Using Vista 64-bit SB Drivers on Windows 7 64

Tricky

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Is anyone using the ATi Vista 64-bit SouthBridge drivers in Windows 7 64-bit? If so, have you noticed any improvement/degradation? Thanks in advance.
 

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Haven't really noticed anything one way or the other, other than all my drives are running a few MB/s faster with the ATI chipset over the previous NF4 board I had.

One thing to remember is the the SB driver will be included occasionally in the Catalyst suite. Don't hold me to it but I believe the last time it updated was in the Cat 9.7; not sure about the 9.8, but do know that there was no SB driver in the 9.9.
 

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Stormy, thanks for your response. I loaded the latest Catalyst Vista 64-bit SB drivers and Windows 7 seemed to have picked up somewhat. It's still fast and responsive as ever. This was good to know.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista 64, Windows 7 RC 64
CPU
AMD Phemon 9600 BE @ 2.6GHz
Motherboard
ECS A780GM-A
Memory
Corsair XMS 2*1 GB DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
HIS HD4650 512MB DDR2
Sound Card
IDT on-board chip
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VK193D 19" LCD
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
2 WD 500GB SATA II HDs
PSU
Apevia 500 Watt
Case
hec
Cooling
Stock Cooling HSF
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard (PS/2)
Mouse
Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical (PS/2)
Internet Speed
Broadband 10 Mbps
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