Comments for: AMD releases Catalyst 8.7 drivers

#28. Posted at 03:22 AM on Jul 23rd 2008

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willyolio

this driver seems to have fixed all the problems i was having with the hotfix drivers for the 4850. yay!

#27. Posted at 02:02 PM on Jul 22nd 2008

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swaaye

Where did 780G/HD 3200 go?

#9. Posted at 03:51 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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shank15217

Look at the known driver issues for Vista vs Windows XP vs Windows XP 64-bit and tell me again that XP-64 has compatibility issues.

#9, XP-64 has compatibility issues. : leor (#10) «

#9, Of course, if you actually read them you'd realize that Vist... : ChronoReverse (#11) «

#9, I was actually thinking that the reason the list is so short... : swaaye (#26) «

#13. Posted at 06:17 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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Plazmodeus

Has anyone installed these drivers and learned about whether they've fixed the fan speed/ GPU temp situation fixed on the 4850. Mine has been VERY stable but runs at ~80deg under load.

#13, Grab yourself some decent thermal paste and redo the heatsin... : Jypster (#16) «

#16, Not guarantee - it didn't work for Damage. Best thing to ... : flip-mode (#18) «

#18, Or get an aftermarket cooler. I've got the 4850 idling... : alex666 (#21) «

#21, Yes I agree, after market cooler is much wiser. Qui... : pogsnet (#22) «

#22, An aftermarket cooler has no effect on power con... : Farting Bob (#23) «

#23, Basically true, but aftermarket coolers can c... : Saber Cherry (#24) «

#16, Would rather see Powerplay actually function as advertise... : swaaye (#25) «

#17. Posted at 07:52 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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Kurlon

Still no support for HD2400/HD2600 on AGP...

#17, I found a good page that can help you with that Kurlon. You ... : ThelvynD (#20) «

#3. Posted at 02:52 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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A_Pickle

Ahhh. Good drivers. I bask in thee.

#3, ATI drivers rock! :) : JustAnEngineer (#15) «

#15, Thirded! 30 computers at work with ATI and two here at ho... : flip-mode (#19) «

#14. Posted at 07:01 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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ssidbroadcast

Wow, optimizations specific to the map? They're already scraping the bottom of the renderpath-efficient barrel... that was fast.

#4. Posted at 03:24 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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Kaleid

I really like being able to upgrade drivers without having to restart the computer. I hope this becomes more normal from other companies as well.

#4, Does that work in XP as well? Vista has the provisions for u... : ChronoReverse (#5) «

#5, Nope .. XP video drivers run as part of OS kelner so whil... : DancingWind (#6) «

#6, I realize that much but I'd like for someone to try an... : ChronoReverse (#8) «

#5, Tried with WinXP 64 (I'm on a dualboot) and after the ins... : Kaleid (#12) «

#7. Posted at 03:48 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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Farting Bob

Any word on if they effect idle power consumption of 4850's?

#2. Posted at 02:39 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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SubSeven

I'm really glad to see AMD chugging along. I'd love to see the 4800 series benchmarked using these newer and more optimized drivers. I really wonder how much performance gains (if any) do newer drives offer. Perhaps when the X2 card comes out.

#1. Posted at 02:21 PM on Jul 21st 2008

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GTVic

I think you forgot the most important part. They now support the 4800 series so you no longer have to use the drivers on the CD that came with the card or the hotfix drivers.