PrimeGrid: Fix for running new AMD GPUs (r9 280x, etc.)

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If you've been having trouble getting BOINC tasks on Primegrid or other projects for your new AMD r9 280x and similar GPUs, there may be a fix.Please see this discussion (http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=5487&nowrap=true#73226) for details.In short, you'll need to upgrade to at least version 7.2.39 of the BOINC client (which can be downloaded here (https://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=8378&postid=52011#52198)), and you'll need the AMD APP (which can be downloaded here (http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/heterogeneous-computing/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/).)

More... (http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=5523)

[EmSti]

Interesting.....

Anyone have experience with the AMD APP SDK? Seem like it would be for build the apps to work with the drivers, but not something we should need to install as clients. I am going to be doing system upgrades tomorrow, so I might as well go to 7.2.39.

[Fire$torm]

The SDK is installed with all ATI/AMD drivers since 10.xx IIRC. It's what they need to get OpenCL to work.