Alright alrady...

merlinxi

This is quite annoying because I always have problems with everything, everything.

I am going to stay calm and just explain.

I know beta drivers are not the best to use because they do have bugs which are apparent.

Here:
IN counter strike source, I get terrible frame rate slow down even on non heavy areas of the game, the only time I don't get slow down is when I look at the wall! Minding you by resoution is always on 1024 x 768. I really never had the luxury of ever playing any of my games on 1600x1200.

Like EQ2, EVEN on High performance mode the framerate slows down. That makes a lot of sense, I mean come on high performance would surely slow down an X800 XT to a crawl. I mean come on!! I know the video card is not struggling casue the max temp it never gets above 40 degrees celsius! (I have the ATI silencer 4.)

SO I said to myself LETS TRY THE OFFICAL NEW DRIVERS FROM ATI HAHAHHA!

BUT OF COURSE the Catalyst control panel doesn't work even after installing the net framework from Microsoft. I try to load it and it just gives me an hour glass and doesn't load! How remarkable! So now I can't activate the AI stuff. That's okay just another one of many problems with me.

PLease help.

Merlin

Mocca

Try this:

1. Do an uninstall of all ATi related drivers from controlpanel
2. Use Drivercleaner from Driverheaven's DL section.
3. Do a search on your C-Drive for ati* and delete them.
4. Download Omega 2.5.90
5. Disable your network connection or unplug the network cable
6. Reboot
7. Install Omega 2.5.90
8. Enable network connection or plug the network cable back in
9. Reboot

CS:S specific:

1. Go into advanced 3D option and disable Catalyst AI
2. Get a CS:S console by writing -console in CS:S Launch Options(rightclick CS:S in the gamebrowser and choose properties).
3. Before joining a game write "cl_smooth 0" in CS:S console inside CS:S without quotation marks and press enter.
4. Join a game and your problems are hopefully over.

I'm afraid I know nothing about EQ engine, but this works for my CS:S.

MindlessOath

Counter Strike source still has problems and new drivers will fix those problems. just relax. even the beta drivers dont have any fixes for the game.

you will have to wait for a release or two to get them fixed. many people are having the same problems, hell even some nvidia people are too. its a new game... we need the support for it, and its comming, things DO take time and manpower... and requirements to get those done.

Mocca

Yeah CS:S might be buggish, but I used the above "optimizations" or what you want to call it and CS:S is very playable here.
The cl_smooth 0 really helps alot for people struggling. -And CS:S doesn't look like it likes Catalyst AI at it's current state

Just try the 2 things above, helped me alot.