moosenoodles 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Running them here and ive had no problems with gaming so far, arma2 does seem more responsive albeit not like wow wow different but there is something there with these drivers that make the feel of gameplay/movement generally smoother in some way. Warhammer online/sims3/wow/Dow2/Empire total war/Killing floor/ all running good as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thr0tt 12 Posted June 9, 2009 Everyone with the GFX issue please post in the Rage3d thread please, this may help get the problem more attention and maybe a hotfix for AGP and PCI-e ATI users with the issue. As Dwarden says, more often than not these 'leaks' are the official drivers but non WHQL'd so we will have to wait for another month before we even get a sniff of a fix if they haven't picked it up. @Dwarden, surely BIS have contacts in AMD/ATI and have supplied ArmA2 for testing ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ratcatcher722 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Well my experience with the new drivers is overall positive. I had been getting a simply awful white out every time I dared look toward the sun, and I mean retina melting bright. I'm glad to say after this driver its now back to normal sun brightness, I do seem to have lost some FPS but the gain far out weighs the loss. Specs are Intel q6600 2.4 O/C 3.2: ATI HD Radeon 4870x2 : 2841 RAM : XP SP3 with Direct X 9.0c I'm running on a 24" Dell at 1920x1200 pretty much everything on high. Getting 30-45 FPS mostly, but haven't tried any complex missions, time will tell. Not had any crashes ( touch wood ) but had some instances of starting with good fps ( 35-40 ) then nose diving to 10 or so for no apperent reason. Recently this has not happened again, so I'm hoping thats the new driver as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyB 0 Posted June 9, 2009 I think I've gotten a pretty big boost from these drivers. Maybe not in terms of framerate, but stuttering and texture/LOD pop-in have both been reduced bigtime. It's actually very playable with everything set to Very High now (not the campaign though, that's still buggered). And the crazy artefacting I was experiencing before has gone as well. Thumbs up from me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MehMan 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Hope they work properly on XP64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECH 10 Posted June 9, 2009 Everyone with the GFX issue please post in the Rage3d thread please, this may help get the problem more attention and maybe a hotfix for AGP and PCI-e ATI users with the issue.As Dwarden says, more often than not these 'leaks' are the official drivers but non WHQL'd so we will have to wait for another month before we even get a sniff of a fix if they haven't picked it up. @Dwarden, surely BIS have contacts in AMD/ATI and have supplied ArmA2 for testing ? Interesting when you believed these drivers only increase notepad frame rates. Yet you turn around and say these may not be the final version. I find it hard to believe anything you make claim to. In any case the word is that the official drivers will be out next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thr0tt 12 Posted June 9, 2009 ECH - Notepad frame rates = cheap joke, it got a laugh, do I care you didn't laugh or get it ? Nah. They may not be finals yes but as Dwarden says the more we pipe up about these 'leaked' drivers may help them either look into these 'officially leaked' drivers or tell us 'I told u so' when they release a completely different set, again, if you can't see that then shame but not my problem. New drivers out next week, great, lets see if they are the same, hold off complaining till then if you think that will help your cause. Just for info, I have also posted in the gaming seciton under ArmA2 thread that I don;t think AMD/ATI give a toss about the game and its sales and my next card may indeed be an NVidia offering, is that too bad of me ? Oh and welcome to the forums, its nice to have someone to join in the fun. xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECH 10 Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) ECH - Notepad frame rates = cheap joke, it got a laugh, do I care you didn't laugh or get it ? Nah.They may not be finals yes but as Dwarden says the more we pipe up about these 'leaked' drivers may help them either look into these 'officially leaked' drivers or tell us 'I told u so' when they release a completely different set, again, if you can't see that then shame but not my problem. New drivers out next week, great, lets see if they are the same, hold off complaining till then if you think that will help your cause. Just for info, I have also posted in the gaming seciton under ArmA2 thread that I don;t think AMD/ATI give a toss about the game and its sales and my next card may indeed be an NVidia offering, is that too bad of me ? Oh and welcome to the forums, its nice to have someone to join in the fun. xx No, it's not about me finding your joke distasteful or not. The point of the matter is how I see you contradict yourself here and over at Rage. By criticizing drivers that you willingly admit maybe different once the officials are release. It's pretty obvious by now (through your own admission) that you favor one video card over another which is why I can't take what you say seriously. But I do thank you for taking the time in an attempt to explain yourself. Specially to someone whom (you implied) doesn't care about what I think of your posts. The additional information has confirming my initial impression of you. It's greatly appreciated. ;) Edited June 9, 2009 by ECH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Worldeater 2 Posted June 9, 2009 Those drivers look good. No more BSODing! :) Vista64, 3870x2, "-winxp" to enable CrossFireX. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basil Brush 10 Posted June 9, 2009 Textures still flickering and loading slow been like it since Arma so doubting they'll ever fix it now, ah well looks like Arma 2 is probably the last BI game I ever buy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twisted 128 Posted June 9, 2009 Textures still flickering and loading slow been like it since Arma so doubting they'll ever fix it now, ah well looks like Arma 2 is probably the last BI game I ever buy. is arma2 out in the uk? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basil Brush 10 Posted June 9, 2009 is arma2 out in the uk? No. I have the German version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy123 10 Posted June 10, 2009 Textures still flickering and loading slow been like it since Arma so doubting they'll ever fix it now, ah well looks like Arma 2 is probably the last BI game I ever buy. - Whoah there fella, remember that BIS announced that there would be bugs in the German version, wait till the euro release sucks before saying that :PI was told in a thread by Ohara that ATI would release a driver hotfix on the 10th, perhaps they have had a setback? I can't be bothered to wait another whole week! (I've a sneaking suspicion that they will release it on, or just before the 19th, to co-inside with the Euro release) ArmA2 will rock fellas, it actually has good ai, and a good map! (Sahrani was so unrealistic it hurt) @ECH: Is it that time of the month again? its ok, all girls get it. But quit picking fights. Does it matter it Thr0tt prefers a certain card? Hell I do, ATI all the way! oh no, I'm biased - who cares? He contradicted himself! Oh noes! (apparently, anyway, I really wasn't reading that deep into it, while we're on this subject, does two x's mean she loves me?) Lots of love Me xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moosenoodles 0 Posted June 10, 2009 All im gonna say is.. "where is my hotfix" :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwarden 1125 Posted June 10, 2009 the point of the 'controllled' leaks is to obtain volume 'response' on drivers prior sending them to WHQL process ... very useful to find and fix fatal errors intime... it's not to please some nitpicker about if it's or not same version which will be WHQL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy123 10 Posted June 10, 2009 All im gonna say is.. "where is my hotfix" I want it so bad :'( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OverDawg 10 Posted June 10, 2009 I dont think ATI is very assertive when it comes to cooperating with game dev's to speed up driver compatibility. Nvidia doesn't wait for game dev's to come to them before they release their game. And judging from posts on that other forum, BIS neglected to wake ATI up in time to properly and timely support their game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECH 10 Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) @ECH: Is it that time of the month again? its ok, all girls get it. But quit picking fights. Does it matter it Thr0tt prefers a certain card? Hell I do, ATI all the way! oh no, I'm biased - who cares? He contradicted himself! Oh noes! (apparently, anyway, I really wasn't reading that deep into it, while we're on this subject, does two x's mean she loves me?) Lots of love Me xx Your ad hominem reply only reveals how frustrated you are that I've addressed this, ;). You go on to further validate my observations of that individual. So, to answer your question yes it does matter. I came here looking for specific information about my PC setup and this game. :eek: Edited June 10, 2009 by ECH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basil Brush 10 Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) hotfix for what? the texture/flicker problem yeah I'll believe it when I see it. I would put £100 on it not happening anytime soon (probably never). Anyway I've decided not to let it annoy me any more Arma 2 will sit idle on my hdd until they fix it so I guess that is that then.. awaiting OFP2.. :rolleyes: Edited June 10, 2009 by Basil Brush Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thr0tt 12 Posted June 11, 2009 @Basil Brush - I think if you set memory and texture to low it will work, not the best solution but at least you would be able to play it until....well...if it gets fixed... for AGP users just set AGP Aperture to 512MB (I have 512MB card) which enables normal mem and normal textures, not sure if there is a similar bios setting for PCI-e as stated b4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guy123 10 Posted June 11, 2009 I've got an ATI 4870, it only corrupts when I set the memory to 'default'. I can run the game (really smooth with the new drivers) with the video setting 'Very High) and get no distorting. But I just sometimes, especially in cities, get slow texture loading. Its just frustrating to know my card isn't being used fully. Your ad hominem reply only reveals how frustrated you are that I've addressed this - lol, I just think you're being silly that's all, but I'm not picking fights, neither should you be, lets 'can the frivolous off-topic spiel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
=Spetsnaz= 0 Posted June 11, 2009 works! saw some fps improvement in a few games. Happy at the moment with the 9.6 driver :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryan80 10 Posted June 11, 2009 does reverting to older drivers like the 8 series fix the issues? anyone tried? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basil Brush 10 Posted June 11, 2009 I've got an ATI 4870, it only corrupts when I set the memory to 'default'. I can run the game (really smooth with the new drivers) with the video setting 'Very High) and get no distorting. But I just sometimes, especially in cities, get slow texture loading. Its just frustrating to know my card isn't being used fully. So your not seeing issue?. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moosenoodles 0 Posted June 11, 2009 The window texture loading etc seems to be where hi and low res textures are holding the same location and not being fixed to one or the other when at view like that.. annoying i get it on more than windows for the most part :( Even arma 1 today still has that on say the main airbase control tower doors when looking from a distance.. again annoying and prob easily fixed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
