ATI HD 3800 Review Thread

[Donnie27]

Btw: do you have the Crysis Hotfix Instaled????

I had it installed because I was using an X1800XT and then installed a 1950 a co worker tried to sell me. The file is 53.5MB It installs as a patch, anything else?

http://support.ati.com/ics/support/d...estionID=30533

Don't need it for 3870. Looks like it was removed during the last cleaning in fact.

Anyway, I fixed the problem and it was the nothing to do with my system hardware or my computer. I tested the video card and the computer at stock speed. What was the problem? HDMI and its High Def Drivers (might not have installed correctly) + the X-Fi + Dimage (Minolta Digital Camera software). Might be overkill but--->
After a fresh Defrag and Disk check.
I then;
Booted up in safe mode.
Un-installed the drivers.
Cleaned out the driver cache
Looked for leftovers.
Booted into WinXP
Canned the reinstall of the Video card.
Un installed the ATI junk CCC and etc.......
Ran Crap Cleaner found even more leftovers, 79 files.
Searched the Reg for more leftovers. Found more didn't count.
Re-Booted WinXP
Canceled the Plug-and-Play attempt to install again, all 3 times.
Shut down all running apps including AVG.
This time installed the software and drivers from the disk.
Made sure it requested a reboot and did so.
Waited for the next WinXP get to Idle with everything was ready to use.
Wayyyy more than I needed to do but I wanted to make sure. I might have left a step or two out.
Quick Defrag and started up CoD4. Set it to 1600 X 1200 with mostly high details. Games starts, I'm on the sniper map. First start I see a skip and think oh crap. Then when he says "Follow me" and it starts, the game runs and plays is buttery smooth. In fact, it is running faster than the X1800 did at 1024 X 768 (does happy dance).

I replied here and didn't test much else.

To the other guy. I use Video In for my Harmon Kardon Receiver's On Screen Display. Not a deal breaker but it would have been nice.

To: mascaras
CoD4 has only a 1600 X 1200. 3870 only gives me the Option for 1600 X 1050, nothing higher but I think that's my Acer 22" LCD's limitation. I'll give Crysis a shot. Do one of the Quake's, FEAR, Farcry and which ever 3DMarks I can find. Stay tuned.