Catalyst 5.1 drivers causing me problems

lewis_johnstone · Jan 20, 2005, 05:22 PM

How come i have never had any probs with catalyst drivers before and all of a sudden i do with the latest catalyst 5.1 driver?

It makes my pc hang, whenever i restart pc with this driver? PC almost loads up, but just b4 desktop comes up screen goes black?

Had to go back to catalyst 4.12.

It's ok this time, cos there are no real perofmance improvements inthe5.1 driver. BUT i am sure later on in the year new drivers willhavesome and i will want to use them.

Is this just a one off? i hope so

UnTouchAble · Jan 20, 2005, 05:37 PM

I think theres a decrease in performance with 5.1

*Raff_3DC* · Jan 20, 2005, 07:05 PM

The Catalyst 4.12 is faster than the 5.1 in many applications, so you don't really get disadvantages while using it. I still recommend the 4.12.

Feel free to look at the arcticle in my signature, maybe you feel better then.

Greetings from Germany,

Raff

lewis_johnstone · Jan 21, 2005, 02:18 PM

I take it i'm the only one with this problem...

shadowcatcher · Jan 23, 2005, 10:55 PM

Not the only one ... I have lockups with 5.1 also. All previous releases from 4.3 -4.12 work ok, but 5.1 just isn't working. HAve 9600 XT. 3Dmarks are acting strange - having stutters in 3dmark2003, choppy video (seen it also on a 9600 pro - CCC seems to be the source of this), and haevy lockups in 3dmark2001SE - with no reboot, just blue screen before logon. 4.12's are working good and stable and have better performance here.

BTW, tried CCC and no CCC.

Jan 20, 2005, 05:22 PM	#1
lewis_johnstone DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 213 Rep Power: 0	Catalyst 5.1 drivers causing me problems How come i have never had any probs with catalyst drivers before and all of a sudden i do with the latest catalyst 5.1 driver? It makes my pc hang, whenever i restart pc with this driver? PC almost loads up, but just b4 desktop comes up screen goes black? Had to go back to catalyst 4.12. It's ok this time, cos there are no real perofmance improvements inthe5.1 driver. BUT i am sure later on in the year new drivers willhavesome and i will want to use them. Is this just a one off? i hope so __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 4GB Corsair DDR3 1333MHz C9 Twin3X Asus P5E3 Socket 775 4870 X2 2GB CrossfireX (Quad-GPU) Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality 1000W PSU Windows Vista Premium 64bit 3DMark Vantage : 15880 3DMark06 : 16652

Jan 20, 2005, 07:05 PM	#3
Raff_3DC 3dcenter.de Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hessen, Germany Posts: 113 Rep Power: 0	The Catalyst 4.12 is faster than the 5.1 in many applications, so you don't really get disadvantages while using it. I still recommend the 4.12. Feel free to look at the arcticle in my signature, maybe you feel better then. Greetings from Germany, Raff __________________ ATi Catalyst-Shootout 3.2 - 5.3 @ 3DCenter.de Detonator/ForceWare-Shootout for GeForce4 Ti 44.65 - 80.40 Detonator-Shootout 16.30 - 44.90 for GeForce3 @ 3DC-Forum Voodoo3 and Voodoo5 driver comparison

Jan 21, 2005, 02:18 PM	Thread Starter #4
lewis_johnstone DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 213 Rep Power: 0	I take it i'm the only one with this problem... __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 4GB Corsair DDR3 1333MHz C9 Twin3X Asus P5E3 Socket 775 4870 X2 2GB CrossfireX (Quad-GPU) Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality 1000W PSU Windows Vista Premium 64bit 3DMark Vantage : 15880 3DMark06 : 16652

Jan 20, 2005, 05:37 PM	#2
UnTouchAble DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S-O-T Posts: 342 Rep Power: 0	I think theres a decrease in performance with 5.1

Jan 23, 2005, 10:55 PM	#5
shadowcatcher DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	Not the only one ... I have lockups with 5.1 also. All previous releases from 4.3 -4.12 work ok, but 5.1 just isn't working. HAve 9600 XT. 3Dmarks are acting strange - having stutters in 3dmark2003, choppy video (seen it also on a 9600 pro - CCC seems to be the source of this), and haevy lockups in 3dmark2001SE - with no reboot, just blue screen before logon. 4.12's are working good and stable and have better performance here. BTW, tried CCC and no CCC.