Best 3rd Party ATI Drivers?

Gzim · 19-February-06, 09:55 PM

I have used Omega drivers on my old 9600XT without problems, but what about DNA's drivers? Which is the best/most compatible/stable?

Nerdz · 19-February-06, 10:00 PM

I havent tried DNA drivers but they are worth a shot.http://www.dna-drivers.com/list.php?c=files

Gzim · 19-February-06, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerdz


	I havent tried DNA drivers but they are worth a shot.http://www.dna-drivers.com/list.php?c=files

Thanks for that, edited first post to say DNA and not "someother group"

Highperf15 · 19-February-06, 10:17 PM

I tried them with my X850 XT PE and didn't really like em. I'm actually using the latest Catalyst drivers now.

Gzim · 19-February-06, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Highperf15


	I tried them with my X850 XT PE and didn't really like em. I'm actually using the latest Catalyst drivers now.

Funny you say that, since that's exactly what I have. But, I'm having an issue with it, (I think Driver caused) I have some bright light blue artifacting (if you can call it that) just when I'm scrolling down pages here. It could also be that my connector isn't fully seated, but it seems too isolated to be that...

Highperf15 · 19-February-06, 10:23 PM

I was actually getting some flicker in my monitors.......like it was readjusting the refresh rate or something.....Never did that before..............So I installed the Cat drivers and it hasn't happend since.

FuRI0 · 20-February-06, 03:37 AM

im running the omega 3.8.205 drivers on my 9800 pro and thanks to them i beat zaltans 3dmark01 score
i haven't got a problem with them
it just seams to be a touchy thing cause i ran the last version of the omega drivers and my card didn't like them

z0mbi3 · 20-February-06, 08:00 AM

NGO drivers pwn all....

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	NGO ATI Optimized Driver The NGO ATI Optimized Driver is a tweaked version of the ATI Catalyst driver. The main purpose is to satisfy the users with better performance and image quality. The Driver has support for all Radeon cards. Changes * Updated base to ATI Catalyst 5.13 * Updated ATI Control Panel to v6.4.10.5173 * Updated ATI Tray Tools to v1.0.4.780 * Updated ATI Catalyst Uninstall Utility to v6.14.10.1014 * Removed OpenGL Driver Switcher (it's now available in the files section) * Improved Control Panel behavior * Improved Installer * Improved support for some legacy cards * Improved OpenGL compatibility for Mobility/FireGL/IGP/XPRESS GPUs * Added support for X1800/X1600/1300 GPUs * Added support for more Mobility/FireGL/IGP/XPRESS GPUs * Rewritten tweak code * Pixel Shader code optimization * Enabled DMA Copy * Enabled KTX Buffer Region * Disabled Programmed PCI Latency * Enabled Adaptive Anti-Aliasing by default (Ultra Edition) * Enabled High Quality Anisotropic Filtering by default (Ultra Edition) * Automatic sets SystemPages for the optimal value * General bugfixes PCI Latency Tool We decided to include this handy tool so you could adjust the PCI latency in order to avoid PCI bus choking. It helps optimize performance and resolve stuttering and sound issues. It's recommended to set latency values to 64 for all your PCI/AGP Devices. This tool doesnt support PCI Express cards. Installation Please, uninstall your previous driver before proceeding with this Installation. Please use the ATI Catalyst Uninstall Utility in order to Uninstall your current driver. Ultra Edition The Ultra Edition is optimized for cards with 256Mb or more. It uses the ram in a more effective way in order to produce higher performance. It also may be used with 128Mb cards but don't expect the same level of performance gain. Standard Edition The Standard Edition is recommended for All Radeon cards. This edition is especially recommended for those users that can't use the Ultra Edition. Download Here Discuss Here

edit: looks like I'm upgrading to this set tonight...

BigJunk93YJ · 28-February-06, 04:00 AM

just installed the NGO drivers. brought my 3DMark05 score up 300pts. attached before and after pics. only difference is the drivers.

reflux · 28-February-06, 11:03 AM

Thanks for the link to that site, nice to see they do nVidia ones too. Hooray! A set of drivers other than the crappy Dell ones that actually work on my laptop! Boosted my 3dmark score by 30 too. Coolbits won't work though

Reza · 28-February-06, 12:19 PM

Installed those on the desktop and laptop, got a 20 point increase in 3D mark on my laptop which is nice and the desktop seems a little more stable.

Does anyone know why the overclocking functions have been removed and how to get them back? If I uninstall just tray tools and install another version will it have any effect on the drivers?

reflux · 01-March-06, 07:20 AM

Just use ATi Tool, numpty.

z0mbi3 · 01-March-06, 05:15 PM

Ati tray tools are best to use, they give you alot of control. You can bench from within the overclocking menu too. I think more people should use the inbult bencher.

While I think the NGO's kick butt I don't think there's much in it when it comes to Omega vs NGO.

For that reason I've stayed with the omega drivers on account of me not wanting to swap around driver sets.

vf1000ride · 01-April-06, 05:55 PM

Well as an experiment today I decided to try a couple different driver sets. I am running a 9800pro that clocks out at 410/378. All the test scores are from 3Dmark05. I had been running the catalyst 6.1's, that maxed out with a score of 2935. I tried the older set of NGO optimized drivers (ver 1.5.13) and with some tweeking was able to get up to a 3045. Switched over to the latest 6.3 catalyst drivers and couldn't do any better, they came in at 2965. Last set I tried and will have to give a longer term test of is the new NGO driver (ver 1.6.3) ran all the tests again and scored a 3210. Not a bad day to pick up almost 300 points on 3dmark with nothing but driver updates.

Zaltan · 01-April-06, 06:29 PM

I might try these NGO driver's. Are they based on Cat's, and does anyone know which one's?

silvafish · 01-April-06, 09:19 PM

yeah, i have a radeon 9600 pro, and i'm using ati tool for the overclocking...lately, with oblivion it seems like my catalyst drivers have been acting up beccase my comp will crash, and then the error report mumbo jumbo comes up after logging back in and it says it's the catalyst drivers...so i'll give these a try.

silvafish · 01-April-06, 10:32 PM

sweet...these NGO drivers kicked up my 3dmark 03 score to 2014....yup, about 500 pts improvement...still not much tho lol. Now for 3dmark 06

disturbed_pyro · 06-April-06, 08:14 PM

Anyone have any issues with removing ATI catalyst software or tray tools? I recently had to swap my bros computer over from a ATI to Nvida card, took a long time to get it removed... even using ATI's removal tool...

silvafish · 07-May-06, 07:21 PM

yeah disturbed, a while back, on my old dell optiplex gx260, i wanted to update the drivers, and it took me forever to get rid of those damned catlyst drivers.

Sum_12_fear · 30-May-06, 02:09 PM

I'm running Omega drivers right now do you guys think it would be worth it to switch to NGO?

19-February-06, 09:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gzim Da' Jersey Kid Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,865	Best 3rd Party ATI Drivers? I have used Omega drivers on my old 9600XT without problems, but what about DNA's drivers? Which is the best/most compatible/stable? __________________ Last edited by Gzim; 19-February-06 at 10:02 PM.

19-February-06, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Water-hoe-Bury, CT Posts: 6,587	I havent tried DNA drivers but they are worth a shot.http://www.dna-drivers.com/list.php?c=files __________________ I still fold "No amount of Experimentation can Prove Me right, It only takes one to prove me Wrong"-Albert Einstein

19-February-06, 10:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Have Gun ....Will Travel..... Posts: 3,894	I tried them with my X850 XT PE and didn't really like em. I'm actually using the latest Catalyst drivers now. __________________

19-February-06, 10:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Highperf15 a.k.a., Frank Bullitt Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Have Gun ....Will Travel..... Posts: 3,894	I was actually getting some flicker in my monitors.......like it was readjusting the refresh rate or something.....Never did that before..............So I installed the Cat drivers and it hasn't happend since. __________________

20-February-06, 03:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
FuRI0 Apex Master Tech Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 383	im running the omega 3.8.205 drivers on my 9800 pro and thanks to them i beat zaltans 3dmark01 score i haven't got a problem with them it just seams to be a touchy thing cause i ran the last version of the omega drivers and my card didn't like them __________________ true freedom is the ability to say "2+2=5" without prejudice "the whole greater than the sum of its parts"

28-February-06, 04:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
BigJunk93YJ Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CT Posts: 176	just installed the NGO drivers. brought my 3DMark05 score up 300pts. attached before and after pics. only difference is the drivers. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Antec 900 case Intel C2D E6600 EVGA nForce 680i SLI EVGA GeForce 8800GTS WD Caviar 160/320/400 OCZ GameXStream 700W 2 gigs Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Samsung SATA DVD Burner w/LightScribe

28-February-06, 11:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leeds/Ipswich, UK Posts: 3,523	Thanks for the link to that site, nice to see they do nVidia ones too. Hooray! A set of drivers other than the crappy Dell ones that actually work on my laptop! Boosted my 3dmark score by 30 too. Coolbits won't work though __________________

28-February-06, 12:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
Reza Apex Elite Expert Tech Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: University of Leeds, UK Posts: 1,352	Installed those on the desktop and laptop, got a 20 point increase in 3D mark on my laptop which is nice and the desktop seems a little more stable. Does anyone know why the overclocking functions have been removed and how to get them back? If I uninstall just tray tools and install another version will it have any effect on the drivers? __________________

01-March-06, 07:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leeds/Ipswich, UK Posts: 3,523	Just use ATi Tool, numpty. __________________

01-March-06, 05:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	Ati tray tools are best to use, they give you alot of control. You can bench from within the overclocking menu too. I think more people should use the inbult bencher. While I think the NGO's kick butt I don't think there's much in it when it comes to Omega vs NGO. For that reason I've stayed with the omega drivers on account of me not wanting to swap around driver sets. __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

01-April-06, 05:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
vf1000ride Apex Elite Expert Tech Join Date: May 2003 Location: columbus, oh Posts: 1,412	Well as an experiment today I decided to try a couple different driver sets. I am running a 9800pro that clocks out at 410/378. All the test scores are from 3Dmark05. I had been running the catalyst 6.1's, that maxed out with a score of 2935. I tried the older set of NGO optimized drivers (ver 1.5.13) and with some tweeking was able to get up to a 3045. Switched over to the latest 6.3 catalyst drivers and couldn't do any better, they came in at 2965. Last set I tried and will have to give a longer term test of is the new NGO driver (ver 1.6.3) ran all the tests again and scored a 3210. Not a bad day to pick up almost 300 points on 3dmark with nothing but driver updates. __________________ 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

01-April-06, 06:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
Zaltan Apex Tech God Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,400	I might try these NGO driver's. Are they based on Cat's, and does anyone know which one's? __________________ *E6600 @ 3.6GHz/P5B-Deluxe/TeamXtreem 667MHz 21GB/HD4670**

01-April-06, 09:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
silvafish Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mankato, MN (Minnesota, home of Spam) Posts: 603	yeah, i have a radeon 9600 pro, and i'm using ati tool for the overclocking...lately, with oblivion it seems like my catalyst drivers have been acting up beccase my comp will crash, and then the error report mumbo jumbo comes up after logging back in and it says it's the catalyst drivers...so i'll give these a try. __________________ Silva feesh ~sig soon~ EBAY feedback: silvafish91

01-April-06, 10:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
silvafish Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mankato, MN (Minnesota, home of Spam) Posts: 603	sweet...these NGO drivers kicked up my 3dmark 03 score to 2014....yup, about 500 pts improvement...still not much tho lol. Now for 3dmark 06 __________________ Silva feesh ~sig soon~ EBAY feedback: silvafish91 Last edited by silvafish; 02-April-06 at 08:35 PM.

06-April-06, 08:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
disturbed_pyro Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The middle of the Desert, in idaho Posts: 619	Anyone have any issues with removing ATI catalyst software or tray tools? I recently had to swap my bros computer over from a ATI to Nvida card, took a long time to get it removed... even using ATI's removal tool... __________________ Thanks to Jobi for the sig and avatar, your an incredible artist.

07-May-06, 07:21 PM	#19 (permalink)
silvafish Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mankato, MN (Minnesota, home of Spam) Posts: 603	yeah disturbed, a while back, on my old dell optiplex gx260, i wanted to update the drivers, and it took me forever to get rid of those damned catlyst drivers. __________________ Silva feesh ~sig soon~ EBAY feedback: silvafish91

30-May-06, 02:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
Sum_12_fear Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 529	I'm running Omega drivers right now do you guys think it would be worth it to switch to NGO? __________________ "In a perfect world there are no fences or walls therefore no need for Gates and Windows"