Catalyst 3.10 driver comparison

[Bigjakkstaffa]

http://www.dark-tweaker.com/dna-omega-ati-310.htm

and a translater from German to ENglish such as Babelfish for those of you who dont speak German

--Jakk:t

[fishybawb]

Thanks Jakk.

For those who want the conclusion without the hassle (catchy ;)), the test was between the official 3.10s, and the DNA and Omega variants of it. Basically, the DNAs give best framerate, the Omega's best IQ and the official's come last, but have the "advantage" of being WHQLd :t

[tgxiii]

Sorry to ask, but what's WHQL?

[megaspazz]

truth is... am I really gonna notice a diff on my
lameass 7500? :mad:

(hoping for a 9600 one day)

--'spazz:t

[fishybawb]

Originally posted by tgxiii
Sorry to ask, but what's WHQL?

Windows Hardware Quality Labs. It means that the driver's been certified by MS as being 100% compatible with whatever version of Windows. Or so they say ;)

[tasty danish]

did the jury ever come back on whether the 3.10 was safe?
those 3.8's and .9's had me scared.

[Bigjakkstaffa]

The 3.10's are fine but for the heat issue still existing

--Jakk:t

[tasty danish]

so in other words... they still stank...
:(
oh well

[Someone Stupid]

I used the 3.9's and the 3.7's when I o/c'ed my 9800 Pro with the stock sink. Both were nearly identical clock speed wise, with the 3.7's being able to run a tad faster IIRC. Heat isn't all that much more if it can run with the stock sink with that horrible thermal pad that keeps the HS sitting off the shim as it is so thick.

[tasty danish]

Originally posted by Someone Stupid
I used the 3.9's and the 3.7's when I o/c'ed my 9800 Pro with the stock sink. Both were nearly identical clock speed wise, with the 3.7's being able to run a tad faster IIRC. Heat isn't all that much more if it can run with the stock sink with that horrible thermal pad that keeps the HS sitting off the shim as it is so thick.

yeah, i need to get some arctic silver epoxy for my 9800... pads are weak:(

[Someone Stupid]

You may be able to do it without AS epoxy and just AS since the heatsink does have springclips.

[comp_nut]

i have a new 9600 sapphire with 3.10 install but
when i play cod the screen goes from normal to dark
when using the weapons ,is that a sign of overheating


version with disc--6.14.10.6387

downloaded-------6.14.10.6404



do you guys have an earlier version i can try


thanks

[fishybawb]

As far as I remember, it's only the 9800 series that's affected by the overheating issues. If your cards fan is running OK, it should be alright. Older Catalysts are available from ATI's site. Select your OS, choose "Graphic driver" and "RADEON family" from the lists at:

http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html

then click "Go" and scroll down to the "Previous Driver Versions" link. You say the card's new - did you uninstall your previous cards drivers before installing? This is especially important if the old one was an nVidia.

[comp_nut]

tried driver 3.9 it work kinda but C&C would freeze so went
back to 3.10 driver

C&C work but same problem with COD

so i went into ati display setup and Direct 3D
change the setting for arisotropie filtering
from 2x-------->16x


it now seems to work x ing fingers

:)

fishybawb thanks






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