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    catalyst or omega?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kaitou319, Jul 7, 2006.

  1. kaitou319

    kaitou319 Notebook Enthusiast

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    which one of these drivers are better or more compatible for the ati x1400?
     
    kaitou319, Jul 7, 2006
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Omega, I have them on my X1600 and they are very good.
     
    usapatriot, Jul 7, 2006
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    Hi. I'm thinking of getting an x1600 too. But what's the difference between the drivers and where do I get them? Thx.
     
    chris2pher71, Jul 7, 2006
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    usapatriot, Jul 7, 2006
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    Any Problems with The Omega Drivers?
     
    mattgonebad, Jul 7, 2006
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  6. Juz_Follow_ATI

    Juz_Follow_ATI ATI all the way

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    hell of a lot of problems.It's good in some ways, like I ciuldn't load source games b4, it juz gets jammed in the loading process. I was using catalyst at that time. When I switched 2 Omega, it loaded my games. BUT, I have had booting problems ever since, my pc juz gets jammed when I sttart up window, it started happening after I installed Omega, I had 2 re-install my Windows yesterday due the this problem. Don;t no bout u guys, but I don't trust it.
     
    Juz_Follow_ATI, Jul 7, 2006
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  7. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well with Omega I cant seem to underclock with ATI Tool without getting the "blue screen of death" and im not sure it "ATI PowerPlay" is working correctly with the Omegas, ill try the Catalyst drivers later and report. :)
     
    usapatriot, Jul 8, 2006
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  8. samuderaindia

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    Omega is great

    I installled it and my 3dmark 05 point jump 400 point in stock clock.

    I underclocked, it was no problem, except i coulnbt run 3dmark 05.

    Now i'm happy with stock core and no problem so far
     
    samuderaindia, Jul 8, 2006
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    i never had problems with the omegas. which reminds me, i gotta get these dhpointzero drivers off
     
    NOSintake, Jul 8, 2006
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  10. Bokazoit

    Bokazoit Notebook Geek

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    Use Omegas. They are modified to:

    1. Some extend give us better performance

    2. Most laptops can only use the ones from the manufacturer of the laptop. Omega doesn't care :)

    3. You can dl Catalysts from ATI that actually work, but imho they are memory-eaters and that I don't like ;)
     
    Bokazoit, Jul 8, 2006
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    Omegas are excelent drivers. I'd recomend them for any ATI card.

    The only times I've had problems with omegas are on startup, and thats ONLY if you make a mistake while installing them. The mistakes that usually trigger startup problems is having ATI Tray tools load on system startup.

    Dont use ATI tray tool unless you're gaming. Keep it disabled at all other times. If you want your card to underclock itself use the options in your windows display properties.
     
    TwilightVampire, Jul 8, 2006
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  12. 31337

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    omega are good but i dont use them anymore they gave me a bit of trouble :eek:
     
    31337, Jul 9, 2006
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  13. varun55

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    Do I need to uninstall the catalysts drivers before I download the Omega one?
     
    varun55, Jul 9, 2006
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    Yes, you really should uninstall all ATI stuff first.
     
    TwilightVampire, Jul 9, 2006
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    Do you recommend any program(s) that will uninstall all ATI related drivers/files?
     
    apkny, Jul 9, 2006
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    driver cleaner pro.
     
    lapbook, Jul 9, 2006
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    The graphics on IE6 look just a tad bit grainy. Will updating to the Omega drivers fix this problem?
     
    varun55, Jul 9, 2006
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    um is omega better or is the stock nvidia driver better?
     
    rubiks24, Jul 9, 2006
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