Omega Drivers

[Evnas]

This is a site ive known about for a long time, i just totaly forgot about it until now, heh. They offer tweaked drivers for ATi, and nVidia products, and even 3Dfx. But this is mainly here for those ppl who have been having problems with games and such...give their drivers a check out at www.omegacorner.com.

Heres a quote from the readme file...(note, this is from their version of the Catalyst 2.5 drivers...)

OMEGADRIVE here!
This are my "optimized" drivers for the ATI Radeon family
of video cards, this version (Omega 2.2.18) is for
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Special note:
THIS DRIVERS ARE MADE FOR GAMES, NOT BENCHMARKS!!!
THEY FIX GRAPHICAL ERRORS, STABILITY PROBLEMS
AND SOME SPEED ISSUES ONLY IN GAMES.
THEY ADD VISUAL QUALITY, STABILITY AND MORE OPTIONS.
IF YOU WANT DRIVERS FOR BENCHMARKS DOWNLOAD ATI'S
ORIGINAL DRIVERS INSTEAD FOR 3DMARK2K1 AND OTHER
BENCHMARKS.

New (Omega 2.2.18)
* After a long time out of the 2k/XP drivers, I'M BACK!!!
* Based on the leaked 6218 drivers from Saphiretech (Catalyst 2.5).
* Mixed BOTH Windows + the control panel + all
language files in one small package.
* Added a new resolution, 1200x900, and like the other "special"
resolutions, is only avaiable in one refresh rate setting.
* Now you can choose between 75Hz, 85Hz and 100Hz in the "special"
resolutions during setup.
* Added more tweaks to the drivers to speed them up.
* Added a new PowerPlay option.
* Vsinc slider is now present in the ATI control panel if you want
to force V-Sinc in D3D and OpenGL.
* Added the DX Override Refresh option in the ATI Displays Control Panel.
* Fixed Laptop support, now the drivers should install in ALL ATI Mobile
cards.
* Shaved some MBs off the drivers by removing the WDM files plus the
Control Panel setup files. (All languages still available)
* Very Important!!!
I have tested the drivers ONLY in Windows XP, not 2000 or any
mobility cards, so if you use them on Windows 2k PC or a Mobility
card, let me know the results. I made sure all settings for 2k and
mobile cards where correct, but I'm human and can make mistakes. Again,
let me know how it all goes in Win2k and/or Mobile cards by E-Mail
or by posting the problem in Driverheaven. Thanks.

[Amino]

Does the link to download the newest ATI drivers work for you? I keep getting a "page not found" error.

[Evnas]

Just tried and got the same. Went back a few pages for this one eh? hehe

*edit* And for those who are wondering...heres a part from the readme about this set...

OMEGADRIVE here!
This are my "optimized" drivers for the ATI Radeon family
of video cards, this version (Omega 2.4.07) is for
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Special note:
THIS DRIVERS ARE MADE FOR GAMES, NOT BENCHMARKS!!!
THEY FIX GRAPHICAL ERRORS, STABILITY PROBLEMS
AND SOME SPEED ISSUES ONLY IN GAMES.
THEY ADD VISUAL QUALITY, STABILITY AND MORE OPTIONS.
IF YOU WANT DRIVERS FOR BENCHMARKS DOWNLOAD ATI'S
ORIGINAL DRIVERS INSTEAD FOR 3DMARK2K1 AND OTHER
BENCHMARKS.

New (Omega 2.4.07)
* Based on the official 6307 ATI drivers (Catalyst 3.2)
* Added support for the following chipsets:
Radeon 9500 non Pro
Radeon 9800 Pro
* The SMARTGART control panel has been RE-ENABLED, ATI asked me to re-enable
it as a favor, so I did it.
* Fixed the FPD not showing in the Display CP.
* Removed various tweaks as they where no longer necessary.
* Added the 9500/9700 to 9800 hack, now the 9800 pipeline is enabled
by default in the drivers, there is going to be a BIG speed increase in
D3D for these cards.
* Changed a some stuff in the drivers setup, please read the installer
options more carefully now, they include some important info and it's now
better explained for newbies.