catalyst 8.3 is worse??

[GunterFalstaff]

i ran 3dmark06 with the 8.2 driver right before i installed 8.3 and here were my results...



then i downloaded the 8.3 driver and installed it and enabled crossfire and here were the results... SAME cpu speeds same ram timings, same everything... WHAT HAPPENED?? i reverted back to 8.2, this 8.3 seems like sucha dissapointment...



has anyone else noticed any problems with 8.3 as well?

[zanzabar]

did u re oc ur grafix cards, and it looks like u have something else going on since u lost 500 points in cpu

[GunterFalstaff]

thats what was really wierd... as you can see the cpu was clocked the same each test and the cpu scores were way different... and yes using rivatuner i clocked the gpu's the same each time... i ran 3dmark like 5 times using 8.3 and same result...

[nordien]

Same problem here, got a HD3870x2. With 8.2 i got 18500 with 8.3 i got 14375

[GunterFalstaff]

thats messed up... very dissapointing >.< did your cpu score go dawn also? what would cause that when its ajust a different GPU driver??

[fellix_bg]

I don't know why is happening like this to you chaps, but my system (sig) is behaving just fine with 8.3's, getting an inch below 18K points in 3DM'06.

[TheScavenger]

I haven't noticed a performance drop with 8.3. Have you guys tried reinstalling the driver?

Josh

[Waymon3X6]

I tried the new drivers on my 3870s, ad they work fine.

[xMrBunglex]

they were awful for me and two of my friends. one friend has dual 3870's and the other has a 3870 X2. at least two of us had trouble uninstalling the driver, so i can't figure out if it was a corrupt download or a series of bad installs or what. but i'm back on 8.2 now and thinking i'll sit this round out.

[Monkeywoman]

did u do this? "Please make sure you uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable program found in "Add or Remove Programs" (from other Cat installs that use this program) before install Cat 8.3. I have found 2 of them installed on my computer. It appears they do not uninstall along with the rest of the drivers"

[madfaze]

notice also that there are two catalyst were installed one is with "branding".. also notice that it downclocked my link width to x4, has somebody experienced this?

[Waymon3X6]

I just uninstalled the 8.2 drivers through the Ad/Remove programs via the "Catalyst install manager" - it gives you the option to "express uninstall all ati driver related stuff". I then run the registry cleaner in CCleaner, reboot, install 8.3s, reboot when its done and ran 3dmark06 to find I was 53 points short of my last score with the 8.2s.

Crysis works better, no more stutters...

[gOtVoltage]

I went from 12590+ to 9700 and it cut my CPU score almost in half WTF.

Im on the 8.2 now but i may try again after reading about the C++2005redistibutal.. I dont think it was ever uninstaled even after Dcleaner.

All i know is that the day 1 BETA 08123 ran flawless compared to 8.3 for me

[cadaveca]

did u do this? "Please make sure you uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable program found in "Add or Remove Programs" (from other Cat installs that use this program) before install Cat 8.3. I have found 2 of them installed on my computer. It appears they do not uninstall along with the rest of the drivers"

Second is from Ageia.

[xMrBunglex]

I dont think it was ever uninstaled even after Dcleaner.

exactly. i had to uninstall it from my Device Manager because the uninstall wasn't working. pain in the butt!

Cadaveca, are you saying we need one of those copies of C++ for Ageia drivers? i apparently need the Ageia driver on my machine for GRAW 2. is the C++ just to help install the program or is it necessary to keep the program running? i'll wait to uninstall and try again.

[cadaveca]

Yes, one set is for Ageia software, gets installed with any app that supports Ageia technology. Unsure if it's needed...I normally start testing each month using STEAM, and Bioshock is at the top of the list. WHen you try to start Biosock after removing both, the second will install. ANyway, it's put there for a reason...

[cegras]

did u do this? "Please make sure you uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable program found in "Add or Remove Programs" (from other Cat installs that use this program) before install Cat 8.3. I have found 2 of them installed on my computer. It appears they do not uninstall along with the rest of the drivers"

Don't listen to this man, wasted 1/2 an hour of my life trying to fix this : P

I had to uninstall CCC, giving me errors, driver clean, uninstall adapter, reboot, fresh install of 8.3.

[003]

did u do this? "Please make sure you uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable program found in "Add or Remove Programs" (from other Cat installs that use this program) before install Cat 8.3. I have found 2 of them installed on my computer. It appears they do not uninstall along with the rest of the drivers"

I didn't do that and 8.3 works fine for me.

[Monkeywoman]

HEy, i'm just saying what they recommended in this thread, http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=179378 i did it and have no problems...then again i am using a 1950xt what ever issues that people now have, they will be fixed in the next set of drivers. 8.3 is to make the cards work, 8.4+ will be for optimizations

[ThatGuy16]

8.3s work fine for me. Fixed some issues in crysis and COD4 i was having.

i only lost 70 points in 3dmark, but everything runs smoother for me..

[road-runner]

This must be why my cpu scores are less than 3,000 with a 9650 at 4200mhz...

[GunterFalstaff]

what would explain the lower cpu score? shouldnt that AF only effect the gpu?? and no, i have allready uninstalled 8.3.

[r1rhyder]

Gunter, maybe the new 8.3's install new chipset drivers. Try installing the original chipset drivers.

[Waymon3X6]

Wow, now it seems my Catalyst 8.3s are acting up... They worked fine yesturday, but now the screen gets weird horizontal lines - graphics corruption if I play a game. I need to do a hard reboot to get it working again.

Re downloading 8.2s...

[Eastcoasthandle]

Wow, now it seems my Catalyst 8.3s are acting up... They worked fine yesturday, but now the screen gets weird horizontal lines - graphics corruption if I play a game. I need to do a hard reboot to get it working again.

Re downloading 8.2s...

That doesn't sound like a driver problem to me ? If it was you should have received problems as soon as you installed the new driver not a day later. What game is causing that kind of problem?