Catalyst 5.8 released (and on DH a day before ATI.com)!

INSTG8R · Aug 17, 2005, 08:07 AM

Its times like these I am truly proud to be Canadian and truly.....
DH and ATI ROCK!

LHC · Aug 17, 2005, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -J_B-

Benchmark:

CSS - 1024x768 Everything highest, 4xAA 8xAF,

5.7,

1st - 46.53

5.8, (1024x768 Everything highest, 4xAA 8xAF,)

1st - 46.38

Hmm..

Hmm.. there were no updates for CSS, but people have reported performance gains. Are those numbers average, or just a one-time thing? And did you have the same programs running and all that junk?

DH and ATI rock!

Canon20d · Aug 17, 2005, 08:07 AM

still no go, frickin a man...
this is why i always hated CCC
*grumble!*
theres no reason that uninstalling CCC, rebooting, installing CCC, and rebooting again shouldnt be enough to make it work, seriously, CP is so much better, it just Does it...
please dont let CP die!

DH and ATI rock

Ifixit · Aug 17, 2005, 08:10 AM

u forgot your dh and ati rocks!

I know i know anything to get the goodies lol

DH and ATI ROCK

bugger u must of added it afterwards like this!

dh and ati rock

LHC · Aug 17, 2005, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canon20d

still no go, frickin a man...
this is why i always hated CCC
*grumble!*
theres no reason that uninstalling CCC, rebooting, installing CCC, and rebooting again shouldnt be enough to make it work, seriously, CP is so much better, it just Does it...
please dont let CP die!

DH and ATI rock

Have you ran DriverCleaner after uninstalling the drivers? That might be the problem.. if not, I guess wait until tomorrow for ATI to release the drivers on their site with the CP. I like the CP better than the CCC, too, but we have to either stick with older drivers, or accept the jump from CP to CCC.

DH and ATI rock!

Canon20d · Aug 17, 2005, 08:22 AM

I did
i unistalled in win. reboot, ran driver cleaner for ATi, ATi CCC, Ati uninstall, and ATi WDM, reboot, install with only the Ati installer, reboot and it says CLI.exe is unaccessable
Seriously this is the worst CCC yet!!
DH + ATI Rock, but CCC likes .. well you rhyme it :P

FnF · Aug 17, 2005, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Widkidone

As a CCC hater that i am (as Zardon knows) this version is outstanding!!!!! No problems! GJ Terry!

Well, if YOU like it, i'm gonna test it as well

Quote:

Originally Posted by zerra

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 performes better too.

great release!

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

Nice, im gonna install it straight away

Quote:

Originally Posted by CATALYST maker

I'm feeling a bit festive today, and in the mood to give away stuff to the driverheaven community. Here is what I have lying around that I will send to a lucky winner

1) Unopened version of Atari's Act of War (great game by the way)
2) Brand new XL sized, grey "Property of ATI Tech X850" T-shirt
3) My X700 256MB PCI-Express graphic card that I used only for a bit of testing. I am not sure if this card works or is busted, but you get it as is. No refunds, no exchanges. Its just my engineering sample board. Consider it a cool paperweight if it doesnt work.

Simple rules:

I will pick a random post that is created starting from right now and until the time we post CATALYST 5.8 on ati.com tomorrow (about 23 hours from now i.e. 3pm Eastern time on Aug 17) .

To enter the contest just post whatever you have to say and at the end of your post put in "DH and ATI rock". The more you post the better your chance of winning.

At 3pm EST tomorrow (or around there), I will pick a random post on this thread starting from #63 (and assuming you have the magic phrase at the end of your post) and let Zardon know of the winner who will post your name on the front page of DH as the lucky winner.

- ATI employees are not allowed to enter (sorry CC)

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

Nice contest!

"DH and ATI rock"

Quote:

Originally Posted by CATALYST maker

No I actually use an X850XT PE 512MB

One of only 40 built in the world

That sounds like a 1000 dollar baby

Quote:

Originally Posted by iplaycs

Anybody still notice the slow 2D performance SOME people have experienced?

I can confirm from my side that it is now working 100% again like before.

Quote:

Originally Posted by petri1

F.E.A.R demo on 5.8´s just finished

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
23946, 551501, 0, 205, 43.420

same demo 5.7´s

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
11351, 295039, 0, 114, 38.473

wohoo talk about improvent

Thanks for the testing petri1, maybe I can now run F.E.A.R. good without any problems. Is the F.E.A.R. "So called ATi bug" still there?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BWX

Improvement suggestion:

Is there any chance that ATI will offer custom resolutions in the future, maybe as an option with a disclaimer? (in the same way Omega drivers do).. It would be a great way to get the most performance out of people's CTR monitors.
I am going to try this set with the CCC still, and just use 1152 x 864 instead of 1200 x 900... I want to check out the CCC and see how much of an improvement there has been since the last time I tried it. By the majority of reports it has improved quite a bit.

BTW, if you have any old, used, abused, dusty, even crusty AGP cards laying around that are faster than a 9700pro- that would be a great prize for very loyal, but very broke DH fans. (like me!)

hehe.... can't blame a guy for trying.

Goes w/o saying.. [color=Red]DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!![/color]

I think it is CRT Monitor, and LCD/TFT

My fast mirror is online as well:
http://rapidshare.de/files/4063840/D...yst58.zip.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldb10671

Is .Net framework required for the CCC, but not with the control panel correct?

Yes, thats correct, I can suggest .NET Framework 1.1 with updates. It doesn't really work fine with 2.0 Beta.

And:

"DH and ATI ROCK"

LHC · Aug 17, 2005, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ifixit

u forgot your dh and ati rocks!

I know i know anything to get the goodies lol

DH and ATI ROCK

bugger u must of added it afterwards like this!

dh and ati rock

Just remember, you're not alone when it comes to wanting the goodies

DH and ATI rock!

mistan · Aug 17, 2005, 08:30 AM

time for me to spam once again
DH and ATI ROCK!

LHC · Aug 17, 2005, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canon20d

I did
i unistalled in win. reboot, ran driver cleaner for ATi, ATi CCC, Ati uninstall, and ATi WDM, reboot, install with only the Ati installer, reboot and it says CLI.exe is unaccessable
Seriously this is the worst CCC yet!!
DH + ATI Rock, but CCC likes .. well you rhyme it :P

Hmm.. I always run DriverCleaner in safe mode, and i think DC might not delete certain files if you try it in normal windows. But don't quote me on it or anything..

DH and ATI rock!

patje · Aug 17, 2005, 08:33 AM

this is by far the most suprising act of ATI so far, but people don't know the REAL reason why ATI posted them a night before release. Isn't that right CM? coincidentally tonight (the official release date) is the same night Greece plays Belgium in a international friendly. Now if the release was only today, CM had to much work and couldn't see the game. ha! didn't see that one coming did you

but it' win-win for the both of us so I luv it hehe!!

ATI and DH rock!! (or was it the other way around)
Ps: good luck tonight (i say 1-2 for Belgium)

Quarter · Aug 17, 2005, 08:46 AM

Sneaky to only post the CCC version to get us to try it out ... but, I did and they run great!
BF2 has never been so smooth, 850XT baby!

DH and ATI ROCK!!

LHC · Aug 17, 2005, 08:46 AM

Anybody else have any benches?

DH and ATI rock!

Stop It · Aug 17, 2005, 08:48 AM

Nice to see the forums have calmed down a bit, anyway, I hope the 5.8s were worth the wait you ATi users

DH and ATi ROCK!!

Sandok · Aug 17, 2005, 08:48 AM

first post of ze day!

But I gotta go to the dentist so damn, won't be able so say this too much:

DH and ATI rock!

LHC · Aug 17, 2005, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stop It

Nice to see the forums have calmed down a bit, anyway, I hope the 5.8s were worth the wait you ATi users

DH and ATi ROCK!!

Yea, they've calmed down, but there are still 170 something people viewing this thread.. though it's quite a die-down from 500 something earlier

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandok

first post of ze day! [img]images/smilies/big%20grin.gif[/img] But I gotta go to the dentist so damn, won't be able so say this too much:

DH and ATI rock!

First post of your day anyway

DH and ATI rock!

DavoNogo · Aug 17, 2005, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canon20d

I did
i unistalled in win. reboot, ran driver cleaner for ATi, ATi CCC, Ati uninstall, and ATi WDM, reboot, install with only the Ati installer, reboot and it says CLI.exe is unaccessable
Seriously this is the worst CCC yet!!
DH + ATI Rock, but CCC likes .. well you rhyme it :P

forgive me if you've answered this before (being shaped at dial up speed can really put a downer especially when browsing 23 pages, not to mention I'm trying to download the driver at the same time) but have you installed the .NET framework 1.1 yet?

PoopyTheJ · Aug 17, 2005, 09:09 AM

Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon are gorgeous so we'll be breaking, err playing with,

the 5.8's when I get back in town, after sunning it up.

DH and ATI Rock.

petri1 · Aug 17, 2005, 09:11 AM

The benchmark started at 2005_08_17 09:00:03

Resolution: 1024×768
Maximum quality option, Direct3D renderer
Level: Volcano, demo: hocvolcano.tmd
Pixel shader: default model
Antialising: From System×
Anisotrophic filtering: From System×
HDR: disabled
Geometry Instancing: disabled
Normal-maps compression: disabled

[color=#990000]Score = 77,77 FPS (Run 1)
Score = 75,82 FPS (Run 2)
Average score = 76,79 FPS

[/color]Resolution: 1280×1024
Maximum quality option, Direct3D renderer
Level: Volcano, demo: hocvolcano.tmd
Pixel shader: default model
Antialising: From System×
Anisotrophic filtering: From System×
HDR: disabled
Geometry Instancing: disabled
Normal-maps compression: disabled

[color=#990000]Score = 67,42 FPS (Run 1)
Score = 65,70 FPS (Run 2)
Average score = 66,55 FPS

[/color]

Any bug, etc: [color=#0000ff]Roadside[/color]The HardwareOC Far Cry Benchmarking Tool is FREE!

Copyright 2004 Roadside & HardwareOC.hu

this is run with everything put on performance/application controlled and then there is always a ohraseDH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!!

Nyana · Aug 17, 2005, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiDri

Notice much of an improvment in WoW?

WoW seems smoother - really nice now !!!

DH and ATI rock !!!

petri1 · Aug 17, 2005, 09:14 AM

Sorry couldn´t fit DOOM3 bench on same post

3dmark 03 8879

aquamrk 55.41

3dmark 05 4567

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7...nchmark0da.jpg

well it is run like far cry but in doom i put it on ultra settings so one thing to say about these drivers is

the picture may dseem small but couldn´t make it any bigger but those results with ultra settings (one using a tweak.cfg file)

[color=#ff0000]DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!![/color]

FnF · Aug 17, 2005, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canon20d

I love updates, hate updating
DH and ATI rock

Seriously though, this is my third attempt at getting CCC to work (CLI.EXE terminated...)

Try to switch off your firewall and antivirus...

"DH AND ATI ROCK"

petri1 · Aug 17, 2005, 09:36 AM

that is what i had to do with 5.7 to get CCC to work at all with AVG Oupost on it was like TAR not workable at all now it don´t matter cause it is much better fast respons

EDIT: I must say that the X800 though 12pipes clocked @391/351 kick some serious ass on my not so mega fast P4 3ghz northwood but i´m pleased since i am unemployd can´t afford a A64 3700+X850XT so i gotta go with what i got but i do not regret buying this GFX card

[color=#ff0000]DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!![/color]

RestInPeas · Aug 17, 2005, 09:40 AM

..and it's morning again in Denmark. What better way to start the day, than saying:

DH and ATI rock!

Ifixit · Aug 17, 2005, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LHC

Just remember, you're not alone when it comes to wanting the goodies

DH and ATI rock!

Unforunatly your right. I think this has ground there forums to a halt as it takes ages to refresh due to all the SPAM.

Now u lot bugger off and leave me here so i can make numerous posts with the never ending

DH and ATI Rock

because i really really need it!

DH and ATI Rock

did i mention

DH and ATI ROCK

petri1 · Aug 17, 2005, 09:46 AM

hello neibourgh i live in SWeden so it is a lovely morning
and as you i already started the morning with some bench results adn ending it with

[color=#ff0000]DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!![/color]

DavoNogo · Aug 17, 2005, 09:48 AM

I doubt this will get answered, but do ATi have any plans to support the Australian HDTV resolutions/refresh rates? ie. all the HD resolutions at 50Hz instead of 60Hz?

Ifixit · Aug 17, 2005, 09:49 AM

I mean i get 2997 3dmark05 thats low compared to you lot who score double that so like i say

If you score over 3000 in 3dmark05 you should be eliminated from the contest..

Runs for his flak jacker helmet and garand yelling

DH and ATI ROCK

MintabiePete · Aug 17, 2005, 09:51 AM

One thing for sure ATI are on a winner

Great as always .

"DH and ATI rock"

cheers

MintabiePete

Nyana · Aug 17, 2005, 10:03 AM

we all are winners, cause DH and ATI rock!

Aug 17, 2005, 08:07 AM	#331
INSTG8R DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canadian lost in Norway Posts: 527 Rep Power: 0	Its times like these I am truly proud to be Canadian and truly..... DH and ATI ROCK! __________________ Sys. Specs. Intel E6600@3.2\|Abit IP35 Pro\|2x1024 Crucial Ballistix PC8500 \|Sapphire HD4870 512\|Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500G SATAII 16MB w/PRT\|SB X-Fi Fatality\|TT Tough Power 1200W\|TT Kandalf L.C.S.\|Samsung 204B 20" 5ms LCD\|Logitech G25\|Logitech G5\|Logitech G15\|Saitek X-52+Pro Rudder Pedals\|TrackIR w/Trackclip Pro 3DMark06

Aug 17, 2005, 08:10 AM	#334
Ifixit DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tokoroa NZ Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	u forgot your dh and ati rocks! I know i know anything to get the goodies lol DH and ATI ROCK bugger u must of added it afterwards like this! dh and ati rock __________________ DH and ATI ROCK!!!!!

Aug 17, 2005, 08:33 AM	#341
patje Former Mobility Modman Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Belgium / Antwerp Posts: 1,475 Rep Power: 64	this is by far the most suprising act of ATI so far, but people don't know the REAL reason why ATI posted them a night before release. Isn't that right CM? coincidentally tonight (the official release date) is the same night Greece plays Belgium in a international friendly. Now if the release was only today, CM had to much work and couldn't see the game. ha! didn't see that one coming did you but it' win-win for the both of us so I luv it hehe!! ATI and DH rock!! (or was it the other way around) Ps: good luck tonight (i say 1-2 for Belgium) __________________

Aug 17, 2005, 08:46 AM	#343
LHC Stingy and Stubborn Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,325 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Anybody else have any benches? DH and ATI rock! __________________

Aug 17, 2005, 08:48 AM	#344
Stop It HHs' Resident Kitty Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Biggleswade, UK Posts: 1,389 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	Nice to see the forums have calmed down a bit, anyway, I hope the 5.8s were worth the wait you ATi users DH and ATi ROCK!! __________________ Sig Courtesy of Mousey

Aug 17, 2005, 08:07 AM	#333
Canon20d DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 137 Rep Power: 0	still no go, frickin a man... this is why i always hated CCC grumble! theres no reason that uninstalling CCC, rebooting, installing CCC, and rebooting again shouldnt be enough to make it work, seriously, CP is so much better, it just Does it... please dont let CP die! DH and ATI rock

Aug 17, 2005, 08:22 AM	#336
Canon20d DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 137 Rep Power: 0	I did i unistalled in win. reboot, ran driver cleaner for ATi, ATi CCC, Ati uninstall, and ATi WDM, reboot, install with only the Ati installer, reboot and it says CLI.exe is unaccessable Seriously this is the worst CCC yet!! DH + ATI Rock, but CCC likes .. well you rhyme it :P

Aug 17, 2005, 08:30 AM	#339
mistan DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 0	time for me to spam once again DH and ATI ROCK!

Aug 17, 2005, 08:46 AM	#342
Quarter DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CA / USA Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Sneaky to only post the CCC version to get us to try it out ... but, I did and they run great! BF2 has never been so smooth, 850XT baby! DH and ATI ROCK!!

Aug 17, 2005, 08:48 AM	#345
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	first post of ze day! But I gotta go to the dentist so damn, won't be able so say this too much: DH and ATI rock!

Aug 17, 2005, 09:09 AM	#348
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 64	Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon are gorgeous so we'll be breaking, err playing with, the 5.8's when I get back in town, after sunning it up. DH and ATI Rock. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Aug 17, 2005, 09:11 AM	#349
petri1 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	The benchmark started at 2005_08_17 09:00:03 Resolution: 1024×768 Maximum quality option, Direct3D renderer Level: Volcano, demo: hocvolcano.tmd Pixel shader: default model Antialising: From System× Anisotrophic filtering: From System× HDR: disabled Geometry Instancing: disabled Normal-maps compression: disabled [color=#990000]Score = 77,77 FPS (Run 1) Score = 75,82 FPS (Run 2) Average score = 76,79 FPS [/color]Resolution: 1280×1024 Maximum quality option, Direct3D renderer Level: Volcano, demo: hocvolcano.tmd Pixel shader: default model Antialising: From System× Anisotrophic filtering: From System× HDR: disabled Geometry Instancing: disabled Normal-maps compression: disabled [color=#990000]Score = 67,42 FPS (Run 1) Score = 65,70 FPS (Run 2) Average score = 66,55 FPS [/color] Any bug, etc: [color=#0000ff]Roadside[/color]The HardwareOC Far Cry Benchmarking Tool is FREE! Copyright 2004 Roadside & HardwareOC.hu this is run with everything put on performance/application controlled and then there is always a ohraseDH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ [COLOR=#232d35] [COLOR=Red]Intel Core 2 Quad 9450@2,66GHZ PowerColor Ati Radeon HD4870 512mb Gigabyte GaE-X38 4GB Kingston Hyper X [/COLOR] [/COLOR] Last edited by petri1; Aug 17, 2005 at 09:23 AM.

Aug 17, 2005, 09:14 AM	#351
petri1 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	Sorry couldn´t fit DOOM3 bench on same post 3dmark 03 8879 aquamrk 55.41 3dmark 05 4567 http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7...nchmark0da.jpg well it is run like far cry but in doom i put it on ultra settings so one thing to say about these drivers is the picture may dseem small but couldn´t make it any bigger but those results with ultra settings (one using a tweak.cfg file) [color=#ff0000]DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!![/color] __________________ [COLOR=#232d35] [COLOR=Red]Intel Core 2 Quad 9450@2,66GHZ PowerColor Ati Radeon HD4870 512mb Gigabyte GaE-X38 4GB Kingston Hyper X [/COLOR] [/COLOR] Last edited by petri1; Aug 17, 2005 at 09:24 AM.

Aug 17, 2005, 09:36 AM	#353
petri1 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	that is what i had to do with 5.7 to get CCC to work at all with AVG Oupost on it was like TAR not workable at all now it don´t matter cause it is much better fast respons EDIT: I must say that the X800 though 12pipes clocked @391/351 kick some serious ass on my not so mega fast P4 3ghz northwood but i´m pleased since i am unemployd can´t afford a A64 3700+X850XT so i gotta go with what i got but i do not regret buying this GFX card [color=#ff0000]DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!![/color] __________________ [COLOR=#232d35] [COLOR=Red]Intel Core 2 Quad 9450@2,66GHZ PowerColor Ati Radeon HD4870 512mb Gigabyte GaE-X38 4GB Kingston Hyper X [/COLOR] [/COLOR] Last edited by petri1; Aug 17, 2005 at 09:45 AM.

Aug 17, 2005, 09:40 AM	#354
RestInPeas DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Århus, Denmark Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	..and it's morning again in Denmark. What better way to start the day, than saying: DH and ATI rock!

Aug 17, 2005, 09:46 AM	#356
petri1 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	hello neibourgh i live in SWeden so it is a lovely morning and as you i already started the morning with some bench results adn ending it with [color=#ff0000]DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!![/color] __________________ [COLOR=#232d35] [COLOR=Red]Intel Core 2 Quad 9450@2,66GHZ PowerColor Ati Radeon HD4870 512mb Gigabyte GaE-X38 4GB Kingston Hyper X [/COLOR] [/COLOR]

Aug 17, 2005, 09:48 AM	#357
DavoNogo DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	I doubt this will get answered, but do ATi have any plans to support the Australian HDTV resolutions/refresh rates? ie. all the HD resolutions at 50Hz instead of 60Hz?

Aug 17, 2005, 09:49 AM	#358
Ifixit DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tokoroa NZ Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	I mean i get 2997 3dmark05 thats low compared to you lot who score double that so like i say If you score over 3000 in 3dmark05 you should be eliminated from the contest.. Runs for his flak jacker helmet and garand yelling DH and ATI ROCK __________________ DH and ATI ROCK!!!!!

Aug 17, 2005, 09:51 AM	#359
MintabiePete DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Broken Hill, NSW , Australia Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	One thing for sure ATI are on a winner Great as always . "DH and ATI rock" cheers MintabiePete

Aug 17, 2005, 10:03 AM	#360
Nyana DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kamen / Germany Posts: 159 Rep Power: 0	we all are winners, cause DH and ATI rock! __________________ [color=darkblue]Visit:[/color] RPG24 Network Community · powered by Lex Vitae & VANEN [color=gray]P4P800 Deluxe · P4 3.0 GHz HT · 4096MB Corsair XMS3200C2 @ 2-3-3-6 Radeon X1950 Pro · SB X-Fi Fatal1ty · WD Raptor-74GB & WD Raptor-150GB 500W Levicom · Syncmaster 215TW 21" wide TFT · System Air cooled by Zalman [/color]