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Remember, quality comes from the card... (Read 1846 times)

Jul 8^th, 2006 at 5:51pm

Ramos Ex Member

...not just the program. Your graphics aren't going anywhere unless the card is willing to render them. i give these links for you guys to ensure you have the latest drivers for your card. yes even Intergrated graphics might have a better driver, depending on company

*this is a comprehensive list of drivers, intended to help the community gather the best picture with that they have.

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graphics cards

ATI Drivers
Catalyst supports all ATI video cards, and all windows OS' up to Vista RC2 32 and 64 bit. also versions of Linux & Mac OSX

ATI Tool
*this is only if you know how to and wish to Overclock your ATI card. i recommend consulting with a trusted computer technician before proceeding.
*this will speed up your graphics card, resulting in better graphics. especially helpful in screenshot taking

Nvidia Drivers
Nvidia drivers support all Nvidia cards, also up to Vista RC2 Operating systems. also Linux/Unix & freeBSD

Ageia PhysX drivers
windows XP only

VIA drivers
all operating systems.

Omega Drivers
3rd Party Drivers for ATI and nVidia Cards
*thanks Harold Kip!

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OEM's (original equipment manufacturers)

***Since i don't own an OEM, i have limited knowledge of where the drivers are, after you enter your service or serial number, submit and look for drivers > Video or graphics. if there are multiple drivers, test them all. if not, revert to VGA, or contact me for further help.

Dell
enter your service tag, found on the back or side of the case, and select drivers, click Go.

Gateway
Enter your serial number in the box on the left side, click submit.

Emachines
select your computer type, series, and model. open the downloads menu, and scroll down to video and download

Sony
these drivers are a bit confusing to find. enter your product number for your computer, and find video drivers for those. best option is to click the everything tab and sift through that.

HP & compaq
enter a product model, select your respective country if asked. it looks like drivers are for windows XP only. I selected a random computer model, and i didn't find drivers, this may not be true for other models.

All other drivers, wether OEM or just the card, please post the link here

ramos - my 2 cents in this forum Wink

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« Last Edit: Oct 28^th, 2006 at 6:44am by N/A »

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Reply #1 - Jul 8^th, 2006 at 7:03pm

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Great post Ramos. This should be a great help to many of us.

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Reply #2 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 12:34am

Ramos Ex Member

aye, it's only smart. cause those graphics aren't going anywhere specialk unless the card renders it. so if you get the lastest drivers, you get the best of what your card or intergrated graphics has to offer.

i will always recommend a video card (i like ATI, others dont) over intergrated graphics. but i'm also very willing to help those who lack the financial &/or knowledgeable abilites to get a card.

ramos

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Reply #3 - Jul 9^th, 2006 at 7:53pm

Ramos Ex Member

i ask wether this can be stickied. now a lot of the stuff people post here has plenty of merit, but this helps the computer itself, i have previously stated my reasons why.

if not, no hard feelings. if so, i thank you!

Ramos

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Reply #4 - Jul 10^th, 2006 at 1:53pm

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I have a Dell and use ATi drivers?! Why would they be any different?

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Reply #5 - Jul 10^th, 2006 at 4:00pm

Ramos Ex Member

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I have a Dell and use ATi drivers?! Why would they be any different?

well you would only use a dell if you have dell intergrated graphics, and they didn't state if they were using a company. if it says intergrated and ATI (nvidia, etc...) then use the drivers for the card.

Ramos

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Reply #6 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 4:11am

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I've been using the Omega Drivers since a couple of days and I'm pretty happy with them. They come with a vast array of graphic card tweak options. Check these out if you like!

Dell Dimension 8300 | P4 3.2 Ghz. | 2 GB RAM | 150 GB WD Raptor | Gainward 7800 GS+ 512 | FS-GS

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Reply #7 - Feb 9^th, 2007 at 4:20am

Ramos Ex Member

a side note: if your drivers are having problems, either roll them back to the previous version, or use the installler disc to revert to older drivers. if the problem persists, completely uninstall drivers, and re-install them.

SimViation and StudioV

CANNOT

be held responsible for changes made to your computer that produce undesired effects. if you are unsure or unknown to installing drivers and such, ask a qualified technician to help you out.

Ramos - a qualified A+ technician Tongue

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Reply #8 - Feb 9^th, 2007 at 6:13am

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Hi Ramos!

I have an ATi Radeon X 1900 GT GPU and I use the latest catalyst driver. I'm pretty happy with it. I was just wondering about the Omega driver. Do you recommend it to me?

&&Virtual Red Arrows homepage

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Reply #9 - Feb 9^th, 2007 at 3:35pm

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Huh

&&Psst, It's In That Section!

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Reply #10 - Feb 9^th, 2007 at 3:50pm

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Hey Ramos!

I also have a little question, talking about Omega drivers, I have a Radeon 9550 256mb.... In the page it says:

Quote:

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Starting from Catalyst 6.6 and up, the following cards/chipsets (including Mobility) are no longer supported by the ATI or Omega Drivers:

7000 Series
7200 Series
7500 Series
8500 Series
9000 Series
9200 Series
9250 Series

But my card isn't included in that list.. right? That means I can install Omega drivers? I'm only asking this because I don't want to have any BSOD Cry

Cry

Oh yes... and... do you think Omega drivers will boost up my flightsimming experience?

Thanks in advance

Wink

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Reply #11 - Feb 9^th, 2007 at 4:18pm

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Yeah, the Omegas are better than the "stock" drivers and yes, you can install them.

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Reply #12 - Feb 10^th, 2007 at 5:04am

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Yeah, the Omegas are better than the "stock" drivers and yes, you can install them.

What exactly does improve?

&&Virtual Red Arrows homepage

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Reply #13 - Feb 10^th, 2007 at 10:32am

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Sytse wrote on Feb 10^th, 2007 at 5:04am:

What exactly does improve?

Performance...a bit...plus, I think the filtering stuff.

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Reply #14 - Feb 10^th, 2007 at 10:46am

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Just installed them, overclocked a bit (enough to be safe) and ran FS, man.... it looks gorgeous + better FPS...

Core i5 2500k @ 3.8 - 8GB DDR3 - GTX 560 OC - 60GB SSD - 1TB HDD - Cyborg V.1 stick

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Reply #15 - Feb 10^th, 2007 at 1:37pm

Heretic Ex Member

See?

Wink

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Reply #16 - Feb 10^th, 2007 at 2:06pm

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Results:

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1171128568

ALL bars to the right, AA, AF and textures to the max, real world weather, quite heavy plane..17-20FPS--- 1.6Ghz P4!!!, Radeon 9550, 512mb RAM... Ha!

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Reply #17 - Feb 10^th, 2007 at 4:53pm

Heretic Ex Member

See?

Grin

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Reply #18 - Feb 11^th, 2007 at 4:51am

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Nice...

Cool

&&Virtual Red Arrows homepage

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