CAT 3.4 - Should I install these?

[brigden]

Should I install these drivers? And how exactly should I go about uninstalling the previous version? I'm running a 9700 Pro.

 

[Lonyo]

Do you have any issues with current software you run?
If eerythign is fine, there isn't all that much point in upgrading drivers.

 

[brigden]

True, but is there a performance increase with these drivers?

 

[dguy6789]

yes, drivers fix problems wthat will occur in certain circumstances, and will provide a nice performance boost in many types of 3D applications, they will also sometimes give you a image quality improvement.

 

[brigden]

How should I go about uninstalling the previous version? Uninstall in Control Panel, then remove all entries in registry?

 

[kurt454]

Originally posted by: brigden
How should I go about uninstalling the previous version? Uninstall in Control Panel, then remove all entries in registry?

That's what I do. Plus I delete the ATI folder that the previous driver install creates. BTW the 3.4's acted up on me, so I removed them and installed Omegadrive's 3.4 drivers. They are working great.

 

[brigden]

That's what bothers me - I haven't heard anything good about these drivers.

 

[Guspaz]

I can't say if there is a speed increase, as 3.4 was the first drivers I ever installed for my Radeon 9700 Pro, however while running with these drivers there ARE serious framerate issues under Half-Life. The 9700 Pro seems to produce framerates of 50-60 most often, 70-80 more rarely, and 100 in isolated circumstances. While playing Natural-Selection, while commanding, the speed dropped to 20FPS.

System is an AthlonXP 1900+. Previous card, GeForce 3 original, produced much higher framerates at the same resolutions and settings.

 

[viper118]

i have the 8500DV and installed these new drivers last week.. everything worked fine except for the TV feature.. it would totally bog down my system when i have the Tv running.. when i turn it off, it is back to normal again... i couldn't find a way to fix it so i just went back to the last drivers...