Cat 8.6 beta

[tigger]

Cat 8.6 beta.I'm gonna give it a try.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/ATI-Catalyst-8.6--Windows-Vista-Beta-(32%7C64)-download-1942.html

[Megasty]

I wonder when is ATi going to ever fix the CFx install BS :rolleyes:

[DanishDevil]

What's BS about it? It's really not that hard...at all.

Looks like I'll be trying these on Saturday.

[Megasty]

What's BS about it? It's really not that hard...at all.

Looks like I'll be trying these on Saturday.

HUH :wtf: Having to pull one of those cards out while installing the first one then praying that its works so you can put the 2nd card in & restarting your PC 4 times is hardly what I would call an easy process. My idiot friend blew his HD trying to install CFx :roll:

[DanishDevil]

Pulling a card out while installing drivers!?!?!? WTF ARE YOU DOING!?!?!?!?!!?

Install 1 card with new drivers. Make sure it's good to go after all restarts. Then, shut down, install 2nd card WITHOUT bridge. Let the drivers catch up. Shut down. Install additional cards 1 by 1 in a similar fashion. Once that's all done and good, shut down, pop on bridges, boot, go into CCC, and enable CFX.

See? Really not that hard. I think whoever told your friend how to install CFX was an nVidia fanboy trying to get him to kill a car...and he succeeded. NEVER pull a card out while the computer's on!!! I think you and your friend need to go beat the shit out of whoever told you to do that...:roll:

[Megasty]

Pulling a card out while installing drivers!?!?!? WTF ARE YOU DOING!?!?!?!?!!?

Install 1 card with new drivers. Make sure it's good to go after all restarts. Then, shut down, install 2nd card WITHOUT bridge. Let the drivers catch up. Shut down. Install additional cards 1 by 1 in a similar fashion. Once that's all done and good, shut down, pop on bridges, boot, go into CCC, and enable CFX.

See? Really not that hard. I think whoever told your friend how to install CFX was an nVidia fanboy trying to get him to kill a car...and he succeeded. NEVER pull a card out while the computer's on!!! I think you and your friend need to go beat the shit out of whoever told you to do that...:roll:

OK you're just being silly now, but that would be funny as hell: pulling out the card while installing the drivers :roll:

[DanishDevil]

Okay that's what I thought you meant. Thank God.

Honestly, it doesn't take that long, and it's not that card. I have no idea how your buddy managed to kill a card, though.

I bet these drivers support the cross-generation hybrid-crossfire so I can run my x2 alongside a 4870. I would also bet that these with the release of the 4000 series will allow more than 4 GPUs. I might want to try two 3870x2s with a 4870 :D

[CrackerJack]

Testing, Let ya'll know something in 20min

[InnocentCriminal]

Someone posted these in another thread, I presume it's the 3850 AGP thread (http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=50040) intel igent created a while ago. I had a bash at them, they seemed to work well, however they weren't stable with high OC's, I kept blue-screening if I pushed my 3850 too high, but with the 8.5's I don't get any.

Hoping that'll be fixed upon release, should only be a matter of days now, 7 at the most I would have thought.

[CrackerJack]

Ok it will be another 15min before i post some before and after shots.

[InnocentCriminal]

Cool!

[CrackerJack]

Test where done with the my specs on the side: :toast:

9850 BE 2.5Ghz (All Cores)
Single Radeon HD 2900 GT 700/850
6Gb DDR2 800Mhz
320Gb WD non-Raid
On-Board Sound

This was done with a Simple Update. I'll will clean all drivers, and post more result's.

Comparing Drivers (Looks good)http://img.techpowerup.org/080618/8.5_8.6.jpg


8.5 (FurMark, 3dMark06 and LightsMark07)
http://img.techpowerup.org/080618/8.5_1st.jpg

8.5 (Unreal 3 Benchmark)
http://img.techpowerup.org/080618/8.5_2nd.jpg

8.6 Beta (FurMark, 3dMark06 and LightsMark07)
http://img.techpowerup.org/080618/8.6_1st.jpg

8.6 Beta (Unreal 3 Benchmark)
http://img.techpowerup.org/080618/8.6_2nd.jpg


Summary:
3dMark06= +19
FurMark= +1
LightsMark07= 0 (No Gain)
Unreal 3:
800x600= -4
1024x768= -3
1280x1024= -3

Clean install of all drivers.

8.6 Beta Clean(FurMark, 3dMark06 and LightsMark07)
http://img.techpowerup.org/080618/8.6_1st(Full).jpg

8.6 Beta Clean(Unreal 3 Benchmark)
http://img.techpowerup.org/080618/8.6_2nd(Full).jpg


Summary 8.5 vs 8.6 Beta Clean:
3dMark06= +18
FurMark= +3
LightsMark07= -4
Unreal 3:
800x600= +1
1024x768= -1
1280x1024= -2