Onlynewz reviews Catalyst, Omega and DNA drivers based on Cat 4.1

zerodamage · Jan 30, 2004, 12:20 AM

"A new battle has born with the new ATI Catalyst drivers. Both DNA and OMEGA released their new sets based on Catalyst 4.1. This time its very important to check out if there is any improvement in both DNA and OMEGA drivers.

Lets see what we used this time to make our conclusion:
Need for Speed - Underground Demo
SpaceHaste 2 Demo
WakeBoarding Unleashed Demo
X2 Demo
Halo Combat Evolved
Farcry Demo
Max Payne 2 - The fall of Max Payne

We benchmarked all the games in Balanced and Optimal Quality mode of the 3D Settings, ofcourse all details set to high."

Source: OnlyNewz

rogeld · Jan 30, 2004, 12:28 AM

I think there is one thing about this article that is true, though I am hesitent to really believe the DNA ones were problem free but it could happen, and that is the Omega drivers have something wrong. Aquamark3, for example and yes I know it is synthetic, but between the ATi drivers and the Omega drivers there is a 10,000 point difference. Now synthetic or not, that is one helluva difference. I have never seen this much of a difference between ATi and Omega but this time they are actually slower for me. It is the oddest thing but I guess even Omega can't be perfect everytime.

snake · Jan 30, 2004, 12:51 AM

I think this article seems to be serious. So i will use the official 4.1 set until next time

Rayder · Jan 30, 2004, 12:57 AM

To Omega's defense, he DID always say that his drivers were for IQ and not benchmarks. And the only game that didn't work at all also didn't work with DNA's set.

But yeah, I always tend to use the Official Catalyst driver myself. It's easier to hollar at ATI, through their feedback program, when somthing doesn't work right.

KraXed112 · Jan 30, 2004, 01:25 AM

I liked using Omegas driver just cos its ease of use. as for the VPU recovery problem.. i had errors.. then i decided to just shut it off.. viola .. no more problems..

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 30, 2004, 05:38 AM

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Originally posted by KraXed112
I liked using Omegas driver just cos its ease of use. as for the VPU recovery problem.. i had errors.. then i decided to just shut it off.. viola .. no more problems..

dude farcry ran fine with omega and dna 4.1's when i looked at them

Dyre Straits · Jan 30, 2004, 05:59 AM

Very interesting article and very straightforward.

However, I've used both ATi and Omega's on FAR CRY demo without any problems.

Arikel · Jan 30, 2004, 08:57 AM

I suspect the problem is not so much with the tweaked driver sets and more with the VPU recovery feature itself. I prefer to keep it disabled regardless of what driver set I'm using, for me it just isn't that useful.

KraXed112 · Jan 30, 2004, 03:22 PM

Neon_Cowboy hehe sorry i didn't state.. i had the VPU hangup on bf1942 and americas army i haven't tried the farcry demo yet. but yeah.. leaving it off so far i haven't had any problems

Datagg · Feb 1, 2004, 05:05 AM

i had problems with vpu the last set of omegas, now the new ones based on 4.1 seems to be fine...Just got done doing the newest set of benches on these omegas, looks good to me, but what do i know..

What you all think, shoudl i try the dnas's or go back to ATi cats...<---did not do benches with them..

Thanks

Jan 30, 2004, 12:20 AM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Onlynewz reviews Catalyst, Omega and DNA drivers based on Cat 4.1 "A new battle has born with the new ATI Catalyst drivers. Both DNA and OMEGA released their new sets based on Catalyst 4.1. This time its very important to check out if there is any improvement in both DNA and OMEGA drivers. Lets see what we used this time to make our conclusion: Need for Speed - Underground Demo SpaceHaste 2 Demo WakeBoarding Unleashed Demo X2 Demo Halo Combat Evolved Farcry Demo Max Payne 2 - The fall of Max Payne We benchmarked all the games in Balanced and Optimal Quality mode of the 3D Settings, ofcourse all details set to high." Source: OnlyNewz

Jan 30, 2004, 12:51 AM	#3
snake HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: France Posts: 421 Rep Power: 60 System Specs	I think this article seems to be serious. So i will use the official 4.1 set until next time __________________ i7 930@4Ghz-DFI T3EH6-6Go OCZPC12800-GTX480+8800GT Barton 2600+@2.16 (188x11.5) # GeForce 6800 GT@Ultra 1.5Go PC3200 #Asus A7N8X Deluxe Bios 1008 26397 3DMark06/ 57736 3DMark01/163152 Aquamark3

Jan 30, 2004, 01:25 AM	#5
KraXed112 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 90 Rep Power: 0	I liked using Omegas driver just cos its ease of use. as for the VPU recovery problem.. i had errors.. then i decided to just shut it off.. viola .. no more problems.. __________________ AMD 4800 X2 / ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 2024 Corsair PC3200 CPT BFG Tech 7900 GTX 512 Pioneer A04 DVD/RW 1 x 120GB Western Digital Caviar Hard Drive (8MB Cache, 7200rpm) 5 x 200GB Western Digital Caviar Hard Drive (8MB Cache, 7200rpm) Soundblaster Live 5.1 Platinum, Logitech Z-680 Antec TrueControl 480W, RAIDMAX 420W Coolermaster CM-Stacker STC-T01 Case (Crossflow Fan + Extra 4in3 Module)

Jan 30, 2004, 03:22 PM	#9
KraXed112 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 90 Rep Power: 0	Neon_Cowboy hehe sorry i didn't state.. i had the VPU hangup on bf1942 and americas army i haven't tried the farcry demo yet. but yeah.. leaving it off so far i haven't had any problems __________________ AMD 4800 X2 / ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 2024 Corsair PC3200 CPT BFG Tech 7900 GTX 512 Pioneer A04 DVD/RW 1 x 120GB Western Digital Caviar Hard Drive (8MB Cache, 7200rpm) 5 x 200GB Western Digital Caviar Hard Drive (8MB Cache, 7200rpm) Soundblaster Live 5.1 Platinum, Logitech Z-680 Antec TrueControl 480W, RAIDMAX 420W Coolermaster CM-Stacker STC-T01 Case (Crossflow Fan + Extra 4in3 Module)

Feb 1, 2004, 05:05 AM	#10
Datagg Back To ATI Join Date: May 2003 Location: Mesa,AZ Posts: 287 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i had problems with vpu the last set of omegas, now the new ones based on 4.1 seems to be fine...Just got done doing the newest set of benches on these omegas, looks good to me, but what do i know.. What you all think, shoudl i try the dnas's or go back to ATi cats...<---did not do benches with them.. Thanks __________________ --- i7-920 @3.8 CORSAIR XMS3 6GB(3 x 2GB) 2 4870 X2's CrossFireX VelociRaptor Asus P6T Deluxe Thermaltake toughpower 1200 Vista 64 Ultimate

Jan 30, 2004, 12:28 AM	#2
rogeld DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 259 Rep Power: 0	I think there is one thing about this article that is true, though I am hesitent to really believe the DNA ones were problem free but it could happen, and that is the Omega drivers have something wrong. Aquamark3, for example and yes I know it is synthetic, but between the ATi drivers and the Omega drivers there is a 10,000 point difference. Now synthetic or not, that is one helluva difference. I have never seen this much of a difference between ATi and Omega but this time they are actually slower for me. It is the oddest thing but I guess even Omega can't be perfect everytime.

Jan 30, 2004, 12:57 AM	#4
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,160 Rep Power: 71	To Omega's defense, he DID always say that his drivers were for IQ and not benchmarks. And the only game that didn't work at all also didn't work with DNA's set. But yeah, I always tend to use the Official Catalyst driver myself. It's easier to hollar at ATI, through their feedback program, when somthing doesn't work right.

Jan 30, 2004, 08:57 AM	#8
Arikel DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	I suspect the problem is not so much with the tweaked driver sets and more with the VPU recovery feature itself. I prefer to keep it disabled regardless of what driver set I'm using, for me it just isn't that useful.