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Old Dec 20, 2002, 11:05 AM   #1
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New ATI Catalyst Drivers version 3.0
Get the goods!!!!

Be sure to follow my install guide if you have any problems. Some people seem to think just using RegCleaner to remove ATI keys is a clean install... it's not.
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 11:25 AM   #2
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How come radeon 9500 and 9700 are certified and all other Radeons are not?
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 11:31 AM   #3
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Is there any mirrors available??

Ati's site is damn slow! It would take 5hours to download those.
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 11:31 AM   #4
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I have no clue. Maybe because those are the only cards to support DirectX 9.
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 11:32 AM   #5
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Mirrors will be up soon I'm sure.
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 11:42 AM   #6
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The server is slowwwwwwwwwwww
guys guys guys
Catalyst 3 is up
but it take time to download stupid ati
didn't organize the launch of Catalyst 3 very well....
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 11:45 AM   #7
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I hope they will my screen wont get black when running games as with Catalyst 2.4 and 2.5 did..
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Re: The server is slowwwwwwwwwwww
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guys guys guys
Catalyst 3 is up
but it take time to download stupid ati
didn't organize the launch of Catalyst 3 very well....
well just dont try and download the full DX9 222mb package, its dropped on me from over 150k a second to 11k.......
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Ok my initial findings with these drivers: Vsync seems to be FORCED ON no matter what the control panel setting is. I had to force it off with Powerstrip 3DM2k1 is down a good 100pts, but I could care less as long as real games are better.
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 12:12 PM   #10
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had no problem at all to download directx and the new drivers...
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 12:14 PM   #11
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No vsync problems here. 3DMark scores are about the same, but 3DMark was made obsolete when the 9700 hit the shelves. Initial tests show that my stuttering in UT 2003 may be fixed. This still requires more testing though. So far I haven't experienced any problems.

Be sure to follow my little install guide *shameless plug*
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 12:19 PM   #12
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Re: Re: The server is slowwwwwwwwwwww
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well just dont try and download the full DX9 222mb package, its dropped on me from over 150k a second to 11k.......
I am getting 75k on the 31 meg DX9 redistributable exe when i would normally get around 400-800k from MS
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31MB DX9 redistributable package from M$, just in case anyone else wasn't really looking forward to the 222MB download on a 56K.
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Is there any chance that any of you know how to hack the .ini's so I can try these new drivers with my Mobilty 7500?
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Mirror Mirror where are my ATI cats?
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 01:38 PM   #16
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just grabbed the new catalyst set off of the ati download page...no connection issues here (200+k/s). installed dx9 using that web setup thingy....then after a clean install of the cats i havent run into the vsync problem that zarathustra had...everything is just peachy on my end. (win2ksp3/r8500/dx9)


fwap fwap fwap.....aaannnnddddd done.
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 01:43 PM   #17
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Cool!
Personnally I don't give a monkey's how well DX9/Catalyst3 drivers play games, 'cos I don't!

But, I am impressed to finally get a driver set that does not leave artifacts all over the screen when used with CursorXP!!!
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anyword on 64bit and 128bit colors with these drivers?
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Well damn, guess I'll have to do some reinstallation crap to fix the vsync
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why does the main page say it supports the 8500...but ATI doesn't mention it
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OK, installed the new 3.0 ATI with DX9 and got a rather disappointing performance DECREASE to the tune of 300 points.

Also my system seems slow to respond in all operations. I mean normal window functions are very slow. What's that all about?
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 08:32 PM   #22
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Sounds like a corrupt driver install. Follow the link in my sig =)
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Old Dec 20, 2002, 08:55 PM   #23
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I am using radeon 9700 on win 2k and I can't install the drivers, help helppp
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Installed Cat 3.0, DX9 lost 150 points in 3d Mark2001se but who cares!! UT2K3 runs smoother and looks great! DVD playback images are smoother sharper and clearer too One thing on Ati's main page where I downloaded the Cat 3's they mentioned a new mmc and hydravision in the Cat package but they're a no show in the download
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I had trouble with them my It Disable My AGP slot in my dx tool box I was piss. So what you can do is go display manger then go ati radeon dispaly and go right click pro. then updated drivers then you get keep the new contral panel. My score back to nomral after I did I lost 2400 points with AGP diable
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I installed them on my 98se rig. I lost 100 points in 3dmark. Some of the little niggling problems have returned that existed in the 2.3's and previous. Rollcage 2, AKA Death Track Racing, does that thing where exiting the program results in video acceleration becoming disabled until a reboot. Big Scale Racing will flash corrupt -liney looking- graphics on occasion. That's the only probs I found so far.

I haven't been as thorough in my testing as I usually am. Not having a 9700 kind of steals some of the fun out of the update.

BUMMER, those demos absolutely do not work with an 8500, I get some error about not being able to find a suitable graphics adapter. I figured that they would at least WORK, even if I didn't see some of the enhanced effects. I mean, they said they were "optimised" for the 9700, not "only for" the 9700....

I guess you have to have a 9700 to be impressed with these new drivers and DX9. -sigh- Maybe when someone finally develops that "infinite cash" wallet......

Anyone want to donate a 9700 to me?

I'll install them on the WinXP rigs tomorrow, of course they only have 8500dv's in them, so I don't expect to be impressed with that either.
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Thumbs Up! very positive for me.....
I installed the new set last night and was initially dissapointed with them, the old stuttering was there. So I performed a clean install of windows XP and installed DX9 from the 220 meg SDK download (got that in 20 minutes) then the new cats.

And no im not saying you guys should reformat and reinstall your operating system just to install these. Its just the way I work with new driver sets, ive my rig also set up with multiple hard drives, so that isnt a problem.

Opengl games are now smooth for me, unlike the previous DX9 sets. D3D games run just as well as the last DX9 Ati set.

3dmark is benching the same for me with no visible loss or increase in score.... still around the 15,000 mark.

A very fine set, ive ran MOHAA, MOHAA spearhead, Serious sam 2, RTCW and a few others, all are working perfectly with no shuddering experienced with previous sets.

The old demos I had downloaded from the ATi site didnt work so the new versions had to be redownloaded. Screensavers are also very pretty.

I am keeping these on, nice IQ and work great in games. They also appear to have solved some issues with my dual monitor setup and ultramonitor 2.
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Well, I after putting in the drivers and getting those diaappointing results, I downloaded the DX9 redistributable (the 32 meg one) and regained about 50 points in 3DMark. So I only lost 50 points.....

Where is that big mega download of DX9? I didn't spot it. I might as well get it.
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glad I got it last night
thats strange....... it was linking from the ATI site to t