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    Official 11.12 Drivers Released!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by weinstein888, Dec 13, 2011.

  1. weinstein888

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    I'll take it for the team and give it a shot on my R2.

    Wish me luck! :)
     
    Rypac, Dec 13, 2011
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    These drivers are like drugs! 1st thing ill do is install them when I get home :D.

    Why does it say 1.11 MB?
     
    nayilalien, Dec 13, 2011
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    wein, they installed on your R2?

    i'd install these, but I'm already on 12.1 lol

    :p :D
    ten char
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 13, 2011
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  5. weinstein888

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    Where do you get 12.1 :O
     
    weinstein888, Dec 13, 2011
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    yea where's 12.1???
     
    nayilalien, Dec 13, 2011
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  7. SlickDude80

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    hahahahaha...see its never ending. Maybe you should forget i said anything :D

    EDIT: Wein, sorry bro, didn't mean to hijack your thread

    BUT: apparently:

    "The AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview includes all of the features found in AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 and also includes all of the latest optimizations found in the AMD Catalyst 11.11c performance drivers (AMD Catalyst 11.12 does not include the latest 11.11c optimizations). It is highly recommended that all gamers use the AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver."

    another interesting tidbit:

    12.1: Improves performance (10-15%) in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim...

    AMD Catalyst? 12.1 Preview driver
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 13, 2011
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  8. Rypac

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    The 1.1MB download is just a utility to download the actual driver. I was wondering the same thing myself.

    What method do you guys use for a clean install?
     
    Rypac, Dec 13, 2011
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    Ry, if i wanted a completely clean install, i just use the built in install manager and remove all AMD software on computer.

    Some also go into safe mode and run one of the driver cleaners available
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 13, 2011
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    Sweet, thanks Slick. I've got Driver Sweeper installed so I'll try the safe mode trick just to make sure there isn't any leftovers.
     
    Rypac, Dec 13, 2011
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    does 12.1 drivers support mobile cards?
     
    bigspin, Dec 13, 2011
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    @bigspin yes

    Getting some really bad flashing and artifacts with these drivers in Skyrim. With both CFX enabled and disabled.
     
    weinstein888, Dec 13, 2011
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    so Slick, no bsods or any annoying install issues for you? I'm wanting to try these out but my experience with new drivers is not very pleasant.
     
    zoolian982, Dec 13, 2011
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    thanx. just got my m17x and downloading drivers to clean install
     
    bigspin, Dec 13, 2011
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    i've been running 12.1 as soon as they were available like almost 2 weeks ago. They were leaked on guru3d. No bsods. no hiccups...and Skyrim is running like a champ
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 13, 2011
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    Batman Arkham city runs like crap on my 11.12 NOV 18th driver.

    :(
     
    nayilalien, Dec 13, 2011
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    do i need to install intel driver first? Can i download iGPU driver from intel site?
     
    bigspin, Dec 13, 2011
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    no...just try installing over your previous installation. Your intel drivers should still be there in that case

    The 12.1s are looking good so far for crossfire rigs...

    People are having success with these on the m18x forums

    what version skyrim are you running? 1.3xxxx? Its working good for me so far in skyrim (actually sickeningly good)
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 13, 2011
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    What happen if i download drivers from intel site? I'm doing clean install. Just got my M17x

    same method applies to the amd drivers( overwriting)? I don't like to install over previous drivers.
     
    bigspin, Dec 13, 2011
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  20. Rypac

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    No go guys. BSOD central for me :(

    Back to the old faithful 11.10...
     
    Rypac, Dec 13, 2011
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    well, if you're doing a clean install, you could try installing the latest Intel drivers. Should work without issues.

    Many just download the latest dell drivers, install then (with everything in) and then install over with the latest AMD drivers.

    i guess you have some experimenting to do :D

    AND CONGRATZ ON THE NEW R3!!! :D

    after you bsod, did you reboot and continue with the install?
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 13, 2011
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    I can also confirm a BSOD for me as well.

    i did not do a clean isntall.

    I selected express isntall

    After BSOD i restarted into safe mode and did a system restore.

    Damn, i cant wait till i get my dual 6990m in the mail this week :)

    I am sporting an m17xr2 with dual 5870's by the way
     
    ricard2798, Dec 13, 2011
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    yikes. So its very possible that the 12.1's don't like 5870's
     
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    Ok i just downloaded latest intel driver. BTW which driver i need to install first? Intel or AMD also if i install generic driver from oem is it break gpu swiching?

    BTW i have A9 bios.
     
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    intel 1st then amd
     
    nayilalien, Dec 13, 2011
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    Deleted my RadeonPro Skyrim profile. Enabled alternate frame rending friendly CFX on the new Catalyst application profiles. No longer have the stuttering/flashing issue, but my FPS is worse than it was with 11.11. CrossfireX still isn't working I'm pretty sure. I'm really getting tired of this. Really unprofessional on AMD's part.
     
    weinstein888, Dec 13, 2011
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    If it aint broke, don't fix it. Thats why I never update my drivers. I updated from stock dell to 11.10 on my everyday setup. Benching I'll update but havn't in a while. Anyone try the new M18x drivers?
     
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    Wish it hadn't been broke :p Haven't been able to use CFX with Skyrim for over a month now. I think everyone that plays this game and has Crossfire is desperate for a fix, and AMD keeps teasing us with these hundreds of different versions of drivers...such a headache.
     
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    did you try the dll trick?

    There's also the infamous alt/tab trick
     
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    Ya it didn't do anything. I've been testing my FPS via standing before the first bridge in Riften after entering. I get about 24-28 fps just standing there. That doesn't seem right to me. I get great FPS in all other games I've played. BF3, Crysis. It's just this game that's giving me trouble...
     
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    Well 12.1 works fine as far as drivers are concerned, but CCC won't run at all. So I am using 11.10 CCC with 12.1 preview drivers.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Dec 13, 2011
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    Dude, skyrim?
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 13, 2011
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    Skyrim is still the same have to Alt +tab out to get XF to work, I am missing the major functionality of CCC right now to try to make a custom CAP for it. Something I was really looking forward to :(.
     
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    By the way, why can't you edit the application profiles in CCC? You have to delete them and start over every time. Doesn't make any sense -_-
     
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    hiya,
    I have still BSOD like with 11.11 :( (R2 with 5870CF)

    cheers,
    Mac
     
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    Quick question, what do you guys have for settings in Skyrim? I have literally everything as high as it can go EXECPT that I have AA disabled and FXAA enabled. Any thoughts? Still no dice on Crossfire. Makes no difference whether or not I have it disabled. It's not like the second card isn't working. In Furmark, the second card heats up as expected. It just flat out will not work with this game at this point in time.
     
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    Anyone try this with their R2 running 6970s/6990s

    I would but 11.11 had me do a full restore from backup, so I'm trying to avoid that again.

    Maybe I'll make a new backup and then try it...or maybe 11.10 is good for now :)
     
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    The 12.1 preview drivers are successfull with the 5870 Xfire too.
     
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    Really? That's great! I'll give them a go after I get home from work.

    I didn't have to do a system restore after BSODing on the 11.12 luckily. I just booted into safe mode and cleared the remnants with Driver Sweeper, then reinstalled trusty 11.10.

    Also that .dll trick with Skyrim worked wonders for my rig. I didn't have to alt-tab out of the game any more after I placed the file in the Skyrim directory. Hope 12.1 can improve performance a bit though.
     
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    Did u just install in on top of the existing driver or did a clean install using drive sweeper?

    Thanks
     
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    A clean install
     
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    Ditto for me! :D
     
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    Awesome...so 5870s Xfire are working with these!! :D
     
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    To confirm:

    11.12 does not work on 5870s

    12.1 works on 5870s

    For 12.1 I upgraded from 11.10 without doing clean install. I just installed ATI 11.11 CAPS afterwards.

    Does anyone know what this is supposed to help with? It took me 1 hr to figure it out...
     
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    the 12.1s include all performance fixes from 11.11c, so you've got everything up to this point...plus 10-15% increase on skyrim with msaa on. I don't know if they fixed xfire yet though for skyrim
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 13, 2011
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    I tried to install the 11.12 driver, and BSOD, so I went into safe mode disabled the display adapters, rebooted normally, and now my system is stuck flashing on the windows start screen right before it goes to desktop. I have tried everything I can think of, any ideas? So frustrated. I can go into safe mode still, I have completely uninstalled all ATI drivers, still no fix, I tried windows repair too.
     
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    I got BSOD during install of 12.1. Screen flickered a bunch and then boom BSOD. I reinstalled and it seems to have done the trick...not too sure what happened. But it works now.
     
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