12.11 Beta3 finally here

Completely eliminates the BSODs, connected with the driver "AMD_Catalyst_12.11_Beta4_dotNET4.exe", is this tweak : TWEAK: Enable HPET (in BIOS and OS) for better performance and FPS - Neowin Forums

...At least in this case :

My laptop Clevo P150EM, Win7 x64, BIOS=1.02.10LS1, EC=1.00.07SA, аnd, just in case I have to mention, Intel(R) Management Engine Interface driver=11/09/2011,8.0.0.1262 PackVer 8.0.4.1441 ( ftp://usftp.clevo.com.tw/P1xxEM/OTHERS/IME.zip)


Thank you hulawafu77

 

I have the exact same symptoms, BSODs once in a while, specially when turning the laptop on from shutdown. Still it aint much, i screwed my install a bit and am lazy to fix it now. Gaming is generally smoother, crysis 2 crashes sometimes, buit no biggie so far.

I will try that hpetfix and report.

Voz

 

humm it seems my bios dont have hpet option, wich brings me to the question of bios.
I havent updated my bios, never had actually updated any bios out of fear... is there a safe and easy way to this safely?
I seem to have bios version 1.0.0.5, my P150em is from malibal...

thanks in advance for your help.

 

I'd say its not that dangerous to update the BIOS. Just be sure to get the right files. I created a bootable DOS usb, and use that to update the BIOS and EC. There is always a risk, but it is very small, especially since laptops have backup power.

 

Do you have a link to a guide of steps to do this?

 

could you swing us the frames you're getting with crysis 2 maxed? cheers.

 

Is anyone else having crappy performance in guild wars 2 still? Im getting 20~60% utilization with these drivers..

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/416916-clevo-bios-thread.html

 

So, I know you're supposed to do as clean of an install as possible for best results, however I have not been having problems with my AMD7970 like others have, so I figured I would make a backup image and first try a more 'normal' approach and just install on top with the 12.11 update without going through any hoops.

My 3DMark has gone from a consistent ~5750 to ~6470 on all stock settings! That's %12!!!

AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor,CLEVO P15xEMx score: P6471 3DMarks


Edit: In Battlefield 3 combat, 64 players spamming like crazy in Metro, 1920x1200 all ultra, I have gone from 30-45 FPS in BF3 to 45-65FPS in combat! Out of combat in small empty rooms from 80FPS to 120FPS.

Oh, and a 72:8 k/d game that I joined halfway finished already *bulletspam*

 

I'm having an issue running 3DMark11.

Anyone ever had this? 3DMark Vantage works great as well as games.

Giving another try, now i'm getting this error:

 

Someone managed to install catalyst 12.11 beta3 or beta4 on windows 8?

 

yep,no problem whatsoever (beta 3) have an HM machine tho

like so:
uninstalled old driver, rebooted into safe mode (dunno if necessary), ran driver sweeper/driver fusion, rebooted with driver signature enforcement disabled (dunno if necessary), installed new driver, done!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

 

I have stock Intel drivers from the disk. Should I update it to the newest drivers?

 

the driver fix under-utliliation for my games except battlefield 3. Although its a lot better compared to older drivers, on multiplayer maps , where it a lot of fight occurs (heli , air planes, tanks) it dips from 40 to 15 fps or sometimes less. When I installed this driver , I made sure that no files leftover from previous catalyst. My temp reach 95 C when I play bf3 or some other games. I also repasted with IC7 , however, I have yet not done any "improving coooling " as users suggested on this forum. So my question, is everybody having the same issue on bf3 when there is a lot of fight ?. my setting on bf3 is ultra , maxed out.

 

this new driver, for some reason, has reduced my skyrim to simple teal colored blocks.

EDIT: and a reinstall of skyrim fixed it

 

Hi for everyone who have problem with switchable graphics menu in new CCC, I solve this problem (staying with old CCC from stock driver from Clevo):

1. Uninstall everything AMD driver and Intel driver.
2. In safe mode, run Driver Fusion, mark AMD and Intel graphic driver, clean, run CCleaner until you get no resoults in registry clean.
3. Reboot.
4. Install stock driver from clevo.
5. Reboot.
6. Install newest Intel driver (9.17.10.2867)
7. Reboot
8. Now your CCC doesn't work at all, no worries.
9. Unpack AMD driver 12.11b4 with 7-zip
9. Go to device manager right click on standard graphic card and press update driver, find your previous unpacked folder (\AMD_Catalyst_12.11_Beta4_dotNET4\$_OUTDIR\Packages\Drivers\) and press update.
10. Reboot.

Now you have newest AMD and Intel driver, old CCC but switchable graphics menu working .

Good luck.

 

Any one having issues playing Witcher II in here? The under utilization is huge in Witcher 2. The fps dips to below 20 even in med settings. BF3 seems to be pretty stable and fluid. Crysis 2 seems to have a problem with the DX11 patch after this driver update. Lots of crashes.

 

Yeah I have installed both and currently running b4.

 

Here the installation took ages and did not finish, I got a BSOD at the end.
So I tried to unzip the contents of the driver, then went in the windows device manager and clicked update driver (and selected the folder that i unziped).

After that, i ran the installation file again and installed only CCC...

 

Have you tried installing the new 12.10 CAP1? Also if your on beta3 try beta 4.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gam...12-11beta-major-driver-update-12-10-cap1.html

The links posted by prasad, the OP, were my source and I believe I have the latest of each.

 

The only issue i have with this driver...i can't go into hibernate.

Once i select hibernate it takes me back to the login screen, and no matter how many times i select hibernate it does the same thing. I don't know if there is a setting i can turn on or not, because CCC is abysmal when it comes to options and true configuration.

 

so this new drivers fix utilization problem?

 

Didn't you sell your Clevo to pay more for your G75 than I probably paid for my Clevo for GTX 660M?

 

Interesting.

I had the original driver/ccc from Sager installed along with the Intel driver already on the Win 8 system. I literally just ran the setup from the Beta 3 and then Beta 4 straight out from then on and had no issues.

Been running it for a while now that way. Now, I am not using Afterburner or anything so I don't know if that is helping. No BSODs though and performance/utilization has improved.

 

There is new official AMD 7970M driver in Clevo website for Clevo P150EM for Win 8. If someone is interested.

 

Holy crap fantomasz, you are back! Did you end up upgrading to the GTX 680m or did you keep the 7970m? By the way, 12.11 gets about half way towards the goal of completely eradicating the utilization issue, and on top of that, we get a bit of the new performance enhancements introduced for all GCN cards. The HD 7870 went up almost 1000 points and the HD 7970m went up nearly 700 points with 12.11 over stock/launch drivers. Alienware/HM/P370EM owners with the 7970m are especially happy right now, as they have no utilization issues plus the new 12.11 GCN enhancements.

I remember Chris at tomshardware saying that AMD told him the utilization issue can be completely solved with driver support. We aren't quite there yet, and it will take some time.

 

It's old. 12.10/12.11 are now 9.00+ set. That is 8.982, older.

 

Obviously older, they wouldn't do a final driver based on a beta one

 

I'm looking for A10-4600M tests with this driver to see if worth to install or not? Is 7660G GCN Radeon?

 

Ya you should tried , I have pc with 6700 series card and it installed fine . But make sure you clean after you un-install your current driver so you can have the 12.11 performance.

1. make sure you install driver fusion and make clean after un-installtion.
2. follow these steps later

how to properly uninstall ATI/AMD Software Drivers for Graphics Cards.

 

I am loving the performance boost with this beta release. But every time I shut the computer fully down, I get about 3 BSOD's before it registers it got wrecked and I can boot up into windows with no problems. Especially problematic, maybe 6 reboots, when I install new software. Everything is up to date, I tried the enable HPET option through the cmd. Can't seem to find out how or where to get the option to work it through the BIOS. Maybe you can't with this system.

But anyway. Keep on slugging with it till they release the official drivers I guess, probably do the ole' reinstall windows gag.

 

Using 12.11 is like rolling BSOD dice. Some will get no BSODs, others will get many.

 

Yes until you fix them.

 

Am I the only one who is holding off on the drivers until an official release? I just can't imagine why people are ok with waiting THIS long for a fix, and getting BSOD's like crazy. Fact is the issue is not resolved until their is an official RELIABLE fix......

 

I haven't installed the beta yet. I'm waiting for the official drivers as well, since I haven't really had enduro issues with the games I'm currently playing. Well, at least we know the issue can be fixed, and that AMD is working to correct the situation. Driver coding is not easy, and I for one am willing to wait longer for the official drivers, if it means they are going to be more stable.

I don't think people were initially waiting for a quick fix, and besides, there isn't much more we can do but wait (or spend more money to get 680M, which I at least am unwilling to do).

 

You're probably about to get flamed by overzealous Amd defenders for being so uber negative about amd's amazing progress; but I think a lot of people are happy to ignore instability when they get a taste of what a current generation card should be performing like.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

 

Doing a battery drain after shutting down or restarting (admittedly a pain), seems to alleviate all BSODs for me. It's not a huge deal for me, since I don't restart or move my laptop very often. Anyone else want to give this a try?

 

What do you mean by battery drain exactly? I get one or two BSODs every 2 oe 3 shut dows, can live with that since i dont restart or turn my laptop down very often anyway.

 

lol
10char

 

The beta 4 driver seems to work pretty well under Windows 8 Pro with my config...
AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3720QM Processor,CLEVO P170EM score: P7656 3DMarks

I'd say that pn some tests the frame rates were a tad higher. I just can't wait till ATi get there fingers out with the utilisation... It's like they designed something that they don't understand how to program!

 

I'm sad with this hotfix since they don't fix directx 9 games. But at least we are not in the dark anymore and we know that enduro issue can be fixed, I have this computer for 5 month and not knowing if this can be fixed is 100 time worst than just waiting for a fix.

For the BSOD i really hope they fix them for the real driver. But for the beta i don't really care since we manage find a fix. ( 0 bsod in 1 week now )

 

To do a battery drain:

1. Shut down computer
2. Unplug everything
3. Remove battery
4. Hold down power button for 30 seconds
5. Replace battery
6. Plug everything back in
7. Restart

 

Any update on when the dx9 hotfix is coming ?

 

november, in the whql 12.11

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

 

how do I make my NP9170 recognize to use the 7970m for benchmarking on 3DMark11?

 

I sold my clevo and bought G75 and I am more than happy with this laptop.

 

I had them installed and went back to the CD drivers. Waiting for official release. Too many Bsods.

...tapatalk...

 

how do I make my NP9170 recognize to use the 7970m for benchmarking on 3DMark11?

 

how do I make my NP9170 recognize to use the 7970m for benchmarking on 3DMark11?