Wednesday, October 15th 2008

ATI Catalyst 8.10 Released, Adds Manual Fan Speed Control

By some coincidence, right after NVIDIA's 178.24 WHQL driver release, ATI also published new Catalyst version 8.10. There're two major features that come with the new Catalyst 8.10 and they are:
  • Catalyst Control Center Fan speed control - this release of the ATI software driver introduces the ability for users to control the speed of the GPU fan when running in accelerated graphics.
  • Force Component Video Detection - this feature allows users the option in Catalyst Control Center to force Component Video detection in the Display Options aspect. By selecting this option user are able to adjust the Component Video property settings (without a device being physically attached) allowing user to change format and frequency to a desired value. The selected values will be applied to the display once a component video display device get connected. The feature is applicable for all AMD products supporting Component Video.
There are no indications of any performance improvements with Catalyst 8.10.


DOWNLOAD: Catalyst 8.10
Source: AMD/ATI
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38 Comments on ATI Catalyst 8.10 Released, Adds Manual Fan Speed Control

#26
JrRacinFan
Served 5k and counting ...
GREASEMONKEYNo fan control for 3800 series sucks,:confused:,but i'll take it for my 4800 cards.
Thats fine for me. I gots a VF900 on mine :p

Notice any improvements while gaming?
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#27
GREASEMONKEY
I just got them loaded on my lunch hour,still have to check the perf.
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#28
EastCoasthandle
I did a comparison between Cat 8.9 vs 8.10 using Crysis: Warhead, using the Train Level. GPU is 790/1000 cpu are the same at 3.9GHz. No configuration files uses (ie: autoexec.cfg).
Resolution: 1920x1200
AA: 0x





This is not an exact replica between 4 runs (2 for each cat) because each run can be a little different (how enemies pop up) from the next. However, I did position the character at the same exact weapon on top of the train. I started all 4 runs from the very beginning of the level. In all Cat 8.10 average roughly 1.5 FPS higher then Cat 8.9. The big dips that are found are a result of auto saves.
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#29
Scrizz
has anyone tested anything besides crysis?
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#30
Wile E
Power User
tvdang7any one know if it works on modded bios of 4xxx series cards? im still running 8.7
I believe others had that problem as well. Everyone I saw that did, had flashed to a higher voltage. The problem is, they flashed to a voltage that is out of range for power play. Flash back to stock voltages, and use a pencil mod instead.
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#32
gamer210
I'll have to give these a try when I get home. The last few Cat releases haven't worked on my system, so hopefully these will. Anything after 8.7 won't install properly.
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#33
HELLSPAWNPR
Disruptor4Fan control only works on 4 series, afaik.
that sucks , wanted to get rid of rivatuner. Im stuck with it then :(
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#34
imperialreign
Wile EI believe others had that problem as well. Everyone I saw that did, had flashed to a higher voltage. The problem is, they flashed to a voltage that is out of range for power play. Flash back to stock voltages, and use a pencil mod instead.
I tend to agree here - I installed 8.10 last night, and both of my cards with a modded BIOS work perfectly.

Only thing I haven't really changed in BIOS is voltage settings.
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#35
ShadowFold
I noticed no change.. No extra FPS in Clear Sky.. Well CS is the only game I am playing ATM anyway lol
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#36
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
erockerBest cats out in a while! I've been using them a week now and they are great!:D
Really, i may make a move when the Hotfix Come out,

also i kind of suggested the Manual Fan Control since everyone has been bitching about how the fan doesn't adjust or adjusts too high for their liking.

I wanted to overclock my card, someone said that apparently the AGP 1950s overclock better, but he also said he has a HIS ICEQ Cooler on his Sapphire, I have the Custom Stock cooler, the card is factory overclocked (580/(702 or 1404) runs idle at 39 Degrees, fan speed is not audible. I was wondering if since i cant adjust the fan speed, that would be a determining factor in overclocking?
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#37
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
Wile EI believe others had that problem as well. Everyone I saw that did, had flashed to a higher voltage. The problem is, they flashed to a voltage that is out of range for power play. Flash back to stock voltages, and use a pencil mod instead.
overclocking does defeat the purpose of powerplay, just like SpeedStep and Cool n Quiet.
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