New ATI Catalysts?

Has anyone tried the new Catalyst 4.2? I.m just wondering if they cause any problems. I guess I'm looking for a guinea pig. ;-) -- Richard "ZZ" Busch Member: Screamers Racing League OAO CORS MARA TransAm RASCAR GPL Rank + 17.415 MoGPL Rank + 318.586 N2002 Rank + 7.695 TransAm Rank ??

I installed them. No chance to test yet. I think the 4.1's were worth a bit of a performance increase, or at least it felt like it. The NR2003 problems were not resolved in 4.2. It still says "a future release". It's been what, four already ? -Larry "ZZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:eBpXb.233774$[email hidden]... > Has anyone tried the new Catalyst 4.2? I.m just wondering if they causeany

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> problems. I guess I'm looking for a guinea pig. ;-) > > -- > Richard "ZZ" Busch > > Member: > Screamers Racing League > OAO > CORS > MARA TransAm > RASCAR > GPL Rank + 17.415 > MoGPL Rank + 318.586 > N2002 Rank + 7.695 > TransAm Rank ?? > > > >

"Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:k2rXb.35998$fZ6.141@lakeread06:

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> I installed them. No chance to test yet. > > I think the 4.1's were worth a bit of a performance increase, or at > least it felt like it. > > The NR2003 problems were not resolved in 4.2. It still says "a future > release". It's been what, four already ? > > -Larry

We have had several people in our TPTCC league mention screen blackouts with the 4.1's. Car keeps driving but the screen blacks out. Caused a nasty first turn wreck at Sebring. I think the ATI websites have a utility that totally removes the old drivers, I wonder if these guys were having file version conflicts. Anyone else experienced problems with the 4.x ATI drivers? dave(using 3.7 since they seem to work just fine)henrie

This is usually where Achim Trensz jumps in and recommends the 3.7 Catalysts for ME and the 3.9s for XP. Achim? "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:k2rXb.35998$fZ6.141@lakeread06: > > > I installed them. No chance to test yet. > > > > I think the 4.1's were worth a bit of a performance increase, or at > > least it felt like it. > > > > The NR2003 problems were not resolved in 4.2. It still says "a future > > release". It's been what, four already ? > > > > -Larry > > We have had several people in our TPTCC league mention screen > blackouts with the 4.1's. Car keeps driving but the screen blacks out. > Caused a nasty first turn wreck at Sebring. I think the ATI websites have > a utility that totally removes the old drivers, I wonder if these guys

were > having file version conflicts. Anyone else experienced problems with the > 4.x ATI drivers? > dave(using 3.7 since they seem to work just fine)henrie

Steve Smith wrote: > This is usually where Achim Trensz jumps in and recommends > the 3.7 Catalysts for ME and the 3.9s for XP. Achim? Have I ever done that publicly? :) Under ME I'm still using the 3.7, under W2k the absolute fps shown in Lomac (the only game I play in W2k) is 1 or 2 fps lower with the 4.2 than with the 3.9, but the 4.2 are very smooth in the mountains where for example the 3.7 get quite jerky. So while the indicated fps is a tad lower with the 4.2, they're in the end the better choice on my system under W2k. Achim

I stand (or cringe) corrected...and if I've violated any NDAs, I humbly apologize. "Joachim Trensz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c0o351$18vkaj$[email hidden]...

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> Steve Smith wrote: > > This is usually where Achim Trensz jumps in and recommends > > the 3.7 Catalysts for ME and the 3.9s for XP. Achim? > > Have I ever done that publicly? :) > > Under ME I'm still using the 3.7, under W2k the absolute fps shown in > Lomac (the only game I play in W2k) is 1 or 2 fps lower with the 4.2 > than with the 3.9, but the 4.2 are very smooth in the mountains where > for example the 3.7 get quite jerky. > > So while the indicated fps is a tad lower with the 4.2, they're in the > end the better choice on my system under W2k. > > Achim

I haven't seen any problems with them yet in N3k3, if they're getting blackouts then maybe their vid card is getting too hot or something. I've had that happen before with an old card I had, video would lock up and the sound and game would continue in the background. Vintook "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:k2rXb.35998$fZ6.141@lakeread06: > > > I installed them. No chance to test yet. > > > > I think the 4.1's were worth a bit of a performance increase, or at > > least it felt like it. > > > > The NR2003 problems were not resolved in 4.2. It still says "a future > > release". It's been what, four already ? > > > > -Larry > > We have had several people in our TPTCC league mention screen > blackouts with the 4.1's. Car keeps driving but the screen blacks out. > Caused a nasty first turn wreck at Sebring. I think the ATI websites have > a utility that totally removes the old drivers, I wonder if these guys

were > having file version conflicts. Anyone else experienced problems with the > 4.x ATI drivers? > dave(using 3.7 since they seem to work just fine)henrie