14.4 WHQL atikmdag.sys BSOD

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I get the occasional BSOD in regards to atikmdag.sys with the latest AMD WHQL 14.4 driver. Didn't have that using early drivers. I don't want to revert back because I want to play with Mantle.

Right now I'm stuck using a single Reference R9 290X but don't think that Crash would happen with 290X under water, single card or in X-Fire.

Not saying I don't Hack atikmdag.sys with CRU to select Monitor Frequencies ;o)

Actually I was Screen Capturing Flash Video that was download protected at DVD Res 720p at 30 FPS using Camtasia SCRN_RECORDER when this happens at perhaps 1 hr into a Video - With or without Flash enabled Hardware Acceleration?

Is there something about this driver I should be aware of - Perhaps compatibility with MSI Afterburner Fan Profiles and over heating Air Cooled Cards or Monitor frequency too High for an Air Cooled Reference R9 290X. I suspect this would not happen if the card was under water.

PS: I don't have the Camtasia Studio loaded I only use their Screen Recorder = Great App in my opinion.

I run a an ASUS Z68V-Pro Gen 3/i7 2700K at 4.8Ghz/ 16GB Samsung 1866Mhz DDR3 at 9-9-9-1T @ 1.35v on a Samsung 840 Pro SSD. She's Lightning FAST especially when I got 2 X's R9 290X's under water = Maintenance issues - That's another story.
 
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Z15CAM

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No response! Guess I'm with the issue and probably because I'm pushing my Hardware beyond limits.

I want my 2nd XSPC RAZOR WB under RMA NOW - I'm SICK.
 
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I reverted to 14.4 rc1 beta, for some reason it performs better than 14.4 WHQL.
 

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Really it's NOT Just me - Thanks for your input. So there are issues with the WHQL 14.4 AMD Driver over Flash.
 
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I reverted to 14.4 rc1 beta, for some reason it performs better than 14.4 WHQL.

The 14.4's WHQL are just signed versions of 14.4 rc1's...so, something else is going on. (You can verify the dlls that the same code is used)
 

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I believe updating to the latest flash player correct the issue for me as I haven't had that error since.

PS: I'm beginning to think it has to do with the MB BIOS Power Surge being ENABLED. I've encountered unstable Hydro One power efficiency frequently on the North Shore of Lake Huron.
 
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