Which driver for Mobility Radeon 9700

stokvis · Feb 3, 2005, 03:11 PM

Hi there,

I am new at this and find it very hard to make a choise.

In my laptop i have a Mobility Radeon M11 (9700) 256MB DDR 2D/3D VGA AGP8x.

Which drivers are the best when i want maximum quality and speed:
the original ones that came with the laptop (3DMark03 score 3284);;
the DNA based on the 4.12 (3DMark03 score 3288);
the Omega bases on the 4.12 (3DMark03 score 3388);
the original ATI 4.12 modded with DH MOD;
the original ATI 5.01 modded with DH MOD (3DMark03 score 3392)?
In all situations no overclocking done.

Thanks in advance for all your suggestions.

Greetz,
Stokvis

PS System specs:
*Clevo D870P
*17" TFT-scherm 16:9 WXGA 1440x900
*Pentium4 3,2GHz 800MHz FSB with hyperthreading Intel 865PE + ICH5 chipset with *Promise Fastrak 100 Lite RAID 0 of 1
2x 60GB 7200rpm HDD RAID 0
*ATI Mobility Radeon M11 (9700) 256MB DDR 2D/3D VGA AGP8x

Blackboost · Feb 3, 2005, 03:24 PM

Have you tried the Unian 5.1 set? I'm a super fan of the Omega's, but I decided to give this set a try until the next Omega comes out and so far it has been very good to me.

redsolar · Feb 3, 2005, 04:33 PM

Anything you like would work. I usually prefer doing individual testing, and not just rely on 3DMark scores. How much does the laptop weigh? Should be one biiiiiig monster with a RAID 0 and whatnot.

Athlon64M · Mar 21, 2005, 08:39 PM

That's not a Mobility Radeon 9700 if it has 256MB. It only has 128 | 64 but the 9800 has 256MB.

dersilvio · Mar 22, 2005, 11:20 AM

thats not right

see

http://www.cebop.com/notebook/top_d.htm
or
http://www.promarkt.de/online/catalo...496C6D97B82%7D

Prozessor

Intel Pentium M 725, 1.6 GHz400 MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache
Chipsatz: Intel 855PM
Intel Centrino Technologie

Display

15,4" WXGA TFT
Auflösung: 1280 x 800 Pixel

Festplatte

80 GB5.400 U/min., 8 MB Cache

Arbeitsspeicher

512 MB DDR-SDRAM 3331GB max.; 2 Steckplätze

Laufwerke

DVD±RW DL-Laufwerk

Grafikkarte

[color=Red]ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 mit 256 MB DDR RAM (dediziert)[/color]
Integrierte Soundkarte
Integrierte Stereo-Lautsprecher

Modem / Netzwerk

int. Fax Daten Modem 56k V90
interne Netzwerkkarte (10/100 Mbit)
Intel PRO/Wireless Lan Kit 2200 (802.11b/g)(WLAN Access-Point vorausgesetzt)

Schnittstellen

Audio: Kopfhörer Line Out, Externes Mic IN
3x USB 2.0 Schnittstellen
TV-Out (S-Video)
Firewire
4 in 1 Card Reader
1x PCMCIA Typ II

Akku

Lithium-Ionen-Akku (9 Zellen), 6600mAh, AC Adapter 100-240 V, 90 Wattbis zu 4,5 Std. Laufzeit

Allgemeine Daten

Abmessungen (BxHxT): 333 x 25-33 x 272 mm
Gewicht mit Akku 2,95 kg
24 Monate Pick-Up & Return Garantie

Tipstaff · Mar 22, 2005, 06:52 PM

As you've pointed out dersilvio there are 256mb Mobility 9700s out there. You can check out Voodoos website as they also sell them.

As for the drivers, I wouldn't base a set of driver performance on 3DMark. Best thing to do is to settle on the set that performs the best, or at least the best to you on the games you play, and those that are the most stable overall. Personally I've settled with the NGO drivers as they perform the best with Half-Life 2 based games., however Omegas drivers are still the best overall drivers for picture quality and performance, but it's a personal choice.

- Tip

Feb 3, 2005, 03:11 PM	#1
stokvis DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Which driver for Mobility Radeon 9700 Hi there, I am new at this and find it very hard to make a choise. In my laptop i have a Mobility Radeon M11 (9700) 256MB DDR 2D/3D VGA AGP8x. Which drivers are the best when i want maximum quality and speed: the original ones that came with the laptop (3DMark03 score 3284);; the DNA based on the 4.12 (3DMark03 score 3288); the Omega bases on the 4.12 (3DMark03 score 3388); the original ATI 4.12 modded with DH MOD; the original ATI 5.01 modded with DH MOD (3DMark03 score 3392)? In all situations no overclocking done. Thanks in advance for all your suggestions. Greetz, Stokvis PS System specs: Clevo D870P 17" TFT-scherm 16:9 WXGA 1440x900 Pentium4 3,2GHz 800MHz FSB with hyperthreading Intel 865PE + ICH5 chipset with Promise Fastrak 100 Lite RAID 0 of 1 2x 60GB 7200rpm HDD RAID 0 *ATI Mobility Radeon M11 (9700) 256MB DDR 2D/3D VGA AGP8x

Feb 3, 2005, 04:33 PM	#3
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Anything you like would work. I usually prefer doing individual testing, and not just rely on 3DMark scores. How much does the laptop weigh? Should be one biiiiiig monster with a RAID 0 and whatnot. __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Mar 22, 2005, 11:20 AM	#5
dersilvio DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	thats not right see http://www.cebop.com/notebook/top_d.htm or http://www.promarkt.de/online/catalo...496C6D97B82%7D Prozessor Intel Pentium M 725, 1.6 GHz400 MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache Chipsatz: Intel 855PM Intel Centrino Technologie Display 15,4" WXGA TFT Auflösung: 1280 x 800 Pixel Festplatte 80 GB5.400 U/min., 8 MB Cache Arbeitsspeicher 512 MB DDR-SDRAM 3331GB max.; 2 Steckplätze Laufwerke DVD±RW DL-Laufwerk Grafikkarte [color=Red]ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 mit 256 MB DDR RAM (dediziert)[/color] Integrierte Soundkarte Integrierte Stereo-Lautsprecher Modem / Netzwerk int. Fax Daten Modem 56k V90 interne Netzwerkkarte (10/100 Mbit) Intel PRO/Wireless Lan Kit 2200 (802.11b/g)(WLAN Access-Point vorausgesetzt) Schnittstellen Audio: Kopfhörer Line Out, Externes Mic IN 3x USB 2.0 Schnittstellen TV-Out (S-Video) Firewire 4 in 1 Card Reader 1x PCMCIA Typ II Akku Lithium-Ionen-Akku (9 Zellen), 6600mAh, AC Adapter 100-240 V, 90 Wattbis zu 4,5 Std. Laufzeit Allgemeine Daten Abmessungen (BxHxT): 333 x 25-33 x 272 mm Gewicht mit Akku 2,95 kg 24 Monate Pick-Up & Return Garantie

Mar 22, 2005, 06:52 PM	#6
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,659 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	As you've pointed out dersilvio there are 256mb Mobility 9700s out there. You can check out Voodoos website as they also sell them. As for the drivers, I wouldn't base a set of driver performance on 3DMark. Best thing to do is to settle on the set that performs the best, or at least the best to you on the games you play, and those that are the most stable overall. Personally I've settled with the NGO drivers as they perform the best with Half-Life 2 based games., however Omegas drivers are still the best overall drivers for picture quality and performance, but it's a personal choice. - Tip __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Feb 3, 2005, 03:24 PM	#2
Blackboost -=[DHzer0point Author]=- Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 0 Rep Power: 0	Have you tried the Unian 5.1 set? I'm a super fan of the Omega's, but I decided to give this set a try until the next Omega comes out and so far it has been very good to me.

Mar 21, 2005, 08:39 PM	#4
Athlon64M DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	That's not a Mobility Radeon 9700 if it has 256MB. It only has 128 \| 64 but the 9800 has 256MB.