experiences with cat 5.3 and latest omegas

moroga · Mar 17, 2005, 11:18 AM

hi

i wanna know which experiences you´ve made with the latest omegas on top of the cat 5.3 ??
performance and stability
does it make any real sence to install the new cat´s ?? standalone or with the omegas ??

moroga

serverlag · Mar 17, 2005, 12:47 PM

latest omegas are for 5.1 cats at the moment, so you'll have to choose between 5.3 cats and the best omegas available , which are the 4.12 for me personally...

moroga · Mar 17, 2005, 01:01 PM

so u mean i can´t get any performance boost when i install cat 5.3, unistall the control center and install the omegas on top ??

serverlag · Mar 17, 2005, 05:23 PM

not really, nay.
Omegas are always based on a particular cat set. Iirc they will overwrite the original cats, so if you had 5.3 cats installed, omega will go on top of that leaving you with nothing but omega (based on up to Cat 5.1).

moroga · Mar 18, 2005, 08:14 AM

ok i understand

and what might be the best solution in your opinion ??
cat 5.3 or latest omegas for best performance ??

serverlag · Mar 18, 2005, 11:11 AM

well, for me omegas 4.12 work very well, and they seem to be the fastest yet. However, the latest cats have a couple more bugfixes for games incorporated, so if you play some of those games affected, I'd go with the 5.3.
I never tried Omegas 5.1s, which surely are not bad as well, just a bit slower than the 4.12s...

mario620 · Mar 18, 2005, 11:11 AM

Omega's best set is version 4.12. Go with thoses. The 5.1 omega's or ati's cats, 5.2 ati cats, and 5.3 ati cats are not as fast as omega's 4.12 on my comp. As always use driver cleaner after u uninstall a set.

~~Sanafabich~~ · Mar 18, 2005, 11:48 AM

I was playing K.O.T.O.R.2 and when installed catalyst 5.3, I got a major crash in one part of the game (korriban), and there was no way to get past that part. SO I just re-installed the latest omega driver. I'm sure there's some kind of bug in the latest catalyst

Pluvious · Mar 19, 2005, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mario620

Omega's best set is version 4.12. Go with thoses. The 5.1 omega's or ati's cats, 5.2 ati cats, and 5.3 ati cats are not as fast as omega's 4.12 on my comp. As always use driver cleaner after u uninstall a set.

I second this. I just installed CAT 5.3's and felt a huge drop in framerate. (look nicer.. better color and IQ..but..) I used to be running 4.12b's.. Amost tempted to put them back in now.

Mar 17, 2005, 11:18 AM	#1
moroga DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 57 Rep Power: 0	experiences with cat 5.3 and latest omegas hi i wanna know which experiences you´ve made with the latest omegas on top of the cat 5.3 ?? performance and stability does it make any real sence to install the new cat´s ?? standalone or with the omegas ?? moroga

Mar 17, 2005, 12:47 PM	#2
serverlag DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	latest omegas are for 5.1 cats at the moment, so you'll have to choose between 5.3 cats and the best omegas available , which are the 4.12 for me personally... __________________ A7N8X-X, Bios 1006 (stock), W2k SP4 Athlon XP-M 2500+@2526MHz(210x12)@1,725v@40C idle 1x512MB Infineon DDR266@420MHz FSB@210MHz (FSB-Jumper set to FSB200) Thermalright SLK947u w/90mm Enermax fan Turbo-Cool 420W PSU 9800se AIW softmod to 9800 pro @ 402/360

Mar 17, 2005, 05:23 PM	#4
serverlag DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	not really, nay. Omegas are always based on a particular cat set. Iirc they will overwrite the original cats, so if you had 5.3 cats installed, omega will go on top of that leaving you with nothing but omega (based on up to Cat 5.1). __________________ A7N8X-X, Bios 1006 (stock), W2k SP4 Athlon XP-M 2500+@2526MHz(210x12)@1,725v@40C idle 1x512MB Infineon DDR266@420MHz FSB@210MHz (FSB-Jumper set to FSB200) Thermalright SLK947u w/90mm Enermax fan Turbo-Cool 420W PSU 9800se AIW softmod to 9800 pro @ 402/360

Mar 18, 2005, 11:11 AM	#6
serverlag DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	well, for me omegas 4.12 work very well, and they seem to be the fastest yet. However, the latest cats have a couple more bugfixes for games incorporated, so if you play some of those games affected, I'd go with the 5.3. I never tried Omegas 5.1s, which surely are not bad as well, just a bit slower than the 4.12s... __________________ A7N8X-X, Bios 1006 (stock), W2k SP4 Athlon XP-M 2500+@2526MHz(210x12)@1,725v@40C idle 1x512MB Infineon DDR266@420MHz FSB@210MHz (FSB-Jumper set to FSB200) Thermalright SLK947u w/90mm Enermax fan Turbo-Cool 420W PSU 9800se AIW softmod to 9800 pro @ 402/360

Mar 18, 2005, 11:11 AM	#7
mario620 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	Omega's best set is version 4.12. Go with thoses. The 5.1 omega's or ati's cats, 5.2 ati cats, and 5.3 ati cats are not as fast as omega's 4.12 on my comp. As always use driver cleaner after u uninstall a set. __________________

Mar 17, 2005, 01:01 PM	Thread Starter #3
moroga DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 57 Rep Power: 0	so u mean i can´t get any performance boost when i install cat 5.3, unistall the control center and install the omegas on top ??

Mar 18, 2005, 08:14 AM	Thread Starter #5
moroga DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 57 Rep Power: 0	ok i understand and what might be the best solution in your opinion ?? cat 5.3 or latest omegas for best performance ??

Mar 18, 2005, 11:48 AM	#8
~~Sanafabich~~ BANNED Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 511 Rep Power: 0	I was playing K.O.T.O.R.2 and when installed catalyst 5.3, I got a major crash in one part of the game (korriban), and there was no way to get past that part. SO I just re-installed the latest omega driver. I'm sure there's some kind of bug in the latest catalyst