New Catalyst 3.0 Drivers

[Cowboy X]

ATI has their DX 9.0 drivers now updated as WHQL'd for all the radeon series and not just the 9700/9500 cards . Unfortunately though the Microsoft seal of approval is just about all that is new . You can find drivers for all operating systems here :

http://mirror.ati.com/support/driver.html


Edit : This should actually be called catalyst 3.0a

[Evnas]

I heard that the new Cats 3s fixed some bugs in the old Cat 3s

[jrbob]

The new cat3's are better that the Omega 3's

[Evnas]

Originally posted by jrbob
The new cat3's are better that the Omega 3's

They are BETTER then the Omegas? How so, cuz if they are, ill definatly give em a fly

[Cowboy X]

Rage 3d claims that it fixes stuttering in Open GL .

[Evnas]

Well the Omegas do that anyways, hehe

[Cowboy X]

From 3dChipset :

WinXP and 2000

Release Notes:

* RADEON™ 9700 / RADEON™ 9500 Series - OpenGL based games stutter after installing wxp-w2k-r9700-7-81-021213a-006924C.exe driver download package.
* Running the games Zanzarah or Star Trek-Amada II at 1024x767 32bpp with Anti Aliasing enabled at 6x no longer results in a black screen display.
* Selecting single player mode in Heavy Gear 2 has no longer results in display corruption when using the RADEON™ 9700 under Windows XP.
* Display corruption is no longer seen around the start button when using the RADEON™ 8500 under Windows XP.
* Running the game Serious Sam Second Encounter when using the RADEON™ 7000 under Windows XP, no longer results in a system hang when the display is set to a resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
* Playing Quake3 at high quality setting would result in display corruption when firing a weapon. This issue occurred when using the RADEON™ 7500 under Windows XP,
* After installing the display driver, the system no longer detects a standard TV instead of an HDTV.
* Running the CyberLink PowerDVD application and moving the display window around either the Windows XP or 2000 desktop no longer results in a system hang.
* Playing a DVD under the ATI MultiMedia centre in a Windows XP operating system with the All-in-Wonder™ 9700 PRO no longer results in low audio output.
* Running ShadowBane under a Windows XP system with a RADEON™ 9700 card installed no longer results in the log-in screen appearing as white blocks

Win98/Me

Release Notes:

* RADEON™ 9700 / RADEON™ 9500 Series - OpenGL based games stutter after installing wxp-w2k-r9700-7-81-021213a-006924C.exe driver download package.
* Running the games Zanzarah or Star Trek-Amada II at 1024x767 32bpp with Anti Aliasing enabled at 6x no longer results in a black screen display.
* Selecting single player mode in Heavy Gear 2 has no longer results in display corruption when using the RADEON™ 9700 under Windows XP.
* Display corruption is no longer seen around the start button when using the RADEON™ 8500 under Windows XP.
* Running the game Serious Sam Second Encounter when using the RADEON™ 7000 under Windows XP, no longer results in a system hang when the display is set to a resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
* Playing Quake3 at high quality setting would result in display corruption when firing a weapon. This issue occurred when using the RADEON™ 7500 under Windows XP,
* After installing the display driver, the system no longer detects a standard TV instead of an HDTV.
* Running the CyberLink PowerDVD application and moving the display window around either the Windows XP or 2000 desktop no longer results in a system hang.
* Playing a DVD under the ATI MultiMedia centre in a Windows XP operating system with the All-in-Wonder™ 9700 PRO no longer results in low audio output.
* Running ShadowBane under a Windows XP system with a RADEON™ 9700 card installed no longer results in the log-in screen appearing as white blocks

Control panel Release Notes: http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.net/ati/drivers/03.0_ReleaseNotes.pdf

Driver Mirrors :

Win98/Me = http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.net/ati/drivers/wme-radeon-7-81-021218a-007193c.exe

XP/2000 = http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.net/ati/drivers/wxp-w2k-radeon-7-81-021218a-007192c-efg.exe

Control Panel = http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.net/ati/drivers/control-panel-7-81-021218a-007192c-efg.exe

[PhobMX]

how do these drivers work with r8500LE??? should i install dx9 before cats 3??

[augustwest]

is there a new control panel or just use the old one?

[drewthomas14]

Originally posted by Cowboy X
ATI has their DX 9.0 drivers now updated as WHQL'd for all the radeon series and not just the 9700/9500 cards . Unfortunately though the Microsoft seal of approval is just about all that is new . You can find drivers for all operating systems here :

http://mirror.ati.com/support/driver.html


Edit : This should actually be called catalyst 3.0a
how's come they're not called 3.0a on the ati site? hopefully these fix my problems with my radeon 8500
Edit: it got me 34 more 3dmarks:rolleyes:

[13rian]

Originally posted by PhobMX
how do these drivers work with r8500LE??? should i install dx9 before cats 3??

what he sed... [in my case, win98se]

[Cowboy X]

According to what I saw over at rage 3d , you don't have to install Direct X 9 . The drivers apparently work with Directx X 8.1 and 8.2 as well. But the older cats will not work if Direct X 9 is installed .

I call the drivers 3.0a as do several websites because they are not the same as the original 3.0 drivers . If it was just the 3.0 driver with a WHQL certification then you could just call it a3.0 WHQL . But as listed above there are several fixes not related to simple WHQL approval .

[Cowboy X]

Oh yeah there is a control panel , but I'm not sure though if the control panel is different between 3.0 and 3.0a . It is definitely newer than the 2.3-2.5 control panels .

[Evnas]

Originally posted by Cowboy X
But the older cats will not work if Direct X 9 is installed .


I had the Cat 2.5s and 2.4s working fine with DX 9

[Cowboy X]

News to me .............. I'll at least say they aren't certified to work .

[Stumpjumper5200]

Control panels are the same version numbers. The control panel doesn't update as often as the drivers do.

[1-Man-Army]

do i need the control panels i dont even no what the heck they do

[augustwest]

just allows you to change some driver settings like aa and other stuff. pretty nice. i would recomend it. but no you dont need it.

[Cisco Kid]

Nice thing about the Omega driver that I am using is there is no control panel it is all rolled into one which imho is better. Performance has been solid with the omega 2355's and DX9 for me!!!!!

Cisco KId:cool: :D

[PhobMX]

Originally posted by Cisco Kid
Nice thing about the Omega driver that I am using is there is no control panel it is all rolled into one which imho is better. Performance has been solid with the omega 2355's and DX9 for me!!!!!

Cisco KId:cool: :D

wtf!!! i didnt know you where an omega pro with the catalysts already fast and solid... :eek:

[Stumpjumper5200]

Really? I thought you needed the control panel. I think it's next to pointless without it anyway!

[Cisco Kid]

Originally posted by Stumpjumper5200
Really? I thought you needed the control panel. I think it's next to pointless without it anyway!

control panel is part of the omeaga 2355 driver already it is incorporated as one not 2 installs as it is with ATI Cat 3.0 and then control anel driver separate.

IMHO the Omega 2355 (which as you prolly know is a tweaked version of the Cat 3.0 but with some minor bug fixes) is a great driver.

Cisco KId;)

[dave4925]

install dx 9, then driver, then control panel
the control panel includes all of the cool features of the radeon series that you can tweak, including smartgart. I wouldnt skip it.

[Evnas]

SmartGart is really pointless in the end...all it does is allow u to change what speed AGP ur card is running at, and if FastWrite is enabled or not..both usless IMO.