ATI CCC unstable. Necessary? Alternatives?

[KingGheedora]

On my HTPC i'm running WHS2011, and a Radeon HD5830. I can't navigate to some areas within CCC. WHen I click them (for instance, "Detect displays") the CPU usage for CCC goes up to 50% - 90%, and stays there indefinitely. I left the computer for about 45 minutes and came back and it was still in this state. CCC was unresponsive and CPU usage still high.

Is there any point to having CCC installed? I don't game on this machine, just watch content using XBMC. I think the only thing it does is automatically downclock the GPU and memory speeds to save power. Is there any other application that will do the same thing for me without all the other bloat. I guess it also lets you manage the post processing settings for GPU accelerated video. Any alternatives for that too?

I tried reinstalling but I get an error message saying something about my adapter not supporting Eyefinity or some other type of engine. Is this because I messed with the Profiles.xml (only changed the clock settings for "min" to match the "medium")?

 

[zebrax2]

ATI Tray Tools

 

[GotNoRice]

You might try making sure your .NET framework is up to date.

 

[tweakboy]

ATI Tray Tools

Zebra took the word right out of my mouth.


I used ATI Tray Tools with my ole x800 for 4 years.

When you install ATI drivers take the check off CCC you dont need that junk resource hungry app. Just use ATI Tray Tools. I wish they made nVidia Tray tools but oh well, wishful thinking.

Its a solid free app.. can OC ,, vc settings etc. Small footprint.

Whoever installs CCC is asking for it!

 

[hdfxst]

What drivers are you using?Try the 11.6 or the 11.9,i think the 100% bug is only in the 11.7 and 11.8

 

[KingGheedora]

I'm using whatever is the latest as of 9/20.

Does ATI tray tools automatically throttle the core and memory clocks based on workload, like CCC does?

 

[hdfxst]

You're using the 11.8 which has the 100% cpu bug,it's been fixed in the 11.9

 

[NoQuarter]

You might try making sure your .NET framework is up to date.

Agreed, make sure you have up to date .NET framework and hotfixes, or possibly uninstall and reinstall .NET.

 

[KingGheedora]

What's the best place to download the 11.9 drivers? I don't see them on the AMD site.

 

[hdfxst]

I thought the 11.9's would be out this week but you can get them here http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=351082

 

[KingGheedora]

hdfxst, i tried the drivers you linked and the same problem exists. I have .NET framework 4.0 client profile installed, and am up to date on all windows updates, including optional updates.

I'm going to disable the CCC, AMD Fuel Service, and AMD External Events service. Will look into ATI Tray Tools.

 

[KingGheedora]

Rebooted after disabling CCC, Fuel Service, and External Events Monitor, and installed ATI Tray Tools. My main concern was that the GPU & mem clocks would auto-adjust according to what was needed.

I think it's working but I can't tell for sure yet. When I hover the mouse over the ATT system tray icon it says GPU clock is 400mhz. Better than the full 800Mhz, but I think at idle with no apps running it should go all the way down to 157MHz. Any way to achieve this?