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Processor | Core i7 920 |
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Motherboard | Asus P6T v2 |
Cooling | Noctua D-14 |
Memory | OCZ Gold 1600 |
Video Card(s) | Powercolor PCS+ 5870 |
Storage | Samsung SpinPoint F3 1 TB |
Display(s) | Samsung LE-B530 37" TV |
Case | Lian Li PC-B25F |
Audio Device(s) | N/A |
Power Supply | Thermaltake Toughpower 700w |
Software | Windows 7 64-bit |
The easiest way to outline my problem is by quoting the exhcanges that occured in the following thread: AMD Releases ATI Catalyst 10.9 WHQL Driver Suite
I just tried to reinstall 10.9 again (same issues and immediate return to 10.4 fixed things) and I have now included screenshots so than you can see what is happening, just in case anybody is kind and smart enough to come up with a solution other than "stick with 10.4". I may have reduced the screenshots too much, but the text corruption in the first word of the message in the ATI registration window and in the "sí" button should be evident. Even for the sake of curiousity I would like to know what is happening and why it is occuring. It should be noted that the screen clipping mentioned below does occur in the screenshot showing the 10.9 display, even though this is not apparent in the screenshot, i.e. in my living room the screen moves beyond the borders of my tv.
The Problem
Screenshot 10.4
Screenshot 10.9
I just tried to reinstall 10.9 again (same issues and immediate return to 10.4 fixed things) and I have now included screenshots so than you can see what is happening, just in case anybody is kind and smart enough to come up with a solution other than "stick with 10.4". I may have reduced the screenshots too much, but the text corruption in the first word of the message in the ATI registration window and in the "sí" button should be evident. Even for the sake of curiousity I would like to know what is happening and why it is occuring. It should be noted that the screen clipping mentioned below does occur in the screenshot showing the 10.9 display, even though this is not apparent in the screenshot, i.e. in my living room the screen moves beyond the borders of my tv.
The Problem
My issues:
As I found with 10.6, the text on the ATI registration window that pops up at the start is corrupt. Abiword is the only word processing software I have installed, I don't know if that is relevant.
I increased the scan slightly in CCC to minimize a small black border. No problems, but when I restarted the desktop was now so overscanned that it had moved slightly beyond the frame of the tv, cutting off the date and portions of icons. I clicked on CCC and without having to do anything else, the issue fixed itself and the desktop returned to the correct resolution. This issue occured each time I restarted.
I tried Metro 2033 and the three Company of Heroes titles: all ran perfectly. However, the two Dawn of War II titles crashed after the opening cinematics, just before the main menu appears. All games were played via Steam; I say this just in case the extremely recent inclusion of the ATI drivers on this platform could be causing me problems.
I restarted a number of times and none of the issues fixed themselves before finally deciding to reinstall 10.4, the drivers I had been using without issue up to this point: once again all issues were immediately resolved.
Any ideas what could be going on here? Why does my rig like 10.4 so much? I am more or less at the stage of sticking with 10.4 and ignoring all future drivers: that wouldn't be the end of the world, but it would be nice to know that I could move beyond 10.4 if I so desired. Any constructive input would be much appreciated.
much like you Mr McC, i had a really good experience with 10.3, but .4 .5 after that were no good for me (bsods on driver uninstall and lots of other minor silly nonsense which shouldnt happen on a stable rig) . I pressed on and by the time 10.7 was out my issues were resolved.
I look foward to trying 10.9 out tonight
That's weird, I liked 10.4, it seemed to be the best for me till.... 10.8 and Im having nothing but good luck using them. 10.9 I just installed and nada, no problems at all. Im going to run some mark benches to compair 10.8 to 10.9.
Im sure you used EROCKERS guide to do a proper un and new Install
It is weird and frustrating. Yes, I did follow erocker's guide. Obviously user error cannot be discounted, but I successfully reinstalled 10.4. With so many people providing positive feedback there is clearly some sort of issue with my particular set up, but I have no idea what's going on - I have tried 10.6 and 10.9 and immediately returned to 10.4 in both instances.
That's what I find most driver issues are, that or dodgy cards.
No worries man. Driver updates are optional. Not mandatory in most instances. Plus ever since 10.4 there really hasn't been any MAJOR upgrades. In other words you aint missing anything.
Honestly I just update mine due to my OCD. No other reason.
Yeah, I have more or less settled on 10.4 - they have worked perfectly from the outset. Later on I might try overwriting 10.4 directly rather than using erocker's guide to see if that makes any difference (although I used the guide to initially install 10.4 without any problems) and I'll also try to ensure that I choose Spanish for the driver installation wizard - my OS is Spanish and I noticed text corruption (words with accents) on 10.6 and 10.9 in the ATI registration window that pops up at the start. I don't think that either of these approaches will fix things, but I have no other ideas. It may simply be a case that drivers subsequent to 10.4 fix things for a majority of users but somehow and in some way conflict with something in my system. In any event, as you have said, it's not really something to worry about, given that 10.4 is working fine. I would worry if future drivers actually provided something substantial rather than a few extra FPS.
Screenshot 10.4
Screenshot 10.9