Omega vs plain Catalyst?

Rixn · Oct 15, 2005, 02:25 PM

I got X800XT and want to update my driver. I've found a lot of info here and even got some answers. Now I wonder about the Omega driver.

What major new features follows with the Omega driver compared to the plain Catalyst one? Please reply a link if that info is better describes elsewhere.
For example - with my current driver Catalyst Control Panel Version 4.6 I only get 66 hz screen refresh rate for my resolution 2048x1536. Will Catalyst 5.10 give me higher refresh rate value than the latest Omega driver?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 15, 2005, 08:12 PM

I can answer #2 and that is no. Your monitor is capping you at that refresh rate and resolution because thats as high as it can go. If you tried to circumvent that you could kill your monitor.

**MIG-31** · Oct 15, 2005, 08:24 PM

as already mentioned..

If you are using a driver for the monitor you have,supplied by the maufacturer this will contain the info that stops the refresh rate going higher than they recomend...

Plug & Play drivers may act differently but you will risk damaging the monitor.But this is not recomended.

Monitor drivers are not connected to the catalyst drivers,as the cats don't contain monitor drivers.what ever driver you use you will get the same result.

Oct 15, 2005, 02:25 PM	#1
Rixn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Omega vs plain Catalyst? I got X800XT and want to update my driver. I've found a lot of info here and even got some answers. Now I wonder about the Omega driver. What major new features follows with the Omega driver compared to the plain Catalyst one? Please reply a link if that info is better describes elsewhere. For example - with my current driver Catalyst Control Panel Version 4.6 I only get 66 hz screen refresh rate for my resolution 2048x1536. Will Catalyst 5.10 give me higher refresh rate value than the latest Omega driver?

Oct 15, 2005, 08:24 PM	#3
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,866 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	as already mentioned.. If you are using a driver for the monitor you have,supplied by the maufacturer this will contain the info that stops the refresh rate going higher than they recomend... Plug & Play drivers may act differently but you will risk damaging the monitor.But this is not recomended. Monitor drivers are not connected to the catalyst drivers,as the cats don't contain monitor drivers.what ever driver you use you will get the same result. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Oct 15, 2005, 08:12 PM	#2
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	I can answer #2 and that is no. Your monitor is capping you at that refresh rate and resolution because thats as high as it can go. If you tried to circumvent that you could kill your monitor.