go for omega 4.12 or go for omega 5.1 or cat 5.2?

EvaUnitXIV · Feb 10, 2005, 05:39 AM

which will have a better impact with my rig?

amd 2600+ barton @ 2.21ghz
1280mb pc 3200 ram
9800pro stock (till my vga silencer arrives)

BWX · Feb 10, 2005, 05:52 AM

Try the latest Omega's.. Then try latest CAT's and see what you think. I like the Omega's.

EvaUnitXIV · Feb 10, 2005, 06:27 AM

i forgot i'm currently using omega 4.12 omega 5.1 and cat 5.2 are dling

BWX · Feb 10, 2005, 07:48 AM

If you don't like the CCC go with Omega's- That's what I do.. But I think you should try both. Just use drivercleaner before install (in safe mode) to make sure you get a clean install.

EvaUnitXIV · Feb 11, 2005, 12:57 AM

think i'll wait for 5.2 omega

terror_adagio · Feb 11, 2005, 10:10 AM

Drivers based off 4.12 are still the best recent drivers to date, in terms of performance/stability ratio.

EvaUnitXIV · Feb 11, 2005, 02:31 PM

better than 5.1 omega?

UnTouchAble · Feb 11, 2005, 04:03 PM

4.12's are the best!

Well for Source that is and other games such as Battlefield

LDBlues · Feb 11, 2005, 04:55 PM

Stay with 4.12 omega.....wait until 5.2 omegas come out.

riles9262 · Feb 11, 2005, 06:44 PM

I"m happy with the 4.12 set (unian or omega)

Redstone · Feb 11, 2005, 07:42 PM

I am waiting to here people talk about how a new driver is way better than omega's 4.12 in source games.

GeneralClaymore · Feb 12, 2005, 03:50 PM

if u care about bug fixes and inprovment in games , and not 3dmark nor aquamark. and you play games and not benchmarks, i would recommand the newest cats.

kubstix · Feb 14, 2005, 12:27 AM

Hmm i think you have that backwards. I was always told if you don't care about 3dmark then use the Omegas. If all you want to do is benchmark and have decent game quality, use ATI's. Don't know if thats changed but i haven't used ATI's drivers since the 3.6's. I mean its been proven Omegas drivers give more FPS in games and better IQ.

TJ- · Feb 14, 2005, 12:46 AM

aggreed that the omegas 4.12 are stilll the best ive tried... no need to change cause they work very well

Feb 10, 2005, 05:39 AM	#1
EvaUnitXIV DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	go for omega 4.12 or go for omega 5.1 or cat 5.2? which will have a better impact with my rig? amd 2600+ barton @ 2.21ghz 1280mb pc 3200 ram 9800pro stock (till my vga silencer arrives) __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Abit KV8 Buffalo 2x512mb PC3200 ram 40GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD (Boot) 2x250GB WD SE 8mb Cache 7200rpm HD (Filedump) Benq 1620 Pro Liteon 1635s x800GTO @ x800XL SB Audigy Gamer WinXp Pro /w Sp2

Feb 10, 2005, 05:52 AM	#2
BWX Spinal Tapped Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,570 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Try the latest Omega's.. Then try latest CAT's and see what you think. I like the Omega's. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

Feb 10, 2005, 06:27 AM	#3
EvaUnitXIV DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	i forgot i'm currently using omega 4.12 omega 5.1 and cat 5.2 are dling __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Abit KV8 Buffalo 2x512mb PC3200 ram 40GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD (Boot) 2x250GB WD SE 8mb Cache 7200rpm HD (Filedump) Benq 1620 Pro Liteon 1635s x800GTO @ x800XL SB Audigy Gamer WinXp Pro /w Sp2

Feb 10, 2005, 07:48 AM	#4
BWX Spinal Tapped Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,570 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	If you don't like the CCC go with Omega's- That's what I do.. But I think you should try both. Just use drivercleaner before install (in safe mode) to make sure you get a clean install. __________________ One Big Ass Mistake America

Feb 11, 2005, 12:57 AM	#5
EvaUnitXIV DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	think i'll wait for 5.2 omega __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Abit KV8 Buffalo 2x512mb PC3200 ram 40GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD (Boot) 2x250GB WD SE 8mb Cache 7200rpm HD (Filedump) Benq 1620 Pro Liteon 1635s x800GTO @ x800XL SB Audigy Gamer WinXp Pro /w Sp2

Feb 11, 2005, 10:10 AM	#6
terror_adagio DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 46 Rep Power: 0	Drivers based off 4.12 are still the best recent drivers to date, in terms of performance/stability ratio.

Feb 11, 2005, 02:31 PM	#7
EvaUnitXIV DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	better than 5.1 omega? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Abit KV8 Buffalo 2x512mb PC3200 ram 40GB Maxtor 7200rpm HD (Boot) 2x250GB WD SE 8mb Cache 7200rpm HD (Filedump) Benq 1620 Pro Liteon 1635s x800GTO @ x800XL SB Audigy Gamer WinXp Pro /w Sp2

Feb 11, 2005, 04:03 PM	#8
UnTouchAble DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S-O-T Posts: 348 Rep Power: 0	4.12's are the best! Well for Source that is and other games such as Battlefield

Feb 11, 2005, 04:55 PM	#9
LDBlues DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC Posts: 48 Rep Power: 0	Stay with 4.12 omega.....wait until 5.2 omegas come out.

Feb 11, 2005, 06:44 PM	#10
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,839 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	I"m happy with the 4.12 set (unian or omega) __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Feb 11, 2005, 07:42 PM	#11
Redstone CEO Vandelay Industries Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Left Coast Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0	I am waiting to here people talk about how a new driver is way better than omega's 4.12 in source games. __________________ [COLOR=#66ccff]Intel [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]PIV - 3.0e @ [COLOR=darkorange]3.39[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Cooled by[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]SWIftech [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]MCX4000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Asus[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]P4P800 SE[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Powered by[/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff] Antec [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]TruePower 430[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Kingston [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen][COLOR=sienna]Hyperx 4x512MB - PC3200 - 2.5-3-3-8 @ 1:1 timings [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]ATI [/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]Radeon X1950 Pro AGP - Omega Drivers 3.8.421 (Cat 7.10) displayed on a [/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Samsung[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]930B LCD[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Creative [/COLOR][COLOR=sienna]Sound Blaster Audigy 4[/COLOR] [COLOR=#66ccff]Win[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99][COLOR=sienna]XP Home stored on a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Western Digital[/COLOR][COLOR=#ffcc99] [COLOR=sienna]1200GB Sata with a[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#66ccff]Seagate[/COLOR] [COLOR=sienna]10GB Barracuda IV Slave[/COLOR]

Feb 12, 2005, 03:50 PM	#12
GeneralClaymore DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	if u care about bug fixes and inprovment in games , and not 3dmark nor aquamark. and you play games and not benchmarks, i would recommand the newest cats. __________________

Feb 14, 2005, 12:27 AM	#13
kubstix DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Hmm i think you have that backwards. I was always told if you don't care about 3dmark then use the Omegas. If all you want to do is benchmark and have decent game quality, use ATI's. Don't know if thats changed but i haven't used ATI's drivers since the 3.6's. I mean its been proven Omegas drivers give more FPS in games and better IQ.

Feb 14, 2005, 12:46 AM	#14
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,682 Rep Power: 0	aggreed that the omegas 4.12 are stilll the best ive tried... no need to change cause they work very well __________________ new sig comming soon