your favourite Driver?

Zardon · May 8, 2002, 10:41 PM

ok simple enough subject, so lets hear your views on the best drivers, and why !

DaSnIpE · May 8, 2002, 10:53 PM

I think the old school 6043's were the best performance/stability, but the new Omega/Red 6071's are my 2nd

Candyman · May 8, 2002, 10:55 PM

6071 because:

(a) They are the fastest for me on my rig
(b) offer that best visual quality
(c) ummm.....because they are the newest

MikeDaMan · May 8, 2002, 11:03 PM

The Cyborgs 7.02 rev 43's because they work well for me with very few lock-ups, etc. So i'm sticking with them for now.

UberLord · May 8, 2002, 11:25 PM

XFree86 4.2.0 - because it works

Dang - wrong forum.

Erm - 6071 beta (not cyborgs or omegadrives). Reason? In the vain hope that DVD playback is fixed for my mobo under WinXP (works fine in Win2k on same hardware)

~~Crash Override~~ · May 8, 2002, 11:36 PM

Uber there is a thread I started on Rage that I might bring to here as well

basically it deals with the 8500 under XP Pro

that seems to be the OS that hardware acceleration is broken on

My rig will do the HW accel under every OS but XP Pro

Weird eh?

brc64 · May 8, 2002, 11:42 PM

Right now I'm using the Plutonium X71s on my 8500DV, but I honestly don't notice much difference in performance from the other drivers I use. I'm sure it's just because I'm only using a fraction of what my video card is capable of (with my lowly 700@870 MHz Celeron holding back my system). Once I do some upgrading, I'm anticipating a healthy boost in performance.

- Me

UberLord · May 8, 2002, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crash Override
Uber there is a thread I started on Rage that I might bring to here as well

basically it deals with the 8500 under XP Pro

that seems to be the OS that hardware acceleration is broken on

My rig will do the HW accel under every OS but XP Pro

Weird eh?

Yeah - I noticed the poll about DVD under XP - was that it?
Anyway, the more people who have this problem moan about it, the sooner ATI will fix it. Especially when it involved people who know their beans (like you and me for instance)

Oh well - it works using PowerDVD in software and Xine software playback (Linux player)

Jeff · May 8, 2002, 11:53 PM

I'll sticky this for a while. Good thread.

~~Crash Override~~ · May 8, 2002, 11:53 PM

that would be the poll

so far its looking like the Pro is the culprit so if you get a chance get Home

jcastill · May 9, 2002, 12:12 AM

Well Killersneak for me LOL (just joking)
I haven't test the new Omega/Cyborg driver, but the 6071 works great (at least for me) just some problems running NitroGl screensavers that just freezes my computer.... But other than that, normal, and with the best 2d quality I've seen...

Arikel · May 9, 2002, 07:13 AM

Heh, I actually tried one of Killersneak's driver sets. It was pretty good. I like the new Plutonium/Omega set better though; the last Plutonium set was really good as well, but it didn't have fast texture compression or S3TC enabled. Being into both SS:SE and UT, that just didn't fly.

UberLord · May 9, 2002, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crash Override
so far its looking like the Pro is the culprit so if you get a chance get Home

Urrr - I actually kinda like need Pro. I work from home sometimes and I'm a software dev/web dev so using Home is like driving a mini when your a F1 (or Indy or ur american) driver by trade.

But hey, software playback works - looks like shit compared to hardware playback but hey - better than nothing. Hopefully the OSS guys can get the Theater chip working in Linux - I rekon they can get it working faster than the ATI guys can fix the problem

sinjin · May 10, 2002, 10:54 AM

my two favorites:
most impressive 3d quality with stability - omega's 6071s
best performance with framerate in mind - the 9021s (back when i was using 98)

Vaporizer · May 10, 2002, 11:39 AM

6071

Because it is newest =)

and i havnt experienced any trouble with it yet.

raptora12 · May 11, 2002, 03:08 PM

working great.games,dvds,tests

Frodo301 · May 11, 2002, 04:12 PM

6043 for Win XP and 9031 for Win 98. Going to install the newest Omega/Cyborg drivers today and test them out to see how they stack up. <edit> I really like the Omega/Cyborg drivers based on 6071. I have been comparing the Omega/Cyborg drivers to the current Omega Win 98 drivers and have noticed that I get much better frame rates in Win XP with Nascar 2002 then in Win 98. I'm also not noticing slowdowns like before. Went ahead and reinstalled Win 98 and I am getting the same results. Seems ATI is focusing on Win XP drivers and that is good. That is impressive enough for me to make the final transition to XP.

edperks · May 12, 2002, 02:25 AM

6043 Are my Favorite [rock/solid]

Garrita · Aug 1, 2003, 07:47 PM

like to bump it due to the recent driver launching

~~BMG_Cya=-~~ · Aug 1, 2003, 08:05 PM

Omega 2.4.43's for XP. Best IQ, stability, performance both gaming and benchmark.
Haven't tried the latest Omega's, as I see people are rating them slightly lower than the 2.4.43's.
And the word on the stock Cat 3.6's sounds almost abysmal.

Garrita · Aug 2, 2003, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BMG_Cya=-
Omega 2.4.43's for XP. Best IQ, stability, performance both gaming and benchmark.
Haven't tried the latest Omega's, as I see people are rating them slightly lower than the 2.4.43's.
And the word on the stock Cat 3.6's sounds almost abysmal.

have you noticed lower 3dmark03 scores respect the omega`s 3.5?
couse i lost almost 50 marks.

shuki · Aug 2, 2003, 10:41 AM

Garrita, 50 marks is really nothing....

my favs today are still omegas 3.5's

May 8, 2002, 10:41 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	your favourite Driver? ok simple enough subject, so lets hear your views on the best drivers, and why !

May 8, 2002, 10:53 PM	#2
DaSnIpE Driverage Snipe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada or NYC, USA Posts: 372 Rep Power: 0	I think the old school 6043's were the best performance/stability, but the new Omega/Red 6071's are my 2nd __________________ Antec SX1030 Case - Enermax 431 W Whisper PS - 4 Case Fans -ThermalRight AX-7 With Panaflo Ultra Fan - Sb Audigy / Logitech Z-560 Speakers / Sennheiser HD497 Headphones WD 80GB 7200 rpm HD - Samsung SyncMaster 955DF - LG 16x10x40x Burner / Pionner 16x Slot DVD View my rig http://nl.dodhq.net/Rig/

May 8, 2002, 10:55 PM	#3
Candyman [DH] Lover! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 284 Rep Power: 0	6071 because: (a) They are the fastest for me on my rig (b) offer that best visual quality (c) ummm.....because they are the newest __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ @ 2.53GHz Abit NF7-S v.2 Thermalright SP-97 w/ TT Smart Fan 2 2 x 512MB GeIL PC3500 Platinum DDR 2 x 120GB WD HDD - RAID-0 2 x 80GB Barracuda V HDD - RAID-0 ATI Radeon AIW 9800PRO SB Audigy 2 HP L2335 23" LCD (DVI-D) WinXP Pro SP2

May 8, 2002, 11:03 PM	#4
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	I'd go with The Cyborgs 7.02 rev 43's because they work well for me with very few lock-ups, etc. So i'm sticking with them for now. __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

May 8, 2002, 11:25 PM	#5
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	XFree86 4.2.0 - because it works Dang - wrong forum. Erm - 6071 beta (not cyborgs or omegadrives). Reason? In the vain hope that DVD playback is fixed for my mobo under WinXP (works fine in Win2k on same hardware) __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

May 8, 2002, 11:36 PM	#6
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	Uber there is a thread I started on Rage that I might bring to here as well basically it deals with the 8500 under XP Pro that seems to be the OS that hardware acceleration is broken on My rig will do the HW accel under every OS but XP Pro Weird eh?

May 8, 2002, 11:42 PM	#7
brc64 Zeeky H. Bomb Join Date: May 2002 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 826 Rep Power: 0	Right now I'm using the Plutonium X71s on my 8500DV, but I honestly don't notice much difference in performance from the other drivers I use. I'm sure it's just because I'm only using a fraction of what my video card is capable of (with my lowly 700@870 MHz Celeron holding back my system). Once I do some upgrading, I'm anticipating a healthy boost in performance. - Me

May 8, 2002, 11:53 PM	#9
Jeff Yarr... I be blind! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,191 Rep Power: 80	I'll sticky this for a while. Good thread. __________________

May 8, 2002, 11:53 PM	#10
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	that would be the poll so far its looking like the Pro is the culprit so if you get a chance get Home

May 9, 2002, 12:12 AM	#11
jcastill Mexico Man! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mexico Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	Well Killersneak for me LOL (just joking) I haven't test the new Omega/Cyborg driver, but the 6071 works great (at least for me) just some problems running NitroGl screensavers that just freezes my computer.... But other than that, normal, and with the best 2d quality I've seen...

May 9, 2002, 07:13 AM	#12
Arikel DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Heh, I actually tried one of Killersneak's driver sets. It was pretty good. I like the new Plutonium/Omega set better though; the last Plutonium set was really good as well, but it didn't have fast texture compression or S3TC enabled. Being into both SS:SE and UT, that just didn't fly.

May 10, 2002, 10:54 AM	#14
sinjin the last samurai Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,086 Rep Power: 0	my two favorites: most impressive 3d quality with stability - omega's 6071s best performance with framerate in mind - the 9021s (back when i was using 98) __________________

May 10, 2002, 11:39 AM	#15
Vaporizer WTF Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 174 Rep Power: 0	6071 Because it is newest =) and i havnt experienced any trouble with it yet.

May 11, 2002, 03:08 PM	#16
raptora12 Mystic seeker Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 193 Rep Power: 0	the x1.0.71 omega/plutonium driver working great.games,dvds,tests __________________ msi 6330 Athlon T-bird 1000 mhz 768mb sdr hd 80 gig eide ata 100 7200rpm western digital hd 30 gig eide ata 100 5600rpm western digital Sound Blaster Audigy retail 8500 275/275 19" Mitsubishi Diamondtron

May 11, 2002, 04:12 PM	#17
Frodo301 Outraged Join Date: May 2002 Location: The mountains Posts: 584 Rep Power: 0	6043 for Win XP and 9031 for Win 98. Going to install the newest Omega/Cyborg drivers today and test them out to see how they stack up. <edit> I really like the Omega/Cyborg drivers based on 6071. I have been comparing the Omega/Cyborg drivers to the current Omega Win 98 drivers and have noticed that I get much better frame rates in Win XP with Nascar 2002 then in Win 98. I'm also not noticing slowdowns like before. Went ahead and reinstalled Win 98 and I am getting the same results. Seems ATI is focusing on Win XP drivers and that is good. That is impressive enough for me to make the final transition to XP. __________________ The greatest thing you'll every learn is to love, and be loved in return.

Aug 1, 2003, 07:47 PM	#19
Garrita DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chile, the south of world! Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	like to bump it due to the recent driver launching __________________ Asus a7n8x DX 2.0 (1005 bios)\| 512 Kingston DDR400 pc3200 \| Ati Radeon 9500 pro (340/319) \| Seagate 7200.7 120gb \| barton 2500+ @3000+(200fsb) 1.70V \| WinXP SP1 \| hacked omega 3.5 drivers

May 12, 2002, 02:25 AM	#18
edperks HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 780 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	6043 Are my Favorite [rock/solid]

Aug 1, 2003, 08:05 PM	#20
~~BMG_Cya=-~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 718 Rep Power: 0	Omega 2.4.43's for XP. Best IQ, stability, performance both gaming and benchmark. Haven't tried the latest Omega's, as I see people are rating them slightly lower than the 2.4.43's. And the word on the stock Cat 3.6's sounds almost abysmal.

Aug 2, 2003, 10:41 AM	#22
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	Garrita, 50 marks is really nothing.... my favs today are still omegas 3.5's