your not the only one with problems after the update to 1709 in combination with AMD hardware. My systems hangs completely after updating to 1709. Reinstalled everything but still fails. Here are my hardware details:
Phenom II X4 955
Chipset AMD RS785G (rev 00) - no updated driver found
Southbridge ADM SB750 - no updated driver found
SuperIO Fintek F71889F - no updated driver found
Audio AMD Audio High Definition Audion Device 10.0.0.2 - updated succesfully
Lan Realtek PCIeGBE Family Controller10.016.0323.2017 - updated succesfully
VGA AMD Radeon HD 6670 15.301.1091.0 - updated succesfully
mini ide 5.2.2.0179 - updated succesfully
amd usb filter 2.1.11.304 - updated succesfully
Hope they can help.