Cat 3.2's are out!!!

computergeek · 03-13-2003, 05:56 PM

as the topic says.

DOA · 03-13-2003, 05:58 PM

Catalyst 3.2
Control Panel

Thx! Downloading now. Will do some benchmarks soon.

BladeRunner_abx · 03-13-2003, 08:19 PM

They are looking good (not bad considering these are not the performance enhancing ones).
At stock I've gained 400pts in 3DMark03 which is actually near enough a 10% gain.

BladeRunner_abx · 03-13-2003, 08:22 PM

Follow-up:

This doesn't actually make any sense.
If I could be bothered I'd roll back to the Cat3.1 and do 3DMark03 again as it makes no sense these drivers have given me a 10% increase.

Let us just say the 3.2's appear nice and stable and don't seem to cause any new problems at all.

N.H.B · 03-13-2003, 08:32 PM

Just downloaded the new 3.2 cat driver, my bf 1942 game freezes so does sof2!!! agp v 1.7v. What the hell can I do, screen res is 60hz. Anyone know where I can buy geforce fx? I sick of this ****.

1st pc Specs:
Custom built, 2.8g cpu 533mhz fsb, Asus p4s8x mobo Award 1005.009 bios, 3 sticks geil pc3500, radeon 9700 pro ver. cat 3.2, sound blaster audigy 2 ver. 5.12.1.283, Maxtor 80gig hdd 8mb buffer, Enermax 350w case, win xp serv. pk 1, plex combo 20/10/40-12a, SIS AGP Chipset ver 114, Directx 9.0, scan desk memory reader

2nd pc Specs:
Sony vaio rx850, 2.4G cpu 533mhz fsb, Asus p4s533 vx mobo Award acpi bios revision 1001, 3 sticks pc2100, matrox parhelia ver. 1.03.00.043, sound blaster extigy 5.12.0001.0038,Maxtor 80gig hdd, win xp serv. pk 1, Directx 9, mat****a a dvd-rom sr-8588, fs_scs17 fs_cdawdm_2000cd scsi cdrom device, memory stick reader

Beefy_abx · 03-13-2003, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by N.H.B
I sick of this ****

You have a P4S8X in one machine, and a Parhelia in another? I'm not surprised you are having problems!

In any case, why the hell is your AGP voltage so high???

Ec]-[oMaN · 03-13-2003, 08:59 PM

counter strike now sucks cant press escape anymore screen will go black and u cant ctrl alt del or anything have to rebbot,bleh no more cs for a while LoL

AGR964 · 03-13-2003, 09:00 PM

NHB, you already posted this somewhere else. It's OK, but one post would be much better.

Anyway, as for your problem, there are a couple of options. Since you can't play any of your games, you should uninstall the 3.2's and any other graphics "tweak" program. Then, restart your computer and undo any overclock you have on your system. When you get into windows, try again, making sure you follow the instructions on the ATI website exactly. I can't tell you how many times I just installed the driver and didn't realize there are other components on the website that I needed to install also.

Good Luck!

N.H.B · 03-13-2003, 09:37 PM

AGR964

I had the same problem with 3.1 and I never have overclocked. I was hoping this would fix it freezing on me. As far as I know I didnt omit any steps. My agp voltage is higher because I heard it would be better for stability, no?

AGR964 · 03-13-2003, 09:43 PM

Probably not a good idea. default AGP voltage is all that is needed. It's been my experience that any more will not provide any additional stability.

N.H.B · 03-13-2003, 09:46 PM

Hell Ill try auto agp voltage, Ill try anything! Gotta go to bed gotta get up early, suck!!!! Reply tomorrow evening. Out

Sir_JaKoNT|L · 03-13-2003, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BladeRunner
Follow-up:

This doesn't actually make any sense.
If I could be bothered I'd roll back to the Cat3.1 and do 3DMark03 again as it makes no sense these drivers have given me a 10% increase.

Let us just say the 3.2's appear nice and stable and don't seem to cause any new problems at all.

aye blade, u reckon the 3.1 is better still?

cheers mate

Mr Steveo · 03-13-2003, 10:27 PM

3.2 looks to be rock solid. Performance is about the same as 3.1 Image quality is decent. Many bugs fixed. ATI did a good job.

Im still doing some testing but so far so good.

For those of you having problems that didnt exist with the previous drivers; its likely you didnt clean the old drivers out properly before installing the new ones. On the front page of www.driverheaven.net is a realy great tool called Driver Cleaner.

Download it, follow the instructions in the read me file and you should have a good transition to the new drviers.

Sir_JaKoNT|L · 03-13-2003, 10:31 PM

thanks Mr steve, getting that driver cleaner stuff

have u run any benchmarks with the latest catalyst yet m8?

FB · 03-13-2003, 10:34 PM

thanks for the heads up and the links

i will have to install them after spring break, i go to Florida tomorrow, YAY!!!!!!

03-13-2003, 05:56 PM	#1
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03-13-2003, 05:58 PM	#2
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03-13-2003, 08:19 PM	#3
BladeRunner_abx Gigabyte Defector Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,042	They are looking good (not bad considering these are not the performance enhancing ones). At stock I've gained 400pts in 3DMark03 which is actually near enough a 10% gain. __________________ Gigabyte 965P-DS4 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 * 4GB Geil Ultra Low Latency PC6400 DDR2 (4-4-4-12)* NVidia 256MB 7800GTX PCI-e Dell 2007WFP * 2x Western Digital SE 2500KS 250GB SATA-II* Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music Pioneer DVR-110 CD/DVD-RW * Plextor PX-130A DVD-ROM*
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03-13-2003, 08:22 PM	#4
BladeRunner_abx Gigabyte Defector Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,042	Follow-up: This doesn't actually make any sense. If I could be bothered I'd roll back to the Cat3.1 and do 3DMark03 again as it makes no sense these drivers have given me a 10% increase. Let us just say the 3.2's appear nice and stable and don't seem to cause any new problems at all.
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03-13-2003, 08:32 PM	#5
N.H.B No Holds Barred Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR U.S.A Posts: 1,168	Just downloaded the new 3.2 cat driver, my bf 1942 game freezes so does sof2!!! agp v 1.7v. What the hell can I do, screen res is 60hz. Anyone know where I can buy geforce fx? I sick of this **. 1st pc Specs: Custom built, 2.8g cpu 533mhz fsb, Asus p4s8x mobo Award 1005.009 bios, 3 sticks geil pc3500, radeon 9700 pro ver. cat 3.2, sound blaster audigy 2 ver. 5.12.1.283, Maxtor 80gig hdd 8mb buffer, Enermax 350w case, win xp serv. pk 1, plex combo 20/10/40-12a, SIS AGP Chipset ver 114, Directx 9.0, scan desk memory reader 2nd pc Specs: Sony vaio rx850, 2.4G cpu 533mhz fsb, Asus p4s533 vx mobo Award acpi bios revision 1001, 3 sticks pc2100, matrox parhelia ver. 1.03.00.043, sound blaster extigy 5.12.0001.0038,Maxtor 80gig hdd, win xp serv. pk 1, Directx 9, mat**a a dvd-rom sr-8588, fs_scs17 fs_cdawdm_2000cd scsi cdrom device, memory stick reader
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03-13-2003, 09:00 PM	#8
AGR964 SeñorMushyBottom Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sunny California Posts: 2,129	NHB, you already posted this somewhere else. It's OK, but one post would be much better. Anyway, as for your problem, there are a couple of options. Since you can't play any of your games, you should uninstall the 3.2's and any other graphics "tweak" program. Then, restart your computer and undo any overclock you have on your system. When you get into windows, try again, making sure you follow the instructions on the ATI website exactly. I can't tell you how many times I just installed the driver and didn't realize there are other components on the website that I needed to install also. Good Luck! __________________ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum; 939 A64 Winchester 2.3 GHz; Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro; 74GB Raptor; Dual Channel Mushkin 1024MB 2-2-2-10 fjerbvpodjytgdkrfg
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03-13-2003, 09:37 PM	#9
N.H.B No Holds Barred Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR U.S.A Posts: 1,168	AGR964 I had the same problem with 3.1 and I never have overclocked. I was hoping this would fix it freezing on me. As far as I know I didnt omit any steps. My agp voltage is higher because I heard it would be better for stability, no?
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03-13-2003, 09:43 PM	#10
AGR964 SeñorMushyBottom Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sunny California Posts: 2,129	Probably not a good idea. default AGP voltage is all that is needed. It's been my experience that any more will not provide any additional stability. __________________ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum; 939 A64 Winchester 2.3 GHz; Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro; 74GB Raptor; Dual Channel Mushkin 1024MB 2-2-2-10 fjerbvpodjytgdkrfg
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03-13-2003, 09:46 PM	#11
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Mr Steveo Stayed @HolidayInn Xpress Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,326	3.2 looks to be rock solid. Performance is about the same as 3.1 Image quality is decent. Many bugs fixed. ATI did a good job. Im still doing some testing but so far so good. For those of you having problems that didnt exist with the previous drivers; its likely you didnt clean the old drivers out properly before installing the new ones. On the front page of www.driverheaven.net is a realy great tool called Driver Cleaner. Download it, follow the instructions in the read me file and you should have a good transition to the new drviers. __________________ Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 * Intel DX38BT "Bone Trail" mobo * 2 x 2 Gig Patriot PC3 10666 1333MHz 7-7-7-20 * eVGA GeForce 8800 GTX * WD 150G Raptor * Seagate 500G SATA HDD * Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality * 2 x Plextor PX-810SA DVD burners * CoolerMaster 850W PSU * Silverstone TJ10-SW case * Silverstone FP34 card reader * Logitech G7 mouse * Logitech diNovo Edge keyboard * Sony 19" LCD * Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 * Larry The Squirrel*
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