Rate Catalyst 5.8 (driver only)

Matth · Aug 17, 2005, 11:07 PM

10/10 for a good install - I pretty well expected a repeat of my "unsupported display mode" issue, but it was clean.... still came up a bit wierd, lower than standard resolution, I believe, then Windows offerred to fix it.

Can't say how well they run under pressure, but touch wood (well, chipboard), neither of my two previous problems have appeared.

Dyre Straits · Aug 17, 2005, 11:20 PM

After playing MORROWIND a couple of nights in a row without game crashes with the Omega drivers, after installing these last night, I had no less than 4 games crashes within an hour and a half. I'll stick with them for a couple more nights to see if the problem persists.

GeneralClaymore · Aug 18, 2005, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bicka

1/10. Drivers still causing random VPU crashes in games.

Had 2 in game freeze up's so far, exact same problem that the 5.6 and 5.7's caused.

Making sure to record what time and which game these VPU crashes occur and to fill out every report email till its fixed.

Prior to installing this driver I've been running:

Cat 5.6 (random VPU crashes),
Cat 5.5 (no crashes),
Cat 5.7 (random VPU crashes),
Omega5.6 (Random VPU crashes),
Omega5.4 (no crashes)

I'd been happily running the Omega5.4's for 3-4 weeks without any VPU crashes of any kind, this is definitely a fault within the latest drivers. (5.6 and up)

If anyone else starts getting these VPU lock-up's please take the time to fill out the report email.

Disable VPU , VPU will give you problems. its not the drivers. also if your overclocking lower your mem and gpu clocks. the only time i had vPU crashes when i forgot to turn off VPU recovery.

DH and ATI ROCKS!!!!!!!

Raptor · Aug 18, 2005, 03:51 AM

Rated the drivers a 9. If I gave them a 10 I wouldn't have anything to look forward to

Rock solid. The best Cat's so far.

FiatluX · Aug 18, 2005, 11:00 AM

Its a 10 from me !

Bicka · Aug 18, 2005, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneralClaymore

Disable VPU , VPU will give you problems. its not the drivers. also if your overclocking lower your mem and gpu clocks. the only time i had vPU crashes when i forgot to turn off VPU recovery.

DH and ATI ROCKS!!!!!!!

Nah its not that mate, thats why I linked up what other drivers I'd been using as well.

If I don't have VPU recover on, and the VPU bug happens, I get a full lockup which means I'm forced to restart my computer.

Rayder · Aug 19, 2005, 04:53 AM

Geez, how much more speed can be gotten from a 9800pro?

I give 'em a 9. Speed improvements and LOADS of fixes warrants a high score.

cswiger · Aug 20, 2005, 01:22 AM

Gave em a 9/10. There were a ton of bugfixes, and the visual quality and stability seem to be as good as anything in the 5.x series, but the performance is unchanged between 5.6 & 5.7 for the stuff I'm playing (CoD:UO, Rome: TW, Thief3).

I suspect if I had BF2, I might just have given them a perfect score, however. :-)

technonerd · Aug 20, 2005, 06:52 AM

I havn't update since 5.2, just update to 5.8 and just Wow. Very impress and thank u so much ATI

BWX · Aug 20, 2005, 03:11 PM

8/10 - a few features missing.

StarGazer79 · Aug 21, 2005, 05:46 PM

Just reinstalled the whole machien with the 5.7's. a day before this release.. not sure i could be bothered changeing drivers..since i dont play BF2.. but.. seems people are happy..

Just a small rant.. whats with the rating system... why do all driviers seem to get 9 outa ten or around there. id figure 5 would be normal.. (ie unchanged.. same performance etc.) perhaps youd give it 6 if it came with fixes taht you noticed.. or 7 if it came several fixes.. or 8 with fixes and speed increases and so on and so forth. with the elusive 9 and 10 being offered for really new and exiciting stuff??.

though i suppose then wed come to want a thousands of new features every release. hehe

udkjack · Aug 29, 2005, 09:50 PM

Catalyst 5.8 fixed problems in some of the scene-demos I recently downloaded, also I got a nice +250 points boost in 3Dmark05 with my 9800 Pro (i don't give much for 3Dmark, other than being a kickass gfx demo

, but it was nice to see some gain in scores nevertheless). I think I like this set

Aug 18, 2005, 03:51 AM	#34
Raptor DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California USA Posts: 464 Rep Power: 0	Rated the drivers a 9. If I gave them a 10 I wouldn't have anything to look forward to Rock solid. The best Cat's so far. __________________ [COLOR=Green][COLOR=DarkOrange] P4C-800 DELUXE/P4 3.4 NORTHWOOD/2 GB CORSAIR PC3200/X850XTPE/2 300 GB MAXTOR HD'S/LOGITECH G5/LOGITECH Z-5500/CREATIVE XFI EXTREME MUSIC/MS 4000 KEYBOARD/Vizio VX37L HDTV/Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD and Toshiba HD-XA1/Oppo HV970HD SACD/DVD-A universal player/Xbox 360/Sony PS3. [/COLOR][/COLOR]

Aug 18, 2005, 11:00 AM	#35
FiatluX DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	Re: Its a 10 from me ! __________________ Asus A8V-E SE A64 Venice 3200+ @2400 (10X240) CPU & NB Watercooled 3Gb Corsair XPS DDR400 Inno3D 6800GS PCI-E Watercooled Vista RTM

Aug 20, 2005, 01:22 AM	#38
cswiger DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 233 Rep Power: 0	Gave em a 9/10. There were a ton of bugfixes, and the visual quality and stability seem to be as good as anything in the 5.x series, but the performance is unchanged between 5.6 & 5.7 for the stuff I'm playing (CoD:UO, Rome: TW, Thief3). I suspect if I had BF2, I might just have given them a perfect score, however. :-) __________________ Do you remember Shalebridge Cradle? Beware! The Cradle doesn't forget.... AMD Opteron 185 @ 2.6GHz/200HTT \| 2GB G.Skill DDR3200 @ 2-3-2-5/1T \| 512MB eVGA 8800GT @ 600/1800 \| SB Audigy 2ZS eX, Outlaw 1050 6.1ch amp, Paradigm speakers \| MSI K8N Diamond Plus mainboard \| black Lian-Li USB68 case + Foxconn FX600-GLN 600W PSU \| 2xWDC3200AAKS (RAID1) \| Sony GDM-F500R CRT, BENQ G2400W LCD

Aug 20, 2005, 03:11 PM	#40
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	8/10 - a few features missing. __________________

Aug 17, 2005, 11:07 PM	#31
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	10/10 for a good install - I pretty well expected a repeat of my "unsupported display mode" issue, but it was clean.... still came up a bit wierd, lower than standard resolution, I believe, then Windows offerred to fix it. Can't say how well they run under pressure, but touch wood (well, chipboard), neither of my two previous problems have appeared.

Aug 19, 2005, 04:53 AM	#37
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Geez, how much more speed can be gotten from a 9800pro? I give 'em a 9. Speed improvements and LOADS of fixes warrants a high score.

Aug 20, 2005, 06:52 AM	#39
technonerd DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 594 Rep Power: 0	I havn't update since 5.2, just update to 5.8 and just Wow. Very impress and thank u so much ATI

Aug 21, 2005, 05:46 PM	#41
StarGazer79 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Just reinstalled the whole machien with the 5.7's. a day before this release.. not sure i could be bothered changeing drivers..since i dont play BF2.. but.. seems people are happy.. Just a small rant.. whats with the rating system... why do all driviers seem to get 9 outa ten or around there. id figure 5 would be normal.. (ie unchanged.. same performance etc.) perhaps youd give it 6 if it came with fixes taht you noticed.. or 7 if it came several fixes.. or 8 with fixes and speed increases and so on and so forth. with the elusive 9 and 10 being offered for really new and exiciting stuff??. though i suppose then wed come to want a thousands of new features every release. hehe

Aug 29, 2005, 09:50 PM	#42
udkjack DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Catalyst 5.8 fixed problems in some of the scene-demos I recently downloaded, also I got a nice +250 points boost in 3Dmark05 with my 9800 Pro (i don't give much for 3Dmark, other than being a kickass gfx demo , but it was nice to see some gain in scores nevertheless). I think I like this set