What is the best driver for World of Warcraft?

Ping_of_HG · Mar 21, 2005, 05:32 PM

I always use Omega Drivers (the best..period). I am using his last set (based on 5.2, i think).

I am getting lock ups/graphic corruption/display driver failure after about 1 -2 hours of playing.

I recently moved from a cool house to a warm apartment and it gets very warm after the first hour of playing. I could stretch this and say its a heat issue, but there are too many reports of people playing and having the same problem. Besides, I can restart my system and play in the now hot room for another hour or 2 before it locks again. If the system & room was already hot, the card should fail faster, not slower.

redsolar · Mar 21, 2005, 06:42 PM

Any issues with other games? I know it may be too much to ask to play another game after WOW, but see if it happens too. Then you can probably rule out the game issue, and take a look into other reasons (heat as you mentioned is a very likely one, and it does not have to be related to your video card either).

Any particular error messages or screenshots you can post?

@Husky · Mar 21, 2005, 11:59 PM

Bah it should be the latest Omegas as the author plays World of Warcraft a lot (seems to me)

As redsolar mentioned, try other games (that have at least the same recommanded system requirements as WoW)

Redstone · Mar 22, 2005, 12:01 AM

I play stutter free with Omega 4.12... after sticking in a gig of ram. Now runs smooth as silk.

Ping_of_HG · Mar 23, 2005, 04:16 PM

Ok, I have no problems running
Doom 3 at 1024x768 (most features enabled)
Farcry at 1024x768 (most features enabled)

For WoW I am running 1280x1024 all features at max and its smooth gameplay.

Barton 2600+
333mhz bus
1.0 Gig Ram
80 Gig 7200rpm HD
9800 Pro (256bit) 128 Meg AGP Video Card
Audidgy 2Z sound card

redsolar · Mar 23, 2005, 06:57 PM

So is the problem solved or are you still crashing?

daedal · Mar 24, 2005, 11:31 PM

Use Omega's. Period.
The crashes you're having are probably due to the actualy game, not your drivers. At least, that's the problem on my side.

TrevGlas · Mar 25, 2005, 01:31 AM

The NGO optimized ones work great on WoW ... smooth as butta

Ping_of_HG · Mar 29, 2005, 06:21 PM

How do the NGO ones REALLY compare to the Omega's?

I know Omega is THE driver mod king, but how many of these others (like NGO) are actually qualified to mod drivers? I've seen ATI mention Omega drivers, I've seen MaximumPC mention ATI drivers, I've yet to see either company mention anyone else.

BTW, still crashing in WoW.

Redstone · Mar 30, 2005, 02:35 AM

Are you overclocking anything? I have seen from different posts that WoW does not play well with any overclocking.

Mar 21, 2005, 05:32 PM	#1
Ping_of_HG DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	What is the best driver for World of Warcraft? I always use Omega Drivers (the best..period). I am using his last set (based on 5.2, i think). I am getting lock ups/graphic corruption/display driver failure after about 1 -2 hours of playing. I recently moved from a cool house to a warm apartment and it gets very warm after the first hour of playing. I could stretch this and say its a heat issue, but there are too many reports of people playing and having the same problem. Besides, I can restart my system and play in the now hot room for another hour or 2 before it locks again. If the system & room was already hot, the card should fail faster, not slower.

Mar 21, 2005, 06:42 PM	#2
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Any issues with other games? I know it may be too much to ask to play another game after WOW, but see if it happens too. Then you can probably rule out the game issue, and take a look into other reasons (heat as you mentioned is a very likely one, and it does not have to be related to your video card either). Any particular error messages or screenshots you can post? __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Mar 22, 2005, 12:01 AM	#4
Redstone CEO Vandelay Industries Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Left Coast Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0	I play stutter free with Omega 4.12... after sticking in a gig of ram. Now runs smooth as silk. __________________ [COLOR=#66ccff]Intel [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]PIV - 3.0e @ [COLOR=darkorange]3.39[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Cooled by[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]SWIftech [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]MCX4000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Asus[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]P4P800 SE[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Powered by[/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff] Antec [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]TruePower 430[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Kingston [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Hyperx 4x512MB - PC3200 - 2.5-3-3-8 @ 1:1 timings [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]ATI [/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]Radeon X1950 Pro AGP - Omega Drivers 3.8.421 (Cat 7.10) displayed on a [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Samsung[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]930B LCD[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Creative [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Sound Blaster Audigy 4[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Win[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]XP Home stored on a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Western Digital[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]1200GB Sata with a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Seagate[/COLOR] [COLOR=sienna]10GB Barracuda IV Slave[/COLOR]

Mar 23, 2005, 06:57 PM	#6
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 1,242 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	So is the problem solved or are you still crashing? __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core i7 930 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Corsair H50 Push/Pull \| 12GB OCZ DDR3 \| ASUS Radeon HD 5850 \| 3x 1TB Samsung F3 RAID5 on Dell PERC 5i SAS + 1TB Hitachi \| MSI X58 Pro-e \| 850W Antec Truepower Quattro \| RocketFish by Lian Li Full Tower Case \| Gateway XHD3000 30" LCD \| Dell 2408WFP 24" LCD \| Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD \| Logitech Z-5500 Speakers \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Laptop: Samsung x360-34P \| Core 2 Duo SU9400 1.4 GHz \| 4GB DDR3 \| 128GB Samsung SSD \| Intel 4500M w/ HDMI \| WiFi \| Bluetooth \| 13.3" WLED 1280x800 \| Windows 7 Professional x64

Mar 24, 2005, 11:31 PM	#7
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Use Omega's. Period. The crashes you're having are probably due to the actualy game, not your drivers. At least, that's the problem on my side. __________________

Mar 21, 2005, 11:59 PM	#3
@Husky DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deux-Montagnes, QC, Canada Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Bah it should be the latest Omegas as the author plays World of Warcraft a lot (seems to me) As redsolar mentioned, try other games (that have at least the same recommanded system requirements as WoW)

Mar 23, 2005, 04:16 PM	Thread Starter #5
Ping_of_HG DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	Ok, I have no problems running Doom 3 at 1024x768 (most features enabled) Farcry at 1024x768 (most features enabled) For WoW I am running 1280x1024 all features at max and its smooth gameplay. Barton 2600+ 333mhz bus 1.0 Gig Ram 80 Gig 7200rpm HD 9800 Pro (256bit) 128 Meg AGP Video Card Audidgy 2Z sound card

Mar 25, 2005, 01:31 AM	#8
TrevGlas DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 0	The NGO optimized ones work great on WoW ... smooth as butta

Mar 29, 2005, 06:21 PM	Thread Starter #9
Ping_of_HG DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	How do the NGO ones REALLY compare to the Omega's? I know Omega is THE driver mod king, but how many of these others (like NGO) are actually qualified to mod drivers? I've seen ATI mention Omega drivers, I've seen MaximumPC mention ATI drivers, I've yet to see either company mention anyone else. BTW, still crashing in WoW.

Mar 30, 2005, 02:35 AM	#10
Redstone CEO Vandelay Industries Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Left Coast Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0	Are you overclocking anything? I have seen from different posts that WoW does not play well with any overclocking. __________________ [COLOR=#66ccff]Intel [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]PIV - 3.0e @ [COLOR=darkorange]3.39[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Cooled by[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]SWIftech [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]MCX4000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Asus[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]P4P800 SE[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Powered by[/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff] Antec [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]TruePower 430[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Kingston [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Hyperx 4x512MB - PC3200 - 2.5-3-3-8 @ 1:1 timings [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]ATI [/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]Radeon X1950 Pro AGP - Omega Drivers 3.8.421 (Cat 7.10) displayed on a [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Samsung[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]930B LCD[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Creative [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Sound Blaster Audigy 4[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Win[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]XP Home stored on a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Western Digital[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]1200GB Sata with a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Seagate[/COLOR] [COLOR=sienna]10GB Barracuda IV Slave[/COLOR]