Recent, New Drivers For Raedon 9800 Pro

HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">3rd party or otherwise...</div> My computer is almost identical to my friends. We have basically the same of everything. His video card is slightly, slightly better and ever so slightly newer that my problems of lag in some instances can not be from that slight difference. Between 15 and 60 FPS on source, I'd really hope not to have to dump 800 bucks on something that came out a month after mine just to get that achievement.

I'm really hoping that its my video card's drivers. I'm not sure if I've got the most updated version and I cant find a newer one on the Ati site. So please, if anyone knows some third party drivers that are out there specifically for gaming with my card, link the download links so I can game in peace -- as well as smoothness -- again.
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  • semipsychoticsemipsychotic Join Date: 2003-07-09 Member: 18061Members
    <a href='https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=27' target='_blank'>Here are the ATI drivers.</a>

    Counting down until somebody recommends the Omega drivers.

    Three.
    Two.
    One.
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  • ObstObst Join Date: 2003-03-12 Member: 14436Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://www.omegadrivers.net' target='_blank'>OMEGA DRIVERS</a>
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    edited July 2005
    OMEGANF DIRVER!S

    I win! Actually, though, I don't use them. I've heard good things, but video card drivers seem important enough that I don't want to mess around with a 3rd party that has no liability (although it's not like I can whine much to ATi if they screw me over either...).

    Edit: Curse you Obst, and curse my slightly less nimble fingers!
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    Not to be an idiot but, which one of the ATI drivers should I download? I'm no wizz at computers, and can actually be summed up into a complete moron with them. Hydra vision?

    I'll try omega. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • enf0rcerenf0rcer intrigued... Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14584Members
    Are they really that much better? I'm using them right now but I don't notice a difference.

    Someone care to explain what's different about them?
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    edited July 2005
    Go to ati.com.

    Click Drivers&Software.

    Click Windows XP Drivers and Software.

    Click RADEON.

    Click CATALYST 5.7 Windows XP - Driver Download.

    Replace Win XP with whatever OS you use.

    :edit:
    Wow, that filled up with posts rather quickly...
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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    Thanks Caboose, I'm downloading both the catalyst and omega. I'll wait to install until the feedback about whats different of omega is posted on this thread.
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  • semipsychoticsemipsychotic Join Date: 2003-07-09 Member: 18061Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Are they really that much better? I'm using them right now but I don't notice a difference.

    Someone care to explain what's different about them? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Catalyst vs. older Catalyst, or Omega vs. Catalyst? Either way, the formers in the pairs are supposed to be more optimized, streamlined, and have less bugs. I can't verify anything about Omegas since I don't have them, but I've heard great things about them.
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  • aeroripperaeroripper Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42471NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    omega drivers were coded by god, therefore are better obviously.
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  • enf0rcerenf0rcer intrigued... Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14584Members
    yea omega vs cats

    well optimized seems good <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Essentially, there is no differance between Omega and Catalyst. Omega is just the ATi drivers redistributed with some tweeks to the registry and a couple of custom apps used for overclocking and such.

    I havn't tryed the Omegas with my New Radeon 9800 XT yet, I might just do that.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    I love the Omega drivers, but since I got my Radeon 9600 Pro, the performance difference has been negligible. And I hate their goddamned control panel with a passion.

    Personally, I would recommend installing the latest CCC version of the ATI drivers (Catalyst AI is awesome), and using <a href='http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_1.html' target='_blank'>this</a> tweak guide to get the best performance.

    Don't be afraid to do it yourself. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> You might want to search Google for "Driver Cleaner", though. It's not a really big deal if you screw up (assuming you didn't screw up with overclocking). Just (if possible), uninstall the ATI drivers from Add & Remove Programs, then reboot in Safe Mode, run Driver Cleaner and clean all of the ATI driver residue up. Then reboot and reinstall drivers.
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