Cat 8.6 beta

Deleted member 24505 · Jun 18, 2008

Cat 8.6 beta.I'm gonna give it a try.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Catalyst-8.6--Windows-Vista-Beta-(32|64)-download-1942.html

Megasty · Jun 18, 2008

I wonder when is ATi going to ever fix the CFx install BS :rolleyes:

DanishDevil · Jun 18, 2008

What's BS about it? It's really not that hard...at all.

Looks like I'll be trying these on Saturday.

Megasty · Jun 18, 2008

DanishDevil said:
What's BS about it? It's really not that hard...at all.

Looks like I'll be trying these on Saturday.

HUH

Having to pull one of those cards out while installing the first one then praying that its works so you can put the 2nd card in & restarting your PC 4 times is hardly what I would call an easy process. My idiot friend blew his HD trying to install CFx :roll:

DanishDevil · Jun 18, 2008

Pulling a card out while installing drivers!?!?!? WTF ARE YOU DOING!?!?!?!?!!?

Install 1 card with new drivers. Make sure it's good to go after all restarts. Then, shut down, install 2nd card WITHOUT bridge. Let the drivers catch up. Shut down. Install additional cards 1 by 1 in a similar fashion. Once that's all done and good, shut down, pop on bridges, boot, go into CCC, and enable CFX.

See? Really not that hard. I think whoever told your friend how to install CFX was an nVidia fanboy trying to get him to kill a car...and he succeeded. NEVER pull a card out while the computer's on!!! I think you and your friend need to go beat the shit out of whoever told you to do that... :roll:

Megasty · Jun 18, 2008

DanishDevil said:
Pulling a card out while installing drivers!?!?!? WTF ARE YOU DOING!?!?!?!?!!?

Install 1 card with new drivers. Make sure it's good to go after all restarts. Then, shut down, install 2nd card WITHOUT bridge. Let the drivers catch up. Shut down. Install additional cards 1 by 1 in a similar fashion. Once that's all done and good, shut down, pop on bridges, boot, go into CCC, and enable CFX.

See? Really not that hard. I think whoever told your friend how to install CFX was an nVidia fanboy trying to get him to kill a car...and he succeeded. NEVER pull a card out while the computer's on!!! I think you and your friend need to go beat the shit out of whoever told you to do that...

OK you're just being silly now, but that would be funny as hell: pulling out the card while installing the drivers :roll:

DanishDevil · Jun 18, 2008

Okay that's what I thought you meant. Thank God.

Honestly, it doesn't take that long, and it's not that card. I have no idea how your buddy managed to kill a card, though.

I bet these drivers support the cross-generation hybrid-crossfire so I can run my x2 alongside a 4870. I would also bet that these with the release of the 4000 series will allow more than 4 GPUs. I might want to try two 3870x2s with a 4870

CrackerJack · Jun 18, 2008

Testing, Let ya'll know something in 20min

InnocentCriminal · Jun 18, 2008

Someone posted these in another thread, I presume it's the 3850 AGP thread intel igent created a while ago. I had a bash at them, they seemed to work well, however they weren't stable with high OC's, I kept blue-screening if I pushed my 3850 too high, but with the 8.5's I don't get any.

Hoping that'll be fixed upon release, should only be a matter of days now, 7 at the most I would have thought.

CrackerJack · Jun 18, 2008

Ok it will be another 15min before i post some before and after shots.

InnocentCriminal · Jun 18, 2008

Cool!

CrackerJack · Jun 18, 2008

Test where done with the my specs on the side: :toast:

9850 BE 2.5Ghz (All Cores)
Single Radeon HD 2900 GT 700/850
6Gb DDR2 800Mhz
320Gb WD non-Raid
On-Board Sound

This was done with a Simple Update. I'll will clean all drivers, and post more result's.

Comparing Drivers (Looks good)

8.5 (FurMark, 3dMark06 and LightsMark07)

8.5 (Unreal 3 Benchmark)

8.6 Beta (FurMark, 3dMark06 and LightsMark07)

8.6 Beta (Unreal 3 Benchmark)

Summary:
3dMark06= +19
FurMark= +1
LightsMark07= 0 (No Gain)
Unreal 3:
800x600= -4
1024x768= -3
1280x1024= -3

Clean install of all drivers.

8.6 Beta Clean(FurMark, 3dMark06 and LightsMark07)

8.6 Beta Clean(Unreal 3 Benchmark)

Summary 8.5 vs 8.6 Beta Clean:
3dMark06= +18
FurMark= +3
LightsMark07= -4
Unreal 3:
800x600= +1
1024x768= -1
1280x1024= -2

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Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

Processor	i7 920 @ 3.6 GHz (4.0 when gaming)
Motherboard	Asus Rampage II Extreme - Yeah I Bought It...
Cooling	Swiftech.
Memory	12 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer - I Love Red
Video Card(s)	ASUS EAH4870X2 - That Fan Is...!?
Storage	4 WD 1.5 TB
Display(s)	24" Sceptre
Case	TT Xaser VI - Fugly, Red, & Huge...
Audio Device(s)	The ASUS Thingy
Power Supply	Ultra X3 1000W
Software	Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit

System Name	Big Devil
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard	ECS P67H2-A2
Cooling	XSPC Rasa \| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 \| XSPC X2O 750 \| 2x ACF12PWM \| PrimoChill White 7/16"
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic White 1600MHz CL9
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ACX SC
Storage	Intel 520 Series 180GB + WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	HP ZR30W 30" 2650x1600 IPS
Case	Corsair 600T SE
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence STX \| Sennheisser PC350 "Hero" Modded \| Corsair SP2500
Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

Processor	i7 920 @ 3.6 GHz (4.0 when gaming)
Motherboard	Asus Rampage II Extreme - Yeah I Bought It...
Cooling	Swiftech.
Memory	12 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer - I Love Red
Video Card(s)	ASUS EAH4870X2 - That Fan Is...!?
Storage	4 WD 1.5 TB
Display(s)	24" Sceptre
Case	TT Xaser VI - Fugly, Red, & Huge...
Audio Device(s)	The ASUS Thingy
Power Supply	Ultra X3 1000W
Software	Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit

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