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    AMD Catalyst 11.10 Version 2 Preview Driver

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by johnnyman27, Oct 7, 2011.

  1. johnnyman27

    johnnyman27 Notebook Lover

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    New amd driver is out!!!concerns especially those who play RAGE!!!

    AMD Catalyst? 11.10 Preview Driver Version 2

    AMD Catalyst™ 11.10 Preview Driver Features:

    1.Improves performance in Battlefield 3 Open Beta release for both non-Anti-Aliasing and application enabled Anti-Aliasing cases on single GPU configurations using the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products.
    2.Improves performance in Battlefield 3 Open Beta release for both non-Anti-Aliasing and application enabled Anti-Aliasing cases on AMD CrossFire™ configurations using the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products.
    3.Improves performance in Rage on single GPU configurations using the AMD Radeon HD 6000, AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series and AMD Radeon HD 4000 series of products.
    4.Reduces intermittent crashing seen loading levels in Rage
    5.Resolves flickering of NPCs in Rage
    6.Enables automatic Vsync for Rage
    7.Enables support for AMD Eyefinity 5x1 display (portrait and landscape) configurations using the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products.
    8.AMD Vision Engine Control Center: User Interface enhancements have been implemented for the AMD CrossfireX™, GPU AMD Overdrive™ and Information Center pages.
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 7, 2011
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  2. Larry@LPC-Digital

    Larry@LPC-Digital Company Representative

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    Who has tried this one yet? I would like some feedback. :)
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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Oct 7, 2011
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  3. Ryan

    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    I might have jumped, but the undervolting is working too well on this driver version to switch over to the new one...

    I'll wait this one out to see how it performs..
     
    Ryan, Oct 7, 2011
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  4. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    RAGE is nearly fixed, but still has some problems with the NPCs.

    I approve of the redesign.

    The rest of the stuff is not tested, but sadly this Catalyst release messes with some of my games including Minecraft. D;
    Back to 11.9 WHQL and bye bye RAGE for me.
     
    DEagleson, Oct 8, 2011
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  5. Larry@LPC-Digital

    Larry@LPC-Digital Company Representative

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    ^^^^ Sounds like this version is not ready yet. Oh well...come on AMD... :rolleyes:
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    Larry@LPC-Digital, Oct 8, 2011
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    supermantwo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi
    So I just received my computer. I noticed my idle temps on my 6990m card was way off. Idling at about 54-57 C. The factory applied thermal paste and thermal pads for me.

    I popped the back open to see if anything was wrong. I snapped a photo of how it looked.

    ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting

    I have two questions:
    1: You can see where i made a red circle, is it supposed to look like that? Looks like a piece of the metal is missing.

    2: I am a beginner at this, but to me the pads looks way off, I'm guessing they aren't supposed to stick out like that. Should I apply new pads?

    Edit: crap posted this in the wrong thread, had the 6990m thread up in another tab.
     
    supermantwo, Oct 9, 2011
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  7. johnnyman27

    johnnyman27 Notebook Lover

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    man the pads are way off!!omg!!apply new pads fast or if possible reseat the old ones..
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 9, 2011
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