Catalyst 4.12 Beta are out!

[15th Warlock]

Just a day after the official release of the 4.11 Catalyst Drivers (http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/winxp/radeonwdm-xp.html?type=xp&prodType=graphic&prod=productsXPdriver&submit.x=14&submit.y=6), Ati has released the 4.12 Beta drivers:

Games hang using PunkBuster Online Gaming Servers
The information in this article applies to the following configurations:
RADEON 9500 or Higher
PunkBuster Online Gaming Servers
Windows XP
Random hanging has been observed with certain games on certain systems when using the PunkBuster server.

To resolve this issue, please follow these instructions:

Download and install CATALYST 4.12 Beta Release which resolves the majority of cases of this hang.

http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4701.html

Enjoy! (http://www2.ati.com/drivers/wxp-8-08-041110a-019199.exe)

[ReconCX]

Excellent, I bet this will clear up any freezes in CoD multiplayer that I was experiencing.. won't be able to try it out for a while... gonna format in preparation for HL2!

[C&C Freak 2K]

I find that "beta" and "driver" don't mix.

[LorD ClockaN]

I find that "beta" and "driver" don't mix.

yep!

Better wait for a week and have a stable machine

[15th Warlock]

3 days using 4.12 without any problems whatsoever, 3dmark03 up from 6652 to 6722, Doom3 from 42.4 to 43.7 FPS, ;)

[wazzledoozle]

the 4.12 makes "Command and conquer Red alert 2:Yuri's revenge" crash