Sapphire TRIXX Crashes Windows 8.1

[Steve C]

I finally upgraded to Windows 8.1 Pro x64 from Windows 8. The latest version (4.8.6) of Sapphire TRIXX (overclocking & fan control utility) caused my system to hang as soon as the Settings option was selected. I found installing the earlier version of TRIXX (v4.8.2) solved the problem. I have a Sapphire R9 280X graphics card and I'm using the latest AMD drivers (v14.9). I don't know if the problem just affects my particular hardware/software combination or is more widespread. However, it seems Sapphire's software testing is not robust.

 

[Steve C]

Update - I've been having system instability problems with TRIXX v4.8.2 also. I've disabled TRIXX for the time being and all is fine.

 

[Ericjor]

Ive been having the same problem with Trixx, sucks cause i prefer it to AMD overdrive, but I guess I'm stuck with that for now.

 

[Steve C]

My system is currently stable with the previous version of TRIXX (4.8.2) and the current AMD driver version. Does anyone know how to run TRIXX from a user account without needing to enter the admin password?

 

[Ericjor]

I took your advice and ya, windows 8.1 64 bit seems to work fine with 4.8.2 Trixx, no more crashes! Thanks + REP