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Hey Skunksmash, you might want to try out the "official 9.12" drivers, including the new 9.12 hotfix driver. You can read about it here Catalyst 9.12 Released - Rage3D Discussion Area then download from ATI's website.
Good luck
Hey Skunksmash, you might want to try out the "official 9.12" drivers, including the new 9.12 hotfix driver. You can read about it here Catalyst 9.12 Released - Rage3D Discussion Area then download from ATI's website.
Good luck
Cheers Ted....
ok.... so its time for an update on the never ending ATI saga....., since my last post in this thread my gaming experience has dropped no end.
somehow the driver corrupts itself with continued use, one minute its fine & all is well & then something happens (ive yet to pin down a cause, which tells me its simply driver corruption), i mean i can run ''furmark'' @ 1920x1080 8xAA with a clean crisp 200fps AVG..... there is no stuttering in this bench which tells me the H/W is fine
but out of the blue my desktop colours go back to default settings & i get TERRIBLE ''microstutter'' while gaming, i know this is a driver issue as it was not present with the 9.11 drivers, & the FPS are not affected..
benchmarks still run VERY well, i actually gained 2k in vantage with the 9.12 but gained the stutter.
its certainly related to the on-board crossfire b/c when i disable AI in CCC (in affect disabling one core), the stuttering goes...
i would just roll back to the 9.11s but these drivers had the downclock issue, which 9.12 fixed.
so im left with a choice.......
run the 9.12 drivers & disable 1 core, or run both & put up with the stutter
or
run the 9.11 driver, games perfectly but i get artifacts all over the screens while in 2D mode.
i have tickets open with ''sapphire'' & ''AMD'' in the hope of getting some quick fixes formulated.
i would like to add, even though im at wits end with AMD's driver support , the card itself is still amazing & on the previous drivers you could really see this card performing, ppl are sending these cards back left, right & center.... but these issues will get ironed out, just like the 4 series finally did.
these issues are not just 5970 ones either, they stretch across the whole 5 series range, driver bugs GALORE!!
my advice to anyone looking to upgrade their GPU's would be to hold off 3 or 4 months, drivers will mature on the 5 series cards & you'll have a much better experience off the bat
or
go Nvidia & ASSURE yourself 100% compatibility & EXCELLENT driver support.
I gotta say, my 5870 along with 9.12 drivers is working like a charm right now on my setup. No issues whatsoever. I too gained huge numbers in vantage after upping from 9.11 to 9.12. I think it's time now to consider making the switch from Phenom over to i7 as I fear that my mobo/cpu might be keeping this video card back. I'm not sure how much I'll gain though as I felt I was doing well with my Phenom II x4 OC and my current mobo. But all in all my experience is good, card performs like stink.
You mentioned this in Vista Forums Mitch, didn't know you would be posting here. I was expecting you to just plug 'n' play (not literally, but you know what i mean ). anyway, sounds great and have a glorious Christmas with it!
My first ATI card - a 4890 - is performing fine. That said drivers are constantly improving although single gpu cards are probably more stable.
Wow! Seems to me that ATI still has issues with crossfire, whether it be dual cards or a single x2 card. This is the main reason I’ve never went crossfire or stayed away from the x2 cards. It’s just too much money to be putting up with spotty performance. Yeah I know the 5970 doesn't have x2 in the title but it's still a dual card on a single PCB board.
It also seems to me that the entire 5000 series has been problematic as a whole. ATI had better get this sorted out or else.
I've been a long time ATI customer, (since 3DFX was bought out), but I don't see myself getting into crossfire thing until ATI irons out their performance issues with the setup.
Also, seeing the overall issues with the 5000 series, I may wind up holding onto my 4890 until the next generation comes out. I skipped 2000 series for this reason as well.
Good luck and hopefully ATI gets the driver issue(s) fixed for these cards soon.
Are my posts a mirage?! I am having ZERO issues with my 5870.