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News AMD releases Catalyst 9.3

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  1. Tim S

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    Tim S, 19 Mar 2009
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  2. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Hmm - the latest Linux version is 9.2. Guess I'll be doing without 3D acceleration on my laptop for a while longer, as that version has a bug in reading the Xorg version on the dev release of Ubuntu 9.04.
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 19 Mar 2009
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  3. arcticstoat

    arcticstoat Minimodder

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    AMD says there will be a Linux version of Catalyst 9.3 'coming soon', which will include a Linux version of the Catalyst Control Center - no idea when it'll be out, though.
     
    arcticstoat, 19 Mar 2009
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  4. yuusou

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    CCC is already on Linux. Very basic tho. ATI drivers for linux right now are terrible anyway and I don't see anything grand coming our way any time soon.
     
    yuusou, 19 Mar 2009
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  5. banshee256

    banshee256 What's a Dremel?

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    Well, it can't be a bad thing, that they support Windows 7 this early. It's certainly better than having an OS that has no drivers for anything... again.
     
    banshee256, 19 Mar 2009
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  6. Goty

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    In my experience, the Linux Catalyst drivers are quite good. They installed just fine in Fedora 10 and performance and stability are commendable.
     
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  7. Ending Credits

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    I wonder if this fixes the DX10/4000 series bug.
     
    Ending Credits, 19 Mar 2009
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    flibblesan Destroyer

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    Running them now on Windows 7. Run quite well.
     
    flibblesan, 19 Mar 2009
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  9. mrb_no1

    mrb_no1 Pie Eater

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    will install tomorrow when i reboot and go into windows 7, although i've had no problems with the windows supplied drivers for my 2900xt. i agree, it is nice to see support this early for the new os!

    peace

    fatman
     
    mrb_no1, 19 Mar 2009
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  10. Hamish

    Hamish What's a Dremel?

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    what bug is that?
    i've been using my 4800 in dx10 for ages and not noticed anything
     
    Hamish, 19 Mar 2009
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    So with 9.2 every time I would start my computer the display driver would crash but, windows was able to restore it and everything was peachy until the next boot up. With 9.3 the display driver would crash but then it would BSOD. Every time I tried anything graphically demanding. I had to revert back to 9.2.....

    any one else with these issues?

    Vista home premium x64
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    bjrcboy, 20 Mar 2009
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    Brooxy Loser of the Game

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    50% performance increase? This calls for a bit-tech test!
     
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  13. Horizon

    Horizon Dremel Worthy

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    Is your video OC'd any? that happens to my 4870 whenever I clock the memory too high.
     
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