.

NB: Screen shot's from GPU-Z would help, other members of the TPU community assist further

atb

Law-II

Zoz780 · Nov 22, 2014

I put the second card into the first pci-e slot and the first card into the second slot, and now it works perfectly. I do not know how, but it works.
Thanks the answer.

Jstn7477 · Nov 22, 2014

You should really test each card individually to make sure you don't have a defective one.

Champ · Nov 25, 2014

That's my issue. One of my cards is dudding and it's cause both of mine to flicker like yours. Gonna buy new cards soon.

eidairaman1 · Nov 25, 2014

Radeon pro. Turn off upls too. My card drops to 300 on desktop for power savings. You can check in gpuz

System Name	H2o Box
Processor	Intel(R) Xeon e5-2690 v2 Stock 3.300 GHz stock
Motherboard	MSI X79A-G43 Plus (MS-7760) v3
Cooling	CPU EK & Phobya G-Changer 360 V2.0 RAD H2o VGA "AlphaCool M18" Hybrid [pump replaced 18/8/21]
Memory	G.Skill TridentX 16Gb 11-12-12-32 2T @ 1866Mhz [locked]
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 1080ti AMP EXTREME
Storage	HyperX Fury 120GB & Savage 480GB SSD, Seagate 250GB,250GB 7200rpm Kingston 64GB SSD
Display(s)	Asus TUF Gaming VG32VQR 2560*1440 165Hz VA Panel
Case	Corsair O-800D
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro
Power Supply	Be Quiet! [Dark Power Pro 11] 1200W CM replaced [7-4-2017]
Mouse	Zelotes T-90
Keyboard	K66 Mechanical US Layout
Software	Win 10 Pro 64Bit v 20H2 / OS [build 19043.1237] WFEP 120.2212.3530.0

System Name	Awesomesauce 4.3 \| Laptop (MSI GE72VR 6RF Apache Pro-023)
Processor	Intel Core i7-5820K 4.16GHz 1.28v/3GHz 1.05v uncore \| Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.1GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3\| Stock
Cooling	Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans \| Stock
Memory	G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel \| 12GB DDR4-2133
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid SC2 11GB @ 2012/5151 boost \| NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB +200/+500 + Intel 530
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 500GB + Seagate 3TB 7200RPM + others \| Kingston 256GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 7200RPM
Display(s)	Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms \| 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel
Case	Fractal Design Define XL R2 \| MSI
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z \| Realtek with quad stereo speakers and subwoofer
Power Supply	Corsair HX850i Platinum \| 19.5v 180w Delta brick
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \| Windows 10 Home x64

System Name	Champ's 1440P Rig
Processor	Intel i7-4770K @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z97 Extreme6
Cooling	Corsair H60
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 Mhz 4x4 Blue Ram
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 1080 FE
Storage	Samsung 840 Evo 256 GB/RAID 0 Western Digital Blue 1 TB HDDs
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU
Case	Antec P100
Power Supply	Corsair CX850M
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	TT eSports Poseidon
Software	Windows 10

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

Black Screen with 2x R9 290 cf (even on desktop)

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