Rate Catalyst 5.8 (driver only)

Zardon · Aug 16, 2005, 06:49 PM

Well you know the drill, cast your vote!

R1ca · Aug 16, 2005, 10:02 PM

OK so where is just the driver.
I need the NON CCC 5.8s please.

zerra · Aug 16, 2005, 10:08 PM

awesome!
my issues with battlefront 2 are gone! the performance is much more better. what have u done with the shadows...? its like a new game!
3dmarks are better.

10/10 for a real good set.

thx ati!

DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!!

**MIG-31** · Aug 16, 2005, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R1ca

OK so where is just the driver.
I need the NON CCC 5.8s please.

Considering this is actually RATE the drivers & the discussion thread is Here.

Wait till ati officially release them on there site sometime tommorrow to gain the separates.

I'll cast my vote farily soon,i want a little more time to test the more modern games...but quke 3 & sof 2 is running very well indeed,perhaps a little better.

Early stages is looking towards a 9/10.improvements each time for me.

R1ca · Aug 16, 2005, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

Considering this is actually RATE the drivers & the discussion thread is Here.

Wait till ati officially release them on there site sometime tommorrow to gain the separates.

I'll cast my vote farily soon,i want a little more time to test the more modern games...but quke 3 & sof 2 is running very well indeed,perhaps a little better.

Early stages is looking towards a 9/10.improvements each time for me.

I think its pretty unfair to only host the CCC 5.8s.

Vikingod · Aug 16, 2005, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R1ca

I think its pretty unfair to only host the CCC 5.8s.

everyone has to live by rules.

R1ca · Aug 16, 2005, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikingod

everyone has to live by rules.

By rules do you mean for the ones that cant use CCC TO BAD!!!!

That sucks!!!

Vikingod · Aug 16, 2005, 10:33 PM

no, just that you have to wait a few hours. Chill out man, you wont die, I promise.

Sandok · Aug 16, 2005, 10:43 PM

Well your one of the few since CCC is soon gone forever Rc1. I rate em a great 10/10 (first time ever

)

GeneralClaymore · Aug 16, 2005, 10:44 PM

just you dont like the ccc. just dont install the ccc and just the drivers it self.

i gave them a 10 they working great as always for me.

DH and ATI ROCK!

Tyl3n0L · Aug 16, 2005, 10:48 PM

9/10!

Lastest ATi driver are always the best! Keep up the good work!

DH & ATi Rock!!111111111!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!

RedFalcon · Aug 16, 2005, 11:19 PM

I gave 8/10 : a lot of changes and bug fixes. Drivers for now are working well for me but I played only ET

.
Big thx to ATI for keeping their promise about monthly releases

And of course : DH and ATI rock

.

MiDri · Aug 16, 2005, 11:41 PM

I noticed a nice fps boost in bf2 on my saphire9800pro 128mb (was not expecting this.)

DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!

R1ca · Aug 16, 2005, 11:59 PM

Finally figured it out DUH!!!!
Sorry for the frustration.
9\10

DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!

RedFalcon · Aug 17, 2005, 12:04 AM

Code:

"RADEON X800GT" = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_554B
"RADEON X800GT Secondary" = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_556B

Fisrt drivers with support for GT.

DH & ATi Rock

bloc · Aug 17, 2005, 02:57 AM

Paper Launches aren't bad. I'm not sure why ATi/nVidia stopped them. They're only crappy when they promise a date and don't release it. eg. 4 months from Nov to April before 5800 was released. And ATi's suggestion that they'll always have hardware within one month of a paper launch. Promises that turned out to be lies.

But...if you guys say Card X will be out by this date Y. All is fine then.

DH and ATI rock

FuzzyNips · Aug 17, 2005, 09:07 AM

Fixed my display corruption problems in BF2 and gameplay is a ton smoother!

NeoEdo · Aug 17, 2005, 11:08 AM

I have to give it a 5.

I saw no difference what so ever.

Fear still stutters around every corner, BF2 stutters when I look left or right (or behind for that matter), same perfomance on Far Cry, so nothing new there.

And before ppl start asking my specs....here they are:

Its a WinXP Media Center 2005 edition PC (I wouldn't think that has anything to do with performance).

P4 3.0g HT 800mhz FSB (Dual Proc.)
2x 512 DDR SDRAM 400 (PC3200) [so 1gig]
260gig HD SATA
ATI X800XL 256MB - PCI-Express

So if anyone has any suggestions as far as settings withing the "Cat's", please let me know. This is ridiculous.

NeoEdo

GeneralClaymore · Aug 17, 2005, 11:42 AM

neo get like 2gbs of total ram, that will fix your stuttering problem. with bf2 and fear

DH and ATI Rocks!!!!

NeoEdo · Aug 17, 2005, 12:04 PM

Cool Cool (I mean that seriously).

I was already "window shopping" for another 'gig. As soon as I start this new job (well same job, new position, heh), that first pay check...after the obvious mandetory responsabilities, lol....I'll get my 'gig.

You, General Claymore, have about the same system set-up as me (I even have an audigy 2 as well, heh), so I'm glad to hear that my 'theory of wanting to get more ram wasn't too far fetched. I guess the newer games are now ACTUALLY using ram, huh.

Thanks again!
NeoEdo

nitrousoxide52 · Aug 17, 2005, 12:11 PM

I gave it a 10/10, a handfull of fixes, and boosts in nearly every game that I play!
Another awsome release ATI!

DH and ATI rock!!!!

me972 · Aug 17, 2005, 02:32 PM

Once....Only once....let me win something..

[color=red]DH and ATI rock!!!!! (Amen)[/color]

~~Sanafabich~~ · Aug 17, 2005, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoEdo

P4 3.0g HT 800mhz FSB (Dual Proc.)
2x 512 DDR SDRAM 400 (PC3200) [so 1gig]
260gig HD SATA
ATI X800XL 256MB - PCI-Express

OMG dood, I mean, there's obviously something wrong there. You shouldn't have any stutter at all, that's gotta be something similar to what happened to several HL2 users.

steefo · Aug 17, 2005, 02:42 PM

bf2 performance improved, which is good because it was bad.

DH and ATI ROCK

JRosenfeld · Aug 17, 2005, 05:39 PM

Those wanting to install just the driver.

Have you not noticed that if at the appropriate point in the install of this download, you choose custom install, you can uncheck CCC and just install the drivers?

I voted 10. Is this poll slightly biased by the fact that DH got special treatment? Put people in a good mood :-)

Bicka · Aug 17, 2005, 05:41 PM

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.

Ðamage™ · Aug 17, 2005, 06:53 PM

Great driver, keep up the good work. 9/10

Peace

**MIG-31** · Aug 17, 2005, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

I'll cast my vote fairly soon,i want a little more time to test the more modern games...but quake 3 & sof 2 is running very well indeed,perhaps a little better.

Early stages is looking to-wards a 9/10.improvements each time for me.

Further game play on the more resource influenced games... now voted 9/10 but in realistic terms i would of choose 9.5 as the option is not there..

I never give full marks,but thats my opinion.Hope ati keep up the great improvements.

Wunderchu · Aug 17, 2005, 10:12 PM

from what I can tell so far, Catalyst 5.8 rocks big time

Macdave · Aug 17, 2005, 10:37 PM

9/10

No problems detected (BF2, Juiced, Thief 3, GTR and GTL-Demo)

Especially in BF2 the driver made a step forward. It runns smoother and the graphical corruptions are gone.

Aug 16, 2005, 06:49 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Rate Catalyst 5.8 (driver only) Well you know the drill, cast your vote!

Aug 16, 2005, 10:02 PM	#2
R1ca DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	OK so where is just the driver. I need the NON CCC 5.8s please. Last edited by R1ca; Aug 16, 2005 at 10:21 PM.

Aug 16, 2005, 10:08 PM	#3
zerra Bikini Bottom Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: outside u.s. Posts: 104 Rep Power: 0	DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!! awesome! my issues with battlefront 2 are gone! the performance is much more better. what have u done with the shadows...? its like a new game! 3dmarks are better. 10/10 for a real good set. thx ati! DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ P4 2,8 ghz , 768 mb ram, ati 9800pro (my wife`s WoW pc) P4 3,0 ghz, 1 gig infineon ram, ati x800pro P4 3,0 ghz, 2 gig kingston ram, asus x850xt Last edited by zerra; Aug 17, 2005 at 12:56 AM. Reason: DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!!

Aug 16, 2005, 10:33 PM	#8
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	no, just that you have to wait a few hours. Chill out man, you wont die, I promise. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Aug 16, 2005, 10:44 PM	#10
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	just you dont like the ccc. just dont install the ccc and just the drivers it self. i gave them a 10 they working great as always for me. DH and ATI ROCK! __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm Last edited by GeneralClaymore; Aug 17, 2005 at 04:51 AM.

Aug 16, 2005, 10:43 PM	#9
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	Well your one of the few since CCC is soon gone forever Rc1. I rate em a great 10/10 (first time ever )

Aug 16, 2005, 10:48 PM	#11
Tyl3n0L ATi Fanboy Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 68 Rep Power: 0	9/10! Lastest ATi driver are always the best! Keep up the good work! DH & ATi Rock!!111111111!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!! Last edited by Tyl3n0L; Aug 16, 2005 at 10:56 PM.

Aug 16, 2005, 11:19 PM	#12
RedFalcon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	I gave 8/10 : a lot of changes and bug fixes. Drivers for now are working well for me but I played only ET . Big thx to ATI for keeping their promise about monthly releases And of course : DH and ATI rock .

Aug 16, 2005, 11:41 PM	#13
MiDri DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 930 Rep Power: 0	I noticed a nice fps boost in bf2 on my saphire9800pro 128mb (was not expecting this.) DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!! __________________ [COLOR=Red] [COLOR=black]He is so happy, I just don't have the heart to tell him...[/COLOR][/COLOR]

Aug 16, 2005, 11:59 PM	#14
R1ca DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Finally figured it out DUH!!!! Sorry for the frustration. 9\10 DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!

Aug 17, 2005, 12:04 AM	#15
RedFalcon DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Code: "RADEON X800GT" = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_554B "RADEON X800GT Secondary" = ati2mtag_R423, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_556B Fisrt drivers with support for GT. DH & ATi Rock

Aug 17, 2005, 02:57 AM	#16
bloc DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 915 Rep Power: 0	Paper Launches aren't bad. I'm not sure why ATi/nVidia stopped them. They're only crappy when they promise a date and don't release it. eg. 4 months from Nov to April before 5800 was released. And ATi's suggestion that they'll always have hardware within one month of a paper launch. Promises that turned out to be lies. But...if you guys say Card X will be out by this date Y. All is fine then. DH and ATI rock

Aug 17, 2005, 09:07 AM	#17
FuzzyNips DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Fixed my display corruption problems in BF2 and gameplay is a ton smoother!

Aug 17, 2005, 11:08 AM	#18
NeoEdo DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I have to give it a 5. I saw no difference what so ever. Fear still stutters around every corner, BF2 stutters when I look left or right (or behind for that matter), same perfomance on Far Cry, so nothing new there. And before ppl start asking my specs....here they are: Its a WinXP Media Center 2005 edition PC (I wouldn't think that has anything to do with performance). P4 3.0g HT 800mhz FSB (Dual Proc.) 2x 512 DDR SDRAM 400 (PC3200) [so 1gig] 260gig HD SATA ATI X800XL 256MB - PCI-Express So if anyone has any suggestions as far as settings withing the "Cat's", please let me know. This is ridiculous. NeoEdo

Aug 17, 2005, 11:42 AM	#19
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	neo get like 2gbs of total ram, that will fix your stuttering problem. with bf2 and fear DH and ATI Rocks!!!! __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm Last edited by GeneralClaymore; Aug 17, 2005 at 02:07 PM.

Aug 17, 2005, 12:04 PM	#20
NeoEdo DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Cool Cool (I mean that seriously). I was already "window shopping" for another 'gig. As soon as I start this new job (well same job, new position, heh), that first pay check...after the obvious mandetory responsabilities, lol....I'll get my 'gig. You, General Claymore, have about the same system set-up as me (I even have an audigy 2 as well, heh), so I'm glad to hear that my 'theory of wanting to get more ram wasn't too far fetched. I guess the newer games are now ACTUALLY using ram, huh. Thanks again! NeoEdo

Aug 17, 2005, 12:11 PM	#21
nitrousoxide52 Driverheaven.com err .net Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,719 Rep Power: 0	I gave it a 10/10, a handfull of fixes, and boosts in nearly every game that I play! Another awsome release ATI! DH and ATI rock!!!! __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ XFX Geforce 7800GT ABIT AN8-SLI BFG Tech 650w

Aug 17, 2005, 02:32 PM	#22
me972 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 696 Rep Power: 0	DH and ATI rock Once....Only once....let me win something.. [color=red]DH and ATI rock!!!!! (Amen)[/color] __________________ Intel 2600K - ASRock Fatality1 Pro(Gen3) -16GB Ram 8-8-8-24 - M4 128GB

Aug 17, 2005, 02:42 PM	#24
steefo DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	bf2 performance improved, which is good because it was bad. DH and ATI ROCK

Aug 17, 2005, 05:39 PM	#25
JRosenfeld HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 104 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Those wanting to install just the driver. Have you not noticed that if at the appropriate point in the install of this download, you choose custom install, you can uncheck CCC and just install the drivers? I voted 10. Is this poll slightly biased by the fact that DH got special treatment? Put people in a good mood :-)

Aug 17, 2005, 05:41 PM	#26
Bicka DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	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.

Aug 17, 2005, 06:53 PM	#27
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	Great driver, keep up the good work. 9/10 Peace __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Aug 17, 2005, 10:12 PM	#29
Wunderchu DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Burnaby, .B.C. Posts: 226 Rep Power: 0	from what I can tell so far, Catalyst 5.8 rocks big time __________________ Heatware May the light of the Lord shine upon your path.

Aug 17, 2005, 10:37 PM	#30
Macdave DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bern, Switzerland Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	9/10 No problems detected (BF2, Juiced, Thief 3, GTR and GTL-Demo) Especially in BF2 the driver made a step forward. It runns smoother and the graphical corruptions are gone.