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ATI Catalyst 7.8 BETA Released

Is just me or its download is slow :(
 
My D/L went max for my connection (160Kbps) the entire time, but it was earlier in the evening also.

So far I haven't noticed a huge difference, but everything does seem smoother. I will bench soon!
 
lol i.m getting 666kb/sec.

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Ha Ha :p

3.2GHz
MEM 1000Mhz 5-5-5-15
Card 675/972

7.7: 6766

7.8: 6818 +52 :)
 
S.T.A.L.K.E.R looks better to me, on 06' I went from 16080 to 16188!
F.E.A.R AVG. FPS in test, from 88fps to 96 fps.
SO far this beta seems the best (at least for my crossfire rig) offering from ATI in a while.
Wonder how long before the public download is ready.
 
more?

damn, and i just updated to 7.7s for a AGP x1950 pro.
 
I ma downloading right now.
 
Core E4300 (3.4GHz), X1950GT (655/1539)

CS Source build 3152 (1024x768, All High, AA4x, AF8x)
Catalyst 7.7 - 208fps
Catalyst 7.8beta - 211fps

Oblivion v1.0 (1024x768, All High, AA0x, HDR On) Outdoor
Catalyst 7.7 - 35fps
Catalyst 7.8beta - 36fps

Stalker v1.0003 (1024x768, All High, AA0x, AF8x)
Catalyst 7.7 - 50fps
Catalyst 7.8beta - 51fps
 
My 06 score went up 100 points with 7.8

1950XTX
 
just installed and atitoool is reporting the install as CCC 7.7 ..i will run a 3dm05 and see how these get on.
 
the driver version for 7.8 is 8.40.mine said 7.7 on ccc but the driver version is 8.40 not 8.3xx.

hope this helps drdna.

mine is better with this driver too.well done dammit,i guess this will soon be certified 7.8 driver,going by these results.
 
Im surprised Im not seeing X2600XT and X2900XT users in this thread. Wonder if this drive improves the horrid AA performance drop.
 
My TV works again w00t!!

will run 3d and post back..

first run no oc 12007

if I try and OC these using overdrive I get blue screen.... will wait for full release
 
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I only did a quick test of counter strike. All settings maxed 1680x1050 8xMSAA 16xAF

7.7 - avg 61, min 30
7.8 - avg 68, min 34
7.8 - avg 154, min 83 (only changed from wide to box AA)


e6600 @3.6
hd2900xt @default
4gb ram
vista 64
 
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It was a bitch to install. Had to clean my system and delete leftover files.




But I noticed about 1FPS more in TDU and with my current system I only get 28FPS with all the eye candy turned on @ 1680X1050, GPU limited.
 
Steevo said:
It was a bitch to install. Had to clean my system and delete leftover files.




But I noticed about 1FPS more in TDU and with my current system I only get 28FPS with all the eye candy turned on @ 1680X1050, GPU limited.
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really? I had 7.6 installed and just ran the update with no problems..

maybe an XP only issue?
 
InfDamarvel said:
Im surprised Im not seeing X2600XT and X2900XT users in this thread. Wonder if this drive improves the horrid AA performance drop.
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im on a 2900, and yes it improved 3dmark scores, and zero bugs so far

but im with ya all here, these 7.8's really are spot on, I wonder if theres room for further improvements? coz between the oem drivers and these theres a substantial improvement

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im noticing slighty higher idle temperatures on my gpu core, only by a few degrees. could be just my hot room, but can any1 else confirm this on their 2900's?
 
mandelore said:
im on a 2900, and yes it improved 3dmark scores, and zero bugs so far

but im with ya all here, these 7.8's really are spot on, I wonder if theres room for further improvements? coz between the oem drivers and these theres a substantial improvement

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im noticing slighty higher idle temperatures on my gpu core, only by a few degrees. could be just my hot room, but can any1 else confirm this on their 2900's?
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Yes!! I noticed Temps went back up for me 10c and now is temps are just like the 7.5 cats, which worked fine with WMC (windows media center) so I wonder if the temp increase is needed to get WMC to run without BSOD? Also again running 10c more do you think 7.6 & 7.7 were just trying to get the card to run cooler and use less energy while sacraficing performance? Like I said before, since I am running Vista I use ATI Overdrive to OC and I cannot OC with these drivers without BSOD running 3Dmark. other then that they run great, played COD2 for 2 hours last night without a hitch...

On another note the 7.5 Cat did not install the "ATI T200 Unified AVStream Driver" Under Device Manager>Sound Video Game Controllers. Rather is saw it as an Unknown Device. It was not until 7.6 and on that it installed...
 
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itrunshot said:
I only did a quick test of counter strike. All settings maxed 1680x1050 8xMSAA 16xAF

7.7 - avg 61, min 30
7.8 - avg 68, min 34
7.8 - avg 154, min 83 (only changed from wide to box AA)


e6600 @3.6
hd2900xt @default
4gb ram
vista 64
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This data is very interesting. What is the diference between box and wide AA. Have you tried the new edge detection AA?
 
Installed and reboot no CCC show up so i can't enable CrossFire , wonder why so back to cat 7.5 again:(
 
They sucked for me. On a Radeon x800 128mb 432/432, my '06 score was 1300 w/7.8 beta and 1500 w/7.7.

I'll stick w/7.7 thank you very much.
 
any more testing with 7.8?
 
I have no issues with 7.8 and I run them full time as it allows Windows Media Center to run Live TV without BSOD. Also all my games work without issue. Temps are back up like the 7.5 but I can deal with it.

BTW ECH, did you get a 1gb version of the 2900 yet?

Looks like the Sapphire is no longer avail on Newegg and the HIS is out of stock...
 
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