ATi 3.8 OMEGA drivers are also out now

by **Buliwyf** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:56 pm

http://www.omegacorner.com/

by **Cpl. Bingham** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 1:47 am

Just came in to post this as well. Omega's certainly turned these out fast!

I've noticed though that ATI has included a new tab in the custom D3D/openGL for shader effects. Most of them are kind of useless, but I recommend that anyone try the "Inverse Colors" effect and fly around for a bit on a map like El Alamein for a very surreal experience.

by **MMmmGood** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:57 am

I'm not an Ati fanboy, whats the difference between these drivers and the ones on Ati's site?

by **JimmyTango** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:07 am

They are tweaked for better performance.

by **Irish** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 12:20 pm

This is my video card. There are many like them but this one is mine.

by **Buliwyf** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 5:40 pm

What's New?
(2.4.87)
* Based on the official Catalyst 3.8 ATI drivers. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* All the new ATI Control Panel features included in the Catalyst 3.8
drivers are fully available here. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Added a new intro to the ATI drivers installation. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Personalized the ATI Control Panel. (Watch out for COPYCATS). (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Disabled 32Bit Z buffer by default in D3D for low end cards (if you need
it, you can enable it anytime in the ATI CP). (2k/XP)
* Incorporated the 9500/9700/9800SE MODs for Windows 9x/ME. (9x/ME)
* Added RadClocker and Artifact Tester 5 for Windows 9x/ME. (9x/ME)
* Added support for the Radeon 9800XT. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Added suport for other Mobility cards. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Updated the DirectX Control Panel to version 9.0b. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Added a tweak to remove black borders from TV Overscan. (9x/ME/2k/XP)
* Added MWV video DX hardware accelaration support. (9x/ME/2k/XP)

by **Jeffro** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 6:02 pm

Anyone get any performance boosts with this?

by **Casus** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 6:36 pm

I get error on that page trying to DL the 9800 pro drivers for XP!

Tom

by **shockwave203** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 8:40 pm

I've been using omega drivers for a long time now. I use omega because it allows me to easily overclock my card, instead of having to find a new bios and install it. this is much faster

by **yaDad** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:20 am

Originally posted by Jeffro
Anyone get any performance boosts with this?

i dont use the omega drivers...never have noticed much difference.

my FRAPS results are maybe a little higher but not significantly....i think the clarity is better tho

of note is that all the SW maps run at maybe half the FPS of the original maps....is that the same for anyone else?

ATi 3.8 OMEGA drivers are also out now

ATi 3.8 OMEGA drivers are also out now

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