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[Flying_Scotsman]

[CAT19_Hitman]

Well I installed the new driver. It now says Catalyst 5.6 under options but I don't notice any difference in the sim.

[juliomarsboy]

i do not have a graphics card but will this speed my intergrated one?

[CAT19_Hitman]

juliomarsboy, on Jun 10 2005, 05:42 AM, said:

i do not have a graphics card but will this speed my intergrated one?

I don't think so. You have to have a graphics card to use the drivers.

[PiP]

So is the 10% claim true Mul?

[funkyboy87]

download now

[SamGuest]

Someone is going to have to help me, i get that same error message  

[Neil.]

SamGuest, on Jun 10 2005, 12:16 PM, said:

Someone is going to have to help me, i get that same error message  

The solution has been posted, use the standard Ati control panel drivers, not the crappy CCC version...

Neil.

[Neil.]

kevinti, on Jun 10 2005, 08:37 AM, said:

Hi Neil, 

My card is 9600XT and using Omega 2.625a - CAT 5.4 with Radlinker incorperated for overcloking.

Now, just wanna try the 5.6 one more time on my 9600XT.

So, I shall install the CP5.6 (Don't install the crappy CCC5.6 as you suggested), and then I shall install the stand-alone's Radlinker for overclocking. 

Am I right? 

>>> Mango is still waiting for new DNA . . . 

Yes, that's fine.

Also IIRC the 9600XT should have an overdrive option in the Ati control panel anyway

Neil.

Edited by Neil., 10 June 2005 - 09:47 AM.

[kevinti]

Hi Neil,

Got it!
Thanks for your conformation.! I'm going to do it right away as I just come home from work !

Cheers! as usual!  

[kevinti]

Hi Neil,

NO GOOD!  

I tried CP5.6 with standalone's Radlinker 3033.

1st: The fps dropped about 2 to 3 and the fps is not as stable or as constant as Omega 5.4.   

2nd: After installing Radlinker 3033 (after reboot). The OVERDRIVE was gone, no AI setting too!  

So, I switched back to Omega 5.4 for the time being and I'm now decided to just sit and wait for new Omega 5.6! No more trying cat. 5.6!

Thanks again for your kind advice!  

Oh ya! One more question!

What is that AI means? (The default setting is "Normal"). When set to "Advance", fps drops a lot! So, If I set it to "Disable", I guess the fps would improve a bit but to what extent in compromising the graphic quality of the game?  

Edited by kevinti, 10 June 2005 - 12:37 PM.

[Jetset]

diluted, on Jun 10 2005, 12:14 AM, said:

Your control panel is the Omega control panel though. You must have installed Catalyst drivers over the Omegas at one point and retained the control panel. Because the Catalyst drivers' control panel doesn't come with that "Advanced 3D" tab. You can even see the little Omega symbol next to Advanced 3D.

Whoops...

Must have missed uninstalling somthing..

Edited by Jetset, 10 June 2005 - 01:49 PM.

[Neil.]

kevinti, on Jun 10 2005, 06:28 PM, said:

>snip<

Oh ya! One more question!

What is that AI means? (The default setting is "Normal"). When set to "Advance", fps drops a lot! So, If I set it to "Disable", I guess the fps would improve a bit but to what extent in compromising the graphic quality of the game? 

Sorry to hear about the drivers, it seems a lot of people are having grief because of them :shrug:

As for the AI, it's a driver feature, a good explanation here:

http://www.elitebast...ad=1&comments=1

Neil.

Edited by Neil., 10 June 2005 - 03:06 PM.

[diluted]

These drivers didn't do much for me, in fact they gave me worse performance in Counter-Strike: Source (it's ALWAYS that game that gives me trouble when I switch drivers, but never HL2DM or HL2  ) so right now I'm trying the Omegas (Catalyst 5.4)..

[kevinti]

diluted,

Just stay still with Omega 5.4 and wait for Mr. Omega to release the Omega 5.6 ! You would never feel wasting your time waiting for him! I bet Omega 5.6 is going to be a "huge" driver with very positove perfromance gain!  

So, just enjoy yur game and waste no more time to try cat 5.6 ! Cheers!  

[kevinti]

Hi Neil,

Thanks for the A.I link!  

Oh ya! After reading and studied the charts of that A.I web info, I'm setting the A.I to "disbale" to see if any performance gain in fs9!  

Hi jetset,

It is a performance issue and may be compability issue with radlinker for 5.6 !    I have never had any new drivers installation problem loh !

I always follow proper unstallation/installation procedure and with updated OS/bios/systems elements!  

Cheers!  

Edited by kevinti, 10 June 2005 - 09:45 PM.

[Mul.]

right I just tried the catalyst 5.6's and to be honest I'm not impressed. The omegas got me 7212 in 3dmark03 while these got me 6753.

So calculating this: 6753/7212 = 0.9365. So there was a 6.35% performance decrease for me.

Mul

[kevinti]

To be very fair !   ATI had done a great job for Cat.5.6 for sure !

Cat 5.6 had overall improved the performance for most games as they claimed and that is indeed a job well done!  

However, for us, flightsimmers, Cat 5.6 does not improve the fs9 for sure !    

But that's ok ! I still salute ATI for their great efforts in improving their driver quality month after month and that's satisfaction for the customers!  

[Dan]

Hey I have no Control Panel anymore... where do I get one ?