ATi Catalyst 4.2


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Has it been a month already? The Ati Catalyst suite has been updated with the release of version 4.2

ATI CATALYST drivers provide fully qualified display support for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 systems with Radeon display cards, but requires a special version of ATI's Video Capture (WDM) drivers for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 systems with All-in-Wonder boards, which will be provided by your computer manufacturer.

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Download: Cataylst 4.2 For WindowsXP

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awww my favourite!

Direct3D Setting Enhancement

Previous versions of the ATI display driver required the monitor going blank for up to 8 seconds when applying Direct3D settings. The latest ATI software driver for the RADEON? 9500 and higher class of products now allows for the Direct3D setting to be applied without the monitor's display going blank.

that black flash was annoyin:D:D

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Not a gatecrasher fan?

I was actually going to be the gatecrasher forum administrator, but the gatecrasher staff are so unorganised that I actually didn't get to do anything in the 2 weeks I spent offering my services. Now have a job so bugger em. Not been to Gatecrasher for 19 months now, tho I am going to Sheffield at the end of the month to see some old uni mates.

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its a shame i aways got to get it later than everyone else: http://www.ocfaq.com/softmod/download.php

thats so i can get a copy of it softmoded for my 9500 :D

but at least i can install this on the laptop unfortuantly they have to be moded as well. sheesh all the trouble i go thru :wacko:

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Notice they only enhance the perfomance of common benchmark programs... what about others?!? :(

actually i wouldnt call a 2% increase any noticible difference.

are you finding you need a performance increase with your card? mine seems to chew everything up and spit them out lol

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