CATALYST beta posting of 8.07 driver

***Zardon*** · Sep 27, 2004, 03:51 PM

A beta of 8.07 has been made available at the link below:

http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4649.html (just click on the “driver hotfix” text to download the driver)

ATI has decided to make the 8.07 beta driver available to the public for a variety of reasons:

The 8.07 beta driver fixes a random hang issue with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic when loading / switching levels. We have received a significant number of bug reports for this issue and feel that it should be addressed as quickly as possible.
ATI wants to provide its RADEON X700 customers with the same level of performance and gaming experience as shown in the recent RADEON X700 reviews. Unfortunately due to the time requirements to ship RADEON X700s to retail shelves a now out-dated 8.04 driver had to be used for the software CD.
The 8.07 beta driver includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive use of graphics memory.

***Zardon*** · Sep 27, 2004, 04:04 PM

Stu and myself have been playing with these drivers for a while now, and you should be seeing some pretty large gains guys, let me know how you get on.

***Veridian3*** · Sep 27, 2004, 04:14 PM

*cough - Doom3 - cough*

Logla · Sep 27, 2004, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

The 8.07 beta driver includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive use of graphics memory.

This bug affecting cards with 256MB of memory, does it apply to my X800Pro?

I only ask because as soon as I got my new card, I started to get random reboots and crashes. I asumed I had elecrostaticly damaged my cpu because I dropped it whilst cleaning out my rig and bent some pins.

But the problem seems to have gone away since I installed the 4.9s and the KX drivers in place of the creative drivers.

Shinjikun · Sep 27, 2004, 04:24 PM

If this driver turns out to be good (overall performance) I think people would like to see the modded versions as well (Omega

).

**MIG-31** · Sep 27, 2004, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

The 8.07 beta driver includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive use of graphics memory.

im curious about this quote also for 256mb x800pro's.

id like to know as i have only just done a clean install of my os at the weekend.don't want to stuff up a clean install of the 4.9's.

interspaced · Sep 27, 2004, 04:27 PM

experienced some corruption on counterstrike source. Some of the walls flash with checked colours.

edit:this is with a sapphire atlantis 9800 pro Wish i could post a screenshot but have nowhere to upload it. On some walls it flashes with this checked patten of red and green purple. Hope that helps

***Zardon*** · Sep 27, 2004, 04:27 PM

yes your boards are 256, install this set and record gains. run a few tests before installing then after, post your findings.

***Zardon*** · Sep 27, 2004, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veridian3

*cough - Doom3 - cough*

well not only that but a forthcoming popular benchmark as well....

***Zardon*** · Sep 27, 2004, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by interspaced

expianced some corruption on counterstrike source. Some of the walls flash with checked colours

take a few screenshots if you can please and post your full system specification.

***Veridian3*** · Sep 27, 2004, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by interspaced

expianced some corruption on counterstrike source. Some of the walls flash with checked colours

I believe thats a source bug, not driver. Dependant on your details settings. Having tested source exstensivley with these drivers on max settings i'm seeing nothing weird.

interspaced · Sep 27, 2004, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veridian3

I believe thats a source bug, not driver. Dependant on your details settings. Having tested source exstensivley with these drivers on max settings i'm seeing nothing weird.

Your probably right i've seen reports like it on the steam forums but i must admit it's not frequent and it's mainly with 9800 pro cards.
Strange thing is i saw it when i installed these drivers.

Son_of_Thunder · Sep 27, 2004, 04:56 PM

anybody have any numbers to post?

Clubber · Sep 27, 2004, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by interspaced

experienced some corruption on counterstrike source. Some of the walls flash with checked colours.

edit:this is with a 9800 pro Wish i could post a screenshot but have nowhere to upload it. On some walls it flashes with this checked patten of red and green purple. Hope that helps

You can upload your screenshots here bro. http://www.imageshack.us/index.php

Dark Lord · Sep 27, 2004, 05:11 PM

so are these a replacement to cat 4.9s or what? im kinda confused on that.

NeoTribal · Sep 27, 2004, 05:14 PM

W00t! I've been wanting them to fix this SW:KOTOR issue for quite some time now... Thanks ATI!

(On a side note, I read from the game developers [Bioware forums] that the reason why this issue was happening in the game was due to poor OpenGL implementation in the drivers... glad to see ATI is making good things happen with OpenGL!

)

I do have to admit though, I think I'll wait until these fixes make it into Omegas Drivers, since my card is only 128mb, and I am loving the 4.9 based Omega's performance...

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 27, 2004, 05:14 PM

any performance upgrades on 128mb cards like my good ol 9700 pro?

Shinjikun · Sep 27, 2004, 05:17 PM

Me and my good ol' 9500 Pro would like that indeed.

***Zardon*** · Sep 27, 2004, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by another-user

so are these a replacement to cat 4.9s or what? im kinda confused on that.

they are a newer set yes.

**MIG-31** · Sep 27, 2004, 05:21 PM

so far wolfenstein and q3 run smoother than 4.9's.......

yet to test out doom3 and farcry.

Shinjikun · Sep 27, 2004, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

so far wolfenstein and q3 run smoother than 4.9's.......

yet to test out doom3 and farcry.

What type of Radeon card do you have MiG?

**MIG-31** · Sep 27, 2004, 05:25 PM

allready mentioned in this thread..... but no biggie

sapphire x800pro

Shinjikun · Sep 27, 2004, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

allready mentioned in this thread..... but no biggie

sapphire x800pro

D'oh! Should have looked at Pg.1 -- sorry!

**MIG-31** · Sep 27, 2004, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinjikun

D'oh! Should have looked at Pg.1 -- sorry!

no problem it happens.

i have had quite a good number of cards to date,both nvidia and ati but must say it will be something to make me get shut of this card.

apoch003 · Sep 27, 2004, 05:36 PM

I don't see any noticeable improvement, personally. But that's only to my eyes, not benching. Anyone have any numbers?

DH Geeks · Sep 27, 2004, 05:39 PM

Is 8.07 considered as Catalyst 4.10 Beta?

Dark Lord · Sep 27, 2004, 05:52 PM

4.9s
3dmark03 - 9850

new 8.07s
3dmark03 9955

im gonna go try doom3 and see how things go

just tried doom3, since i cant run the time demo for some reason i just whent to hell for a bit. 1024x768 2xaa ultra, gave me pretty steady 60s, not dropped below 30.

probably should mention im useing an x800pro.

Lith1um · Sep 27, 2004, 05:59 PM

Ive got to admit it, ATI has been kicking some booty in the driver support arena for us.

Terry and the crew are doing a fine job imo.

I cant wait to see the updated xp64 driver Terry said is on the way soon.

Things like these hotfix drivers go a long way toward showing ATI's level of commitment. You can really tell they are working hard to make progress.

interspaced · Sep 27, 2004, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clubber

You can upload your screenshots here bro. http://www.imageshack.us/index.php

Thanks for that as a reward you get to see my problem. I have taken 2 screenshots of the 2 types of artifacts i've spotted.

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/9256/betaglitch1.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/3770/betaglitch2.jpg

Son_of_Thunder · Sep 27, 2004, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by interspaced

Thanks for that as a reward you get to see my problem. I have taken 2 screenshots of the 2 types of artifacts i've spotted.

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/9256/betaglitch1.jpg
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/3770/betaglitch2.jpg

psychedelic man...

what settings are you running in Source? do your CP settings match your source settings/set to app control?

Sep 27, 2004, 03:51 PM	#1
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,267 Rep Power: 3150	CATALYST beta posting of 8.07 driver A beta of 8.07 has been made available at the link below: http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4649.html (just click on the “driver hotfix” text to download the driver) ATI has decided to make the 8.07 beta driver available to the public for a variety of reasons: The 8.07 beta driver fixes a random hang issue with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic when loading / switching levels. We have received a significant number of bug reports for this issue and feel that it should be addressed as quickly as possible. ATI wants to provide its RADEON X700 customers with the same level of performance and gaming experience as shown in the recent RADEON X700 reviews. Unfortunately due to the time requirements to ship RADEON X700s to retail shelves a now out-dated 8.04 driver had to be used for the software CD. The 8.07 beta driver includes a memory allocation bug fix for all AGP RADEON products with 256 of MB of memory that significantly improves performance for applications that make intensive use of graphics memory.

Sep 27, 2004, 04:24 PM	#5
Shinjikun 第3 子供 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nerv HQ Posts: 1,322 Rep Power: 0	If this driver turns out to be good (overall performance) I think people would like to see the modded versions as well (Omega ). __________________ Xfire: [Shinji1225 \ Status] A7N8X-E Deluxe Athlon XP 2500+ (@ 2.2 GHz 11x200 MHz FSB) Corsair TwinX XMS 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel (2-2-3-5) [color=red]ATi [/color][color=white]Radeon 9500 Pro (@ 330\310) \ [/color][color=white]Omega Catalyst Drivers v2.5.90[/color] [color=white]Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU[/color]

Sep 27, 2004, 04:27 PM	#7
interspaced DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 293 Rep Power: 0	experienced some corruption on counterstrike source. Some of the walls flash with checked colours. edit:this is with a sapphire atlantis 9800 pro Wish i could post a screenshot but have nowhere to upload it. On some walls it flashes with this checked patten of red and green purple. Hope that helps Last edited by interspaced; Sep 27, 2004 at 06:36 PM.

Sep 27, 2004, 04:56 PM	#13
Son_of_Thunder DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,434 Rep Power: 37 System Specs	anybody have any numbers to post? __________________

Sep 27, 2004, 05:14 PM	#16
NeoTribal 1" Lobes! =D Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 187 Rep Power: 0	W00t! I've been wanting them to fix this SW:KOTOR issue for quite some time now... Thanks ATI! (On a side note, I read from the game developers [Bioware forums] that the reason why this issue was happening in the game was due to poor OpenGL implementation in the drivers... glad to see ATI is making good things happen with OpenGL! ) I do have to admit though, I think I'll wait until these fixes make it into Omegas Drivers, since my card is only 128mb, and I am loving the 4.9 based Omega's performance... __________________ To the Dark Tower Childe Roland went...

Sep 27, 2004, 04:04 PM	#2
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,267 Rep Power: 3150	Stu and myself have been playing with these drivers for a while now, and you should be seeing some pretty large gains guys, let me know how you get on.

Sep 27, 2004, 04:14 PM	#3
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 2,999 Rep Power: 72	cough - Doom3 - cough

Sep 27, 2004, 05:11 PM	#15
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,584 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	so are these a replacement to cat 4.9s or what? im kinda confused on that.

Sep 27, 2004, 05:14 PM	#17
BiGBrOwNPimpsta DH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,224 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	any performance upgrades on 128mb cards like my good ol 9700 pro? __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| ATI TV Wonder Elite \| Logitech G7 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 27, 2004, 05:17 PM	#18
Shinjikun 第3 子供 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nerv HQ Posts: 1,322 Rep Power: 0	Me and my good ol' 9500 Pro would like that indeed. __________________ Xfire: [Shinji1225 \ Status] A7N8X-E Deluxe Athlon XP 2500+ (@ 2.2 GHz 11x200 MHz FSB) Corsair TwinX XMS 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel (2-2-3-5) [color=red]ATi [/color][color=white]Radeon 9500 Pro (@ 330\310) \ [/color][color=white]Omega Catalyst Drivers v2.5.90[/color] [color=white]Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU[/color]

Sep 27, 2004, 05:21 PM	#20
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,584 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	so far wolfenstein and q3 run smoother than 4.9's....... yet to test out doom3 and farcry. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Sep 27, 2004, 05:25 PM	#22
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,584 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	allready mentioned in this thread..... but no biggie sapphire x800pro __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Sep 27, 2004, 05:36 PM	#25
apoch003 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: usa Posts: 222 Rep Power: 0	I don't see any noticeable improvement, personally. But that's only to my eyes, not benching. Anyone have any numbers?

Sep 27, 2004, 05:39 PM	#26
DH Geeks DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0	Is 8.07 considered as Catalyst 4.10 Beta?

Sep 27, 2004, 05:52 PM	#27
Dark Lord DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,584 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	4.9s 3dmark03 - 9850 new 8.07s 3dmark03 9955 im gonna go try doom3 and see how things go just tried doom3, since i cant run the time demo for some reason i just whent to hell for a bit. 1024x768 2xaa ultra, gave me pretty steady 60s, not dropped below 30. probably should mention im useing an x800pro. Last edited by another-user; Sep 27, 2004 at 06:16 PM.

Sep 27, 2004, 05:59 PM	#28
Lith1um DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Ive got to admit it, ATI has been kicking some booty in the driver support arena for us. Terry and the crew are doing a fine job imo. I cant wait to see the updated xp64 driver Terry said is on the way soon. Things like these hotfix drivers go a long way toward showing ATI's level of commitment. You can really tell they are working hard to make progress.