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    Official Catalyst 9.12 released

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009.

  1. CooLMinE

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    Another month another release :)

    Mostly bug fixes and some minor performance enchantments for the 5series cards. Will update as soon as I find out more (if theres anything important that is :p)

    Download Catalyst 9.12 Hotfix
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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    This won't just install on an M17, right? Gotta be mob-modded?
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 17, 2009
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  3. Mandrake

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    Will test this on both my systems!
     
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  4. CooLMinE

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    Yeap needs to be mob modded for notebooks in general not only m17.
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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  5. CooLMinE

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    Ok.... First downer... Open Mw2 multiplayer (for those that play it) and throw a flash nade, sigh...
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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    I don't have it. What does it do?
     
    Mandrake, Dec 17, 2009
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  7. CooLMinE

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    Screen starts flickering for 5~ secs :p Stun grenade has the same effect.
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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  8. kcuk

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    can somebody help me i got m17 with windows 7

    now under vista i was able to mobility mod and put beta drivers and allsorts now it wont work

    has anybody got any ideas what im doing wrong :(

    p.s according to some forums 7th jan is the date for 10.1 3d enabled
     
    kcuk, Dec 17, 2009
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  9. CooLMinE

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    Windows 7 modding works fine here, make sure your download the full package.
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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  10. CooLMinE

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    Sigh, back to 9.8 (again) for me, that bug is a deal breaker at the moment, although these drivers fix the performance issue i had with "The Saboteur".

    If im not mistaken theres a 9.12 hotfix coming in a few days, hopefully they will address the issue there :(
     
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  11. fusionsenses

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    I have been using 9.10 and 9.11 in mw2, no problem at all.
    Didn't try 9.12 yet. It might not even worth the hassle to upgrade it.
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 17, 2009
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  12. Mandrake

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    It's a big jump in Vantage.
     
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  13. Alexrose1uk

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    http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/ATICatalyst912Hotfix.aspx

    Official Hotfix 9.12 drivers.

    Guess they found some bugs in testing, and that they weren't able to get the updated driver WHQL processed in time.

    Also enable eyefinity in crossfire for desktop users which is nice :)

    Either way, these drivers should be newer than the WHQL so go for these!
     
    Alexrose1uk, Dec 17, 2009
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  14. CooLMinE

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    Ty Alex, added it in the first post. Can anyone test mw2 bug on the hotfix version to see if its fixed ? :p
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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    Heard from a few people it's not, that said these apparently have fixed bugs in the Witcher, which had been causing some people issues recently.

    Still, give 'em a shot and see, only a month til the next lot if worst comes to worst, I never know when to expect new NV drivers, especially non-beta ones!
     
    Alexrose1uk, Dec 17, 2009
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  16. CooLMinE

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    "beta" label is a bit over rated :p A final product that conflicts with a pretty popular game is a bit meh..
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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  17. Alexrose1uk

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    So's the pretty popular game ;)

    lol Sorry had to do that. Yeah its not great, still as I say, I haven't tried them so I dont know if they help or not.

    Plenty of bugs with my NV WHQL drivers too!
     
    Alexrose1uk, Dec 17, 2009
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  18. CooLMinE

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    Main issue with the ATI's drivers is the crossfire profiles to be honest :p After a certain point the drivers will affect only the new series cards, so we are going to be forced to update the drivers just for the profiles...
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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    do I need to mod the hotfix also ? or i just mod the 9.12 driver then install the hotfix ?
     
    nodeffect, Dec 17, 2009
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  20. CooLMinE

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    The hotfix is basically a "newer" driver, so you have to mob mod it as well before you install it.
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 17, 2009
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  21. Alexrose1uk

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    The profiles are embedded in CCC last I heard, you could just update that you know ;)
     
    Alexrose1uk, Dec 18, 2009
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  22. CooLMinE

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    mm, that would be nice since you dont even need to restart for that. I guess it makes sense :p

    Might give it a go in a few hours, hopefully custom setup will let me install CCC alone, since if i recall correct there some greyed out ticks sometimes and it might force you to install the display driver as well, will update as soon as i know for sure.

    Although im not sure if ill be able to verify that correctly, not sure the saboteur game issue is drivers or profile since when renaming the .exe has no effect. But im sure 9.12 fixed the performance so its either the profile or the drivers :D
     
    CooLMinE, Dec 18, 2009
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    I had micro-stuttering with StarWars The Force Unleashed when I had Crossfire enabled and now that is gone with 9.12.
     
    Mandrake, Dec 18, 2009
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  24. CooLMinE

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    meh, trying to find 9.11 catalyst to see if they fixed the saboteur issue im having without messing anything else (*crosses fingers), anyone have a clue where in the official page can i find them ? :p

    edit: nvm found it, now.. lets see why i uninstalled those in the first place :D
     
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  26. CooLMinE

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    Ow well, Saboteur seems to be working fine with 9.11, same as mw2, lets see if/when they are planning to fix that huge bug in 9.12 :p
     
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    Ok, the 9.12 hotfix increases my 3dmarks06 for couple hundred points but screws my MW2 flash.

    I will go back to my old 9.11 later.
     
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  28. Mandrake

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    It's definitely a huge Vantage boost.
     
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    Well, able to game properly > double the score in vantage, right?
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 18, 2009
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    depends who you ask, lol! I definitely bench more than game.
     
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    Hmmm. I haven't fired up MW2 since I installed this driver. Better check it out. Hope I don't have the same issue.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 18, 2009
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    MW2 works fine for me on this driver!
     
    Ardbeg, Dec 19, 2009
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  33. fusionsenses

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    It worked fine until I get flashed.
    Back to 9.11 and it's smooth as ever.
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 19, 2009
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