ATI Catalyst 9.7 is here

[SimonSIx 0]

much* :)

You can try the unofficial driver from here:

for vista/win7

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=COO6B3QC

Works fine.

x86 and x64 for Vista and Win7 all in one

for xp

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L8AIWSOP

If you are uncomfortable downloading unofficial drivers please wait for them to be posted by ATI

SOURCE:

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=299926

THE BEST WAY TO INSTALL GRAPHIC DRIVER:

First of all you need Driver Sweeper.

you can download it here:

http://downloads.guru3d.com/Guru3D--...up)_d1655.html

Install this app.

Than use this order:

1.Uninstall the curent CCC DRIVER.

2.Restart the computer to Safe Mode

3.Run Driver Sweeper and clean ATI driver

4.Restart the computer

5.Install ATI CCC 9.7

6.Reboot

7.You're good to go

Edited July 11, 2009 by SimonSIx

[Dogtags 0]

All I want to know is what do you mean by more stable? has the Receiving.... issue gone away? Have textures stopped flickering? to houises change colour and load textures before your eyes, what has improved?

[SimonSIx 0]

The game (i have the demo 'till i get my copy) is running better on my PC

[Guest]

Could i have some more information on this please?

Firstly, where are these drivers from? How did you find them? Could you post a link to the forum/site that made you discover them?

What improvements are you seeing?

Thanks,

Rich.

[krazypoloc 10]

The file hosting sites get the drivers from a Beta tester that uploads them.....http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/betatester.html

I will try this out and get back to you guys......

[flake 10]

can't detect any improvement tbh

[krazypoloc 10]

Yeah I played for a bit tonight and don't see any improvement......very hard to make a notable change and attribute it to the drivers as the game still has a massive amount of bugs in the game itself.

[thr0tt 12]

much* :)

You can try the unofficial driver from here:

for vista/win7

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=COO6B3QC

Works fine.

x86 and x64 for Vista and Win7 all in one

for xp

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L8AIWSOP

If you are uncomfortable downloading unofficial drivers please wait for them to be posted by ATI

Nice one for taking the credit for these drivers, appears to be no mention here of rflair who makes these available in several forums.

Would be nice for you to either link to one of the original threads like http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33948551 or at least suggest this is taken from another site. I also like the way you never even changed the text from the original thread... unless you are rflair but highly doubt it.

[sirex 0]

to be fair he didnt take credit, he just didnt mention the source, which really isnt the same thing.

anyhow, thanks for the heads up, ill get them now. - will try anything to fix the memory fragmentation issue that causes the game to be unplayable after 30 mins.

[=Spetsnaz= 0]

Yea i just got it am about to test

[sirex 0]

well, they apparently fixed both my crossfire problem, and the issue with massive gfx corruption once gfx memory has been filled. - so far, two thumbs up ! :)

[=Spetsnaz= 0]

yep its helped a bit, got about extra 3-5 fps

[SimonSIx 0]

Nice one for taking the credit for these drivers, appears to be no mention here of rflair who makes these available in several forums.

Forgot to post the source

didnt try to take any credit on anything.

i get 4-6 mpre fps-thats something

the settings are:

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3274/arma2d.jpg

[BlueEyes73 10]

Now CrossfireX works without -winxp but the HDR/Light flashing persist if i set memory to veryhigh. If i set memory to default the problem seems to disappear.

[thr0tt 12]

Forgot to post the source

didnt try to take any credit on anything.

i get 4-6 mpre fps-thats something

the settings are:

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3274/arma2d.jpg

Np's I've done it now so all good, it also helps you as others may think you are the originating source of these and you could have got inundated with requests / mails for more drivers etc. :bounce3:

[SimonSIx 0]

Yea you right :)

i edited the first post

[ShaiCZ 10]

I dont have much experience with such unofficial releases. Any chance installing these could screw bad with my system?:confused::) Any info as to when an oficial release will be made?

[=Spetsnaz= 0]

I dont have much experience with such unofficial releases. Any chance installing these could screw bad with my system?:confused::) Any info as to when an oficial release will be made?

They won't screw up your system they are basically the same official version just leaked early

[randir14 10]

This driver made my performance worse in both Empire Total War and ArmA 2.

[Richey79 10]

Multiplayer performance for me improved a great deal since I no longer have to use the -winxp command. Single player still gets really inconsistent fps which makes some missions unplayable. Hopefully an optimised Arma 2 patch 1.3 will sort this out to some extent. Still - count our blessings, would you rather play Arma 2 sp or mp?

[froggyluv 2130]

Lost almost 900 points on my ArmaMark score with these drivers on my 4870/512 with the exact same settings

Back to 9.6!

[kklownboy 43]

Lost almost 900 points on my ArmaMark score with these drivers on my 4870/512 with the exact same settings

Back to 9.6!

HAHAHA thats to funny.

[Dogtags 0]

Did anyone see the Receiving.... problem dissapear?

[demowhc 10]

Crossfire now works for me in Vista without the -winxp switch and gained a few fps too :)

[GLeek 10]

Did anyone see the Receiving.... problem dissapear?

it has , ABSOLUTLY, nothing to do with ATI drivers. it's bohemia piece ! stop dreaming :rolleyes: