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What are the best drivers for a ATI 9700AIW & N2003 ?

10 posts by 3 people · 19 Feb 2004 17:03 UTC - 20 Feb 2004 16:28 UTC

KingsHead 19 Feb 2004 17:03 UTC#42854
Card is a Retail 9700AIW. Using the Cat 4.1's right now & had some very bizarre graphic break-up in a online N2003 race lastnight. Gauges would start shimmering/stuttering/break-up and once crossing the Start/Finish line the whole display dissolved into triangles. Very Weird. Thanks
I use this card and I think the problem is heat related. I had that happen a couple times over the past year and a half. I use Omega's drivers religiously. Love em. Just grabbed the Omega based on Cat4.2 last night. Mitch "KingsHead" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4034ec00$0$31306$[email hidden]... > Card is a Retail 9700AIW. Using the Cat 4.1's right now & had some very > bizarre graphic break-up in a online N2003 race lastnight. Gauges would > start shimmering/stuttering/break-up and once crossing the Start/Finishline > the whole display dissolved into triangles. Very Weird. > > Thanks > >
How are the 4.2's working ? I have used the Omega Drivers in the past and found them good. Maybe I will give them a shot. Thanks "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:F86Zb.14786$[email hidden]... > I use this card and I think the problem is heat related. I had thathappen
Quoted text (20 lines)> a couple times over the past year and a half. > > I use Omega's drivers religiously. Love em. Just grabbed the Omega based > on Cat4.2 last night. > > Mitch > > "KingsHead" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:4034ec00$0$31306$[email hidden]... > > Card is a Retail 9700AIW. Using the Cat 4.1's right now & had some very > > bizarre graphic break-up in a online N2003 race lastnight. Gauges would > > start shimmering/stuttering/break-up and once crossing the Start/Finish > line > > the whole display dissolved into triangles. Very Weird. > > > > Thanks > > > > > >
Are the Omega drivers in some way better than the ATI? If so how? "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:F86Zb.14786$[email hidden]... I use this card and I think the problem is heat related. I had that happen a couple times over the past year and a half. I use Omega's drivers religiously. Love em. Just grabbed the Omega based on Cat4.2 last night. Mitch "KingsHead" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4034ec00$0$31306$[email hidden]... > Card is a Retail 9700AIW. Using the Cat 4.1's right now & had some very > bizarre graphic break-up in a online N2003 race lastnight. Gauges would > start shimmering/stuttering/break-up and once crossing the Start/Finishline > the whole display dissolved into triangles. Very Weird. > > Thanks > >
They are just Cat 4.2's that have been optimized for looks instead of FPS. "Tiny Lund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Are the Omega drivers in some way better than the ATI? If so how? > >
So the emphasis is on graphics not performance? "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:T17Zb.26008$[email hidden]... They are just Cat 4.2's that have been optimized for looks instead of FPS. "Tiny Lund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Are the Omega drivers in some way better than the ATI? If so how? > >
Correct. "Tiny Lund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > So the emphasis is on graphics not performance?
Hey Mitch, Maybe you can help me with a problem? I have the Cat 4.2s and have been using Rage 3d tweak. With the last 2 Catalyst releases I am unable to adjust Gamma,Brightness, Or contrast on the fly. Reinstalled the Rage tweak and still problems. Seems to work with Nascar but not BF1942. A long shot that you will have an answer but no luck finding anything in the forums. "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:rj8Zb.14846$[email hidden]... Correct. "Tiny Lund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > So the emphasis is on graphics not performance?
Sounds like the ATI Control Panel may have got hosed. Maybe try to re-install just the CP. If that doesnt work then... Maybe throw one of the driver cleaners at it and then re-install all ATI components including Driver/CP/WDM for AIW. Omega includes "driver cleaner" Omega version but Im sure others are available for download. Omega's control panel also includes gamma and brightness adj in both 3d games and 2d desktop setup as universal or profiles. Works wonderfully really and I dont have a need for Rage3d. http://www.omegacorner.com/index_ati.html If you decide to try these all you need to uninstall is the ATI control panel before the omega install, dont worry about the driver. Mitch "Tiny Lund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hey Mitch, > Maybe you can help me with a problem? I have the Cat 4.2s and have > been using Rage 3d tweak. With the last 2 Catalyst releases I am unable to > adjust Gamma,Brightness, Or contrast on the fly. Reinstalled the Ragetweak > and still problems. Seems to work with Nascar but not BF1942. A long shot > that you will have an answer but no luck finding anything in the forums. > "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
Thanks Mitch they loaded right up. I have seen them before but this is the first try. Got the adjustments I need now. Thanks again. "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:7ShZb.15044$[email hidden]... Sounds like the ATI Control Panel may have got hosed. Maybe try to re-install just the CP. If that doesnt work then... Maybe throw one of the driver cleaners at it and then re-install all ATI components including Driver/CP/WDM for AIW. Omega includes "driver cleaner" Omega version but Im sure others are available for download. Omega's control panel also includes gamma and brightness adj in both 3d games and 2d desktop setup as universal or profiles. Works wonderfully really and I dont have a need for Rage3d. http://www.omegacorner.com/index_ati.html If you decide to try these all you need to uninstall is the ATI control panel before the omega install, dont worry about the driver. Mitch "Tiny Lund" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hey Mitch, > Maybe you can help me with a problem? I have the Cat 4.2s and have > been using Rage 3d tweak. With the last 2 Catalyst releases I am unable to > adjust Gamma,Brightness, Or contrast on the fly. Reinstalled the Ragetweak > and still problems. Seems to work with Nascar but not BF1942. A long shot > that you will have an answer but no luck finding anything in the forums. > "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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