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    CAT 12.7 Beta - 7970M Support

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by sirana, Jun 20, 2012.

  1. hihihehe

    hihihehe Notebook Guru

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    tried 12.7 and max payne 3 hovering 60fps compare to 70fps+- in stock driver
     
    hihihehe, Jun 23, 2012
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  2. alaskajoel

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    Success! Got 12.7 working, and BF3 seems to play 7-10% better, but I've had 2 BSOD since install. Restoring back to stock until AMD gets their act together.
     
    alaskajoel, Jun 23, 2012
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  3. p1n0yBaLLeR

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    real talk, they better have an official driver by the end of the month, or i'm just gonna upgrade to 680m and never have to stress about finding a good driver and figuring out how to install it. plus, nvidia drivers are more stable, always had been.
     
    p1n0yBaLLeR, Jun 23, 2012
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  4. 3Stars&ASun

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    what is your average fps on bf3 and the lowest it went to? I'm in anchorage by the way :D
     
    3Stars&ASun, Jun 23, 2012
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    Average via FRAPs was 41....high of 60 (vsync) and low of 24. With stock drivers I was average of 37, high of 60 (vsync) and low of 19. These are on ultra 1080p.

    Lived in Juneau and Sitka for 12 years. Now stuck in Texas :(
     
    alaskajoel, Jun 24, 2012
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  6. 3Stars&ASun

    3Stars&ASun Notebook Consultant

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    yeah that's about what I get too. 12.7 feels like it makes it stay on 40-60 longer but it still goes down lower than 30 at times. I noticed when I use a sniper rifle and start aiming at the scope my FPS jumps all the way up to 100 FPS with v-sync disabled, that's good news for me since I snipe a lot.
     
    3Stars&ASun, Jun 24, 2012
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  7. TheAppleFreak

    TheAppleFreak Notebook Enthusiast

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    TheAppleFreak, Jun 26, 2012
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  8. fenryr423

    fenryr423 Notebook Evangelist

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    whats up apple,
    im gonna DL these when i get home from work. Let me know how they work for you since you will most likely beat me to it.
     
    fenryr423, Jun 26, 2012
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  9. YariiThinkpad

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    I hope AMD will release some solid, official drivers soon :) We got to be nice to them, if we curse them on the forums, AMD WILL know :). So let's be nice :)
     
    YariiThinkpad, Jun 26, 2012
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  10. 3Stars&ASun

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    We have the right to demand our 1500-2000 dollar laptops to run right out of the box... I'm kicking my self right now for going back to AMD, I mean they can't get their drivers right, what made me think they will get something like automatic gpu switching technology to run right? seriously...
     
    3Stars&ASun, Jun 26, 2012
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  11. fenryr423

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    it just came out... optimis was garbage for nearly a year after it came out... Nvidia is just now releasing official driver support for the mobile kepler cards which have been out for months... your argument is flawed
     
    fenryr423, Jun 26, 2012
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  12. micahmatthew

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    It does suck that GPU companies don't provide capable drivers with their more than capable GPU's.

    I've tried the stock drivers MULTIPLE times and got BSODS and Black Screens. It's lame -_-.

    I don't understand why and neither does Eurocom; my reseller...
     
    micahmatthew, Jun 26, 2012
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