http://eastore.ea.com/store/eaapac/en_AU/DisplayProductDetailsPage/productID.99571900/pgm.64954300
Use your EA downloader or sign up for an account and you get it for free but be quick.
Starcraft 2 inspired ATI Catalyst 10.7a beta drivers
01
Aug
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/ATICat107aBetaDriver.aspx
i,m yet to try them as i am loving the OTHER beta drivers but i,ll throw these on and try my tests again.
ATI Catalyst™ 10.7a beta driver features:
?Starcraft II: Support for Anti-Aliasing through the ATI Catalyst Control Center when using a Windows® 7, Windows Vista® or Windows XP based system with an:
?ATI Radeon™ HD 5xxx series graphics card or ATI Radeon Mobility equivalent series of products
?ATI Radeon HD 4xxx series graphics card or ATI Radeon Mobility equivalent series of products
?ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series graphics card or ATI Radeon Mobility equivalent series of products
?ATI Radeon HD 2xxx series graphics card or ATI Radeon Mobility equivalent series of products
?Improved performance for Quad ATI CrossFireX™ for Eyefinity™ supported configurations
Catalyst 10.7 Beta from ATI review
30
Jul
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU74ATICat107PreviewDriver.aspx
anyone try these yet.
now i had no real issues with 10.7 but thought what the hell,
these upgraded drivers and ccc etc so they seem newer than the whql.
all went fine then i started testing games.
first thing i did though was change AA mode to adaptive, now in most games that do AA i new this may make a difference but in the past it has never been much, but in these drivers at least for me it makes a big difference in games like
batman arkhum asylum and UT3 which don’t *use* AA supposedly but swapping this setting in some cases doubled performance and visually apart from a few jagged pills looked the same.
also testing farcry2 and not as huge a difference but it was there none the less.
i,ll give a few more a run and see how i go.
ok after some testing as seen below seems these drivers are doing very nicely for me at least.
i have benchmarked alot of games and ones like resident evil 5 just sit on 60 smooth as silk completely maxed out.
BUT
this is using 4x box AA and
adaptive anti aliasing…honestly they look great but not too sure how the AA is holding up, i,ll try and get some closeups to compare.
ATI Catalyst™ 10.7 Beta OpenGL ES 2.0 Back
Last Updated
7/26/2010
Article Number
GPU-74
ATI Catalyst™ 10.7 Beta Driver Feature:
The release of this software driver from AMD delivers support for the OpenGL ES 2.0 industry standard being developed to bring plug-in free 3D graphics to the Internet through open-source web browsers.
Instructions:
Download and install the ATI Catalyst beta driver from the following location:?ATI Catalyst 10.7 beta driver for Windows® 7 / Windows Vista®
?ATI Catalyst 10.7 beta driver for Windows® XP
Refer to Article 20870 for detailed instructions on how to properly install the ATI Catalyst beta driverNote! This driver is provided as is and is not supported by AMD. It has not completed full AMD testing and is only a beta driver.
Applicable Products:
This article applies to the following configuration(s):?Hardware
?ATI Radeon™ HD 5xxx and ATI Radeon Mobility equivalent series of products
?ATI Radeon HD 4xxx and ATI Radeon Mobility equivalent series of products
?ATI Radeon HD 3xxx and ATI Radeon Mobility equivalent series of products
?ATI Radeon HD 2xxx and ATI Radeon Mobility equivalent series of products
?ATI FirePro™ Professional series of products
?Software
?ATI Catalyst Control Center
?Operating System(s)
?Windows 7 32-bit Edition
?Windows 7 64-bit Edition
?Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
?Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
?Windows XP Professional / Home
?Windows XP Media Center Edition
?Windows XP 64-bit Edition
just did a run with crapsis warhead and got some goodish results as well.DX9 GAMER
Quote:
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor @ 3919 Mhz
CPU ID: AMD64 Family 16 Model 10 Stepping 0
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Physical memory: 8.00 GB
Display adapter: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series 1024 MB
Driver version: Catalyst 10.7 (8.753.2-100718a-102539E)================================================== ============
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 3502, Recorded Time: 92.69s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 80.00s, Average FPS: 43.78
Min FPS: 24.95 at frame 75, Max FPS: 60.22 at frame 955
Average Tri/Sec: 6423163, Tri/Frame: 146731
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 3.56
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 75.98s, Average FPS: 46.09
Min FPS: 24.95 at frame 75, Max FPS: 60.22 at frame 955
Average Tri/Sec: 7702331, Tri/Frame: 167100
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 3.12
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 75.91s, Average FPS: 46.13
Min FPS: 24.95 at frame 75, Max FPS: 60.22 at frame 955
Average Tri/Sec: 7648514, Tri/Frame: 165786
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 3.15
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
================================================== ============//////////// Summary \\\\\\\\\\\\\07/31/2010 09:50:55 – Microsoft Windows 7 ProfessionalDirectX 9.0c GAMER 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1920 x 1080 AA 4xx
==> Framerate [ Min: 24.95 Max: 60.22 Avg: 46.11 ]sorry had an old result i,ll rerun dx10
ENTHUSIAST
Quote:
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor @ 3919 Mhz
CPU ID: AMD64 Family 16 Model 10 Stepping 0
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Physical memory: 8.00 GB
Display adapter: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series 1024 MB
Driver version: Catalyst 10.7 (8.753.2-100718a-102539E)================================================== ============
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 3502, Recorded Time: 92.69s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 106.23s, Average FPS: 32.96
Min FPS: 21.49 at frame 2263, Max FPS: 42.56 at frame 746
Average Tri/Sec: 20087678, Tri/Frame: 609366
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.86
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 105.59s, Average FPS: 33.16
Min FPS: 21.49 at frame 2263, Max FPS: 42.56 at frame 746
Average Tri/Sec: -19396880, Tri/Frame: -584867
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.89
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 105.74s, Average FPS: 33.12
Min FPS: 21.20 at frame 2263, Max FPS: 42.56 at frame 746
Average Tri/Sec: -19386174, Tri/Frame: -585363
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.89
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
================================================== ============//////////// Summary \\\\\\\\\\\\\07/31/2010 10:47:48 – Microsoft Windows 7 ProfessionalDirectX 10 ENTHUSIAST 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1920 x 1080 AA 4xx
==> Framerate [ Min: 21.35 Max: 42.56 Avg: 33.14 ]DX10 Gamer
Quote:
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor @ 3919 Mhz
CPU ID: AMD64 Family 16 Model 10 Stepping 0
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Physical memory: 8.00 GB
Display adapter: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series 1024 MB
Driver version: Catalyst 10.7 (8.753.2-100718a-102539E)================================================== ============
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 3502, Recorded Time: 92.69s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 73.77s, Average FPS: 47.47
Min FPS: 31.29 at frame 1739, Max FPS: 63.32 at frame 749
Average Tri/Sec: 7015451, Tri/Frame: 147773
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 3.53
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 72.29s, Average FPS: 48.44
Min FPS: 31.29 at frame 1739, Max FPS: 63.67 at frame 720
Average Tri/Sec: 8091635, Tri/Frame: 167034
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 3.13
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 72.05s, Average FPS: 48.61
Min FPS: 31.29 at frame 1739, Max FPS: 63.67 at frame 720
Average Tri/Sec: 8105788, Tri/Frame: 166760
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 3.13
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
================================================== ============//////////// Summary \\\\\\\\\\\\\07/31/2010 10:22:54 – Microsoft Windows 7 ProfessionalDirectX 10 GAMER 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1920 x 1080 AA 4xx
==> Framerate [ Min: 31.29 Max: 63.67 Avg: 48.53 ]
DIRT 2all settings maxed 4x aaaverage min_fps=”59.456482″ av_fps=”61.637863″ min_fps_ms=”16.819023″ av_fps_ms=”16.223795″
track
settings name=”battersea” route=”route_1″
car name=”sti”
car name=”bmw”
car name=”e9r”
car name=”cr4″
car name=”sor”
car name=”sti”
car name=”350″
car name=”mer”results samples=”5306″ min_fps=”59.456482″ av_fps=”61.637863″ min_fps_ms=”16.819023″ av_fps_ms=”16.223795″
Unigine
Heaven Benchmark v2.0
| FPS: |
29.1
|
| Scores: |
733
|
| Min FPS: |
16.5
|
| Max FPS: |
63.2
|
Hardware
| Binary: |
Windows 32bit Visual C++ 1500 Release Mar 7 2010
|
| Operating system: |
Windows 7 (build 7600) 64bit
|
| CPU model: |
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor
|
| CPU flags: |
3919MHz MMX+ 3DNow!+ SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4A HTT
|
| GPU model: |
ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series 8.753.2.0 1024Mb
|
Settings
| Render: |
direct3d11
|
| Mode: |
1920×1080 4xAA fullscreen
|
| Shaders: |
high
|
| Textures: |
high
|
| Filter: |
trilinear
|
| Anisotropy: |
4x
|
| Occlusion: |
enabled
|
| Refraction: |
enabled
|
| Volumetric: |
enabled
|
| Replication: | disabled |
| Tessellation: |
normal
|
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2010
AvP D3D11 Benchmark Report
==========================**************************************************
* Report Created: 2010-07-31 @ 18:57:02
**************************************************
* Executable Build: V1.03, Apr 19 2010
***************************************************DX11 Hardware Detected*
Using Default Video Settings:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Texture Quality: 2
Shadow Quality: 3
Anisotropic Filtering: 16
SSAO: ON
Vertical Sync: OFF
DX11 Tessellation: ON
DX11 Advanced Shadows: ON
DX11 MSAA Samples: 1
Benchmark Summary:Number of frames: 3655
Average Frame Time: 28.7ms
Average FPS: 34.9
ATI Catalyst 10.7 released
27
Jul
heres the link.
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
just grab the relevant product
site is a bit overburden right now and still looking for the release notes.
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/Catalyst_107_release_notes.pdf
ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.7 5
z Windows XP Media Center Edition
z Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Note: When installing the ATI Catalyst™ driver for Windows, the
user must be logged on as Administrator or have Administrator rights
in order to successfully complete the installation of the ATI
Catalyst™ driver.
New Features
This section provides information on new features found in this release of the ATI
Radeon™ Display Driver. These include the following:
z ATI Eyefinity – HydraVision enhancements
z Enhanced Pull-down detection
z ATI CrossFireX™ technology – support for rotated displays
z ATI Radeon GPU acceleration of VLC 1.1.1 Media Player
ATI Eyefinity – HydraVision enhancements
z Maximizing a window across displays will now take user defined bezel compensation
into account
z Automatically adjusts window position when dragging and dropping windows to
ensure title bar visibility
z Proper dialog box placement – dialogs do not cross displays, are not hidden behind
bezels, and can be designated to be shown on the users “preferred” display
Enhanced Pull-down detection
z The Pull-down detection algorithm has been enhanced for higher visual quality on
certain types of video content
z Supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series
ATI CrossFireX™ technology – support for rotated displays
z This release of ATI Catalyst™ enables end users running supported ATI
CrossFireX™ configurations to rotate their displays (single or ATI Eyefinity display
configurations) and still enjoy the performance benefits of ATI CrossFireX™
technology
ATI Radeon GPU acceleration of VLC 1.1.1 Media Player
z Enables GPU acceleration of h.264 video content when using the VLC 1.1.1 Media
Player – delivering a better user experience by consuming less system resources
z Supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 and ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series of
products
z Requires VLC version 1.1.1 and later
ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.7 6
Performance Improvements
The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst™ 10.7:
z Borderlands
? Performance increases 3-5% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 and ATI Radeon™ HD
5700 series single card and CrossFire™ configurations when anti-aliasing and
anisotropic filtering is enabled
? Performance increases 3-8% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 single card and
CrossFire™ configurations when anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering is enabled
? Performance increases 2-6% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5600 and ATI Radeon™ HD
5500 series single card configurations when anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering
is enabled
? Performance increases 2-10% on ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series single card and
CrossFire™ configurations when anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering is enabled
Resolved Issues for All Windows Operating Systems
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™
Software Suite for Windows. These include:
z “Current Setting” indicator will now appear when “Windows desktop” option is
selected in “Catalyst™ Control Center – Basic” for specific CV resolutions
Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™
Software Suite for Windows 7. These include:
z “Desktop Window Manager has stopped working” error no longer appears after
driver installation on specific cards
z ATI Stream (CAL) test no longer exits with exception error under CrossFire™
configurations
z Screen no longer turns blank when flashlight is turned on in “The Chronicles of
Riddick 2″ with Screen Space Ambient Occlusion enabled
z Running Unigine Heaven 2.1 (OpenGL) with “Tessellation” enabled no longer causes
system to fail
z Player no longer exits abruptly while changing basic quality settings in Catalyst™
Control Center
z Browser no longer fails after repeated system suspend/resume and video playback
pauses while viewing YouTube content
Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™
Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:
ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.7 7
z ATI Stream (CAL) test no longer exits with exception error under CrossFire™
configurations
Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™
Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:
z “Age Of Empires: The Rise of Rome” no longer fails and display error message when
the diplomacy button is clicked
z Flickering no longer observed when task switching between game and desktop with
Alt+Tab in “Need for Speed: Shift” game
Known Issues Under All Windows Operating Systems
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under
the Windows operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:
z OpenCL™ 1.0 conformance tests have not been run with this version of the ATI
Catalyst™ Driver Suite in conjunction with the ATI Stream SDK v2.2. If you require
an OpenCL™ 1.0 conformant driver, we recommend that you install the ATI
Catalyst™ 10.5 Driver Suite
z Catalyst™ Control Center: Enable dialogue reposition does not show on proper
monitor when system is configured with 4 displays
z With Hydravision “ATI Eyefinity Enhancements” enabled and radio button “Show on
application’s display” selected, dialogue boxes may continue to pop up beneath the
bezels if bezels are corrected to zero
z Catalyst™ Control Center – Basic wizard pane or resolution combo box in “Display
Setting for Desktop Viewing” page may go blank in basic view for component video
mode
z HDMI default refresh rate may appear as 50 Hz instead of 60 Hz under HDTV in
Catalyst™ Control Center
Known Issues Under the Windows 7 Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under
the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:
z Drag and Drop transcoded H264i content may showing deinterlacing lines
z “Borderlands” may intermittently fail after a duration of gameplay
z PowerDVD may exhibits blue and pink tint and might not display smooth transition
when adjusting brightness and contrast in Catalyst™ Control Center when viewing
Blu-ray content
z Green texture corruption may be observed when resolution/video settings are
changed in “Metro 2033″ game in DirectX 10 and 11 mode on some cards
z Desktop line corruption might be observed after powering off the DP display and
then turning it on while viewing Blu-ray content
z Drag and Drop transcoded H264i content may experience audio and video
synchronization issues when viewed on some devices
ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.7 8
Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under
the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:
z Corruption might be visible in “Doom 3″ and “Quake 4″ with ATI Radeon™ HD
4700 Series cards
z Performing bezel compensation on 3×2 Eyefinity configuration may cause the bezel
group (resolutions) to go missing
z All but the primary display under Eyefinity configuation might become disabled
while changing the preferred display at lowest Bezel compensated resolution
z Choppy HD playback might occur while changing color vibrance and fleshtone
correction in Catalyst™ Control Center – Advanced Color
Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under
the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of Catalyst™. These include:
z Minor frame drops may be observed while viewing HD interlaced content
ATI Catalyst 10.7 Scooby moment
23
Jul
As in…where are you? we need some help from you now.
of course anyone who don’t know scooby don’t get the reference and therefore AIN’T cool 
one site is spouting the 26th July Monday USA time of course…’cause theirs is the best time “sarcasm active”
http://www.legitreviews.com/news/8599/
now this would tie in with VLC and the all amazing accelerated features but time will tell.
one thing is for sure if all i have read around the traps is true, if they fail to fix the crossfire and other issues with this release there is going to be a bit of a jump ship happenning…you can live only so many months on a a 4 month old driver before it starts to smell.
ATI Catalyst 10.6 WHQL drivers released
20
Jun
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx
Don’t forget to grab the right batch and avivo drivers which still ahve that stupid marketing page to dig through.
So far for me on a 5770 and a 5450 these drivers are workign fine, can’t say they are great or worse yet as haven’t done a lot of testing BUT thy installed perfectly over the top of the 10.5 and 10.6 preview drivers without a hitch.
Video playback wise they definately see to work with Total meda theatre 3 blu ray edition better, especially with the new 3d video plugin just need som ebetter galsses and a beter monitor.
Exerpt of chnages.
I have now got a 5870 vapor-x and it runs fine so far on these drivers.
setting up avivo is a bit of a challenge with the new features especially getting deblocking and noise reduction right.
Apart from this all game sso far run very well especially battlefield bad compamy 2(load times are instant no lag in a single card setup for me)
can’t wait for the catalyst 10.7 though
New Windows Features
Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 Windows release includes:
GPU acceleration of H.264 video content using Adobe® Flash Player 10.1
- AMD GPU acceleration of Adobe® Flash Player 10.1 delivers smooth high definition video playback and reduces system resource utilization on notebook and desktop platforms featuring AMD graphics including:
- ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 and HD 5000 series Graphics
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4000 series (and higher) Graphics
- ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 series integrated graphics (and higher)
Video De-blocking support
- Reduces blocking artifacts seen in low-bit rate video during playback
- Supported on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 series Graphics
Mosquito noise removal
- Reduces mosquito noise seen in highly compressed progressive video, during playback
- Supported on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 series Graphics
Official support for OpenGL 4.0 and OpenGL 3.3
- ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 delivers official support for OpenGL 4.0 on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 series Graphics
- ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 delivers official support for OpenGL 3.3 on ATI Radeon™ HD series Graphics
New Linux Features
Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux 10.6 release includes:
Official support for OpenGL 4.0 and OpenGL 3.3
- ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 delivers official support for OpenGL 4.0 on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 series Graphics
- ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 delivers official support for OpenGL 3.3 on ATI Radeon™ HD series Graphics
Support for new Linux operating systems
- This release of ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems:
- RHEL 5.5 production support
2D performance enhancements
- ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 delivers a new architecture for 2D acceleration. The new 2D architecture delivers fast windows resizing with Compiz/Visual-Effects and general 2D performance improvements in all AMD supported Linux distributions.
For more information on ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 (for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the ATI Catalyst™ 10.6 release notes.
itsnotcheating australia changes again
20
Jun
It must be Tuesday….
http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/itsnotcheating/default.aspx
Itsnotcheating australia has changed the setup again so now you get office 2010(office14) pro version for $99 BUT it is the acedemic version.
All well and good for the students it is aimed at but the idea of education is to go out…get a job…start a buisness etc.
So going from a full retail commercial use ultimate 2007 office to a acedemic use only whilst enrolled/emplyed as teacher etc is in my opinion both a backward step and a slap in the face PLUS it costs more.
Office 2010 in the rela world is actually cheaper than 2007 so why is this dearer…
Anywho, it is not all doom and gloom .
They ahve dropped the price of Windows 7 proffesional back to $49.95 for a 32 or 64 bit copy so thats good news.
Oh and as a side note if you were lucky enough to buy during the free upgrade period AND activate it then the free office 2010 upgrade is the commercial 2010 proffesional edition.
Have fun kids.
its not cheating australia
Catalyst 10.5 ATI Driver WHQL released
27
May
UPDATE 2.1
Hotfix drivers 10.5a have been released in regards to BC2 load times get them here
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/ATI-Catalyst-Hotfix.aspx
update
ok little caveat if you use the SB drivers
they totally screwed my usb up there is something seriously amiss with them
went back to the 10.4 for NB/SB usb drivers and all workign now thanks to remote desktop.
grrr
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx
some have not uploaded yet so you may get a 404
Seems to be a bugfix release as opposed to nvidias alleged performance monster of a driver release.
win7 avivo
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa…-download.aspx
release notes
http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/Catalys…ease_notes.pdf
| ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.5 5 z Windows XP Media Center Edition z Windows XP Professional x64 EditionNote: When installing the ATI Catalyst™ driver for Windows, the user must be logged on as Administrator or have Administrator rights in order to successfully complete the installation of the ATI Catalyst™ driver.New FeaturesThis section provides information on new features found in this release of the ATI Radeon™ Display Driver. These include the following:z Support for 120 Hz displays on the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series and ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series z ATI Overdrive enhancement – full support for multiple display configurationsSupport for 120 Hz displays on the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series and ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series z ATI Catalyst™ now supports 120 Hz Displays for the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 and ATI Overdrive enhancement – full support for multiple display z ATI Overdrive has been enhanced – delivering full support for over-clocking Resolved Issues for All Windows Operating Systems This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ z “Battlefield 2: Bad Company” maps no longer takes unusually long to load ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.5 6 This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ z Alt-Tabbing to desktop and back into “Mass Effect 2″ game no longer causes the Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ z [Catalyst Control Center] Avivo basic color controls in the “All Settings” page can Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ z “Resident Evil 5″ now launches properly with a HDMI display connected to an AGP Known Issues Under All Windows Operating Systems The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under z Disabling CrossFire™ for the first time may cause the “Contrast” value to change to ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.5 7 The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under z Corruption may be observed during “Bioshock 2″ gameplay in DirectX 9 and Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under z Performing bezel compensation on 3×2 Eyefinity configuration may cause the bezel |
Steam opens up for MAC
13
May
how would have thunk it…steam on MAC…hell GAMES on MAC
Anyway to celebrate they are giving away portal for FREE until the 24th of May…get an account and get downloading.
Portal used to cost money. Until May 24th, it’s free. End of story.
Well, technically speaking, there are some strings attached. Fortunately, they’re entirely decorative. We just like the way they look, swaying in the gentle breeze created by a million people simultanously fainting from shock at the news that Portal is free. Now you have no reason not to try Portal.
“I have a reason,” some of you are probably typing into an angry email. “You see, sir, I own a Mac.”
Well guess what: For the first time ever, Portal is also available for the Mac.
“Capital news! But the excellent puzzle adventure Portal won over 40 Game of the Year awards; Surely it must cost at least five or six hundred dollars.”
You’d think that, especially since it actually won over 70 Game of the Year Awards. But, like we keep saying, Portal is free. Free on the Mac. Free on the PC. But only until May 24th. So you only have a few days to decide if your free copy of Portal is worth the price we’re currently charging – which is you ever-so-slightly moving your index finger just barely enough to click the big red “download” button right there to the left.
ATI Catalyst™ 10.4a Preview
11
May
They seem to have newer control panel and avivo than the 10.6 betas floating around
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/ATI-Catalyst-10-4-a-Hotfix.aspx
ATI Catalyst™ 10.4a Preview features:
The ATI Catalyst 10.4a Preview provides resolution for the following issue:
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – Long load times for new maps when using a Windows® 7 / Windows Vista® based system with an:
- ATI Radeon™ HD 5xxx series graphics card
- ATI Radeon HD 4xxx series graphics card
- ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series graphics card
- ATI Radeon HD 2xxx series graphics card
- Splinter Cell Conviction – Resolves stability issues in the game when using a Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP based system with an:
- ATI Radeon HD 3xxx Series of products
- Splinter Cell Conviction – Resolves performance stuttering issues when using a Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP based system with an:
- ATI Radeon HD 2xxx Series of products
- ATI Radeon HD 3xxx Series of products
- ATI Radeon HD 4xxx Series of products
- ATI Radeon HD 5xxx Series of products
Download:
In order to download and install the ATI Catalyst 10.4a Preview, click on the following link:
- Catalyst 10.4a Preview for Windows 7 / Windows Vista 32-bit / 64-bit Edition
- Catalyst 10.4a Preview for Windows XP 32-bit / 64-bit Edition
Note! This driver is provided as is and is not supported by AMD. It has not completed full AMD testing, and is only recommended for users experiencing the particular issue described above. This release is not supported by ATI Radeon™ HD5800 Eyefinity 6 series of products.
For detailed instructions on how to install the driver preview, refer to:
- Article GPU-33 for a Windows 7 based system
- Article GPU-1 for a Windows Vista based system
- Article GPU-2 for a Windows XP / Windows 2000 based system
Additional Recommendations:
If the issue continues to occur after installation of the driver preview, the following troubleshooting steps can help resolve the issue:
- The problem may be a result of issues within the game application. Install any patches and / or updates available for the game application.
- Contact the game developer for instructions on how to obtain / install the latest patches and / or updates for the game application
- Conflict between the graphics card and motherboard’s BIOS version can cause performance issues. To reduce any hardware compatibility conflicts, install the latest BIOS version available for the motherboard
- Contact the motherboard manufacturer for instructions on how to obtain / install the latest BIOS version for the motherboard
- Installation errors that may have occurred during the installation of the game application may cause performance instability. Perform a clean install of the game application
- First uninstall the application
- Perform a fresh install of the application
- Install any available patches / updates for the application
- If the problem persists, reinstall the ATI Catalyst 10.4a Driver Preview
- Installation errors that may have occurred during the installation of the ATI Catalyst Software may cause performance instability. Perform a clean install of the ATI Catalyst Software
- For detailed instructions on the recommended steps for uninstalling / installing ATI drivers, refer to:
- Article GPU-33 for a Windows 7 based system
- Article GPU-1 for a Windows Vista based system
- Article GPU-2 for a Windows XP / Windows 2000 based system
- For detailed instructions on the recommended steps for uninstalling / installing ATI drivers, refer to:
Applicable Products:
This article applies to the following configuration(s):
- Hardware
- ATI Radeon HD 5xxx series of products
- ATI Radeon HD 4xxx series of products
- ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series of products
- ATI Radeon HD 2xxx series of products
- Software
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Splinter Cell Conviction
- Operating System
- Windows 7 32bit
- Windows 7 64bit
- Windows Vista 32bit
- Windows Vista 64bit
- Windows XP Professional and Home
- Windows XP Professional x64