Radeon R9 200 series on Vista

[iwajabitw]

I have an older system that only runs Boinc. Asus Mobo with a Core2 Duo E6550 and currently a Radeon HD 6670 installed. It was mostly for Seti, but is running Pogs at the moment with no GPU work. I was thinking of picking up a cheap used R9 and dedicate the system to Milkyway after the Pogs challenge finishes. Will I have any driver issues since its a Vista system?

 

[VirtualLarry]

I don't think AMD supports Vista any more with drivers, TBH.

 

[TennesseeTony]

....meaning they don't UPDATE them anymore, but surely the existing drivers will be fine. Don't know for sure though.

The 280X is the beast you want to try and get...about 2 minutes per task, running 4 tasks simultaneously, for about 420,000 ppd. They've held their value very well...a steady $140-$150 on ebay for years now.

 

[iwajabitw]

....meaning they don't UPDATE them anymore, but surely the existing drivers will be fine. Don't know for sure though.

The 280X is the beast you want to try and get...about 2 minutes per task, running 4 tasks simultaneously, for about 420,000 ppd. They've held their value very well...a steady $140-$150 on ebay for years now.

This is for Milkyway only, what I am seeing on Ebay is under $100...just want to make sure there are some drivers out there that will crunch.

 

[Markfw]

Vista 32 bit ? I did a search on the AMD site for R9 290 and vista 32 bit and found this(dated 12/17/2013):



AMD Driver
Catalyst 13.12 & Graphics Driver Installer for Windows Vista 32-Bit
The AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 13.12 contains the following:

• AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver version 13.251

Compatible Operating Systems: Windows® Vista 32-bit

Included Highlights: Visit the Features section below to learn more about the following:

• Improved AMD CrossFire™ scaling for the following game titles:
• Support For AMD CrossFire frame pacing

 

[iwajabitw]

Thanks Mark, I've been checking into the same thing.