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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 Radeon™ HD 3000 Series

ATI Overdrive enhancement – full support for multiple display
configurations

z ATI Overdrive has been enhanced – delivering full support for over-clocking
functionality on supported ATI Radeon™ HD graphics accelerators connected to
multiple display configurations

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 “Battlefield 2: Bad Company” maps no longer takes unusually long to load
z Enabling hardware shaders (perfect mode) no longer causes text and on-screen menu
corruption while loading missions in “IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946″ game
z Re-logging into a system after a Remote Desktop connection no longer results in
“Catalyst Control Center is not supported…” warning message or the Graphics menu
for Catalyst Control Center Advanced view to go missing
z HDTV resolutions are now properly reported by the tooltip when the mouse cursor
hovers over the CV display icon under “Desktops & Displays” in Catalyst Control
Center

ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.5 6
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 Alt-Tabbing to desktop and back into “Mass Effect 2″ game no longer causes the
display to go black
z In-game Anti-Alias can now be applied when other in-game options like Volumetric
Effects are enabled in “Empire: Total War” and “Napoleon: Total War” games
z Enabling Anti-Alias in “Empire: Total War” no longer causes a performance drop
Running “Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0″ in wireframe mode with tessellation
enabled no longer causes the application to fail on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series cards
z Changing in-game resolution in “Alien vs. Predator” no longer causes the screen to
flicker under Multi-GPU configurations
z Catalyst Control Center now remembers the position of fourth monitor in Eyefinity
group
z Black screen no longer observed with “Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0″ application
with OpenGL mode settings
z Enabling dynamic contrast in Catalyst Control Center video settings no longer causes
vertical stripes to appear during XVID content playback

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:

z [Catalyst Control Center] Avivo basic color controls in the “All Settings” page can
now be applied and will not shift to default values
z HBR (high bit-rate) audio now functions properly
z “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction” no longer fails during game play for ATI
Radeon™ HD 2000 and 3000 series cards

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 “Resident Evil 5″ now launches properly with a HDMI display connected to an AGP
card
z PowerDVD no longer exhibits blue and pink tint when adjusting brightness and
contrast in Catalyst Control Center when viewing Blu-ray content

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 Disabling CrossFire™ for the first time may cause the “Contrast” value to change to
zero in Catalyst Control Center – Display Properties Color page

ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.5 7
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 Corruption may be observed during “Bioshock 2″ gameplay in DirectX 9 and
DirectX 10 mode with CrossFire™ enabled
z PowerDVD may exhibits blue/pink tint and might not display smooth transition when
adjusting brightness and contrast in Catalyst Control Center when viewing Blu-ray
content
z Grass and crop may be rendered randomly at unusual locations in “Battlefield 2: Bad
Company” game scenes
z [Windows 7 64-bit] Under specific Multi-GPU configurations, “Desktop Window
Manager has stopped working” error may appear after driver installation and will not
be enabled until after restart
z [Catalyst Control Center] Customized Avivo video settings may revert to default
values after resuming from sleep/hibernation during SD or Blu-ray playback
z Drag and Drop transcoded H264i content may experience audio and video
synchronization issues and deinterlacing lines when viewed on some devices
z Under Multi-GPU configuration with Crossfire™ enabled, setting both “Shaders
Quality” and “Post-Processing Quality” to “Enthusiast” may cause the frame rate to
drop in “Crysis Warhead” DirectX 9 game
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 Assigned hotkeys may fail to be retained for “Desktops & Displays” after Catalyst
Control Center restart

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 Performing bezel compensation on 3×2 Eyefinity configuration may cause the bezel
group (resolutions) to go missing
 
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New AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Quick review

28 Apr

update 3.1

added some povray 3.7 beta results based on the below settings

multi threaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

single threaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok update 3.0

screenshots of my bios settings

intel tweeker settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rasm timings

timings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok got an update on mine
new bios for the 770tud3p F8

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Support/M…ProductID=3257

thats mine of course.

now the added on/off function i was a bit hmm about what that was (power to charge phone when computer off?) then once i loaded it it seems shizzle has moved.
turbo boost is now in MIT and NOW you can choose the level 12/13/14/16.5 e.g
and NOW turbo boost works when overclocked

mine is now testing at 290/14 with boost set to limit at 15 for 4334

problem is it seems to need a few more volts…well quite afew but again so far hasn’t caused a problem and has given it a nice push especialy in none multi threaded apps like single core cinebench.

i,ll post some screens later when i finished (i,m typing this wjile running prime  )
temsp aren’t foing over 48( more likely 58) but then i only have a dinky ayuwn tower cooler with a pull fan.

so check the gigabyte site for updates peoples..boost whilst overclocked is fun

OK there is a hard temp limit of 62 degrees on these things…too many volts= too much temp, 30 minutes into prime it tipped 52 degrees in AOD and then POP off she went so AOD temps are +10 for future reference.

Started back up fine and now trying with less volts

click to view

f8 bios overclock 1055t

Ok grabbed a new toy to replace the aging Q6600, a nice shiny T1055 phenom 6 core beast.

A cheap gigabyte 770tUD3P  ddr3 motherboard and 8 gig of gskill ripjaws.

Windows 7 pro X64 (old installation, didn’t even format, really liking windows 7)

HD4870 1 gig HIS @790/925

Memory is running at 1600 9 9 9 24 (bit loose but early days)

Stock heatsink and fan   Now using a Awyun V8 tower cooler on the cpu and video card is stock cooling.

Well worth the money.

Big improvement over the q6600 even with 8 Gig of ram(which i have again), and it was no slouch even by todays standards.

These $250 dollar 6 core chips though are brilliant.

a few screenshots of a couple of benches i did at 3360(turbo takes the cores to around 4 ghz when needed unless under full load then they lock to 3360)

Other things to note was testing farcry2 i noticed a very nice boost in performance, not so much huge FPS jumps BUT very very much smoother throughout.

Also UT3 had a large improvement overall jumping a good 10fps in my torture test and spiking a good 20 plus fps maximum.

Now this is with an overclocked chip BUIT stock cooler, stock volts, basically just throwing the bus speed up and the memory down a touch to level it out.

Prime and amd overdrive and gaming stable.

Thats it for now i,ll throw some more details later

*UPDATE*

Overclocked to 3500mhz and 4000mhz now turbo still on

still stock volts

ram now running at 1666 9 9 9 24

Quite a boost

UPDATE

 

Fixed issues with having no temp sensors working, seems ACC (Advanced Clock Calibration ) screws around when turned on with a Phenom II or these X6 chips.

Turned it of and viola

 

 

 

 

and updated cinebench 11.5 results including single core which really shows the turbo boost kicking in, especially whilst doing other tasks.

 

 

 

 

 

A few more shots under load and cinebench

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thats all for now :)

 

another update

Hit 4 Ghz with this chip now with a new bios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bios settings

cpu multi set to :14

ht link to 1.4

nb set to 7x

1.53 cpu voltage

1.64 ram voltage

ram settings are

5.33 divider

running at 768 9 9 9 27

core enhance on

c&q off

ACCC set to normal and auto

 
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