Catalyst 5.2 drivers are out

Wry1 · 02-09-2005, 04:55 PM

Release notes:
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/Catalyst...ase_notes.html

Fixed in this driver:
http://www.ati.com/support/includes/titles/fixed.html

pointreyes · 02-09-2005, 04:57 PM

I never got around to installing the 5.1 drivers.

rogunit · 02-09-2005, 05:08 PM

who let the cats out!

mobilet68i · 02-09-2005, 05:14 PM

Omegadrivers.net just released Catalyst 5.1-based drivers two days ago!! I wonder how long until he releases on with Cat 5.2 now?? I've been using OmegaDrivers for over a year now...never use stock drivers

Drc Ok · 02-09-2005, 05:19 PM

Thanks Wry1, already downloaded them

SteelDog · 02-09-2005, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobilet68i

Omegadrivers.net just released Catalyst 5.1-based drivers two days ago!! I wonder how long until he releases on with Cat 5.2 now?? I've been using OmegaDrivers for over a year now...never use stock drivers

Has anyone ever seen side by side benchmark comparisons of the Omega versus the ATI drivers?

I would be interested to see them.

mobilet68i · 02-09-2005, 05:30 PM

I think more than performance...OmegaDrivers include nice utilities such as RadLinker,etc. They've also been extremely stable since the author tests the drivers before he releases them...an extra level of QA over ATI which is always good....

They install well over existing ones too...overall, I highly recommend you give them a shot.

Ford Freak · 02-09-2005, 05:37 PM

Just came out and I got them in less than 3 1/2 minutes. Usually slow when they come out because of the DL surge.

TweakHound · 02-09-2005, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteelDog

Has anyone ever seen side by side benchmark comparisons of the Omega versus the ATI drivers?
I would be interested to see them.

The web will be full of those reviews by tomorrow.

TweakHound · 02-09-2005, 06:46 PM

You want it, you got it

Quote:

Catalyst Driver Comparison
Drivers tested:
Catalyst 5.2
Catalyst 5.1 / Omega 2.6.0.5a / DNA 3.7.5.2
Catalyst 4.12 / Omega 2.5.97a / DNA 3.5.4.12
Conclusion
The benchmarks show a clearly result: The new Catalyst 5.2 hasn't any speed improvement.

http://www.rage3d.de/artikel/verglei...sch/seite1.php

wayne_abx · 02-09-2005, 10:41 PM

Don't look like much for my 9500 PRO

-wayne

count minaba · 02-10-2005, 12:10 AM

Getting them now. Thanks

polonyc2 · 02-10-2005, 12:44 AM

seems like 2005 has been a bad year for ATI drivers so far...nothing worth upgrading to...the 5.1 drivers were terrible and even Omega's 5.1 drivers had problems in the beginning...I'm sticking with the Omega 4.12 drivers until he releases his 5.2 driver set

TQ · 02-10-2005, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polonyc2

seems like 2005 has been a bad year for ATI drivers so far...nothing worth upgrading to...the 5.1 drivers were terrible and even Omega's 5.1 drivers had problems in the beginning...I'm sticking with the Omega 4.12 drivers until he releases his 5.2 driver set

I've nothing but problems with ATi drivers for the last several releases, culminating with a hair pulling non-install of the 5.1's.
I'm back on the 4.12's, but I am now forever cautious of installing newer Ati drivers.
It's time they cut this unrealistic thirty day schedule and get back to a reasonable timetable of every ninety days or so.

Heck, I've still never gotten any version of the CCC to run past the first release of it.
You can bet that when nVidia gets their first .NET required drivers out they will install and run.

jlspec · 02-12-2005, 02:04 PM

When using the 5.1 I got a lot of artifacts in Half Life 2 with a AIW 9800pro 128mb. With these new 5.2 they seemed to have fix it and my score went up 20 points in 3dmark05. I still have yet to test these in games.

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mobilet68i Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 43	Omegadrivers.net just released Catalyst 5.1-based drivers two days ago!! I wonder how long until he releases on with Cat 5.2 now?? I've been using OmegaDrivers for over a year now...never use stock drivers __________________ "Black holes are where God divided by zero" My days of building PCs are over...for now... Sony VAIO VGC-RB44B Pentium 640 2GB PC3200 RAM Sony Gigapocket TV tuner/MPEG2 Hardware Encoder Soundblaster Audigy 2 250GB HD + 160GB HD in external USB 2.0 enclosure ATI X800 XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI-E (THIS THING FLIES!) 16x DVD+R/W dual layer 16x DVD Reader
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mobilet68i Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 43	I think more than performance...OmegaDrivers include nice utilities such as RadLinker,etc. They've also been extremely stable since the author tests the drivers before he releases them...an extra level of QA over ATI which is always good.... They install well over existing ones too...overall, I highly recommend you give them a shot. __________________ "Black holes are where God divided by zero" My days of building PCs are over...for now... Sony VAIO VGC-RB44B Pentium 640 2GB PC3200 RAM Sony Gigapocket TV tuner/MPEG2 Hardware Encoder Soundblaster Audigy 2 250GB HD + 160GB HD in external USB 2.0 enclosure ATI X800 XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI-E (THIS THING FLIES!) 16x DVD+R/W dual layer 16x DVD Reader
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jlspec Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 91	When using the 5.1 I got a lot of artifacts in Half Life 2 with a AIW 9800pro 128mb. With these new 5.2 they seemed to have fix it and my score went up 20 points in 3dmark05. I still have yet to test these in games.
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