So, I was troubleshooting my system for the last couple of weeks because it was acting strangely. The System is this:
Asus Strix Vega 64
Intel i7 4790k (but I tested a i5 4570 with the same results)
Gigabyte Z87M-D3H with latest BIOS
32GB DDR3 1600
Depending on the AMD Driver version I got either a BSOD with THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER or a AMD Driver timeout crash, this only happened with games and strangely fairly often when a Youtube Video was playing and I opened the Steam Client. When running stress tests the System would be perfectly stable for hours, even when hitting it with a combined load of Prime95 and Furmark. In addition the System is also perfectly stable on Linux with Mesa drivers.
I have a Monitor connected using Displayport and a HDMI connection to my A/V Reciever to play compatible games in HDR and Dolby Atmos on my TV, when playing on the Monitor I usually use headphones connected to a USB DAC and I just switch between the Audio devices.
Since games would crash anywhere between a few minutes to well over an hour into gameplay it took me a while to realize something: Whenever I was using my Headphones I couldn´ t remember having any stability issues.
My theory now was that Dolby Atmos could be the root of my issues, so I went ahead and tested a bit more focused. Games that actively support Atmos (i.e. Cyberpunk, F1 2020) have by far the most issues, however even those can randomly run stable for longer sessions. Games that don´ t support Atmos are much more stable, but at some point even those crash. Using the DAC made everything run stable, so does switching the HDMI Audio to 5.1 instead of Atmos.
I currently have the onboard GPU and onboard Sound disabled. Would it be possible to use these devices with the onboard HDMI as a dedicated Sound device to send the Atmos Signal to my A/V? Or are there any settings I could try on the AMD side of things to get this working properly?
