Catalyst 5.13 Christmas present?

AT_curiousB · Dec 9, 2005, 01:07 PM

Anyone got any more info than is posted in this article ?

http://theinquirer.net/?article=28216

I am interested to know what additional benifit this will bring to my x800xl.

Bill

Widkidone · Dec 9, 2005, 01:11 PM

very interesting....

Jerunk · Dec 9, 2005, 03:01 PM

13 months in a year.

petri1 · Dec 9, 2005, 03:39 PM

well can they do better than this then it is surely a grand christmas present anyways i think it will be a great set of drivers

crlorentzen · Dec 9, 2005, 04:13 PM

Ahh 13...does that mean I have an extra month in my last semester at college...nooooo!!!!!! :-D

petri1 · Dec 9, 2005, 05:07 PM

maybe not but that means one more cat than earlier wow ATi just gave the calender a 13:th month LOL

Ib Al-Musaheb · Dec 9, 2005, 05:57 PM

@ATI
Better start improving dualcore support and fixing graphics bugs in games ...

Lemonzest · Dec 9, 2005, 06:12 PM

i wonder is this will enable hardware assisted encoding on x800 series as it was an advertised feature

FnF · Dec 9, 2005, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ib Al-Musaheb

@ATI
Better start improving dualcore support and fixing graphics bugs in games ...

LOL, thats why they release new drivers

petri1 · Dec 9, 2005, 07:54 PM

well they didn´t enable adative AA for X800 and X850 (guessing) so hopefully they will

Sandok · Dec 10, 2005, 09:29 AM

They won't

Kombatant · Dec 10, 2005, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sandok

They won't

Yes they will; the feature is undergoing testing atm for the rest of the cards, hence it's not enabled by default yet. It will eventually. In the meantime, just add a registry entry to enable it, it's that simple; don't see what the fuss is about (unless you're lazy

)

**temeteus82** · Dec 10, 2005, 12:06 PM

I use ATT to OC my card and to tweak drivers, and I've enabled AAA registery entry and I've been happy how it works

but still waiting SSAA for X800 series

Sandok · Dec 10, 2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kombatant

Yes they will; the feature is undergoing testing atm for the rest of the cards, hence it's not enabled by default yet. It will eventually. In the meantime, just add a registry entry to enable it, it's that simple; don't see what the fuss is about (unless you're lazy

)

They will?! w00t! Now that would be an amazing Xmas gift

I thought it was just for X1800 series but hell, if they do that'd be awesome.

And yes, I am lazy

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 10, 2005, 03:14 PM

ATT allows you to turn on Adaptive AA... I'm using it right now

AndyMutz · Dec 10, 2005, 03:25 PM

what about AAA for opengl games? will that ever be possible?

-andy-

Ib Al-Musaheb · Dec 10, 2005, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

ATT allows you to turn on Adaptive AA... I'm using it right now

And what's it for ? Any performance/quality improvements (even to other AA-modes) ?

Ahhh ... FullScreen-AntiAlaising, Temporary-AntiAlaising, Adaptive AntiAlaising ...

Sorry, I'm not the pro in graphics options.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 10, 2005, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Ib Al-Musaheb

And what's it for ?

....better looking graphics to those who have amazing graphics cards and want more to do with them?

Ib Al-Musaheb · Dec 10, 2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

....better looking graphics to those who have amazing graphics cards and want more to do with them?

I guess my card isn't "amazing" any more ?

Sandok · Dec 10, 2005, 04:27 PM

Nope but you can still try....

EvaUnitXIV · Dec 10, 2005, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerunk

13 months in a year.

ahh the product of the american education system.

no there's 12 months

Ib Al-Musaheb · Dec 10, 2005, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

Nope but you can still try....

Well, I could ... but usually I change all settings in the games.

... and here's my next question: Should I always set AA and AF in-game (for example in the BF2-menu) or in ATT ?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 10, 2005, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ib Al-Musaheb

Well, I could ... but usually I change all settings in the games.

... and here's my next question: Should I always set AA and AF in-game (for example in the BF2-menu) or in ATT ?

Ingame is usually better

Ib Al-Musaheb · Dec 10, 2005, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Ingame is usually better

Yeah, thanx, that's what I think, too ...

But there is no AF setting in BF2, so I force 4x quality AF in ATT. Is combining the settings (AA in-game, AF in ATT) okay or does it affect the game's performance ?
By the way, what happens by forcing (4x)AA in-game and using another setting in the CP (let's say 6xAA) ? What mode will be used ?

Sandok · Dec 10, 2005, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by EvaUnitXIV

ahh the product of the american education system.

no there's 12 months

your a bit thick aren't ya? Ever heard of this strange but cool word called: joke?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 10, 2005, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ib Al-Musaheb

Yeah, thanx, that's what I think, too ...

But there is no AF setting in BF2, so I force 4x quality AF in ATT. Is combining the settings (AA in-game, AF in ATT) okay or does it affect the game's performance ?
By the way, what happens by forcing (4x)AA in-game and using another setting in the CP (let's say 6xAA) ? What mode will be used ?

Only way to know is to try it out and see what happens...nothing will break, worst is a bit of lag

Ib Al-Musaheb · Dec 10, 2005, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Only way to know is to try it out and see what happens...nothing will break, worst is a bit of lag

W00t ?

Where tha heck shall I know what mode is in use ? I cannot distinguish between 4x and 6x AA or the five different AF-settings with my own eyes ...

Your answer sounds okay, thanx. But is there no technical explanation of this ?

Rayder · Dec 10, 2005, 06:23 PM

Usually if a game has AA settings within it, use those as opposed to forcing it in Radeon properties.

I don't remember ever having a problem with AF being forced (I always slam to max and forget it).

All I want out of these rumoured 5.13 drivers is a fix for the blocky shadows in NFSMW.....probably a pipe-dream, I know, but that's all I need at the moment.

Ib Al-Musaheb · Dec 10, 2005, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rayder

All I want out of these rumoured 5.13 drivers is a fix for the blocky shadows in NFSMW.....probably a pipe-dream, I know, but that's all I need at the moment.

I know what you're talking 'bout, mate.

I've got these blocky shadows in Battlefield 2, too ... and they look so ugly.

Anyway, if ATI or EA won't fix them, I really hope they will be finally gone when I get this X850XT PE for Christmas ...

(although I'm not celebrating it

)

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 10, 2005, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ib Al-Musaheb

@ATI
Better start improving dualcore support and fixing graphics bugs in games ...

Just added dual core support a few days ago with 5,12 and your already
asking for "better"? though its obvious they will be bringing better support
in future releases

YOU DON"T EVEN HAVE A DUAL CORE CPU!!!!

some people

...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ib Al-Musaheb

I know what you're talking 'bout, mate.

I've got these blocky shadows in Battlefield 2, too ... and they look so ugly.

Anyway, if ATI or EA won't fix them, I really hope they will be finally gone when I get this X850XT PE for Christmas ...

(although I'm not celebrating it

)

TURN OFF DYNAMIC SHADOWS IN BF2 = problem solved
(and you get about 10 extra FPS)

Dec 9, 2005, 01:07 PM	#1
AT_curiousB DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: England Posts: 128 Rep Power: 0	Catalyst 5.13 Christmas present? Anyone got any more info than is posted in this article ? http://theinquirer.net/?article=28216 I am interested to know what additional benifit this will bring to my x800xl. Bill

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Widkidone DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 711 Rep Power: 0	very interesting.... __________________ Case- Cooler Master ATC-201B-BXT Aluminum Case Power Supply- Antec 480w TrueBlue480 ATX-12V MX518 Mouse CPU- AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ (2.4GHz) Socket-939 Motherboard-K8N Neo2 Platinum 2 GB DDR (2 pcs 1GB) PC-3200 (400) OCZ Dual Channel Platinum Hard Drive- WD 74GB 8MB 10000rpm S-ATA WD740GD Sound Card- Creative SB Audigy 2 Zs Platinum CDRW- LG GCE-8525BI 52X32X52 CD-RW OS- Microsoft Windows XP Pro Edition w/SP2 Video-Radeon X850XT AGP 256MB

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Ib Al-Musaheb DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	@ATI Better start improving dualcore support and fixing graphics bugs in games ... __________________

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petri1 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	well they didn´t enable adative AA for X800 and X850 (guessing) so hopefully they will __________________ [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]

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	They won't

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H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	ATT allows you to turn on Adaptive AA... I'm using it right now

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AndyMutz DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 64 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	what about AAA for opengl games? will that ever be possible? -andy-

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Nope but you can still try....

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Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Usually if a game has AA settings within it, use those as opposed to forcing it in Radeon properties. I don't remember ever having a problem with AF being forced (I always slam to max and forget it). All I want out of these rumoured 5.13 drivers is a fix for the blocky shadows in NFSMW.....probably a pipe-dream, I know, but that's all I need at the moment.