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    ATI X1600 Catalyst 6.7 Omega vs ATI 6.8?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Ramzie, Sep 17, 2006.

  1. Ramzie

    Ramzie Notebook Consultant

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    Hello. I was wondering, has anyone tested the Omgea Catalyst 6.7 ATI drivers vs the offical ATI Catalyst 6.8 Drivers? just curious as to which people have used that has shown better success as far as performance! Lemme kno!
     
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  2. Airman

    Airman Band of Gypsys NBR Reviewer

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    My experience with Omega drivers has been that they can outperform the Catalyst drivers but aren't very stable, and can cause problems with hardware on occasion. I usually just stick with the Catalyst drivers, ATi has been getting alittle better as time progresses with their software releases.
     
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    MadDog31 Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone else in here having issues with freeze-ups with ATI's 6.8 and Counterstrike? A friend of mine and myself both had 6.8 installed and got locked up many times, yet my other friends w/ ATI cards and older drivers were fine...
     
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  4. mastha212

    mastha212 Notebook Evangelist

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    IMHO newest Catalyst's (6.8) are better than Omega 6.7 but I guess we have to wait for next Omega edition to see new king. No problems in my case.
     
    mastha212, Sep 18, 2006
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    As of now, I'm only playing "light weight" games, so I have no plans on using Omegas. Maybe when I get some more gpu demanding games I'll give Omega a try, but Catalyst 6.8 is working fine for me. And to MadDog31: No problems with Counter-Strike here (both 1.5 and 1.6...don't have CZ though).
     
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