Why does my computer freeze up when updating the preview window in cycles with gpu compute?

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Whenever I update a material with the rendered preview window open my entire computer freezes up and requires a reboot. This only occurs in cycles when using gpu compute. I have linked to a video showing how this occurs only with gpu compute. I can also link to the .blend is necessary.

Thanks for any help or ideas!

After further research I have found that amd gps are not completely compatible with blender cycles, could this be the reason for the crash?

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I think the issue you are having has to do with the limited support to AMD GPUs... You might need to work using CPU only... — , Feb 21 '16 at 04:49
This could depend on the scene being rendered. OpenCL is at least partially supported and was used for GPU test renderings by AMD. Note that card they used was older. According to the list of AMD GPUs your card should be supported. And of course try to update drivers for GPU (if not yet). — Mr Zak, Feb 21 '16 at 12:53
Alright thanks, I will just have to stick with CPU then for that scene at least. — Kailas, Feb 21 '16 at 19:24
I'd suggest reporting this to the blender devs, though it's possibly a driver-side issue. Either way, something isn't working as it should. — gandalf3, Feb 22 '16 at 06:52

hawkenfox · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-22T02:00:24.290

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Go to the User preference and check for 2 things.

Is the correct Graphics card listed in the Compute Device section?
Is CUDA enabled or if your GPU actually support CUDA?

UPDATED ANSWER
Yes there is a limitation on the support for AMD GPU unfortunately, at the moment it's pro nvidia. Feb 2016.

edited Feb 22 '16 at 02:00

answered Feb 20 '16 at 03:48

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No, it uses openCL – Kailas Feb 21 '16 at 02:18

Why does my computer freeze up when updating the preview window in cycles with gpu compute?

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