Catalyst 7.3 ATI drivers...

Post by **DaveG** » 28 Mar 2007, 19:12

...now available.

http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 28 Mar 2007, 19:12

Ah, at last! ;-)

Post by **Trev Clark** » 02 Apr 2007, 22:35

Oh dear not again..............are they any good? 7.2 caused a lot of trouble with the install.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 02 Apr 2007, 23:38

As last time the just slid on, no troubles at all, and I have never had any troubles before either....

Should always give a few FPS better than the older.

There are a few problems addressed as always in the release notes:

http://www2.ati.com/relnotes/catalyst_7 ... notes.html

Post by **Trev Clark** » 03 Apr 2007, 16:43

Thanks Dan, I did the drivers and not that control centre this time. They work a treat, I now have much better AA and the same FR's :dance:

nigelb · Post by **nigelb** » 05 Apr 2007, 00:17

I just installed 7.3 with no problems. BTW there is an excellent very comprehensive guide to installing and tweaking at:

http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_1.html

This is updated frequently - the current guide is for version 7.1 but I think you could also use it for 7.3.

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 05 Apr 2007, 11:13

I installed, but haven't noticed much difference on my X800. I am sure it's been asked a thousand times, but can anybody recommend the best control centre settings?

nigelb · Post by **nigelb** » 05 Apr 2007, 19:28

Jetset wrote:I installed, but haven't noticed much difference on my X800. I am sure it's been asked a thousand times, but can anybody recommend the best control centre settings?

Well, to be frank, I have not noticed a big difference either. You might check the link in my prior message - that guide has several suggestions for the settings and also what features are not really needed.

There is an excellent section on preventing the Catalyst Control Center from loading automatically at start-up. Once you have the settings done to your satisfaction there is no longer a need to load CCC at every startup, which makes boot time longer and uses precious RAM. If you need to change settings, the guide explains how to launch it manually when needed. I found that tip invaluable.