Where are the 3.7's?

IITravel · Sep 2, 2003, 07:18 PM

Just wanted to start another thread letting ATI know that I'm waiting...

Going to install a new GigaCube Radeon 9600 Pro card Friday!

**MIG-31** · Sep 2, 2003, 07:23 PM

9600pro is a decent card are you going to be waiting for the 3.7 or 3.6 with omega drivers?

the 3.7 betas were allready leaked but were false.

chramcow_daniel · Sep 3, 2003, 12:29 AM

man i cant wait

Chaos · Sep 3, 2003, 12:46 AM

yes I believe their 4-6 week cycle has come and gone this time around !!!! What's up with that ???

River · Sep 3, 2003, 01:55 AM

yes, I'm a little surprised as well that they are not here yet, but not as surprised as I am over the lack of posts concerning this. it has got to be a new record for low post count on posts concerning the lack of the new drivers, and take it a step farther, the lack of any beta testers or some one in the know saying, "you guys are going to like these, and we will post them just as soon as they get MS's stamp of approval."

but then again, what ya going to do?

River

Chaos · Sep 3, 2003, 02:01 AM

[SIZE=x-large] Calling Catalyst Maker !!!!![/SIZE] How about an update dude !!!!

wertret · Sep 3, 2003, 02:19 AM

OK , ok, where are our drivers?

Rayder · Sep 3, 2003, 02:43 AM

Looking in the members page, I noticed Catalystmaker hasn't posted anything since August 8. Maybe the Catalyst team is on an extended vacation or are working feverishly on some finishing touches or MS is dragging their feet.

Perhaps they failed WQHL certification? Perhaps they are angry over the release of that OEM set and decided that all of us can now pound salt? (doubtful

)

Point is, until the Cat team tells us something or release the drivers, we all have to JUST WAIT. Only the Cat team and the Beta Testers know anything at all, and they ain't talking.

For the time being, the 3.5 'hotfix' drivers are serving me well....

BWX · Sep 3, 2003, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rayder
Only the Cat team and the Beta Testers know anything at all, and they ain't talking.

Which is BULLSHIT- They should at least tell us when- and if not when, tell us why the driver cycle broke-- Or say something, anything.

Rayder · Sep 3, 2003, 03:55 AM

AH, but like I said, CM hasn't posted ANYTHING since Aug. 8. So something's up.....

***Veridian3*** · Sep 3, 2003, 03:56 AM

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Originally posted by BWX232
Which is BULLSHIT- They should at least tell us when- and if not when, tell us why the driver cycle broke-- Or say something, anything.

I think someone needs to calm down...there are worse things than not having a new set of drivers for a few weeks.

Stu

BWX · Sep 3, 2003, 04:02 AM

Not having drivers is fine, but telling us they are going to be on a schedule and then not sticking to schedule, then not saying a peep- that's what I think is uncool. Or maybe just sketchy- But BS is also a description I might use-

I'm not really pissed or anything, just think it's wack. I 'm actually pretty happy with current driver choices.

~~craig588~~ · Sep 3, 2003, 04:08 AM

I never say much about their drivers, but now I will.

I think they have great d3d drivers, but their OGL still needs work. OGL is usully slower and looks worse in any game that supports both d3d and OGL.

It looks fine on my voodoo 5 6000 in OGL and d3d, and a card from 2003 can't match it!?! something seems a little wrong there.

***Veridian3*** · Sep 3, 2003, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWX232
Not having drivers is fine, but telling us they are going to be on a schedule and then not sticking to schedule, then not saying a peep- that's what I think is uncool. Or maybe just sketchy- But BS is also a description I might use-

I'm not really pissed or anything, just think it's wack. I 'm actually pretty happy with current driver choices.

The releases are still within the statment CM made:

"I want to officially announce that in the near future we will do even better. CATALYST will now officially be posted a minimum of 12 times a year! That’s right monthly updates (and note I threw the word ‘minimum’ in there). "

That was on roughly May 20th...

Since then there have been 3 postings (and for arguments sake we shall say the next one is next week. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE NEXT CATS ARE BEING POSTED I AM JUST USING NEXT WEEK AS AN EXAMPLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE FOLLOWING...)

So Statment of min 12 per year : 20-27 May
Post of 3.4 : 24 May
Post of 3.5 : 23 June
Post of 3.6 : 15 July
Post of 3.7 (guess) : 8 Sept = 4 cats in 15 weeks

If you follow 4 cats per 15 weeks over the next year then that means after 45 weeks ATI meet their target with 7 weeks to spare for other releases.

NOTE: I can't believe i just worked that out...how sad! Thats what nightshift does to you kids!

Stu

jeuda · Sep 3, 2003, 05:15 AM

3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

jeuda · Sep 3, 2003, 05:23 AM

i am excited over these cat 3.7 (version 7.92.XXXX) , cos with this release of drivers, I am expecting FireGL 7.92 drivers to be available soon. And FireGL will join the ranks of 9700 and 9800 to be DX9 compliant.

~~Crash Override~~ · Sep 3, 2003, 06:31 AM

jesus mary and joseph will all of you whiners just can it?

ATi does not answer to you for 1

and 2 Terry said 12 times a year

not once a month

god i wish people would grow up and learn to read and not misquote things

Rayder · Sep 3, 2003, 08:14 AM

I seem to remember that CM said they are going to start the 'once a month' releases AFTER the 3.7's. He also said that it doesn't mean they definitely will be released exactly once a month, but generally speaking ABOUT once a month. Now, doncha think that applies to the 6 week release schedule too? It's ABOUT every six weeks, they can slip a or few days or a week or so and still maintain drivers on a fairly regular basis. You know, they don't HAVE to release new drivers as often as they do, just be glad that they do.

Yeah, we all thrive on the next new driver release

, but whining for them ain't gonna get them out any faster. We all have to JUST WAIT.

Chill out people, be patient. They will come sooner-or-later. Take a chill-pill.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 3, 2003, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rayder
I seem to remember that CM said they are going to start the 'once a month' releases AFTER the 3.7's. He also said that it doesn't mean they definitely will be released exactly once a month, but generally speaking ABOUT once a month. Now, doncha think that applies to the 6 week release schedule too? It's ABOUT every six weeks, they can slip a or few days or a week or so and still maintain drivers on a fairly regular basis. You know, they don't HAVE to release new drivers as often as they do, just be glad that they do.

Yeah, we all thrive on the next new driver release , but whining for them ain't gonna get them out any faster. We all have to JUST WAIT.

Chill out people, be patient. They will come sooner-or-later. Take a chill-pill.

they could relase them every day and it'd make people happy ... but whats the point if only the version number i chageing and no cages are reall made ti the drivers? ... yet i to grow impatiant with all driver releases

River · Sep 3, 2003, 02:57 PM

I agree with most of what has been said here concerning the 3.7's, from "I thought they were releasing a new version about every 6 weeks" to, "there is nothing we can do about it till they get posted."

But Veridian's timeline about the three previous drivers and the arrival of the 3.7's doesn't make much sense to me. if he would look at his own timeline he will see that the last posting, the 3.6s, were way back in the middle of July.

Today's date is September 3rd., and that's 48 days, almost 7 weeks and this is why people are "looking" for the new set, especially since it was stated that new releases would be about every 4 to 6 weeks and they were going to try to put out a new set once a month.

It's kind of funny, here's a forum for people to comment on various aspects of computers and related software and such, but as soon as someone starts asking questions you see attitudes jumping off, then the next thing you know they will close the thread, put out warnings, and then the #$@* will really hit the fan. Just hope that in the middle of all that #$*& is the 3.7's so we can scrape them off and give em a try.

River

Chaos · Sep 3, 2003, 03:05 PM

HAHAHAHAHA very well put River

**G.I.BRO** · Sep 3, 2003, 03:19 PM

Soooon guys. soooon...

hows is it said, patience young grasshoppa's?!?!

~~HawK~~ · Sep 3, 2003, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by **G.I.BRO**
Soooon guys. soooon...
hows is it said, patience young grasshoppa's?!?!

Yeah, like it will do wonders, you guy's still have the same card

OT: I know a coffeeshop in Amsterdam that is called "[COLOR=green]Grasshopper[/COLOR]" don't know why though, it ain't my stuff

tdd · Sep 3, 2003, 04:07 PM

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Originally posted by **G.I.BRO**
Soooon guys. soooon...

Could you maybe narrow "sooon" down to so many hours, days..? (Just grasping at straws)

Zardon · Sep 3, 2003, 05:10 PM

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Sep 2, 2003, 07:18 PM	#1
IITravel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Where are the 3.7's? Just wanted to start another thread letting ATI know that I'm waiting... Going to install a new GigaCube Radeon 9600 Pro card Friday!

Sep 2, 2003, 07:23 PM	#2
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Sep 3, 2003, 12:46 AM	#4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	yes I believe their 4-6 week cycle has come and gone this time around !!!! What's up with that ??? __________________

Sep 3, 2003, 01:55 AM	#5
River -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 174 Rep Power: 0	3.7s yes, I'm a little surprised as well that they are not here yet, but not as surprised as I am over the lack of posts concerning this. it has got to be a new record for low post count on posts concerning the lack of the new drivers, and take it a step farther, the lack of any beta testers or some one in the know saying, "you guys are going to like these, and we will post them just as soon as they get MS's stamp of approval." but then again, what ya going to do? River __________________ Dell Dimension 4550 P4, 2.4ghz, 533mhz FSB 1gig ddr ATI Radeon 9700TX, 128mb DDR 17" digital flat panel Harmon Kardon speakers SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse Intel Pro/100 VE Windows XP Pro "did you want cheese with that?"

Sep 3, 2003, 02:01 AM	#6
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	[SIZE=x-large] Calling Catalyst Maker !!!!![/SIZE] How about an update dude !!!! __________________

Sep 3, 2003, 02:19 AM	#7
wertret Still watching... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orihuela (Spain) Posts: 1,560 Rep Power: 0	OK , ok, where are our drivers? __________________ "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

Sep 3, 2003, 02:43 AM	#8
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Looking in the members page, I noticed Catalystmaker hasn't posted anything since August 8. Maybe the Catalyst team is on an extended vacation or are working feverishly on some finishing touches or MS is dragging their feet. Perhaps they failed WQHL certification? Perhaps they are angry over the release of that OEM set and decided that all of us can now pound salt? (doubtful ) Point is, until the Cat team tells us something or release the drivers, we all have to JUST WAIT. Only the Cat team and the Beta Testers know anything at all, and they ain't talking. For the time being, the 3.5 'hotfix' drivers are serving me well....

Sep 3, 2003, 03:55 AM	#10
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	AH, but like I said, CM hasn't posted ANYTHING since Aug. 8. So something's up.....

Sep 3, 2003, 04:02 AM	#12
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Not having drivers is fine, but telling us they are going to be on a schedule and then not sticking to schedule, then not saying a peep- that's what I think is uncool. Or maybe just sketchy- But BS is also a description I might use- I'm not really pissed or anything, just think it's wack. I 'm actually pretty happy with current driver choices. __________________

Sep 3, 2003, 04:08 AM	#13
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	I never say much about their drivers, but now I will. I think they have great d3d drivers, but their OGL still needs work. OGL is usully slower and looks worse in any game that supports both d3d and OGL. It looks fine on my voodoo 5 6000 in OGL and d3d, and a card from 2003 can't match it!?! something seems a little wrong there.

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jeuda DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 169 Rep Power: 0	i am excited over these cat 3.7 (version 7.92.XXXX) , cos with this release of drivers, I am expecting FireGL 7.92 drivers to be available soon. And FireGL will join the ranks of 9700 and 9800 to be DX9 compliant. __________________ [color=gray] [color=sienna]:: A64 3000 \| Abit KV8 Pro \| 2x512 PC3200 [/color] [color=sienna]:: Galaxy N6600GT DDVI \| Audigy 2 ZS \| [/color][color=sienna]WD-Raptor 36GB[/color] [/color]

Sep 3, 2003, 06:31 AM	#17
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	jesus mary and joseph will all of you whiners just can it? ATi does not answer to you for 1 and 2 Terry said 12 times a year not once a month god i wish people would grow up and learn to read and not misquote things

Sep 3, 2003, 08:14 AM	#18
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	I seem to remember that CM said they are going to start the 'once a month' releases AFTER the 3.7's. He also said that it doesn't mean they definitely will be released exactly once a month, but generally speaking ABOUT once a month. Now, doncha think that applies to the 6 week release schedule too? It's ABOUT every six weeks, they can slip a or few days or a week or so and still maintain drivers on a fairly regular basis. You know, they don't HAVE to release new drivers as often as they do, just be glad that they do. Yeah, we all thrive on the next new driver release , but whining for them ain't gonna get them out any faster. We all have to JUST WAIT. Chill out people, be patient. They will come sooner-or-later. Take a chill-pill.

Sep 3, 2003, 02:57 PM	#20
River -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 174 Rep Power: 0	3.7s I agree with most of what has been said here concerning the 3.7's, from "I thought they were releasing a new version about every 6 weeks" to, "there is nothing we can do about it till they get posted." But Veridian's timeline about the three previous drivers and the arrival of the 3.7's doesn't make much sense to me. if he would look at his own timeline he will see that the last posting, the 3.6s, were way back in the middle of July. Today's date is September 3rd., and that's 48 days, almost 7 weeks and this is why people are "looking" for the new set, especially since it was stated that new releases would be about every 4 to 6 weeks and they were going to try to put out a new set once a month. It's kind of funny, here's a forum for people to comment on various aspects of computers and related software and such, but as soon as someone starts asking questions you see attitudes jumping off, then the next thing you know they will close the thread, put out warnings, and then the #$@* will really hit the fan. Just hope that in the middle of all that #$*& is the 3.7's so we can scrape them off and give em a try. River __________________ Dell Dimension 4550 P4, 2.4ghz, 533mhz FSB 1gig ddr ATI Radeon 9700TX, 128mb DDR 17" digital flat panel Harmon Kardon speakers SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse Intel Pro/100 VE Windows XP Pro "did you want cheese with that?"

Sep 3, 2003, 03:05 PM	#21
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	HAHAHAHAHA very well put River __________________

Sep 3, 2003, 03:19 PM	#22
G.I.BRO To Have and to Hold Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 527 Rep Power: 0	Soooon guys. soooon... hows is it said, patience young grasshoppa's?!?!

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