AMD Rolls Out Catalyst 12.3 Driver

[Fairlady-z]

It really could have been anything clashing with the drivers though, I just felt they werent as stable for me, I know my card and drivers dont handle flash all too well (they handle games beautifully) but something was definitely too different about the newer drivers, changing back and having the problem immediately desist shows that.
im willing to try new ones again but probably not for maybe 5 - 10 updates from now, its not the first time i've skipped a bunch, some of the early 10's i stuck too until the mid 11's were available for similar reasons (plus back then i got sick of having to remake my eyefinity grouping )

I agree I am not a Nvdia or AMD loyalist by any means I buy the fastest and best when ever I buy, but I really had all sorts of issues. I am fortunate enough to have a 2600k and 2500k set up at home to fiddle with, and I was having the same issue and most of the other problems on the 2500k system. I have 0 issues with the 680's now, but I am sure as I write this something will go wrong lol. To be honest I feel like I get less video card with teh 680s lol since they are smaller, as I really loved how big and heavy the 7970s felt. Either way I love my current set up, and I am not looking back.

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

Either way I love my current set up, and I am not looking back.

...until the true high-end single GPU Kepler card comes out.

 

[Fairlady-z]

...until the true high-end single GPU Kepler card comes out.

You know it, at which point I just jump on those baby's. I have no problem spending money on these toys, but I expect them to work properly.

 

[ensabrenoir]

12.2 took down my entire operating system.....and back up.....12.3 is stable so far

 

[erek]

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FYI AMD Catalyst 12.3 CAP1 is now available http://bit.ly/9FDuCb
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Cat 12.3 does fix AA on 6900 for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

 

[Wrigleyvillain]

You know it, at which point I just jump on those baby's. I have no problem spending money on these toys, but I expect them to work properly.

Heh ok and no surprises there but it damn well could be much less time that the wait between 7900 and 680. You'll be back in the same boat!

So it sometimes goes though with the latest and greatest. Damn TSMC.

 

[mamailo]

My flash playback did go wrong too. Single display on a 4730.
The next day, got a update message to download ver 11.2.202.228 and YouTube functionality went back but kinda different feeling.

 

[j_hernandez80]

now skyrim crashes

Anti-aliasing works in Skyrim with these new drivers. So far, so good!

didn't work with my 5850.... fixed the pixelation and artifacts but it would hang up and freeze every 30 min or so...... not cool amd... not cool

 

[erocker]

Skyrim and AA have always worked for me. How wasn't it working previously?

didn't work with my 5850.... fixed the pixelation and artifacts but it would hang up and freeze every 30 min or so...... not cool amd... not cool

Check various monitoring programs to see what is happening when you are playing Skyrim. Check vram and CPU voltage and frequencies using GPU-Z. Check system ram usage by using the Windows task manager.

Make sure Windows is up to date via Windows Update and make sure DirectX is up to date here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=35

You also may want to try doing a thorough reinstall of your drivers. I made a guide here you can check out: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52502

Then, there's always the possibility that there's a hardware problem somewhere, though that is the least likely of issues.