DNA Drivers 9.3.10a VS Omega Drivers 2504 VS ATI Catalyst 3.10

zerodamage · Jan 18, 2004, 03:48 AM

Onlynewz now have their review up.

"Looking at the settings used in the DNA package, shows that IQ is being sacrificed for FPS. Though this may be good for some gamers, the people that are paying top $ for there graphics cards may want to take note of this. DNA is doing things that remind me of similar issues that NVIDIA has taken a lot of flak over.

When you take a look at OpenGL you see what makes DNAâ€™s appear faster in some games such as noted earlier Call of Duty. Also a lot games by default have or should have V-Sync Enabled for a very good reason. Turning off V-Sync can lead to problems in some games even visual artifacts and/or tearing. "

Source: OnlyNewz

Dyre Straits · Jan 18, 2004, 04:41 AM

I enjoyed reading this review. It simply re-affirms what's been already posted by Neon.

Thanks for posting the link!

Vampyromaniac · Jan 18, 2004, 04:46 AM

I think you quoted onlynewz quoting Neon's article, zd. I almost thought they were plaigarizing Neon

Judas · Jan 18, 2004, 04:49 AM

lol.... I think what i get from reading both reviews... is that DNA drivers are completely unpredictable.....

~~Crash Override~~ · Jan 18, 2004, 04:59 AM

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Originally posted by Judas
lol.... I think what i get from reading both reviews... is that DNA drivers are completely unpredictable.....

BINGO and thats the reason why they would never reside on my rig.

I tend to use ATi for the fact that while the quality may not be pumped up as high as Omegas set, the framerates tend to be a tiny bit higher. With my rig I want all the FPS I can get specially for NFS:U

Now if I could only fix that whole black screen when using NOS thing while still having the motion blur on

tazdevl · Jan 18, 2004, 05:17 AM

I'll never use DNA drivers because KillerSneak has stolen code and ideas from Omega and Spike... not to mention he doesn't seem to realize that he is not authorized to use ATI's trademark and IP as well. The guy is just a socially challenged dirtball.

shortstuff · Jan 18, 2004, 05:20 AM

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Originally posted by tazdevl
I'll never use DNA drivers because KillerSneak has stolen code and ideas from Omega and Spike... not to mention he doesn't seem to realize that he is not authorized to use ATI's trademark and IP as well. The guy is just a socially challenged dirtball.

The day he realizes that will be the day the devil sells snow cones in hell.

kelticknight · Jan 18, 2004, 01:04 PM

again show not to use dna drivers,so if some what to take achance and use them and later find you have problems ,you where told

EcPercy · Jan 18, 2004, 03:04 PM

All I can say is that I am not a tweaker and will not use either driverset.. I will stick with what ATI made for my card...

From what I have seen so far from killersneak... I would never even visit his site.. posting all this S@&% about his drivers is just making people look at his site... stop giving him the time of day and the publicity.

Also from what I have seen of the KS attitude I would have to agree that it is extremely disrespectful and unprofessional. Also, he may be from the netherlands but he needs a spellchecker. I can't get over how this guy was speaking to the "catalyst maker" I can see that he would never have a place on the ATI Beta Testing Team. If I were at ATI, I would be sending him a cease and desist letter from my lawyers since he thinks that he can just remove the "ATI Welcome screen and license agreement" That is against the law anywhere I believe!

So my thoughts... I would trust OMEGA if I needed 3rd party drivers. It has nothing to do with being a DH member... Credentials say alot! As I said before though, I only use the Catalyst Drivers.

My last thoughts. ATI still spent all the time to make the drivers. KS did nothing. I will not say he ripped off anyones work since I haven't looked. But since he admitted that he did in another forum I would not use his drivers for that reason alone.

***Veridian3*** · Jan 18, 2004, 04:13 PM

On a whole that review is pretty good...my only issue with it is the CNC benchmark. Whilst the Quality results look ok the performance results are being affected by the 30fps frame cap so are pretty much useless. Nice to see some good screenshots of the quality etc though.

Mac Daddy · Jan 18, 2004, 09:38 PM

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Originally posted by shortstuff
The day he realizes that will be the day the devil sells snow cones in hell.

Yes indeedy .. KS got his butt kicked by CM and GIBRO .. lol
Shame he can't see what the ATI Beta Testers said

BWX · Jan 19, 2004, 04:41 AM

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Originally posted by Vampyromaniac
I think you quoted onlynewz quoting Neon's article, zd. I almost thought they were plaigarizing Neon

Yeah, I would have maybe picked a different sentence to quote for the news article- I thought that there was a mistake at first..

Jan 18, 2004, 03:48 AM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	DNA Drivers 9.3.10a VS Omega Drivers 2504 VS ATI Catalyst 3.10 Onlynewz now have their review up. "Looking at the settings used in the DNA package, shows that IQ is being sacrificed for FPS. Though this may be good for some gamers, the people that are paying top $ for there graphics cards may want to take note of this. DNA is doing things that remind me of similar issues that NVIDIA has taken a lot of flak over. When you take a look at OpenGL you see what makes DNAâ€™s appear faster in some games such as noted earlier Call of Duty. Also a lot games by default have or should have V-Sync Enabled for a very good reason. Turning off V-Sync can lead to problems in some games even visual artifacts and/or tearing. " Source: OnlyNewz

Jan 18, 2004, 04:46 AM	#3
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	I think you quoted onlynewz quoting Neon's article, zd. I almost thought they were plaigarizing Neon __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jan 18, 2004, 05:17 AM	#6
tazdevl DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 310 Rep Power: 0	I'll never use DNA drivers because KillerSneak has stolen code and ideas from Omega and Spike... not to mention he doesn't seem to realize that he is not authorized to use ATI's trademark and IP as well. The guy is just a socially challenged dirtball. __________________ RIG: P4 2.6C, Thermalright SP94/Panaflo 92MM M1A, IC7 Max3, Swifty MCX159, 1GB Geil PC4000 Ultra Plat, Modded Radeon 8500, Audigy 2, 2X WD Raptor RAID 0, WD 250GB SE, Plex 708A, 166SDVD, LianLi PC75, WinXP Pro SP1, Z680's.

Jan 18, 2004, 01:04 PM	#8
kelticknight DriverHeaven Knight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EIRE{great for black stuff ,bulmers cider and Munster rubgy Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	again show not to use dna drivers,so if some what to take achance and use them and later find you have problems ,you where told __________________

Jan 18, 2004, 03:04 PM	#9
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 64	All I can say is that I am not a tweaker and will not use either driverset.. I will stick with what ATI made for my card... From what I have seen so far from killersneak... I would never even visit his site.. posting all this S@&% about his drivers is just making people look at his site... stop giving him the time of day and the publicity. Also from what I have seen of the KS attitude I would have to agree that it is extremely disrespectful and unprofessional. Also, he may be from the netherlands but he needs a spellchecker. I can't get over how this guy was speaking to the "catalyst maker" I can see that he would never have a place on the ATI Beta Testing Team. If I were at ATI, I would be sending him a cease and desist letter from my lawyers since he thinks that he can just remove the "ATI Welcome screen and license agreement" That is against the law anywhere I believe! So my thoughts... I would trust OMEGA if I needed 3rd party drivers. It has nothing to do with being a DH member... Credentials say alot! As I said before though, I only use the Catalyst Drivers. My last thoughts. ATI still spent all the time to make the drivers. KS did nothing. I will not say he ripped off anyones work since I haven't looked. But since he admitted that he did in another forum I would not use his drivers for that reason alone. Last edited by EcPercy; Jan 18, 2004 at 03:24 PM.

Jan 18, 2004, 04:13 PM	#10
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 4,837 Rep Power: 174	On a whole that review is pretty good...my only issue with it is the CNC benchmark. Whilst the Quality results look ok the performance results are being affected by the 30fps frame cap so are pretty much useless. Nice to see some good screenshots of the quality etc though.