CATALYST beta posting of 8.07 driver

Robert McClelland · Sep 28, 2004, 05:42 AM

Even mind abit 9600xt 256mb Zardon?

me downloading now (:P

zerodamage · Sep 28, 2004, 05:57 AM

Nice Job ATI.

SKoR · Sep 28, 2004, 06:08 AM

I ran two timedemos to compare the 4.9's to the 8.07's in Doom3. The first was demo1 and the other was a 40 sec timedemo I made. I noticed a performance increase in every test I ran with the biggest increases coming with shadows dissabled (for those who don't mind a little loss in eye candy for consistently smooth gameplay). In addition, my gameplay demo had a bigger performance increase than demo1 so don't think demo1 is going to tell the whole story about the new drivers.

System:
Asus A7N8X-X
AMD 2500+ Barton core (333fsb)
1GB DDR 2700
ATI 9800 Pro 128MB
SB Audigy 2 ZS
Windows XP SP2

Demo1 Results:

4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, noAA
first run: 47.6 fps
second run: 54.5 fps
third run (shadows off): 66.2 fps

8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, noAA
first run: 51.4 fps
second run: 54.4 fps
third run (shadows off): 68.9 fps

4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, 2xAA
first run: 46.1 fps
second run: 49.3 fps
third run (shadows off): 65.9 fps

8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, 2xAA
first run: 47.1 fps
second run: 50.3 fps
third run (shadows off) 67.4 fps

4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, 4xAA
first run: 35.6 fps
second run: 37.3 fps
third run (shadows off): 60.2 fps

8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, 4xAA
first run: 36.3 fps
second run: 38.1 fps
third run (shadows off) 62.5 fps

4.9's - 1024x768, medium detail, noAA
first run: ?
second run: 44.8
third run (shadows off): 58.7

8.07's - 1024x768, medium detail, noAA
first run: 43.9
second run: 46.9 fps
third run (shadows off): 62.2 fps

4.9's - 1024x768, medium detail, 4xAA
first run: 26.3
second run: 27.2
third run (shadows off): 47.2

8.07's - 1024x768, medium detail, 4xAA
first run: 26.4
second run: 28.1 fps
third run (shadows off): 50.1 fps

Demo2 (my 40sec in-game demo) results:

4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, 2xAA
first run: 58.8 fps
second run: 61.4 fps
third run (shadows off): 86.4 fps

8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, 2xAA
first run: 61.8 fps
second run: 62.8 fps
third run (shadows off): 91.9 fps

4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, 4xAA
first run: 40.9 fps
second run: 41.2 fps
third run (shadows off): 72.2 fps

8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, 4xAA
first run: 42.2 fps
second run: 42.6 fps
third run (shadows off): 77.8 fps

4.9's - 1024x768, medium detail, noAA
first run: ? fps
second run: 49.5 fps
third run (shadows off): 65.6 fps

8.07's - 1024x768, medium detail, noAA
first run: 52.2 fps
second run: 52.8 fps
third run (shadows off): 73 fps

4.9's - 1024x768, medium detail, 4xAA
first run: 28.7 fps
second run: 28.8 fps
third run (shadows off): 49 fps

8.07's - 1024x768, medium detail, 4xAA
first run: 29.7 fps
second run: 30.1 fps
third run (shadows off): 53.8 fps

MindlessOath · Sep 28, 2004, 06:17 AM

i am guessing this doesnt have catalyst AI feature, im guessing because thats a main feature of CCC to turn on. :P just a heads up.

Jitter · Sep 28, 2004, 07:01 AM

What about WDM drivers? Will this beta work w/ the catalyst 4.9 WDM drivers or will I have to wait for the official ones?

On a side note I could only open page 1 of this thread w/ IE. If i clicked on 2,3,4,5 it wouldnt do anything. I pasted the link into opera and it worked fine any ideas what would cause that?

apoch003 · Sep 28, 2004, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMG_Cya=-

No attitude here Zardon ol' buddy, Just trying to get an answer
to a question that had been asked numerous times, and
recieved no reply.

Also, I asked for all 256 MB cards, not "all ATI cards".
I figured you would have the info from Cat Maker...
all I wanted to know buddy.

Ok? We G2G?

Question is answered to my satisfaction. May test it later, after
an F1C race I have tonight. The current 4.9 drivers run F1C really
good, and don't wanna mess with that now.

If I do try and benchmark, (will have to use Fraps) I'll be sure and
post the results.

BACK ON TOPIC!

What part of " all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory" was hard for you to understand?

tornado=[GSW]= · Sep 28, 2004, 08:13 AM

what magic did the guys at ATI do now? Zardon do u have any clue what stuff they put in these drivers, I can accept 5-10 points increase in benchmarks and 1-2 fps increase in games but such radical improvements are simply awesome, 66.5 fps in Doom 3, 100 point increase in 3d mark 2003 and the best of all 5000 point increase in Aquamark 3, these are simply the best betas , ATI has brought, I love u guys and I know its been a long time since I said that, I can only hope things will get better when the final set is out

Zardon · Sep 28, 2004, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MindlessOath

i am guessing this doesnt have catalyst AI feature, im guessing because thats a main feature of CCC to turn on. :P just a heads up.

you can use CCC with this driver.

~~BMG_Cya=-~~ · Sep 28, 2004, 08:32 AM

Quote:

What part of " all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory" was hard for you to understand?

I took the driver to be specified and specifically for the
following....No need to be a smart*** buddy...let it drop.
Capisce?

Didn't realize the X700's were 256 or 128, as ATI
has about 20,000 different products out at the moment.

Quote:

X700s to retail shelves a now out-dated 8.04 driver had to be used for the software CD.
The 8.07 beta driver includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive use of ...

Now, you guys enjoy the hell outta this driver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

swatX · Sep 28, 2004, 09:29 AM

i did some testings but what can i say my small tiny brain failed to reliaze that i ran becnhes with v sync on which screwd the benches i did with omega drivers .... sucks ...

too lazy to do all the installation again

does anyone here have 256mb 9800 pro with omega drivers on!

FR4GGL3 · Sep 28, 2004, 10:07 AM

this set is awesome!
even on my old 9700pro!
am3:
4.9: 38.950
this one: 41.480
and no longer such huge frame-drops on doom3

i LOVE this set

pigdog · Sep 28, 2004, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hunter-killer25

i've tried both offical and omega drivers and i've yet to see a performance increase on my 9600xt.... EVER

I hear Ya' my friend! I have tried every single dvr release, both official and Omega since I got my 9600XT, and I havn't really got any improvement either (all up maybe 500 - 1000 on AQ3D for a total of 29560 pts) still, I have noticed that most of my games seem to have gotten smoother as I've progressed through the dvr's. Currently using omega 4.9's with the old cp. Pretty happy,but I can't help myself - I gotta try these one's!

- I'll let you know if I crack 30000.

PS - I know I should post my rig details in my sig so people can see and compare - but when I see the Monster Trucks some of you guys are driving, I get all embarrased about my little tricycle!

wolfran · Sep 28, 2004, 10:52 AM

I'm guessing the download only contains the driver without CCC or old CP.
What is the best way to install CCC with the driver?

WisMerHill · Sep 28, 2004, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigdog

PS - I know I should post my rig details in my sig so people can see and compare - but when I see the Monster Trucks some of you guys are driving, I get all embarrased about my little tricycle!

hehe lol, well, in a few months time our trucks will be tricycles as well so nothing to be ashamed off. It's not how fast it is, it's how u use it thats important

back ontopic,

Look like great drivers idd, gonna give them a try tonight, need to break that 16K in 3Dmark03

HolyAvenger · Sep 28, 2004, 11:04 AM

Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT 256 MB, driver installed on top of current Omegadriver:

3DMark03 quits to desktop without error message after running the first test.

Edit: Funny, twice run, twice quit to desktop. Then 3DMark 2001 and GL Excess in between, and now 03 runs through....

BlueSteel · Sep 28, 2004, 12:53 PM

Just tested Doom3 on my 9800Pro.

demo1, 1152x864, 8xAF, normal-compression, second-run scores:
Cat 4.9 with CCC: 39,2fps
8.07 with old CCC: 42,2fps

Too bad the old CCC doesn't support Catalyst AI; I hope they release an updated version of that as well...

Dwarden · Sep 28, 2004, 01:16 PM

EXCELENT DRIVERS SO FAR

things ARE smoother and 1-10% faster (some games even more) ...
man i can't wait for whql code ... that will be da bomb

pigdog · Sep 28, 2004, 01:42 PM

First up - for those wondering; yes these drivers come with the good old CP!

Second - My AQM3D score has hit 32135!

(from 29thousand and something) but my 3Dmark2003 score went from 3975 to 3976 (WTF?) Oh well: GO AQM3D YOU GOOD THING!

Thirdly - I've fooled around with Doom 3, Farcry, Rome total War and Warhammer: Dawn of War, and they are all performing absolutley brilliantly!

Fouthly(?) - I Have bravely decided to record my system details in my Sig - thankyou for the moral support "WisMerHill"! - I use it for the good of all mankind ( OK - just for me really, but didn't that sound really noble, even if only for a second?

)

And lastly (??) - Can't wait to see what Omega does with these

.

Arikel · Sep 28, 2004, 01:49 PM

I'm looking forward to an Omega set of these as well, I hope he decides to do one.

pigdog · Sep 28, 2004, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arikel

I'm looking forward to an Omega set of these as well, I hope he decides to do one.

I'm sure he will, but it's the waiting my precious

BWX · Sep 28, 2004, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arikel

I'm looking forward to an Omega set of these as well, I hope he decides to do one.

He'll probably just wait for 4.10 Cats..

thewall · Sep 28, 2004, 03:24 PM

Just ran some quick tests. 3dmark2003 down 200 points to 12100.
Aqumark up 5000 points???!!! to 66000.
Pretty cool. Gonna try some gaming now and see what happens.
This is with a x800xt pe.

mike83wvu · Sep 28, 2004, 03:31 PM

Just added another 512mb so its probably a combination but I got about a 25%improvement on my frame rates in Doom.

Sweet.

BlueSteel · Sep 28, 2004, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

He'll probably just wait for 4.10 Cats..

Are these drivers a Cat 4.10 beta?

Since Cat 4.3 (the oldest set I have on my HDD right now) the numbers always increased in 0.01-steps. Cat 4.3 was 7.99, Cat 4.4 was 8.00, Cat 4.5 was 8.01 and so on, until 8.05 which are Cat 4.9. If there was a beta (like the Doom-4.9-beta) they added a digit, so the official Cat 4.9 was 8.051 and not 8.06.

So, following this pattern Cat 4.10 should be 8.06. What we have here are 8.07, so my guess is these are a beta of Cat 4.11!

If I recall correctly the Cat 4.9-Doom-beta was released even before the WHQL'ed Cat 4.8 were out, so these drivers being 4.11 makes sense to me...

(now we just need the new CCC to get access to Catalyst AI)

Shinjikun · Sep 28, 2004, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FR4GGL3

this set is awesome!
even on my old 9700pro!
am3:
4.9: 38.950
this one: 41.480
and no longer such huge frame-drops on doom3

i LOVE this set

Very cool. If your 9700 Pro saw a performance increase there might still be hope for my 9500 Pro.

I can't wait to see if Omega drops a driver set based on this beta driver.

wolfran · Sep 28, 2004, 04:52 PM

How do I install CCC with this new driver? Do I need to uninstall the old CP first? Or can I just install the driver with CCC without installing the old CP first?
Btw I don't want to use the old CP coz I like the new CCC better.
Any inputs?

Thanks guys/girls

ViRuS2k · Sep 28, 2004, 05:03 PM

Wolfran,

Uninstall and drivercleaner your system of ATI drivers.

reinstall the package above then uninstall ONLY the CP pannel.

then reboot then install the standalone CCC pannel

reboot and your good to go.

remember to download the standalone CCC pannel from ATI.com first.

FR4GGL3 · Sep 28, 2004, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinjikun

Very cool. If your 9700 Pro saw a performance increase there might still be hope for my 9500 Pro.

I can't wait to see if Omega drops a driver set based on this beta driver.

i don't think that this will happen...why don't you try the original set?
they are pretty smooth - the boost in aquamark is impressive but i had a similar boost with the spirit 1.5 set.
so all that really counts for me is the boost in games like doom3
i don't like benchmarks that much...

os008 · Sep 28, 2004, 05:58 PM

well, i know a good driver from NFS:U (for me), a good driver makes this game as smooth as possible, i tried a lot of them but the best for me which made this game run like water was the 4.9 Official, when i installed this one it created a lot of pauses in game, the settings r the same exactly (i'm 100% sure), so i don't know y it does that, i didn't try it in Doom though, but i'm sure it will make a good increase in smoothness in it

, i'll wait for the next one.

Jitter · Sep 28, 2004, 07:44 PM

All i can say is wow...............I gained over 2700 points in aquamark compared to the official 4.9's and that is w/o over clocking. My Overclock usually gives me between 200-400 extra points so Id say these drivers gave me a 3000 point increase in aquamark. Compared to the omegas or Unians I am gaining about 2500 points.

Sep 28, 2004, 05:42 AM	#61
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,252 Rep Power: 193 System Specs	Even mind abit 9600xt 256mb Zardon? me downloading now (:P __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2242746

Sep 28, 2004, 06:17 AM	#64
MindlessOath DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,121 Rep Power: 0	i am guessing this doesnt have catalyst AI feature, im guessing because thats a main feature of CCC to turn on. :P just a heads up. __________________ ATI Radeon X800XT PE <---- LOOK UPDATED!! AMD Athlon 2Ghz, nforce2, 512mb ddr3500 LINKS U SHOULD KNOW!!!! DriverCleaner - use every time u install new drivers! ATI driver feedback - to report driver problems Tacticalcenter - my Gaming website and forums ATI 3rd party Optimized Driver Compairison

Sep 28, 2004, 09:29 AM	#70
swatX ba\|\\|\\|ed Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 618 Rep Power: 0	i did some testings but what can i say my small tiny brain failed to reliaze that i ran becnhes with v sync on which screwd the benches i did with omega drivers .... sucks ... too lazy to do all the installation again does anyone here have 256mb 9800 pro with omega drivers on! __________________ thx stick for the sig

Sep 28, 2004, 10:07 AM	#71
FR4GGL3 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	this set is awesome! even on my old 9700pro! am3: 4.9: 38.950 this one: 41.480 and no longer such huge frame-drops on doom3 i LOVE this set __________________ [color=Green]Yes Sir, I Can Boogie[/color]

Sep 28, 2004, 11:04 AM	#75
HolyAvenger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT 256 MB, driver installed on top of current Omegadriver: 3DMark03 quits to desktop without error message after running the first test. Edit: Funny, twice run, twice quit to desktop. Then 3DMark 2001 and GL Excess in between, and now 03 runs through.... Last edited by HolyAvenger; Sep 28, 2004 at 11:15 AM.

Sep 28, 2004, 05:57 AM	#62
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Nice Job ATI.

Sep 28, 2004, 06:08 AM	#63
SKoR DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	I ran two timedemos to compare the 4.9's to the 8.07's in Doom3. The first was demo1 and the other was a 40 sec timedemo I made. I noticed a performance increase in every test I ran with the biggest increases coming with shadows dissabled (for those who don't mind a little loss in eye candy for consistently smooth gameplay). In addition, my gameplay demo had a bigger performance increase than demo1 so don't think demo1 is going to tell the whole story about the new drivers. System: Asus A7N8X-X AMD 2500+ Barton core (333fsb) 1GB DDR 2700 ATI 9800 Pro 128MB SB Audigy 2 ZS Windows XP SP2 Demo1 Results: 4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, noAA first run: 47.6 fps second run: 54.5 fps third run (shadows off): 66.2 fps 8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, noAA first run: 51.4 fps second run: 54.4 fps third run (shadows off): 68.9 fps 4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, 2xAA first run: 46.1 fps second run: 49.3 fps third run (shadows off): 65.9 fps 8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, 2xAA first run: 47.1 fps second run: 50.3 fps third run (shadows off) 67.4 fps 4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, 4xAA first run: 35.6 fps second run: 37.3 fps third run (shadows off): 60.2 fps 8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, 4xAA first run: 36.3 fps second run: 38.1 fps third run (shadows off) 62.5 fps 4.9's - 1024x768, medium detail, noAA first run: ? second run: 44.8 third run (shadows off): 58.7 8.07's - 1024x768, medium detail, noAA first run: 43.9 second run: 46.9 fps third run (shadows off): 62.2 fps 4.9's - 1024x768, medium detail, 4xAA first run: 26.3 second run: 27.2 third run (shadows off): 47.2 8.07's - 1024x768, medium detail, 4xAA first run: 26.4 second run: 28.1 fps third run (shadows off): 50.1 fps Demo2 (my 40sec in-game demo) results: 4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, 2xAA first run: 58.8 fps second run: 61.4 fps third run (shadows off): 86.4 fps 8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, 2xAA first run: 61.8 fps second run: 62.8 fps third run (shadows off): 91.9 fps 4.9's - 800x600, medium detail, 4xAA first run: 40.9 fps second run: 41.2 fps third run (shadows off): 72.2 fps 8.07's - 800x600, medium detail, 4xAA first run: 42.2 fps second run: 42.6 fps third run (shadows off): 77.8 fps 4.9's - 1024x768, medium detail, noAA first run: ? fps second run: 49.5 fps third run (shadows off): 65.6 fps 8.07's - 1024x768, medium detail, noAA first run: 52.2 fps second run: 52.8 fps third run (shadows off): 73 fps 4.9's - 1024x768, medium detail, 4xAA first run: 28.7 fps second run: 28.8 fps third run (shadows off): 49 fps 8.07's - 1024x768, medium detail, 4xAA first run: 29.7 fps second run: 30.1 fps third run (shadows off): 53.8 fps

Sep 28, 2004, 07:01 AM	#65
Jitter HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 533 Rep Power: 0	What about WDM drivers? Will this beta work w/ the catalyst 4.9 WDM drivers or will I have to wait for the official ones? On a side note I could only open page 1 of this thread w/ IE. If i clicked on 2,3,4,5 it wouldnt do anything. I pasted the link into opera and it worked fine any ideas what would cause that?

Sep 28, 2004, 08:13 AM	#67
tornado=[GSW]= Compulsive HW Monger Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Baton Rouge, LA, USA Posts: 144 Rep Power: 0	what magic did the guys at ATI do now? Zardon do u have any clue what stuff they put in these drivers, I can accept 5-10 points increase in benchmarks and 1-2 fps increase in games but such radical improvements are simply awesome, 66.5 fps in Doom 3, 100 point increase in 3d mark 2003 and the best of all 5000 point increase in Aquamark 3, these are simply the best betas , ATI has brought, I love u guys and I know its been a long time since I said that, I can only hope things will get better when the final set is out

Sep 28, 2004, 10:52 AM	#73
wolfran DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 414 Rep Power: 0	I'm guessing the download only contains the driver without CCC or old CP. What is the best way to install CCC with the driver?

Sep 28, 2004, 12:53 PM	#76
BlueSteel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Just tested Doom3 on my 9800Pro. demo1, 1152x864, 8xAF, normal-compression, second-run scores: Cat 4.9 with CCC: 39,2fps 8.07 with old CCC: 42,2fps Too bad the old CCC doesn't support Catalyst AI; I hope they release an updated version of that as well...

Sep 28, 2004, 01:16 PM	#77
Dwarden HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	EXCELENT DRIVERS SO FAR things ARE smoother and 1-10% faster (some games even more) ... man i can't wait for whql code ... that will be da bomb

Sep 28, 2004, 01:42 PM	#78
pigdog HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 471 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	pigdog exposes himself! First up - for those wondering; yes these drivers come with the good old CP! Second - My AQM3D score has hit 32135! (from 29thousand and something) but my 3Dmark2003 score went from 3975 to 3976 (WTF?) Oh well: GO AQM3D YOU GOOD THING! Thirdly - I've fooled around with Doom 3, Farcry, Rome total War and Warhammer: Dawn of War, and they are all performing absolutley brilliantly! Fouthly(?) - I Have bravely decided to record my system details in my Sig - thankyou for the moral support "WisMerHill"! - I use it for the good of all mankind ( OK - just for me really, but didn't that sound really noble, even if only for a second? ) And lastly (??) - Can't wait to see what Omega does with these . __________________

Sep 28, 2004, 01:49 PM	#79
Arikel DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	I'm looking forward to an Omega set of these as well, I hope he decides to do one.

Sep 28, 2004, 03:24 PM	#82
thewall DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 100 Rep Power: 0	Just ran some quick tests. 3dmark2003 down 200 points to 12100. Aqumark up 5000 points???!!! to 66000. Pretty cool. Gonna try some gaming now and see what happens. This is with a x800xt pe.

Sep 28, 2004, 03:31 PM	#83
mike83wvu DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Just added another 512mb so its probably a combination but I got about a 25%improvement on my frame rates in Doom. Sweet. __________________ Asus A8N5X FX-60 15X200 Raptor x2 4GB Corsair Mushkin 650W BFG 8800 GTS Vista 64Bit Ultimate XCLIO Windtunnel

Sep 28, 2004, 04:52 PM	#86
wolfran DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 414 Rep Power: 0	How do I install CCC with this new driver? Do I need to uninstall the old CP first? Or can I just install the driver with CCC without installing the old CP first? Btw I don't want to use the old CP coz I like the new CCC better. Any inputs? Thanks guys/girls

Sep 28, 2004, 05:03 PM	#87
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Wolfran, Uninstall and drivercleaner your system of ATI drivers. reinstall the package above then uninstall ONLY the CP pannel. then reboot then install the standalone CCC pannel reboot and your good to go. remember to download the standalone CCC pannel from ATI.com first.

Sep 28, 2004, 05:58 PM	#89
os008 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	well, i know a good driver from NFS:U (for me), a good driver makes this game as smooth as possible, i tried a lot of them but the best for me which made this game run like water was the 4.9 Official, when i installed this one it created a lot of pauses in game, the settings r the same exactly (i'm 100% sure), so i don't know y it does that, i didn't try it in Doom though, but i'm sure it will make a good increase in smoothness in it , i'll wait for the next one. __________________ [color=white]Pentium IV 2.8c @3.3 HT, 512 Cache[/color] [color=white]1024MB (256x4) WT DDR400, Dual Channel[/color] [color=white]GigaByte 8S655FX, SiS 655FX Chipset[/color] [color=white]PowerColor 9800 SE, 128MB 256-Bit 2.8ns @ 425/680[/color] [color=white]120GB Maxtor, 2x80GB Maxtor/Samsung, 7200 RPM[/color] [color=white]Creative Sound Blaster Live! Digital Entertainment 5.1 SE[/color] [color=white]17" Samsung 793DF[/color] [color=white]512/128Kb/s DSL Connection[/color] [color=white]Windows XP Pro SP2, DX 9.0c[/color] [color=white]ATi Catalyst 4.12[/color] [color=white]kX Sound Driver 35.38[/color] [color=white]3DMark '05: 1700, 3DMark '03: 4400, 3DMark '01: 16000, AquaMark: 32000, PCMark '04: 5000[/color] [color=white]Task International 450 Watt PSU, Dual Automatic Speed Crystal Fans.[/color] [color=white]2 Fans Exhaust, 1 Intake pointing to the VGA fan side, and 1 for the VGA back side [/color]

Sep 28, 2004, 07:44 PM	#90
Jitter HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 533 Rep Power: 0	All i can say is wow...............I gained over 2700 points in aquamark compared to the official 4.9's and that is w/o over clocking. My Overclock usually gives me between 200-400 extra points so Id say these drivers gave me a 3000 point increase in aquamark. Compared to the omegas or Unians I am gaining about 2500 points.