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    AMD Catalyst 12.1

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by HisSvt2, Dec 13, 2011.

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    HisSvt2, Dec 13, 2011
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    Application profiles!
     
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    are these drivers good with the 5850m? I'm a bit hesitant to upgrade drivers as I love the 11.7
     
    khetik, Dec 14, 2011
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    yes they are great esp compared to 11.7's if you play ANY new games
     
    HisSvt2, Dec 14, 2011
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    Installed these, restarted to normal mode (as opposed to safe mode) and got a bsod. Comp restarted all was well. Loaded bf3 with 800/1050 oc. I'm actually running lower settings with the 12.1 drivers. I'll test em out a bit more but I still think the 11.7 ones are better. Should I turn off tessellation in CCC?
     
    khetik, Dec 16, 2011
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    Hi all,

    I also got a bsod while watching streamed tv using these 12.1 drivers. Going to revert back to older drivers though.
     
    Grommar, Dec 16, 2011
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    Ok, I reverted back to the 11.11c drivers and they seem stable. I watched some streamed tv and did not have any bsod yet so for now I am sticking with the 11.11c ones. That one bsod freaked me out tough :eek:

    Grom
     
    Grommar, Dec 16, 2011
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    At least I haven't gotten any more bsods, I'm definitely gonna revert back to the 11.7's. Just too lazy to do it anytime soon :(
     
    khetik, Dec 18, 2011
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