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  1. 04-14-2010, 03:56 PM #1
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    ATI Catalyst 10.4 Preview Information and Download

    ATI Catalyst™ 10.4 Preview features:

    The ATI Catalyst 10.4 Preview provides resolution for the following issue:

    * Long load times for new maps in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 when using an ATI Radeon HD 5xxx series graphics card

    Note! This driver is provided as is and is not supported by AMD. It has not completed full AMD testing, and is only recommended for users experiencing the particular issue described above. This release is not supported by ATI Radeon™ HD5800 Eyefinity 6 series of products.

    For detailed instructions on how to install the driver preview, refer to:

    * Article GPU-33 for a Windows 7 based system
    * Article GPU-1 for a Windows Vista based system
    * Article GPU-2 for a Windows XP / Windows 2000 based system

    http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...-4-Hotfix.aspx
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    Why did this come out AFTER the 10.5 betas?
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    I think they run two or three driver teams at the same time since it takes longer than a month to go through programming, testing, and validation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by onethreehill View Post
    ATI Catalyst™ 10.4 Preview features:

    The ATI Catalyst 10.4 Preview provides resolution for the following issue:

    * Long load times for new maps in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 when using an ATI Radeon HD 5xxx series graphics card

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    Yup, I am getting into servers for the 1st time in less then 10 seconds. During map rotation it's less then 5 seconds. This is with DX11.
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    it says for 5xxx series only. I guess im SOL with my 4890?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth_Penguin View Post
    it says for 5xxx series only. I guess im SOL with my 4890?
    Yes, until next week. It's not clear if it will be another preview driver or official driver but expect something by next week.
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    Wait, so the long load times for all ATI GPU's is because of the driver?


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    Quote Originally Posted by ColonelCain View Post
    Wait, so the long load times for all ATI GPU's is because of the driver?
    From what I read it was something to do with DX11. But it's really unclear as nothing was said as to how it was fixed. Using DX9 loads about the same for me. Haven't tried DX10.
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    Not much change here with the week-old betas. Maybe went from 45 seconds to 30. Game crashes a lot. Let's try these instead.
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    I take that back. Tried another map and load times were drastically cut down to about 10 seconds or so.
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    nice of ati to allow customers to alfa/beta test their drivers...
    smart move, makes q&a easier and faster for them and solves bugs faster for the customers...

    they should have a unified feedback system though so they can gather feedback from these drivers faster and more efficiently...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChinStrap View Post
    They work!
    Good news, will download now a give them a go.

    Edit: Just had a jam on BC2 map loading times are drastically reduced, by about 2/3 on my system.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ColonelCain View Post
    Wait, so the long load times for all ATI GPU's is because of the driver?
    Yes, all D3D10 or upper class hardware had this problem, meaning HD2000 Series and upwards. For HD5k Series is fixed now as it seems.

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    ATi must really like BC2 since it seems that's the only thing they're updating drivers for now
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    Quote Originally Posted by Helloworld_98 View Post
    ATi must really like BC2 since it seems that's the only thing they're updating drivers for now
    bc2 is the premier FPS right now, its also a driving force for buying new hardware on older systems

    and the driver works on the hd4 they were just lazy about writing it up
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    Quote Originally Posted by Helloworld_98 View Post
    ATi must really like BC2 since it seems that's the only thing they're updating drivers for now
    may be cause its an ati game
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    1 year from now, you can trow at trash your HD 5xxx, cause by then you'll see full support only for HD 6XXX.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oj101 View Post
    Why did this come out AFTER the 10.5 betas?
    10.5 are leaked Beta Drivers, you wont find them on AMD/ATI drivers site.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heinz68 View Post
    10.5 are leaked Beta Drivers, you wont find them on AMD/ATI drivers site.
    Yes you will, on 5'th month as in "Mai". The extension number represents each moth of this year. That's why ATi goes till 12 each year (as in 10.12 - then next year, in 2011 you'll se 11.1 same as this year, it went from 9.12 to 10.1 in January).
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    yep the 10.5 leaked are a newer 3d driver, but these are better, the 10.5 has reduced fps but with all the fixes, these have proper fps restored and all the load time and flashing/lines fixes. I also installed april7 profiles on top of them. freakin sweet...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helloworld_98 View Post
    ATi must really like BC2 since it seems that's the only thing they're updating drivers for now
    This is more of a hotfix. I'm sure the official 10.4 drivers will have more fixes than this.
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    AMD always focuses on quickly fixing/improving things with whatever is hottest at a given moment. BC2 is new and very popular. Unless you're upset that they're focusing on what they should logically focus on, I'm not sure what the point is.
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