Catalyst 11.7 is now live!

As title. Downloading as I speak.

 

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.7 Windows release includes:

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.7 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

All issues experienced with mouse cursor lag have been resolved
Resolves system hangs seen in the AMD Catalyst 11.6 driver on specific HDMI and DP displays
Log event (Event ID 62464) issues when playing video content have been resolved
Bluray playback using PowerDVD 10 under High Performance mode no longer randomly displays a blank screen.
Bluray playback using PowerDVD 10 under High Performance mode no longer randomly hangs.
Some Divx format files no longer display video corruption using WinDVD.
AVIVO Video Quality settings are now correctly applied to Flash Video Content.
AMD SteadyVideo is now applied to Home Video clips when using WinDVD 10.
Random screen corruption is no longer displayed when changing desktop themes.
Chequerboard corruption is no longer displayed intermittently when playing DirectX 10 titles in a Crossfire configuration with Eyefinity enabled.
Shogun II now renders the cinematics correctly when run in various Eyefinity configurations.
Video playback now works correctly when Hardware acceleration is enabled with VLC Player version 1.1.9.
720P Divx video clips no longer display stuttering when played using Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player.
Crossfire now functions correctly when playing Hamilton’s Great Adventure.
Video corruption is no longer observed when when using the Forward slider on 720P Divx format video clips using Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center.
PowerDVD now correctly handles 3D Bluray content.
Portal 2 no longer displays flickering on water surface textures with Medium and Low Shader detail settings.
Image stabilization now functions correctly when playing Divx content using Windows Media Player.
Wraparound corruption is no longer displayed intermittently after exiting a 3D application.


Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:


Star Wars Jedi Knight II / Jedi Academy may randomly crash on launch.
Image rotation might not function correctly in Photoshop CS5.
OpenGL acceleration might not be available in Photoshop CS5.
High GPU speeds might be retained after exiting a 3D application.
Crysis 2 may display random corruption when Crossfire is enabled and run in DirectX 9 mode
Homefront may experience random crashes during gameplay.
Crossfire may not perform as expected when playing Earthsim, Bad Company 2 and Metro 2003 under DirectX 11 mode.


Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:


PowerDVD may display a blank screen during Bluray playback when Crossfire is enabled.
Doom 3 and Quake 4 may display random screen corruption.
Performing Bezel compensation in certain Eyefinity configurations may cause some bezel groups to not appear.
Windows Aero options may no longer be available after installing the driver.

 

So i'm guessing this will offer a better performance from games? ( sorry, i'm new to this )

 

Not really IMO!

But I´m from the old notebookschool, and not much for the latest hoot, hoot, hoopla driver update circus so many kids are addicted too!

If you play the latest games, yes, update...

It you do anything else, keep the one that´s working OK.

 

Get to work my minions! I would like to know if it BSOD your notebook and melts the GPU before trying it

Installed....I feel a difference....oh no wait I just had a red bull.

ATI Drivers FTW.

 

Lol, so is it worth downloading then??

 

It looks no different and feels no different to be honest. Im sure it does something though haha

 

I note a slight framerate / framerate stability increase in Bad Company 2. Going from 11.4. Pretty happy with these!

 

While you guys play with 11.07, I'll be using 11.08... kthxbai

 

Share, dont be square

 

I did share. Where do you think I posted it?

 

I don't know because this is the only Forum I know that exists on the Internet, I do not like change

PM pls

 

Wow, you fail. My Drivers page, silly.

 

is there a performance difference in 11.08?

 

Rule 1: Dallers is always rig...hahaha

I thought that was a secret message that it was hidden on the ROG forum.

I will take a looksee!

 

Same here. You 11.7 users are peasants, bwuahaha.

 

Using 11.8 as well. Crysis 2 in extreme feels a tad smoother. Might be just placebo effect.

 

Games do seem a bit smoother with 11.8. Gonna do a few benches on stock clocks soon.

*echoes* You 11.7 peasants! Baha!

 

11.7 rocks!

Temps went down to 54oC...

Performance? Who cares...

Oh s*** ... I spilled my ultra-cold Gin Tonic with imported Japanese Rock Ice down the beloved G73JH!!

 

Sounds awesome gotta get me some of that!

 

I hope they send you the fresh stuff. Not that frozen sheit

 

I do not get this, have you bought your laptop to keep your drink cool or to play games?

As usual I got an even further performance decrease with black ops, not that I have any hope for the future, I solved it anyway by using it under XP on my second hdd...

Gonna test with shogun if there is any improvement at all... every release seems to lose something to me...

 

Well sir, I raise my coffe to you in hopes your imported ice and gin and tonic is non-electrically conductive!

Anywho, I'll take a look see at the 10.8 driver notes to see if it's worth running the beta drivers on my work/gaming machine

 

For the lazy people:

Link

 

Edit I made a second test on 11.8 preview... and yeah it looks like its better now:

Unigine Heavens Benchmak DX11 G73JH Drivers 11.5 RC5:



Unigine Heavens Benchmak DX11 G73JH Drivers 11.8 Preview 27 July:



As you guys can see, the 11.5 RC5 drivers had better lowest/max FPS however the 11.8 Preview show a better FPS Average.

So... yeah I will probably test some games now.

Edit 2:



Settings: Everything on High, Native 1600 x 900 Resolution AA enabled. Result: Total Frames: 6307 Avg FPS: 61.12 Minimum FPS: 47.25

As a side-note: I had the same results with 11.5 RC5 (only 1 FPS increase), BTW The game Looks AMAZING and super smooth on the G73JH!

Laters~

 

I seem to have run across a problem with 11.8 preview drivers, whenever I am playing Heroes of Newerth (HoN), I would alt-tab out of the game to check some updates while I'm waiting for my respawn timer to go down, or wait for a game to start, now here lies the problem, after alt tabbing the screen becomes slightly whiter and when I alt-tab back in, all I get is a black screen. Reverted back to 11.7, all good.