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leaked catalyst 9.6

09 Jun

Trolling through the internet came accross these.

toms forum Vista x86/x64 (Windows 7 users use the Vista drivers, manual install or patch file)

Cat 9.6 vista

Win xp

win 7 patch for vista drivers

I will give them a run and see what is different than the cyberlink support release from AMD a few days ago.(i have not tested the win7 or xp versions)

Ok quick rundown.

i tried overinstalling over the 9.5 support drivers and it went ok BUT lost the monitor. a quick uninstall and reinstall fixed that. This is on a 4870 1Gb by the way games wise:

UT3 using my uber long 9 minute demo and all very high settings as well as 4x box AA and performance AA the fps went up 3 from 64 fps with the 9.5′s to 67 with the 9.6. A good result plus…and this seems to be the case for all games i tried in that the IQ seems better.

Now this is only an observation, i do not have side by side shots but i swear that the image is a lot crisper and more defined with the same settings.

HL2 lost coast also had a gain and the better IQ as did titan quest immortal throne (felt a bit smoother as well as better looking)

Video playback seems on par with the 9.5′s (not surprising when the only difference in this set is the drivers the avivo/hydravison etc are the same as the 9.5′s) so no surprises there.

Anyway worth a shot for anyone game to play :)

As for Xfire and multi card setups i don’t have one so any reports on results would be good :)

 

review i stumbled in, doesn’t give much but something is better than nothing :)

VR zone Benhmarks

 

 

 

the list of supported cards reveals a few i have not seen before.

[ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.0]
“ATI All-in-Wonder HD” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_B3831002
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_10021002
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_03421002
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_0D021002
“ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO” = ati2mtag_R600, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9400&SUBSYS_30001002
“ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT” = ati2mtag_R600, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9400&SUBSYS_25521002
“ATI Radeon HD 3690″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9501&SUBSYS_30001002
“ATI Radeon HD 3690 ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_30001002
“ATI Radeon HD 3850″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_25421002
“ATI Radeon HD 3870″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9501&SUBSYS_25421002
“ATI Radeon HD 2350 Series” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_30001025
“ATI Radeon HD 2400″ = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_04021028
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro  ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_0D021028
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO   ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_03021028
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO    ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_04021028
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_0D021028
“ATI Radeon HD 4570″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_30011043
“ATI Radeon HD 4730″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_30011043
“HD3730″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_30001043
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT  ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_00A5106B
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO     ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_216A1458
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO      ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_21721458
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT   ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_21741458
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_11041462
“ATI Radeon HD 2400  ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_10411462
“ATI Radeon HD 2400   ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_11051462
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO       ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_10321462
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT    ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_10401462
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT     ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_10331462
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT      ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_10331462
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT       ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1&SUBSYS_11101462
“ATI Radeon HD 3610″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9589&SUBSYS_30001462
“ATI Radeon HD 2350 Series ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_3000148C
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 LE” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_2247148C
“ATI Radeon HD 3450″ = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5&SUBSYS_3000148C
“ATI Radeon HD 3550″ = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C0&SUBSYS_3000148C
“ATI Radeon HD 3550 ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5&SUBSYS_3001148C
“ATI Radeon HD 3730″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_3000148C
“ATI Radeon HD 3850 ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_3000148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4230″ = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5&SUBSYS_3002148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4230 ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5&SUBSYS_3033148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4250″ = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5&SUBSYS_3003148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4250 ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5&SUBSYS_3032148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4570 ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_3031148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4580″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_3001148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4730 ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_3002148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4730  ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_3001148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4750″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_3003148C
“ATI Radeon HD 4750 ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_3004148C
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO        ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_37161642
“ATI Radeon HD 3610 ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9589&SUBSYS_30001642
“ATI Radeon HD 4550″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_954F&SUBSYS_29201682
“ATI Radeon HD 4550 ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_954F&SUBSYS_29211682
“ATI Radeon HD 4650″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9498&SUBSYS_24511682
“ATI Radeon HD 4650 ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9498&SUBSYS_24521682
“ATI Radeon HD 4650  ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9498&SUBSYS_24541682
“ATI Radeon HD 4770″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94B3&SUBSYS_29001682
“ATI Radeon HD 4830″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_944C&SUBSYS_24801682
“ATI Radeon HD 4830 ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_944C&SUBSYS_24811682
“ATI Radeon HD 4850″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9442&SUBSYS_24701682
“ATI Radeon HD 4850 ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9442&SUBSYS_24711682
“ATI Radeon HD 4870″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9440&SUBSYS_24401682
“ATI Radeon HD 4870 ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9440&SUBSYS_24411682
“ATI Radeon HD 4870  ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9440&SUBSYS_24441682
“ATI Radeon HD 4870   ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9440&SUBSYS_24451682
“ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9441&SUBSYS_24401682
“ATI Radeon HD 2350 Series  ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_3000174B
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO         ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_E400174B
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO          ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_E370174B
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO           ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_E400174B
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO            ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_E370174B
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO             ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_E400174B
“ATI Radeon HD 3570″ = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C0&SUBSYS_3002174B
“ATI Radeon HD 4250  ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5&SUBSYS_3010174B
“ATI Radeon HD 4250   ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C0&SUBSYS_3020174B
“ATI Radeon HD 4570  ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_4570174B
“ATI Radeon HD 4580 ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_4580174B
“ATI Radeon HD 4730   ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_4730174B
“ATI Radeon HD 4750  ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_3010174B
“ATI Radeon HD 4750   ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9501&SUBSYS_4750174B
“ATI Radeon HD 4750    ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_3001174B
“Sapphire Radeon HD 3550″ = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C0&SUBSYS_3000174B
“Sapphire Radeon HD 3690″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9501&SUBSYS_3000174B
“Sapphire Radeon HD 3690 ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_3000174B
“Sapphire Radeon HD 3730″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_3000174B
“Sapphire Radeon HD 3750″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_3001174B
“ATI Radeon HD 2350 Series   ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_30001787
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 LE ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_22471787
“ATI Radeon HD 3690  ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9501&SUBSYS_30001787
“ATI Radeon HD 3690   ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_30001787
“ATI Radeon HD 2400    ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3&SUBSYS_203817AF
“ATI Radeon HD 4230  ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5&SUBSYS_301017AF
“ATI Radeon HD 4570   ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_301017AF
“ATI Radeon HD 4580  ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_301117AF
“ATI Radeon HD 4750     ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505&SUBSYS_301017AF
“ATI Radeon HD3750″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_300117AF
“AMD 760G” = ati2mtag_RS780, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9616
“AMD FireStream 9170″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9519
“AMD FireStream 9250″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9452
“AMD FireStream 9270″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9450
“ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics” = ati2mtag_RS780, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9611
“ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics ” = ati2mtag_RS780M, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9613
“ATI Radeon HD 2350″ = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C7
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C3
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94C1
“ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series  ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94CC
“ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9589
“ATI Radeon HD 2600 X2 Series” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_958A
“ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9588
“ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT” = ati2mtag_R600, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9405
“ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT ” = ati2mtag_R600, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9400
“ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics” = ati2mtag_RS780, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9610
“ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics ” = ati2mtag_RS780M, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9612
“ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics” = ati2mtag_RS780D, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9614
“ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C0
“ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series ” = ati2mtag_RV610, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C5
“ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598
“ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9501
“ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series ” = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9505
“ATI Radeon HD 3830″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9507
“ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9513
“ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2″ = ati2mtag_RV630, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_950F
“ATI Radeon HD 4350″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_954F
“ATI Radeon HD 4550  ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9540
“ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_948F
“ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9495
“ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series  ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9487
“ATI Radeon HD 4650   ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9498
“ATI Radeon HD 4670″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9490
“ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_944E
“ATI Radeon HD 4770 ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94B3
“ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9440
“ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9442
“ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series  ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_944C
“ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series   ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9460
“ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2″ = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9443
“ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 ” = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9441

 
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Sims 3 PC Review

08 Jun

Short Review on the recently released Sims 3 for PC

The home of sims 3

Requirements

I play this on 2 computers one witha ATI 4850 and X2 4800 and one with a 9800pro and an old xp 2600.
The 9800 pro does struggle but it is playable.
The 4850 eats the game alive with everything maxxed out, so you do not need a massive system for this.

Question
What are the minimum system requirements for The Sims 3?
Answer

Minimum system requirements for The Sims 3:

Windows XP

Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1 GB RAM
At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
128 MB video card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Windows Vista

Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1.5 GB RAM
At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
128 MB video card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires at least:

Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA X3000 or above
2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
0.5 GB additional RAM
Mac System Requirements

Mac OS 10.5.7 Leopard or higher
Intel Core Duo Processor
2 GB of RAM
At least 6.5 free hard drive space, with at least 1GB additional space for custom content
ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100
Supported video cards: ATI Radeon™ series X1600, X1900, HD 2400, HD 2600, HD 3870, HD 4850, HD 4870; NVIDIA GeForce series 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400M, 9600M GT, GT 120, GT 130; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Series. This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems, or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards. Laptop version of these chipsets may work but are not supported.
Supported Video Cards

NVIDIA GeForce series
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280

ATI Radeon™ series
9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
4850, 4870

Intel® Extreme Graphics
GMA X3x00 series

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slower. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Intel integrated chipsets featuring underclocked parts will not perform adequately.

Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily.

The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista.

Note: Attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn’t listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.

gameplay

 The game play of Sims 3 is exciting for the fans of their previous games. The controls are in the same style but with new features and the lifestyles if you’r sims are more exciting than ever.

Graphics

 The graphics of this game have improved and have a far better look to the last Sims. This latest game gives a more detailed look to you’r sims and also the their suroundings, even the water has a shine to it. 

My thoughts

 This latest instalment of the Sims saga is in my opinion the best one manly for its more detailed and exotic way of gameplay.

 

 Your thoughts

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