Catalyst 3.6 Suite is out

[Chris F]

For RADEON sereis of cards:

 

Windows XP

http://mirror.ati.com/support/drivers/winx...=10&submit.y=14

 

Windows 2000

http://mirror.ati.com/support/drivers/win2...x=11&submit.y=3

 

Windows ME

http://mirror.ati.com/support/drivers/winm....x=9&submit.y=7

 

Windows 98

http://mirror.ati.com/support/drivers/winm...x=14&submit.y=7

 

I'll have some benchmark #'s when I get home and install them.

[Chris F]

List of Fixes/Updates

 

Switching to the program Second Life using the ALT-Tab command no longer results in the system not responding or looping indefinitely

 

Running the demo game Lord of the Realms 3 under Windows XP with a RADEOIN 9000 series card installed no longer results in the system not responding when a 3 stage effect is used

 

The game Unreal Tournament 2003 no longer hangs when loading the CTF-December level

 

The geometry flashing throughout the background of Second Life is now resolved

 

Flickering and display corruption in the game NeverWinter Nights is now resolved

 

Running ViewPerf 6.1.2 under Windows ME with any RADEON? family product installed no longer results in the application not being able to render an image

 

Objects are now generated and the VP is no longer gray when running 3ds max in D3D mode

 

Loss of focus when switching between different layers in Studio Tool 10.1 is now resolved

 

Full Screen Anti-Aliasing no longer causes corrupt geometry in model viewer program

 

Overlay no longer disappears when moving the mouse around in panning mode on the secondary display adapter in the application Overfly

 

Multimedia mode scaling and positioning issues have now been resolved when using TV out

 

Display corruption noticed on the ATI Demo Rachel running under Windows XP is now resolved

 

The lighting and triangle culling on the 3D pipes screensaver no longer is incorrect when using a RADEON? 7000 series card under Windows 2000

 

Significant CPU usage is no longer noticed when Hardware Overlay Alpha Deblocking is in use

 

Enabling Overlay Theater Mode and playing an HDTV source through the ATI File Player, no longer results in the system rebooting

 

The TV can now be disabled using the Troubleshoot button in the ATI displays tab

 

Connecting a secondary DFP and attempting to enable extended desktop mode no longer now results in the secondary display device becoming active

 

Setting an LCD as the primary display, and a CRT as the secondary display followed by enabling Overlay Theater Mode, no longer results in display corruption when preview the screen saver on the secondary display

 

Enabling extended desktop at certain resolutions and colour depths no longer results in display corruption on the secondary controller

 

Installing a RADEON? 9600 series card in a motherboard supporting AGP 8X no longer results in some 3D applications failing to respond

[Romier S]

Excellent.

Installing now.

 

ATI's new 4 week driver schedule is really the best thing the company could have done. Lots of support for thier cards and continual driver updates that just keep getting better.

[Chris F]

Romier,

 

Do you just uninstall the Cat stuff via Control Panel? Or do you use a third party program to remove them?

[Chris F]

After uninstalling the 3.5's and installing the 3.6s, I got a +200 score in 3DMark2001 SE, but my 3DMark03 score stayed EXACTLY the same.

 

I haven't noticed any performance increase or degradation in any of the games I play. Stability is good as well, I've not noticed any hangs or crashes so far.