Radeon-up!

TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Need some advice, comrades...</div> I'm making a long-awaited transition from a Geforce 4 Ti to a Radeon 9600 Pro, and, never having owned an ATI card before, I need to know:

A) The best drivers currently available for the card
and B) Any other tweaks or recommendations

Thanks in advance, champs!
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  • SillyGooseSillyGoose Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
    The Cat 4.2s are pretty good, alot of people like the omega drivers but right now they dont have the 4.2 Omegas up.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Yeah, I love the Omega Drivers. They're basically the standard Catalyst drivers with settings that are optimized for maximum performance. This guy knows what he's doing. (Stay away from DNA drivers, they're not as great in most circumstances and modified Omegas.)

    Also, make sure that you uninstall your nVidia drivers and run <a href='http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/' target='_blank'>Driver Cleaner</a> before installing your new Radeon and the drivers, otherwise you'll get a whole bunch of conflicts.
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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    I used the 3.8's and the 3.10's. (Radeon 9000)
    Apparently the 3.9's had "over-heating" problems.
    As for the 4.x series, I hear that they are a huge improvement
    on Direct3D/DirectX games but OpenGL games tend to suffer
    an fps drop. (Alot of people play Half-Life and it's mod's in OpenGL
    so try to plan ahead if you do use that series.)

    It's just a case of trial and error for some people but unlike
    the nVIDIA drivers, the ATI drivers actually do a good job
    of uninstalling themselves when you prompt them to.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DY357LX+Feb 14 2004, 05:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DY357LX @ Feb 14 2004, 05:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's just a case of trial and error for some people but unlike
    the nVIDIA drivers, the ATI drivers actually do a good job
    of uninstalling themselves when you prompt them to. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ATi's drivers still leave a little bit of junk behind, nothing like what nVidia's drivers do, though.
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  • AchanesAchanes Join Date: 2004-01-07 Member: 25148Members
    Latest Catalyst also helps greatly with UT2K4 / 2K3 performance. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    I've been very happy with my Radeon 9600 PRO. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    I'm using the Cat 4.x drivers, and am generally getting 30+ FPS in UT2k4 with some eye candy at 800x600 (Radeon 9200). God, I love dyanmic lighting...
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Feb 14 2004, 05:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Feb 14 2004, 05:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah, I love the Omega Drivers. They're basically the standard Catalyst drivers with settings that are optimized for maximum performance. This guy knows what he's doing. (Stay away from DNA drivers, they're not as great in most circumstances and modified Omegas.)

    Also, make sure that you uninstall your nVidia drivers and run <a href='http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/' target='_blank'>Driver Cleaner</a> before installing your new Radeon and the drivers, otherwise you'll get a whole bunch of conflicts. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ah, not a problem. it'll be a fresh format before I stick the thing in, my computer is full of junk anyhow.

    I think I'll give the Omega drivers a try <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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