Quake3 problems with ATI drivers

dantesparda · Feb 26, 2003, 01:59 PM

Hi guys, has anyone here had probs with Quake3?? Since I got the ATI Sapphire 9700 Pro card (previously had voodoo5 no probs but fps too slow!), the game keeps hanging whilst booting up. Sometimes it takes 3 minutes on the grey/white screen, and then the menu finally pops up. Plus I get hangs/crashes whilst in game.

I have the Omega Catalyst 3.0 driver, I am going to try the 3.1 upgrade, but I worry that these drivers are always buggy. But even so , Omega's drivers are TONS better than the official ATI ones. They are much faster, and generally work better. And that ATI car demo - FANTASTIC!!

I have a 200Hz monitor (Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454), but I can't always get the high refresh rates in-game. I get 200Hz for windows/internet etc but not always in-game, do I have to disable the DDC?

Anyways, hope someone knows if Quake3 probs can be fixed (is there an ATI patch for the game anywhere?)

Cheers!

Feb 26, 2003, 01:59 PM	#1
dantesparda DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Quake3 problems with ATI drivers Hi guys, has anyone here had probs with Quake3?? Since I got the ATI Sapphire 9700 Pro card (previously had voodoo5 no probs but fps too slow!), the game keeps hanging whilst booting up. Sometimes it takes 3 minutes on the grey/white screen, and then the menu finally pops up. Plus I get hangs/crashes whilst in game. I have the Omega Catalyst 3.0 driver, I am going to try the 3.1 upgrade, but I worry that these drivers are always buggy. But even so , Omega's drivers are TONS better than the official ATI ones. They are much faster, and generally work better. And that ATI car demo - FANTASTIC!! I have a 200Hz monitor (Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454), but I can't always get the high refresh rates in-game. I get 200Hz for windows/internet etc but not always in-game, do I have to disable the DDC? Anyways, hope someone knows if Quake3 probs can be fixed (is there an ATI patch for the game anywhere?) Cheers!