Doom 3: CATALYST 4.9 BETA

Zardon · Aug 3, 2004, 10:22 PM

I have been chatting with Terry Makedon in ATI asking him if you guys could have the 4.9 drivers that certain websites have been using to review Doom 3, and he has said they will be available sooner than you can imagine

ATI is providing an early version of CATALYST 4.9 to users interested in increasing performance of Doom 3.

The BETA display drivers found here are offered AS IS, without warranty of any kind, and have NOT been completely qualified by ATI. Usage of these drivers are without support of any kind, and you use them at your own risk.

ATI does NOT recommend installing these drivers in systems used for mission critical operations or where productivity of any kind is a concern.

Unless you are very comfortable with installing and un-installing drivers, we DO NOT recommend that you use the drivers provided here. These BETA Drivers are NOT SUPPORTED by ATI Customer Care or any other ATI department.

I asked Terry if these drivers will support instancing on farcry 1.2 (or higher patch), and he said yes, these drivers also provide early support for instancing.

EDIT: here you are available here

Ev!L-aLphA · Aug 3, 2004, 10:23 PM

Wow sounds awesome haha

Swifty2003 · Aug 3, 2004, 10:24 PM

gimme gimme

Asmoday · Aug 3, 2004, 10:26 PM

kewl

Suxor · Aug 3, 2004, 10:27 PM

would be nice to have that driver =)

*CATALYST maker* · Aug 3, 2004, 10:32 PM

Zard, I dont think anyone realizes how soon we are talking about.... ;-)

Zardon · Aug 3, 2004, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CATALYST maker
Zard, I dont think anyone realizes how soon we are talking about.... ;-)

hehe, the tension is mounting

DarN · Aug 3, 2004, 10:35 PM

Right about now, would be nice!

**dj_stick** · Aug 3, 2004, 10:38 PM

nice nice nice

Erroneus · Aug 3, 2004, 10:42 PM

We love you driverheaven!!

Nice job and thanks to terry

Zardon · Aug 3, 2004, 10:43 PM

http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4547.html

GO GET THEM !

*CATALYST maker* · Aug 3, 2004, 10:46 PM

gee that was faster then even I though. Thanks for pushing this along Zardon

Dragunov · Aug 3, 2004, 10:46 PM

Nice

But I always wait for the official drivers, even if this driver is magical for doom3, not gonna waste my stable pc for one game

It is just a game, yes it is doom, but also played doom I on the MegaDrive 32X (the old times)

Gonna wait for the official ones

Dragunov

DarN · Aug 3, 2004, 10:47 PM

Thankyou very much! Time to benchmark...

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Aug 3, 2004, 10:52 PM

ill give it a try later sounds awesome

Zardon · Aug 3, 2004, 10:52 PM

these drivers also provide early support for instancing

germanjulian · Aug 3, 2004, 10:53 PM

waaaaahhhhhh thanks!

Ev!L-aLphA · Aug 3, 2004, 10:56 PM

OMG WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!

patje · Aug 3, 2004, 10:56 PM

nice move ATI! as usual!

edit OT: Hey CM, I tought you was going to keep that avatar for only a week

germanjulian · Aug 3, 2004, 10:58 PM

INSTANCING!????? comon download wanna benchmark

Ev!L-aLphA · Aug 3, 2004, 10:59 PM

hmm now i would like to see the 4.10 beta please

*CATALYST maker* · Aug 3, 2004, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by patje
nice move ATI! as usual!

edit OT: Hey CM, I tought you was going to keep that avatar for only a week

Well maybe I will keep it a little longer, since I will be going to the olympic games in Athens soon!

Swifty2003 · Aug 3, 2004, 11:07 PM

will try them in a little bit. Just one question, what happened to 4.8 beta?

germanjulian · Aug 3, 2004, 11:17 PM

wwhoo ahhhh nooooo 3Fps slower on the 2nd run?!!! using timedemo. first run as the same... now that is disappointing

BWX · Aug 3, 2004, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by germanjulian
wwhoo ahhhh nooooo 3Fps slower on the 2nd run?!!! using timedemo. first run as the same... now that is disappointing

What about ingame-- can you tell a difference? Who cares about the time demo- it is in-game performance I care about..

Good move ATI!

DarN · Aug 3, 2004, 11:33 PM

Specs:

AthlonXP 2600+ @ 2227mhz
2 x 256mb @ 356mhz
9800 pro 256mb @ 400:360

High quality, 1024x768.
timedemo demo1:

CATALYST 4.7 WHQL

1. 61.8 secs = 34.8 fps
2. 56.8 secs = 37.8 fps
3. 54.8 secs = 39.2 fps
4. 54.7 secs = 39.2 fps
5. 54.7 secs = 39.3 fps

CATALYST 4.9 beta "Doom hotfix"

1. 56.8 secs = 37.8 fps
2. 49.8 secs = 43.1 fps
3. 49.9 secs = 43.1 fps
4. 49.9 secs = 43.0 fps
5. 49.9 secs = 43.0 fps

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Aug 3, 2004, 11:37 PM

where the hell do i click to download, when i click catalyst 4.9 it doesnt work

germanjulian · Aug 3, 2004, 11:37 PM

must reinstall my comp ist totally buggered!!!!!!! and i mean its buggered (first my clock going fast, random freezes in doom3 (now gone) and now 4.9 drives are slower in doom3)

dipstick · Aug 3, 2004, 11:39 PM

They do help a tiny bit but they dont include the ViVo drivers.

Suxor · Aug 3, 2004, 11:43 PM

thx nice time to try this then =)

Aug 3, 2004, 10:22 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	NEW ATI Catalysts - Doom 3: CATALYST 4.9 BETA I have been chatting with Terry Makedon in ATI asking him if you guys could have the 4.9 drivers that certain websites have been using to review Doom 3, and he has said they will be available sooner than you can imagine ATI is providing an early version of CATALYST 4.9 to users interested in increasing performance of Doom 3. The BETA display drivers found here are offered AS IS, without warranty of any kind, and have NOT been completely qualified by ATI. Usage of these drivers are without support of any kind, and you use them at your own risk. ATI does NOT recommend installing these drivers in systems used for mission critical operations or where productivity of any kind is a concern. Unless you are very comfortable with installing and un-installing drivers, we DO NOT recommend that you use the drivers provided here. These BETA Drivers are NOT SUPPORTED by ATI Customer Care or any other ATI department. I asked Terry if these drivers will support instancing on farcry 1.2 (or higher patch), and he said yes, these drivers also provide early support for instancing. EDIT: here you are available here

Aug 3, 2004, 10:23 PM	#2
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Suxor DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	would be nice to have that driver =)

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CATALYST maker ATI driver guru Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ATI, Canada Posts: 678 Rep Power: 63	Zard, I dont think anyone realizes how soon we are talking about.... ;-)

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Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,419 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	We love you driverheaven!! Nice job and thanks to terry __________________

Aug 3, 2004, 10:43 PM	Thread Starter #11
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4547.html GO GET THEM !

Aug 3, 2004, 10:46 PM	#12
CATALYST maker ATI driver guru Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ATI, Canada Posts: 678 Rep Power: 63	gee that was faster then even I though. Thanks for pushing this along Zardon

Aug 3, 2004, 10:46 PM	#13
Dragunov DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	Nice But I always wait for the official drivers, even if this driver is magical for doom3, not gonna waste my stable pc for one game It is just a game, yes it is doom, but also played doom I on the MegaDrive 32X (the old times) Gonna wait for the official ones Dragunov __________________ - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 + Zalman 9700 LED - MSI P6N (Nvidia 680i chipset), BIOS: P33 - 2GB DDR2 ram Corsair Dominator 1066Mhz - MSI Geforce 8800GTS 640MB - Creative X-Fi Elite Pro - Seagate 320GB 7200/10 - WD Caviar 750GB - Logitech MX-518 - Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit NL

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DarN DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Downloading... Thankyou very much! Time to benchmark... __________________ [COLOR=Teal]A64 3800+, 2x512 DDR400, Winxp Pro SP2, X800 XT PE[/COLOR]

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BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	ill give it a try later sounds awesome __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Aug 3, 2004, 10:52 PM	Thread Starter #16
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	these drivers also provide early support for instancing

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patje Former Mobility Modman Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Belgium / Antwerp Posts: 1,475 Rep Power: 66	nice move ATI! as usual! edit OT: Hey CM, I tought you was going to keep that avatar for only a week __________________

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germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	INSTANCING!????? comon download wanna benchmark __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

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Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	hmm now i would like to see the 4.10 beta please __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

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Swifty2003 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	will try them in a little bit. Just one question, what happened to 4.8 beta? __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 945 \|\| Sapphire HD 7870 OC CrossFireX \|\| Asus M5A88-V EVO \|\| 8GB DDR3 G.SKILL \|\| Seasonic X750 Intel Core2Duo E8400 \|\| PowerColor HD 5450 \|\| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \|\| 4GB DDR2 G.SKILL \|\| Enermax 431W Folding@Home...

Aug 3, 2004, 11:17 PM	#24
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	wwhoo ahhhh nooooo 3Fps slower on the 2nd run?!!! using timedemo. first run as the same... now that is disappointing __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Aug 3, 2004, 11:33 PM	#26
DarN DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	The numbers: Specs: AthlonXP 2600+ @ 2227mhz 2 x 256mb @ 356mhz 9800 pro 256mb @ 400:360 High quality, 1024x768. timedemo demo1: CATALYST 4.7 WHQL 1. 61.8 secs = 34.8 fps 2. 56.8 secs = 37.8 fps 3. 54.8 secs = 39.2 fps 4. 54.7 secs = 39.2 fps 5. 54.7 secs = 39.3 fps CATALYST 4.9 beta "Doom hotfix" 1. 56.8 secs = 37.8 fps 2. 49.8 secs = 43.1 fps 3. 49.9 secs = 43.1 fps 4. 49.9 secs = 43.0 fps 5. 49.9 secs = 43.0 fps Last edited by DarN; Aug 3, 2004 at 11:43 PM.

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BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,717 Rep Power: 107 System Specs	where the hell do i click to download, when i click catalyst 4.9 it doesnt work __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

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dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	They do help a tiny bit but they dont include the ViVo drivers.

Aug 3, 2004, 11:43 PM	#30
Suxor DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	thx nice time to try this then =)