Paying .05btc for Good 7950 drivers/working settings (ReOPEN!!)

[Fiyasko]

°°°°°°°°°°°°I am stuck on 12.8 drivers, I can't fnd newer drivers that I can Mine While Gaming on°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
Alright, so based on the title you would assume this to be an easy task right? Well thats what i thought, and now here I am offering a .05btc bounty for who ever can complete this task.
Im going to make this very clear, The drivers need to be fully capable of Mining, and Gaming at the same time with proper effeciency.
I run One XFX 7950 on Windows 7 64bit with a PhenomIIx6 1090T 3.4ghz processor, So im sure thats not an issue.

Now then, onto the issue. (X represents that I forgot)
I have tried drivers 12.9-12.10-13.2betaX-13.3betaX-13.5beta2
All of wich have failed in one way or another and I have become absolutely sick and tired of driver swapping and cleaning and rebooting-etc so im willing to pay for someone Else to test drivers for me before I try them, I currently run on the 12.8 drivers for my 7950, Wich obviously is not that optimal for gaming, I'll provide some examples below

When mining (CGMiner 3.10) at intensity 3, I can play Any videogame at proper frame rates while on 12.8 (by proper, I mean that it never drops by more than 10fps when Im mining)

-----Gaming Without Mining-----
BF3=48fps AVERAGE, GPU usage avrg 72%
Leage of Legends= 60fps, GPU usage avrg 23%
Touhou 13=60fps (MANDATORY), GPU usage avrg 12%

----Gaming With Intesnsity 3----
BF3, 42fps avrg, GPU usage 99% 131MH/s avrg
LoL, 57fps avrg, GPU usage 99% 292MH/s avrg common brief graphic errors that only exsist in <12.10
Touhou, 60fps Mandatory, GPU usage 99% 434MH/s avrg

--------------------Heres the 13.2betaX where I got better gaming results, but the mining was horrific.

-----Gaming Without Mining-----
BF3=53fps AVERAGE, GPU usage avrg 79%
Leage of Legends= 60fps, GPU usage avrg 22%
Touhou 13=60fps (MANDATORY), GPU usage avrg 9%

----Gaming With Intesnsity 3----
BF3, 32fps avrg, GPU usage 99% 80MH/s CGMiner Crashes after 5-30 seconds
LoL, 45fps avrg, <-Unaccecptable, GPU usage 99% 218MH/s avrg
Touhou, 59fps=FAILURE, GPU usage 99% 382MH/s

-------------------Heres the 13.5beta2 driver results--------------------

-----Gaming Without Mining-----
BF3=57fps AVERAGE, GPU usage avrg 81%
Leage of Legends= 60fps, GPU usage avrg 19%
Touhou 13=60fps (MANDATORY), GPU usage avrg 4%

----Gaming With Intesnsity 3----
BF3, 27fps avrg, GPU usage 99% 240MH/s CGMiner Crashes after 5-30 seconds
LoL, 59fps avrg=Great!, GPU usage 99% 408MH/s avrg CGMiner Crashes after 30seconds to 3 minutes
Touhou, 60fps=GREAT!, GPU usage 99% 530MH/s CGMiner crashes after ROUGHLY 3-5minutes

Happy driver hunting!, If you provide me with the drivers or settings that allow me to Mine and Game EFFICIENTLY then I will happily send .05btc to the address of your choice

[SkyNet]

Since you tried 12.8 which is in my opinion the best option for mining I would opt for the following:
13.1 drivers (plz remember to NOT install the SDK option when installing)
SDK 2.7 (Link: http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/files/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.7-Windows-641.exe)

This combination should do the trick.

[Fiyasko]

Since you tried 12.8 which is in my opinion the best option for mining I would opt for the following:
13.1 drivers (plz remember to NOT install the SDK option when installing)
SDK 2.7 (Link: http://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/files/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.7-Windows-641.exe)

This combination should do the trick.

So far 12.8 IS trial-by-fire the best for me to mine with. T^T
Failure.
The issue: All drivers past the 12.8 release are Unable to perform mine bitcoins while running a videogame, While mining while gaming on Any game. All "bitmining" software Crashes and stops while the GPU briefly locks up after about 14 seconds to two minutes, Asif about to reboot/restart/recover.

How to reproduce?
Install any 13.x drivers
Install your favorite bitmining software (I reccomend CGMiner 3.30)
Run the bitmining software, with a modest intensity, Like 3
Run the videogame

You should soon experiance a GPU lockup, followed by a message stating that "(bitmining program here) has stopped working"

This issue Does Not exsist in the 12.8 drivers, and exsists in seemingly all 13.x drivers
I desperatley want to upgrade my drivers, But i am constantly cleaning and rebooting my system just looking for drivers that work!

I have been stuck on the 12.8 drivers ever since they were released.

BUMP!

[grue]

Is that only with 7000 series cards? 5000 series cards mine just fine while gaming, even with 13.x drivers.

[Fiyasko]

Is that only with 7000 series cards? 5000 series cards mine just fine while gaming, even with 13.x drivers.

It appears so, yeah, All my 5xxx and 6xxx cards are Fine.
my 7xxx card works OKAY on 12.8, but with a few errors, when i go upto 13.x, Everything gets all fucky when it comes to HOW the gpu "horsepower" is distributed.
On 13.2beta 7, I gained Two Hundred MH/s while gaming playing LoL, But CGminer crashes after 30seconds to 6 minutes.
on the same drivers, BF3 runs very nicely, But having CGMiner on intensity ONE steals about 27fps and Lags the Fuck out of battlefield
and yet on 12.8 No game lag, and mining is just fine with intensity at 2

HALP?

[grue]

are you sure the lag is because of the gpu? setting intensity too low (less than 3) introduces moderate cpu load on one core.

[Fiyasko]

are you sure the lag is because of the gpu? setting intensity too low (less than 3) introduces moderate cpu load on one core.

Extremely sure, I always run cgminer on two of my six cores, and i have experimented with using 4/6 to run the game while 2/6 run cgminer.
Nevertheless, At intensity 1, I get cpu load of 2-4%

[ScaryHash]

Thanks SkyNet, this is the same issue I'm having.

I rolled back to 12.8 from 13.1 but I did install the sdk, and I'm still having a blue screen crash on a fresh install of Win 7, with nothing else on there but cg miner and windows.

I will try to reinstall the 12.8 drivers without the sdk and see how it works.

On mine, cg miner crashes  right away with a turquoise (not blue) screen almost as soon as it starts processing a few blocks.

Weird. This is really pissing me off. Clean machine, new install, and still a crash...grrrrrr...

[Fiyasko]

Thanks SkyNet, this is the same issue I'm having.

I rolled back to 12.8 from 13.1 but I did install the sdk, and I'm still having a blue screen crash on a fresh install of Win 7, with nothing else on there but cg miner and windows.

I will try to reinstall the 12.8 drivers without the sdk and see how it works.

On mine, cg miner crashes  right away with a turquoise (not blue) screen almost as soon as it starts processing a few blocks.

Weird. This is really pissing me off. Clean machine, new install, and still a crash...grrrrrr...

No it is not, please do not derail my thread, I am not having Windows crashes, or BSoD's

[ScaryHash]

Well, it happens during playing a game also, if I start mining.

 

[Fiyasko]

Well, it happens during playing a game also, if I start mining.

 

*facepalm* please understand that it is NOT the same problem, You have compleatly differant symptoms caused by events that make you to be unable to mine.
This is not about Failure to Mine.
This is about Drivers failing to game and mine effeciently and effectively seemingly when i go above the 12.8 drivers.

I am willing to Pay for a solution to my issue that has been plauging me for nearly a Year.
I would be very greatful if you chose to stop posting in this thread because THIS IS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM.

I feel that you are having GPU problems, Not driver problems, Im not an expert. Thats why im Paying for help.
Please stop posting here, I realise that I am being rather rude, however I simply cannot stress enough how much of a fucking HEADACHE this SHIT is.
And i do not need someone coming in here going "I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, <Insert not the same problem here>"
Then Helpful Stranger walks in and goes "Oh well the solution to your problem <Insert Not the same problem here> is to just do THIS"

Then comes the thanksyous, clapping, cheers and hurrahs, because "I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM" was fixed.
While i sit here, Trying to PAY SOMEONE to help me with my unsolved problem.
I understand that you are angry with your problems, but Please dont post here, You do not have the same problem.

[Fiyasko]

Bump!

[joulesbeef]

the poll should be reworded. "can you mine while gaming"

I have zero problems mining... I have zero problems gaming. I am using the latest drivers.. just an older version of APP.

i dont attempt to mine and game at the same time.

[Fiyasko]

the poll should be reworded. "can you mine while gaming"

I have zero problems mining... I have zero problems gaming. I am using the latest drivers.. just an older version of APP.

i dont attempt to mine and game at the same time.

Thanks, Fixed that.
D'you think you could try to run a highISH power game on a 7xxx card while mining and see if it works? Cause if it works, And you tell me your drivers that made it work...
Thats .05btc in your wallet

[Fiyasko]

bump

[peonminer]

Solution 1 - Stop gaming and just mine until you've mined enough to afford a cheap setup to mine with. Purchase a low price, high gaming quality GPU and a bare bones kit. Throw the GPU in the computer you're using now, and put the 7950 in the bare bones kit. Bam, problem solved.

Solution 2 - At this point a Block Erupter or ASIC miner or even FGPA would be good for you.

[lbr]

How about installing 13.4 driver(or the best for gaming) + OpenCL from 12.6 driver?
+ disabling all Catalyst stuff

[Fiyasko]

Solution 1 - Stop gaming and just mine until you've mined enough to afford a cheap setup to mine with. Purchase a low price, high gaming quality GPU and a bare bones kit. Throw the GPU in the computer you're using now, and put the 7950 in the bare bones kit. Bam, problem solved.

Solution 2 - At this point a Block Erupter or ASIC miner or even FGPA would be good for you.

I've been running a barebone rig with a box fan atop it's dual gpu's for awhile now (1.6years?), There is no reason to simply stop mining on this gpu other than the obvious wear and tear
The 7950 IS my high quality gaming card, Not everyone has alot of money.

Block erupter ROI Is shit at this point due to difficulty (i've had the gpus for a long time, They've already payed themselves off) ASICminer and FPGA's are too expensive for me.

How about installing 13.4 driver(or the best for gaming) + OpenCL from 12.6 driver?
+ disabling all Catalyst stuff

Dear sir, How do i go about installing the 12.6's SDK when the SDK's are "built in" to the 13.x drivers :S
Also I doubt this is the issue due to the factor that my Working drivers (12.8.) use SDK 2.8 wich is the same that the 13.x's use
Aha!, This might be the problem!, SDK 2.8 may just be the culprit!

[peonminer]

Solution 1 - Stop gaming and just mine until you've mined enough to afford a cheap setup to mine with. Purchase a low price, high gaming quality GPU and a bare bones kit. Throw the GPU in the computer you're using now, and put the 7950 in the bare bones kit. Bam, problem solved.

Solution 2 - At this point a Block Erupter or ASIC miner or even FGPA would be good for you.

I've been running a barebone rig with a box fan atop it's dual gpu's for awhile now (1.6years?), There is no reason to simply stop mining on this gpu other than the obvious wear and tear
The 7950 IS my high quality gaming card, Not everyone has alot of money.

Naw bro I mean, buy a $100 used GPU and use that to game with. Keep mining with your 7950s Or, use -d 0 to disable one gpu, and use the other one to mine with. Use the one disabled in CGMiner to game with. Just a theory though

[Fiyasko]

Solution 1 - Stop gaming and just mine until you've mined enough to afford a cheap setup to mine with. Purchase a low price, high gaming quality GPU and a bare bones kit. Throw the GPU in the computer you're using now, and put the 7950 in the bare bones kit. Bam, problem solved.

Solution 2 - At this point a Block Erupter or ASIC miner or even FGPA would be good for you.

I've been running a barebone rig with a box fan atop it's dual gpu's for awhile now (1.6years?), There is no reason to simply stop mining on this gpu other than the obvious wear and tear
The 7950 IS my high quality gaming card, Not everyone has alot of money.

Naw bro I mean, buy a $100 used GPU and use that to game with. Keep mining with your 7950s Or, use -d 0 to disable one gpu, and use the other one to mine with. Use the one disabled in CGMiner to game with. Just a theory though

Im not going to go Buy a new fucking gfx to Avoid my issue.
*facepalm* Im not trying to dodge the issue, I could easily do that already. My 7950 is my strongest GFX, So i will game on it, For that very same reason I need to mine btc with it at the same time aswell to reduce as much income loss as possible.

I didnt buy a highpowered 7950 GPU for mining, Nor did i buy ANY gpu-For Mining.
I bought it for a great gaming experiance, Wich im not getting without Recent drivers. Upgrade to recent drivers? And I cannot mine on it while gaming, Crapping out my profits.