If you have an X800 get the CAT 4.9 Beta NOW!!!!....

[Pyramus]

.... I was never happy with how Doom 3 played. It looked choppy and couldn't compete with Far Cry visually.

I upgraded from the 4.7 to the recently released 4.8 and there was no difference.

As soon as I installed the 4.9beta drivers there was a huge improvment. It runs much smoother and the textures are displaying as they should be. You will also notice that there is colour in Doom 3!!

If you have an X800pro or XT you will know what I am talking about.

I noticed an improvment in Far Cry too.

Download them now!!!

[icehot]

yea my mate installed them for his 9600 and he got a massive boast in opengl games !

really was surprising

[Pyramus]

I also tweaked the config files too but not sure they really made much of a diff

[cm_uk]

were can i get drivers (cat) for erm my asus 9600xt?
cheers,

EDIT: i just uninstall the old ones then install new ones?:S

[mike_w]

were can i get drivers (cat) for erm my asus 9600xt?
cheers,

EDIT: i just uninstall the old ones then install new ones?:S

After you've uninstalled the old ones, you might want to try something like Driver Cleaner. Then just restart and stick the new ones on.

[cm_uk]

kewl.erm link for new drivers plz.

[SilentDeath]

Ill be waiting for the omegas anyway, but I assume the changes would also be good on a 9500np too? not just limited to x800 (smoothing out bugs etc..)
This has the re-written opengl driver?

I b0rked my uber fast 9700 so I need every tweak I can for this 9500np non-softmod card, its just so SLOOOOOW

[Pyramus]

If your looking for the Cat 4.9 Beta Drivers go to www.ati.com. In the search box type 4.9beta and it will pop up.

[cm_uk]

cheers for the drivers....they dont even work properly on istall.i now have 2 unkown devices to do with my 9600xt.the main drivers are installed so wtf are these other 2 devices?

[Pyramus]

Yea, I am havin the same prob. I think its because the drivers are only Beta. I just ignore them and click cancel each time. Its worth it for the improvement on Doom 3.

[cm_uk]

er no it aint mate.this was a bad suggestion as u didnt mention these probs in the first place:@ bit noobish eh.im going back to original drivers as they work fine! plus it does freak out on certain games.such as nascar ones:@ next time mate mention any little hitches like these as im sure im not the only one getting these annoyances!

[Rave]

Hang on, you're calling him a n00b because you didn't realise that beta drivers might have a few issues?

Rich :¬)

[Pyramus]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Rave.

Cm UK, They are beta released drives for a reason. This issue will not damage your computer. Its just part of the installation that wont be finished off untill the drivers are fully released.

[Allen]

They are not issues as such, they're just the video in/out part of the graphics card (WDM I think). If you ever use Omega's then you might know what I mean. I always have 2 unknown pieces of hardware.

Just disable them in the Device Manager, then they won't annoy you upon each startup.

[bouncin]

The best part is it tells u all this on a massive screen b4 u even download em

[cm_uk]

yeh i know what beta is,but u should still mention problems with it.and erm i did disable the unknown items in the device manager.anyhow gone back to 4.8 now much better! besides the site i got the drivers off does not tell u what error may occur etc.it just list the drivers!