- Joined
- Oct 6, 2004
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Ok
I normally am a strict Nvidia card user when it comes to graphics card however this time I have decided to try out an ATI product - the ATI X1900XT 512mb PCI-E card. As a side note I will be replacing the stock cooling with an AC Accelero X2 cooler.
I intend on using Driver Cleaner Pro to remove all the Nvidia Forceware drivers I am currently using with my 6800 NU.
Here is where it gets confusing for me....
Driver selection
In these forums I have seen ATI's reference drivers, NGO's custom drivers, and Omega drivers referred to fairly regularly. I have checked those driver websites and they all seem decent with fair support. I used Omega drivers long long ago with an old GeForce2 card to increase performance at the cost of detail but havent used anything but the chipset manufacturers reference drivers since then.
What is the difference between the ATI, NGO, and Omega drivers? Are the NGO and Omega drivers 'performance' drivers which sacrifice detail and *may* be slightly less compatible while the ATI drivers are the standard reference drivers written for compatibility and are somewhat cumbersome?
I have read that the Catalyst Control Center that comes with ATI reference drivers is a real resource hog while the ATI Tray Tool requires Microsoft.Net to be used both of which dont thrill me to terribly much.
Any help would be appreciated. In the past problems with ATIs drivers conflicting with various software/hardware is one of the main reasons I have stuck with Nvidia. I am hoping to avoid problems if possible this time.
I intend on using Driver Cleaner Pro to remove all the Nvidia Forceware drivers I am currently using with my 6800 NU.
Here is where it gets confusing for me....
Driver selection
In these forums I have seen ATI's reference drivers, NGO's custom drivers, and Omega drivers referred to fairly regularly. I have checked those driver websites and they all seem decent with fair support. I used Omega drivers long long ago with an old GeForce2 card to increase performance at the cost of detail but havent used anything but the chipset manufacturers reference drivers since then.
What is the difference between the ATI, NGO, and Omega drivers? Are the NGO and Omega drivers 'performance' drivers which sacrifice detail and *may* be slightly less compatible while the ATI drivers are the standard reference drivers written for compatibility and are somewhat cumbersome?
I have read that the Catalyst Control Center that comes with ATI reference drivers is a real resource hog while the ATI Tray Tool requires Microsoft.Net to be used both of which dont thrill me to terribly much.
Any help would be appreciated. In the past problems with ATIs drivers conflicting with various software/hardware is one of the main reasons I have stuck with Nvidia. I am hoping to avoid problems if possible this time.
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