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Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: aSTAR on June 30, 2005, 05:08:59 PM

OMEGA has the new 5.6 drivers on web.

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: 68DevilM on July 01, 2005, 01:17:10 PM

first trime ive succesfully downloaded omege drives and i must say im probably not gonna go back to ati now.
runs faster and doesnt bog down my system..


gota love em:eek:

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: Overlag on July 01, 2005, 03:50:28 PM

since the news that ATI would only be release catalyst control center drivers from 5.8 onwards i decided to try the CCC for the first time with 5.6..... and i must say i perfer the standard control panel MUCH MUCH MORE than the CCC. Its slow, and buggy and doesnt improve anything :(

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: 68DevilM on July 02, 2005, 09:01:31 PM

just tryed the new omega drivers for the first time in ah's h2h2 arenas and im definately never going back to ati's driver versions...

talk abot a huge difference in everything:aok

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: buzkill on July 03, 2005, 09:55:53 AM

ok but do they work with the older cards like my 9600xt, or are they tuned for the x series just like ati's?

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: Overlag on July 03, 2005, 10:27:17 AM

Quote

Originally posted by buzkill
ok but do they work with the older cards like my 9600xt, or are they tuned for the x series just like ati's?

tuned to X8x00 series

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: 68DevilM on July 03, 2005, 12:52:53 PM

Quote

Originally posted by buzkill
ok but do they work with the older cards like my 9600xt, or are they tuned for the x series just like ati's?

im running a 9800 pro

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: buzkill on July 03, 2005, 08:48:47 PM

Quote

Originally posted by 68DevilM
im running a 9800 pro

thanks...all i needed to know.....9600 has same chip, just with a cap on it. hope being a sapphire card dont make a difference
by the way.....love the sig :aok ed is the bomb

Title: Video Drivers
Post by: FireOf59 on July 05, 2005, 06:54:02 PM

I only have a Radeon 9600 SE Vid Card w/128

Will these new drivers work on that card and if so, where can I get them?

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: 68DevilM on July 05, 2005, 08:32:50 PM

preety sure all the ati 9000 series are the same.

omega drivers (http://www.omegadrivers.net/)

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: Skuzzy on July 05, 2005, 09:16:26 PM

ATI's CCC is built on top of the .NET framework, which is a pig.

ATI users should not use the Catalyst Control Center if you want to get the best performance from your computer and 3D graphics.

If you have a pre X8xx series video card, you should use the Catalyst 4.12 drivers as they appear to work best for older ATI cards.

If you have an X8xx series card, or newer, use the latest drivers from ATI.

That is a general rule.  As with any video card technology, the various applications you are running will have an impact on what ever driver you are using.

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: 38ruk on July 05, 2005, 10:00:31 PM

ive tested most drivers from 4.12 up , and omega 4.12's are the best for my setup   fwiw   38

Edit: from another thread:



Level of detail set to full, rest at default, 2XAA, 1280x1024, 512 Textures, Offline in tower on OZkansas at P1

audigy2 / onboard ac97

CAT 5.6 / 40fps / 36fps

CAT 5.5 / 39fps / 33fps

CAT 4.12 / 45fps / 41fps

OMEGA 4.12 / 47fps / 42fps

Title: ATI Driver
Post by: FireOf59 on July 06, 2005, 08:47:00 PM

Thanks folks for the help.

Skuzzy,
The drivers I found at the Omegadrivers.net site were
"2.6.25 (Catalyst 5.4 and 5.6)"

According to your email, I should be using an older Catalyst version in an ATI Radeon 9600SE.
Where could I find that one?
If the older isnt available, would this be better than the driver that came with the card?


Thanks Again for the advice

Title: Re: ATI Driver
Post by: Alky on July 06, 2005, 09:09:20 PM

Quote

Originally posted by FireOf59

If the older isnt available,

The 4.12's are available at ATI, you just need to poke around for "previous" drivers. That's how I found em :)

Title: Ati New Driver
Post by: Silat on July 07, 2005, 04:20:22 AM

Instructions for proper install of video drivers.

Pick 1 driver:


Nvidea - http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp - go here and download the drivers to your desktop.

ATI - http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/....x=5&submit.y=4 - go here and download the drivers to your desktop.

Omega tweaked drivers. Recommended by Nvidea and ATI - http://www.omegadrivers.net/main.php - go here and download the drivers to your desktop.


Now get this:
http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/ - Put it on your desktop


Now install DRIVER CLEANER


Go to add and remove programs and remove all references to ATI or Nvidea.

Restart in safe mode. Usually by clicking the f8 button during reboot.

DO NOT INSTALL ANYTHING if windows asks.

.

Run DRIVER CLEANER AND CLICK THE CLEAN button.



Then restart. DO NOT INSTALL ANYTHING once again. It's ok, all will be well :)

When you reach your desktop click on the driver you downloaded and follow prompts.

Restart..

 

If you have any problems read the helpfile that comes with DRIVE CLEANER.

 

                                       Lew/+Silat

Title: Thanks All
Post by: FireOf59 on July 08, 2005, 07:49:28 PM

I found the driver and downloaded it. I'll play with it tomorrow as I know if I did it now; I'd be screwed for TOD.,

Thanks very much to all.

Fire