Catalyst drivers for Windows 8 preview.

[dajeepster]

just noticed these last night.. released 11/25/11

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/win8-preview.aspx

when installed, showed up as 11.8 in afterburner. they work better for me than the catalyst drivers for win7

AMD Catalyst Windows 8 Preview Driver Release Notes Back

Last Updated
12/1/2011

Article Number
GPU-41


This article provides information on the AMD Catalyst Windows 8 Preview Driver.

Package Content

The AMD Catalyst™ Windows 8 Preview driver contains the following:
AMD display driver version 8.88.5.4

AMD Product Compatibility

The AMD Catalyst™ Windows 8 Preview Driver is compatible with the following AMD products.

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility

AMD Radeon™ HD 6900 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6300 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6200 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6600 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5900 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6550D Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6500 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5600 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6410D Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5500 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6370D Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5400 Series
AMD Radeon™ HD 6310D Series

KNOWN ISSUES

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 8 operating system with the AMD Catalyst™ Windows 8 Preview Driver. These include:

The driver installation process may display intermittent error messages.
Screen resolution may randomly change during the installation process.
The screen may black out intermittently during the installation process.
A system crash may be observed while switching the GPU between High Performance and Power Saving modes.
Eyefinity configurations may not be retained on reboot.
System hibernation may not be available with certain hardware configurations.
Blu-Ray playback may not function with PowerDVD 10.
3D output may not be available when using PowerDVD 10.
Note! This Driver is provided “AS IS” in accordance with the End User License Agreement.

 

[Silverforce11]

Did they finally add multithread support? lol

 

[hdfxst]

i tried these drivers and i lost all the graphics options in ccc (monitor,overdrive,gaming options).so far for me the win7 11.11a work the best for win8 64

 

[dajeepster]

i tried these drivers and i lost all the graphics options in ccc (monitor,overdrive,gaming options).so far for me the win7 11.11a work the best for win8 64

i'm not using the options in ccc... i'm ocing with afterburner.. overdrive was initialized in the 11.10 that i had installed prior to these

 

[hdfxst]

i'll take some screen shots but i dont have any options for the video cards.i tried a leaked win7 driver that did the same thing

 

[tweakboy]

Woah may the force be with you, to the OP guy who is using Windows 8 Preview and ATI Drivers...Have you tried playing any games ? What purpose you use PC for besides gaming ? gl

 

[Remobz]

Woah may the force be with you, to the OP guy who is using Windows 8 Preview and ATI Drivers...Have you tried playing any games ? What purpose you use PC for besides gaming ? gl

How soon will Windows 8 be shipping?

And would it be wise to get Windows 8 considering all the compatibility issues that occur with new Operating Systems?

Maybe it would be wise to stick with Windows 7 for a year or 2 after Windows 8 comes out right?