The Vega VII Owners Club

[BaronMunchausen]

Got my MSI Radeon VII card and just finished installing drivers etc. Thanks to Dbiggs9 on letting me know to dremel a small area for the card to fit down correctly.

 

[jesdals]

Finaly got mine - but haveing issues with latest 19.3,2 driver - it wont open the control center? Any other experiencing this issue? Have tried several reinstalls

 

[BaronMunchausen]

Finaly got mine - but haveing issues with latest 19.3,2 driver - it wont open the control center? Any other experiencing this issue? Have tried several reinstalls

Gratz on the card.

I could be wrong but are you referring to Catalyst Control Center? I think it was replaced by Adrenalin. Maybe this can help https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/pro-control-center . Of course this is my first time using a non Nvidia GPU so I am a complete newbie at all this mass info/control. I just installed Adrenalin since that was what was on AMD website.

 

[HD64G]

Finaly got mine - but haveing issues with latest 19.3,2 driver - it wont open the control center? Any other experiencing this issue? Have tried several reinstalls

Has happened to me a few months ago. You just need to reinstall it. It hasn't installed properly. Should have something to do with not clear install selected in order to completely remove the older one.

 

[turbogear]

Finaly got mine - but haveing issues with latest 19.3,2 driver - it wont open the control center? Any other experiencing this issue? Have tried several reinstalls

You may try this utility DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller).
It helps to clean uninstall the display drivers.

https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

[jesdals]

DDU did not help - when starting the program nothing happends :S

Edit Solved - had to uninstall drivers in windows safe mode - then install AMD drivers again, restart to safe mode and uninstall Intel Gpu drivers, that did the trick.

 

[K1DNEY_THIEF]

I try to run the file (AMD_Radeon_VII_BIOS_V106.exe) and I just get a warning from Windows Defender and tell it to run anyway but I just get a blank popup and nothing else.

Thanks a lot for the bios.
I flashed it yesterday without issues.
I did not notice any difference between the old and the new one.
AMD did not provide any change log.

 

[HwGeek]

Did you "Run as Admin"?

 

[K1DNEY_THIEF]

Did you "Run as Admin"?

I did run as Admin. I may try the ROM From TechPowerUp Downloads. https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/209302/209302 using ATIflash

 

[turbogear]

I did run as Admin. I may try the ROM From TechPowerUp Downloads. https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/209302/209302 using ATIflash

You can try disabling Windows Defender for short time.
It seems it is interfering with the install.
I haven't used Windows Defender since ages. I don't have also good mamories with it from Windows 7 days.
I use Zonealarm Extreme Security which disables Windows Defender by default.

It could be dangerous to try to flash bios if Windows Defender is interfering.
You could get a bad flash even with ATIFlash.
The AMD flash exe file is I think also running ATIFlash in the background.

 

[K1DNEY_THIEF]

You can try disabling Windows Defender for short time.
It seems it is interfering with the install.
I haven't used Windows Defender since ages. I don't have also good mamories with it from Windows 7 days.
I use Zonealarm Extreme Security which disables Windows Defender by default.

It could be dangerous to try to flash bios if Windows Defender is interfering.
You could get a bad flash even with ATIFlash.
The AMD flash exe file is I think also running ATIFlash in the background.

Just enabled the disable defender.
Now I'll reboot and give it a try
thanks

You can try disabling Windows Defender for short time.
It seems it is interfering with the install.
I haven't used Windows Defender since ages. I don't have also good mamories with it from Windows 7 days.
I use Zonealarm Extreme Security which disables Windows Defender by default.

It could be dangerous to try to flash bios if Windows Defender is interfering.
You could get a bad flash even with ATIFlash.
The AMD flash exe file is I think also running ATIFlash in the background.

Just enabled the disable defender.
Now I'll reboot and give it a try
thanks

Still getting Windows Defender Smartscreen notification. Check settings and Defender is off and smartscreen doesn't show in my control panel security settings. I also turned off my malware and Antivirus apps. The Smartscreen option doesn't even show in control panel

 

[turbogear]

Just enabled the disable defender.
Now I'll reboot and give it a try
thanks



Just enabled the disable defender.
Now I'll reboot and give it a try
thanks

Still getting Windows Defender Smartscreen notification. Check settings and Defender is off and smartscreen doesn't show in my control panel security settings. I also turned off my malware and Antivirus apps. The Smartscreen option doesn't even show in control panel

Sorry to hear that you still have problems.

I now remember that I did not flash the bios by just clicking on the EXE file. I did it through CMD.
If I run it directly by clicking on the file, a CMD window opens but nothing happens.


You may try the following. This is what I did.
Open CMD (command prompt) with admin rights.
Then change directory to where the bios is located. I have copied mine to C drive to the folder called: C:\AMD_Radeon_VII_bios_v106_x64
Type the bios name and press enter. For me the bios file is called: AMD_Radeon_VII_BIOS_V106.exe

Below is a screen shot where I executed this file again today in the CMD. For me it gives message "Flash already programmed" as I already have this bios version running.

Here is the log file that I saved after I programmed the bios on my Radion VII some weeks ago.
It should show you something like this after successful programming.

C:\AMD_Radeon_VII_bios_v106_x64>AMD_Radeon_VII_BIOS_V106.exe
Update v1.0

update adapters with BIOS P/N 113-D3600200-106
update adapters with PCI device ID 66AF
update adapters with SSID 081E
update adapters with SVID 1002
Programming adapter number: 0
Flashing adapter at BN=0C DN=00 FN=00 ID=66AF (Dev ID matched)...
Flashing adapter at BN=0C DN=00 FN=00 SSID=081E (SSID matched)...
Flashing adapter at BN=0C DN=00 SVID=0000 (SVID matched)...
Old SSID: 081E
New SSID: 081E
The result of RSA signature verify is PASS.
Old DeviceID: 66AF
New DeviceID: 66AF
Old Product Name: Vega20 A1 XT MOONSHOT D36002 16GB 1000m
New Product Name: Vega20 A1 XT MOONSHOT D36002 16GB 1000m
Old BIOS Version: 016.004.000.030.011639
New BIOS Version: 016.004.000.038.011717
Flash type: GD25Q80C
100000/100000h bytes programmed
100000/100000h bytes verified
Restart System To Complete VBIOS Update.
1 adapters updated
C:\AMD_Radeon_VII_bios_v106_x64>

 

[BaronMunchausen]

Still new at the Radeon stuff and this is my Time Spy and Unigine just the GPU as is, stock, no fiddling with anything yet (I have read about undervolt/OC etc and do not want anything bad to my GPU by just start messing around with stuff I do not understand yet if you know what I mean lol). So do not know if this is avg/good/bad.

 

[K1DNEY_THIEF]

Still new at the Radeon stuff and this is my Time Spy and Unigine just the GPU as is, stock, no fiddling with anything yet (I have read about undervolt/OC etc and do not want anything bad to my GPU by just start messing around with stuff I do not understand yet if you know what I mean lol). So do not know if this is avg/good/bad.View attachment 118979View attachment 118976

Sorry to hear that you still have problems.

I now remember that I did not flash the bios by just clicking on the EXE file. I did it through CMD.
If I run it directly by clicking on the file, a CMD window opens but nothing happens.


You may try the following. This is what I did.
Open CMD (command prompt) with admin rights.
Then change directory to where the bios is located. I have copied mine to C drive to the folder called: C:\AMD_Radeon_VII_bios_v106_x64
Type the bios name and press enter. For me the bios file is called: AMD_Radeon_VII_BIOS_V106.exe

Below is a screen shot where I executed this file again today in the CMD. For me it gives message "Flash already programmed" as I already have this bios version running.

View attachment 118879


Here is the log file that I saved after I programmed the bios on my Radion VII some weeks ago.
It should show you something like this after successful programming.

C:\AMD_Radeon_VII_bios_v106_x64>AMD_Radeon_VII_BIOS_V106.exe
Update v1.0

update adapters with BIOS P/N 113-D3600200-106
update adapters with PCI device ID 66AF
update adapters with SSID 081E
update adapters with SVID 1002
Programming adapter number: 0
Flashing adapter at BN=0C DN=00 FN=00 ID=66AF (Dev ID matched)...
Flashing adapter at BN=0C DN=00 FN=00 SSID=081E (SSID matched)...
Flashing adapter at BN=0C DN=00 SVID=0000 (SVID matched)...
Old SSID: 081E
New SSID: 081E
The result of RSA signature verify is PASS.
Old DeviceID: 66AF
New DeviceID: 66AF
Old Product Name: Vega20 A1 XT MOONSHOT D36002 16GB 1000m
New Product Name: Vega20 A1 XT MOONSHOT D36002 16GB 1000m
Old BIOS Version: 016.004.000.030.011639
New BIOS Version: 016.004.000.038.011717
Flash type: GD25Q80C
100000/100000h bytes programmed
100000/100000h bytes verified
Restart System To Complete VBIOS Update.
1 adapters updated
C:\AMD_Radeon_VII_bios_v106_x64>

Some instructions from AMD would have bee nice.
Mine is a Gigabyte and they claim there is no update

Thanks

 

[BaronMunchausen]

Some instructions from AMD would have bee nice.
Mine is a Gigabyte and they claim there is no update

Thanks

Yeah it seems companies want the consumer to figure stuff out themselves instead of actually caring for the consumer LOL. But then there are forums like this where instructions are shared and improved on

Did you get your problem resolved KT?

 

[K1DNEY_THIEF]

Yeah it seems companies want the consumer to figure stuff out themselves instead of actually caring for the consumer LOL. But then there are forums like this where instructions are shared and improved on

Did you get your problem resolved KT?

I'm going to do it in the morning. 9:00 is time for dinner and Westworld season 2

thanks

 

[turbogear]

Still new at the Radeon stuff and this is my Time Spy and Unigine just the GPU as is, stock, no fiddling with anything yet (I have read about undervolt/OC etc and do not want anything bad to my GPU by just start messing around with stuff I do not understand yet if you know what I mean lol). So do not know if this is avg/good/bad.

The Timespy score seems to be inline with my score on defualt settings.
I don't know about your Superposition. I ran the 4k benchmark and you ran 1080p extreme.

What is the default voltage in Wattman for your Radeon VII?
Mine has 1082mV @1802MHz by default.

 

[K1DNEY_THIEF]

I just updated with AMD's EXE file and it now has UEFI checked

 

[turbogear]

I just updated with AMD's EXE file and it now has UEFI check

Great to hear that it finally worked for you.
I suppose you used now CMD method.

 

[delshay]

Still new at the Radeon stuff and this is my Time Spy and Unigine just the GPU as is, stock, no fiddling with anything yet (I have read about undervolt/OC etc and do not want anything bad to my GPU by just start messing around with stuff I do not understand yet if you know what I mean lol). So do not know if this is avg/good/bad.View attachment 118979View attachment 118976

I bought Superposition 2 days ago & I was disappointed to see I can't do Extreme loop stress testing. I sent the support team a message to ask is it still getting Vulkan support. Awaiting reply.

 

[BaronMunchausen]

The Timespy score seems to be inline with my score on defualt settings.
I don't know about your Superposition. I ran the 4k benchmark and you ran 1080p extreme.

What is the default voltage in Wattman for your Radeon VII?
Mine has 1082mV @1802MHz by default.

Yeah my Final big purchase to finish my build is a 3440x1440p ultrawide screen (looking at the Acer ED7) so still using my VH236 (use to have 3) 1080p monitor (which for what it has been through I do like ASUS monitors but now they are SOO expensive).

If I am reading this right Wattman says 1801MHZ @ 1110mv

 

[turbogear]

Yeah my Final big purchase to finish my build is a 3440x1440p ultrawide screen (looking at the Acer ED7) so still using my VH236 (use to have 3) 1080p monitor (which for what it has been through I do like ASUS monitors but now they are SOO expensive).

If I am reading this right Wattman says 1801MHZ @ 1110mv

It seems yours in default setup has higher voltage than mine. Mine is by default at 1084mV which 28mV less.
If you want you can try to undervolt it. It will save you some power. At higher voltages power consumption is higher.
I would go down in voltage in smaller increments (20 to 30mV) and run Firestrike Stress Test. Firestrike stress test will show artifacts if your voltage is not stable.

I have don't 4K monitor at the moment. I am using 2K Freesync monitor BenQ ZOWIE XL2730 144Hz 27 inch.

 

[HwGeek]

So I see all VII on stock in newegg- plus there are discounts now- PowerColor Radeon VII @ $679 .

So did we passed the 5000 limit mark- what do you think?

 

[turbogear]

So I see all VII on stock in newegg- plus there are discounts now- PowerColor Radeon VII @ $679 .

So did we passed the 5000 limit mark- what do you think?

Mindfactory one of big German e-tailers mentions approximate sales numbers under each product.
If Mindactory's numbers are to be believed than they sold more tham 570 pieces of Radeon VII since Febraury summing up quantities from different brands.

https://www.mindfactory.de/Hardware/Grafikkarten+(VGA)/Radeon+VII.html

 

[turbogear]

I haved received the EK-Vector Radeon VII RGB - Nickel + Plexi water block today.
I ordered it together with black backplate.
Build will follow soon.