Win 7 & ccc 9.3

OldBuzzard · Mar 18, 2009, 09:13 PM

I know that a lot of us have been using been using the CCC 9.2's for Vista 64 in WIN 7. Looks like ATI is making it 'official' now.

This is in the release notes for the latest Cats.

Quote:

ATI Catalyst™ 9.3 Unified driver for Windows 7 and Windows
Vista

��

AMD has delivered a single unified graphics driver for both Windows 7 and
Windows Vista – demonstrating AMD’s Windows 7 graphics driver leadership and
focus on delivering a stable and robust Windows 7 experience on AMD hardware

��

Delivers full WDDM 1.1 support under Windows 7 on the ATI Radeon HD 4000
Series, ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series, and ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series of products

��

Delivers improved gaming performance under Windows 7 vs. Windows Vista

��

All future ATI Catalyst postings will deliver one single unified driver for Windows 7

and Windows Vista

[hobo]eclipse · Mar 18, 2009, 10:33 PM

you try these out yet buzzard? runnin 7_7057 x64 here with the cat 9.2s. have done a lil gaming with cod 4 and some source titles and they run great.

they seemed to have touched on issues i'm seeing, that being slight corruption of some windows borders after resizing, also MPC-HC from the k lite codec pack seems to display considerably more corruption when resizing and going full screen, leaving parts of the border behind in the video.

again this is on windows 7 7057 x64 with the 9.2 drivers installed, im hoping the 9.3s can take care of this. ill givem a shot in a bit,

only two issues thus far with 7, this small situation with the GPU drivers and the driver for my x-meridian(dated 3 2008 i believe). its a universal package for xp/vista 32/64, the control panel were different for each (xp/vista), upon installing i am prompted to run the compatibility wizard, which gets the driver installed (just hangs with out compat wizard) but it installs the old cp, i've only ever seen in xp. wonder if the way audio is handled in 7 differs from vista?

mkk · Mar 18, 2009, 11:23 PM

I've been running build 7057 using the default driver for a couple of days since this was coming out, and was surprised how well it handled new games like Empire:TotalWar. Anyway now I've played a bit with 9.3 and it's also fine, possibly a tad bit smoother. I had an accelerated video playback issue until after I had restarted once, so 1080p video plays fine(like <5% typical CPU draw) with MPC-HomeCinema.

OpenGL acceleration for Photoshop CS4 isn't doing so well unless I turn off Aero, but that could possible be something related Windows 7 itself.

OldBuzzard · Mar 19, 2009, 12:08 AM

I installed them on a "Throw away" install of Win 7, and it didn't go well at all. Could be that the D/L was corrupted though.

Once installed, when I went into the CCC, there was no DISPLAYS MANAGER tab !!!! Also, was a LOT of 'monitors turning on an off' during the install as well. Something I don't normally see.

I re-D/Led the drivers, and installed them in my main Vista 64 partition after making a backup of it with HyperOS, and that went well.

I'm making a clone of my 'good' Win 7 partition, and will try installing again with the re-D/Led drivers, and give an update later on how that went.

Gotta love HyperOS when you are doing a lot of beta testing

Mac Daddy · Mar 19, 2009, 12:11 AM

Cool haven't had a chance to try these out yet myself .. will see how it goes

[hobo]eclipse · Mar 19, 2009, 06:07 AM

got them installed, haven't done any gaming yet, the install went fine after a driver cleaner run in safe mode, i too am missing the display manager tab. seems to be a the same as the preview driver.

the window and seek bar corruption i was seeing in mpc hc is gone and the internal h.264\vc1 filters are working. they did as well in the 9.2s but the key part for myself that did not function properly was the overlay shaders. in the 9.2 i would enable and MPC HC would return "can't load shader", now the 16-235 to 0-255 is back in action.

Robert McClelland · Mar 19, 2009, 07:11 AM

Blah I couldn't installed them

I went back to XP I try Vista AGP Hotfix on win 7 it didn't like my installed on my card

giangy11 · Mar 19, 2009, 07:16 PM

again they don't work with amd puma platform and ati powerXpress...
:-/

DarkFoss · Mar 29, 2009, 06:04 AM

Cat 3 Win7&Vista64 driver and cc are working ok here..Performance is low in EverQuest.. going to try the Vista64 agp hotfix drivers and see if there is any improvement.

Probably going to format and go back to Win7 x86..it's more compatable with my older rig...not only does EQ run better but I can use my Logitech DiNovo in bluetooth
mode. Setpoint Vista64 drivers lock up the whole usb system as soon as pairing is attempted...XP 32 bit setpoint drivers runs fine in Win7 x86 vista 32 fails also.

I mainly wanted to compare Win7 x64 to Mandriva Linux x64...on my system Mandy 64 wins..EQ runs in Wine better than this.

Chaos · Apr 12, 2009, 11:57 PM

I had to revert to 9.3 with the build 7077. Install of 9.4 was borked from the begining, the Cat Instal Manager, CCC and Visual C++ were my install options. The driver was never even listed as an option to install. The items listed appeared to install but the driver did not. CCC would not open with the default MS ATI driver. Installed the driver portion manually then CCC would open and some things function like fan speed control worked but the new Overdrive didnt work and after manually adjusting clock speeds they had zero effect on performance. At least 9.3 functions fine

Mac Daddy · Apr 13, 2009, 01:23 PM

I haven't tried the 9.4's on the new build yet will try them out tonight.

xProg · Apr 15, 2009, 10:44 PM

How ATI catalyst 9.4 agp-hotfix is running on Windows 7 b.7077 ?

Mar 18, 2009, 10:33 PM	#2
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 you try these out yet buzzard? runnin 7_7057 x64 here with the cat 9.2s. have done a lil gaming with cod 4 and some source titles and they run great. they seemed to have touched on issues i'm seeing, that being slight corruption of some windows borders after resizing, also MPC-HC from the k lite codec pack seems to display considerably more corruption when resizing and going full screen, leaving parts of the border behind in the video. again this is on windows 7 7057 x64 with the 9.2 drivers installed, im hoping the 9.3s can take care of this. ill givem a shot in a bit, only two issues thus far with 7, this small situation with the GPU drivers and the driver for my x-meridian(dated 3 2008 i believe). its a universal package for xp/vista 32/64, the control panel were different for each (xp/vista), upon installing i am prompted to run the compatibility wizard, which gets the driver installed (just hangs with out compat wizard) but it installs the old cp, i've only ever seen in xp. wonder if the way audio is handled in 7 differs from vista?

Mar 18, 2009, 11:23 PM	#3
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,383 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 I've been running build 7057 using the default driver for a couple of days since this was coming out, and was surprised how well it handled new games like Empire:TotalWar. Anyway now I've played a bit with 9.3 and it's also fine, possibly a tad bit smoother. I had an accelerated video playback issue until after I had restarted once, so 1080p video plays fine(like <5% typical CPU draw) with MPC-HomeCinema. OpenGL acceleration for Photoshop CS4 isn't doing so well unless I turn off Aero, but that could possible be something related Windows 7 itself.

Mar 19, 2009, 12:08 AM	Thread Starter #4
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,781 Rep Power: 141 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 I installed them on a "Throw away" install of Win 7, and it didn't go well at all. Could be that the D/L was corrupted though. Once installed, when I went into the CCC, there was no DISPLAYS MANAGER tab !!!! Also, was a LOT of 'monitors turning on an off' during the install as well. Something I don't normally see. I re-D/Led the drivers, and installed them in my main Vista 64 partition after making a backup of it with HyperOS, and that went well. I'm making a clone of my 'good' Win 7 partition, and will try installing again with the re-D/Led drivers, and give an update later on how that went. Gotta love HyperOS when you are doing a lot of beta testing __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Mar 19, 2009, 12:11 AM	#5
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 Cool haven't had a chance to try these out yet myself .. will see how it goes __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Mar 19, 2009, 06:07 AM	#6
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,897 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 got them installed, haven't done any gaming yet, the install went fine after a driver cleaner run in safe mode, i too am missing the display manager tab. seems to be a the same as the preview driver. the window and seek bar corruption i was seeing in mpc hc is gone and the internal h.264\vc1 filters are working. they did as well in the 9.2s but the key part for myself that did not function properly was the overlay shaders. in the 9.2 i would enable and MPC HC would return "can't load shader", now the 16-235 to 0-255 is back in action.

Mar 19, 2009, 07:11 AM	#7
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,247 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 Blah I couldn't installed them I went back to XP I try Vista AGP Hotfix on win 7 it didn't like my installed on my card __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Mar 19, 2009, 07:16 PM	#8
giangy11 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 again they don't work with amd puma platform and ati powerXpress... :-/

Mar 29, 2009, 06:04 AM	#9
DarkFoss HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Downers Grove IL Posts: 688 Rep Power: 0	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 Cat 3 Win7&Vista64 driver and cc are working ok here..Performance is low in EverQuest.. going to try the Vista64 agp hotfix drivers and see if there is any improvement. Probably going to format and go back to Win7 x86..it's more compatable with my older rig...not only does EQ run better but I can use my Logitech DiNovo in bluetooth mode. Setpoint Vista64 drivers lock up the whole usb system as soon as pairing is attempted...XP 32 bit setpoint drivers runs fine in Win7 x86 vista 32 fails also. I mainly wanted to compare Win7 x64 to Mandriva Linux x64...on my system Mandy 64 wins..EQ runs in Wine better than this. __________________ Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin, 1755

Apr 12, 2009, 11:57 PM	#10
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 I had to revert to 9.3 with the build 7077. Install of 9.4 was borked from the begining, the Cat Instal Manager, CCC and Visual C++ were my install options. The driver was never even listed as an option to install. The items listed appeared to install but the driver did not. CCC would not open with the default MS ATI driver. Installed the driver portion manually then CCC would open and some things function like fan speed control worked but the new Overdrive didnt work and after manually adjusting clock speeds they had zero effect on performance. At least 9.3 functions fine

Apr 13, 2009, 01:23 PM	#11
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 I haven't tried the 9.4's on the new build yet will try them out tonight. __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Apr 15, 2009, 10:44 PM	#12
xProg Beatmaker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 298 Rep Power: 28 System Specs	Re: Win 7 & ccc 9.3 How ATI catalyst 9.4 agp-hotfix is running on Windows 7 b.7077 ?