ATI Catalyst 3.3 Released Early By 3rd Party OEM

chramcow_daniel · Mar 30, 2003, 12:56 AM

when?

~~Crash Override~~ · Mar 30, 2003, 02:01 AM

within the next couple of weeks.......why didnt you do a search on this before asking? its already been answered quite a few times

Chaos · Mar 30, 2003, 06:47 PM

hummmm funny I was just wondering the same thing...... I want to see the performance gain I have seen mentioned in other posts.....

shuki · Mar 30, 2003, 08:34 PM

April 24th according to the 6 week release schedule....

~~Crash Override~~ · Mar 30, 2003, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by shuki
April 24th according to the 6 week release schedule....

ah my young padawan, you must remember that Terry has said that he is going to try to get it released within 4 weeks this time since he really wants to get these boosts out to us

Chaos · Mar 30, 2003, 09:01 PM

Yes I like that Theory...... I know I want to see the increase. Can anyone enlighten me as to which of the current methods will produce the best results?

Riva Tuner 12.3 with Soft9xxx script?

or the method in shuki's post found here ?

I have a 9500 Pro so I am aware that I can't get the 256bit enhancements

XP1800+
XP SP1
512 Meg PC2700
MSI 6712 KT400 / VIA 4 in 1 4.46
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro
SB Audigy

DownTime · Mar 31, 2003, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crash Override
ah my young padawan, you must remember that Terry has said that he is going to try to get it released within 4 weeks this time since he really wants to get these boosts out to us

Hence the phrase, "HE WOULD LIKE TOOO", the 6 week cycle sounds more like the real deal. The last thing he/we (as in the consumers)/ATi is to have a rushed out a set of drivers. Rush=mishaps.

(edited)
Sorry, my mistake... Corrected.

shuki · Mar 31, 2003, 09:21 PM

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Originally posted by DownTime
Rush=mishaps.

and whining and biotching and complaining and crying by all the babies whining, biotching, complaining and crying now about wanting a 3.3 release. I tell ya, I don't know how Catalyst Maker and the crew handle it..... Kudos to you (CM) and the crew m8!

DownTime · Apr 1, 2003, 07:00 AM

LOL,
Ooops... MYBAD. I didnt mean to write WE in there. Unfortunately, I do not work for ATi.

IITravel · Apr 11, 2003, 10:15 PM

Any Day now???

Zardon · Apr 11, 2003, 11:34 PM

it wont be long guys..........

IITravel · Apr 11, 2003, 11:42 PM

Hope Omega will be working on these right away, if not already...

~~craig588~~ · Apr 12, 2003, 01:28 AM

He's just a regular guy thats good with drivers, he gets them they day ATI releses them. (At least to my understanding)

Falstaff · Apr 13, 2003, 07:55 AM

Will my 8500 128 benefit from 3.3? I have never had any problems with Omega Drivers yet....seems kinda wierd, and I don't use Smartgart either, what am I missing? strange....

peroni · Apr 13, 2003, 08:59 AM

Catalyst Maker always said that every new driver release will bring benefit to every Radeon based card, being extra performances or new features.
So yes, there will be some advantages for your 8500 too, probably not much about speed but instead better compatibility with newer titles.

Falstaff · Apr 13, 2003, 04:29 PM

I just saw a 9500 at Best Buy for 179.00 the box had been opened and the blueshirt told me that customer just returned it and got an NVDIA card instead......wonders never cease.....

neliz · Apr 18, 2003, 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by fallang_jeff
I just saw a 9500 at Best Buy for 179.00 the box had been opened and the blueshirt told me that customer just returned it and got an NVDIA card instead......wonders never cease.....

Maybe because he just bought UT2K3 and was thoroughly impressed by the blatant mind washing attempt?

Kombatant · Apr 20, 2003, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by neliz
Maybe because he just bought UT2K3 and was thoroughly impressed by the blatant mind washing attempt?

Nah.. prolly the poor guy had no Hoover in the house and just wanted some 2-in-1 action

neliz · Apr 22, 2003, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by Kombatant
Nah.. prolly the poor guy had no Hoover in the house and just wanted some 2-in-1 action

Maybe it's because of that cool "MX" instead of that louzy "Pro" .. who wants a Pro when you can get an MX?

FX? . sounds weaker.. since.. F comes before M in the alphabet.. and if the FX was a high end card.. they would've called it HX... nope.. F stands for FAN

Fan Multiplyer actually.. the higher the number before the FX (5600/5800) the more noise is generated..

oh the simple logic of such

Zardon · Apr 22, 2003, 09:08 PM

Just saw over this over at Warp2search.net, looks like Dell have released the Cat 3.3 set early.

Quote:

The long awaited Catalyst 3.3 driver suite has been released earlier by a large OEM partner of ATI, which leaves the conclusion that the official generic drivers will see the light of day this week. The high anticipation results from ATI's unofficial announcement that the driver will include the R350 rendering path for R300 hardware, which should result in an overall performance increase of ~5%. Here is the low down on the release.

OS: Windows XP Only
Version: 6.14.10.6334; Control Panel included
Supports: 9700TX/9700Pro/9800Pro
Language: English
WHQL Certificate: Yes
Date stamp: 03/23/2003

karlotta · Apr 22, 2003, 09:09 PM

now at Warp2search. OEM, XP only.

dipstick · Apr 22, 2003, 09:32 PM

The dell 3.3's won't work with built by ATi cards

~~craig588~~ · Apr 22, 2003, 09:38 PM

probably only with dell cards

MrThc · Apr 22, 2003, 09:55 PM

the file on Warp2Search was incomplete, it did not include inf folder. here is a direct link to the full driver direct from Dell ftp://ftp.dell.com/video/R59659.EXE

Zardon · Apr 22, 2003, 10:43 PM

Thanks for the headsup MrThc and welcome to the forum.

DallasStar · Apr 22, 2003, 10:48 PM

Do you guys know if this works for R8500?

boby · Apr 22, 2003, 10:51 PM

i can't instal these drivers either and my card is from connect3d 9500pro.But i don't realy know if it is realy from connect3d. I asked for some help here but no reply that i can help with it.

jgr · Apr 22, 2003, 10:54 PM

Wish there was a win2k3 set leaked.

Alistair · Apr 22, 2003, 11:37 PM

the drivers, unmodified do not support the R9500... I'm tinkering with the inf files right nwo to see if I can't convince it to work

Huigie · Apr 22, 2003, 11:39 PM

These drivers rock, my 3DMark3 score went from 5400 to 5800!

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=641902

Mar 30, 2003, 12:56 AM	#1
chramcow_daniel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	ATI Catalyst 3.3 Released Early By 3rd Party OEM when?

Mar 30, 2003, 06:47 PM	#3
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	hummmm funny I was just wondering the same thing...... I want to see the performance gain I have seen mentioned in other posts..... __________________

Mar 30, 2003, 09:01 PM	#6
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Yes I like that Theory...... I know I want to see the increase. Can anyone enlighten me as to which of the current methods will produce the best results? Riva Tuner 12.3 with Soft9xxx script? or the method in shuki's post found here ? I have a 9500 Pro so I am aware that I can't get the 256bit enhancements XP1800+ XP SP1 512 Meg PC2700 MSI 6712 KT400 / VIA 4 in 1 4.46 Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro SB Audigy __________________

Apr 13, 2003, 07:55 AM	#14
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	What should I do? Will my 8500 128 benefit from 3.3? I have never had any problems with Omega Drivers yet....seems kinda wierd, and I don't use Smartgart either, what am I missing? strange.... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Apr 13, 2003, 08:59 AM	#15
peroni DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	Catalyst Maker always said that every new driver release will bring benefit to every Radeon based card, being extra performances or new features. So yes, there will be some advantages for your 8500 too, probably not much about speed but instead better compatibility with newer titles. __________________ Gaming Rig 3DMark2k1 PCMark2k2 The Server 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2 Notebook 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2

Mar 30, 2003, 02:01 AM	#2
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	within the next couple of weeks.......why didnt you do a search on this before asking? its already been answered quite a few times

Mar 30, 2003, 08:34 PM	#4
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	April 24th according to the 6 week release schedule....

Apr 1, 2003, 07:00 AM	#9
DownTime DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	LOL, Ooops... MYBAD. I didnt mean to write WE in there. Unfortunately, I do not work for ATi.

Apr 11, 2003, 10:15 PM	#10
IITravel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Any Day now???

Apr 11, 2003, 11:34 PM	#11
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	it wont be long guys..........

Apr 11, 2003, 11:42 PM	#12
IITravel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Hope Omega will be working on these right away, if not already...

Apr 12, 2003, 01:28 AM	#13
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	He's just a regular guy thats good with drivers, he gets them they day ATI releses them. (At least to my understanding)

Apr 13, 2003, 04:29 PM	#16
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	awesome I just saw a 9500 at Best Buy for 179.00 the box had been opened and the blueshirt told me that customer just returned it and got an NVDIA card instead......wonders never cease..... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Apr 22, 2003, 09:09 PM	#21
karlotta DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: oregon Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	now at Warp2search. OEM, XP only.

Apr 22, 2003, 09:32 PM	#22
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	The dell 3.3's won't work with built by ATi cards

Apr 22, 2003, 09:38 PM	#23
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	probably only with dell cards

Apr 22, 2003, 09:55 PM	#24
MrThc ATi - Get In The Game! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Zealand Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	the file on Warp2Search was incomplete, it did not include inf folder. here is a direct link to the full driver direct from Dell ftp://ftp.dell.com/video/R59659.EXE

Apr 22, 2003, 10:43 PM	#25
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Thanks for the headsup MrThc and welcome to the forum.

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DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	Do you guys know if this works for R8500? __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Apr 22, 2003, 10:51 PM	#27
boby DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: slovenia-maribor Posts: 326 Rep Power: 0	i can't instal these drivers either and my card is from connect3d 9500pro.But i don't realy know if it is realy from connect3d. I asked for some help here but no reply that i can help with it. __________________ NF7-S,AMD 2500+@2300MHz-&SP97+ 92mm vantec tornado on 2800rpm, MSi 5900SP 2X256MB Hyperx PC3200 DM+9 120GB SATA HDD Yamaha cd-rw 20/10/40 WIN XP PRO(SP1)

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jgr DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: England Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Wish there was a win2k3 set leaked. __________________ p4 2.53b windows server 2003 512 ddr 2700 radeon 9700 pro it7 max2 enermax 460

Apr 22, 2003, 11:37 PM	#29
Alistair Spoos Join Date: May 2002 Location: State College, PA, USA Posts: 435 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	the drivers, unmodified do not support the R9500... I'm tinkering with the inf files right nwo to see if I can't convince it to work __________________ - Alistair

Apr 22, 2003, 11:39 PM	#30
Huigie DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	These drivers rock, my 3DMark3 score went from 5400 to 5800! http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=641902