ATI Catalyst 6.1 Drivers released

Thursday, December 8, 2005 by Island Dog | Discussion: Windows Software

ATI released a new version of it's Catalyst drivers for ATI video cards.

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Beta12345
Reply #1 Thursday, December 8, 2005 8:19 PM
Thanx

sixshot
Reply #2 Friday, December 9, 2005 3:37 AM
I'd like to mention that even though this driver release has support for dual-core, this release does NOT come with Control Panel anymore. The last version to come with Control Panel is 5.10. So if you're against .NET Framework, you're half screwed there. I hear ATi Tool is an alternative but I have yet to test this.

Also note that you're going to need at LEAST 56MB or so to install Catalyst Control Center. That's my base install and I have it custom installed to not include the Help files and the skins. I still don't like having to use their Control Center to get my custom setup going. 55+MB compared to possibly 30MB from nVIDIA's drivers, that's a heavy price to pay just to have a complete driver install. Makes me wish I have a GeForce 6600GT instead of this R9800Pro now... because I'd rather deal with nVIDIA's drivers than ATi's.

Island Dog
Reply #3 Friday, December 9, 2005 7:32 AM

I still don't like having to use their Control Center to get my custom setup going. 55+MB compared to possibly 30MB from nVIDIA's drivers, that's a heavy price to pay just to have a complete driver install.

That's hardly a "heavy" price. 


PurrBall
Reply #4 Friday, December 9, 2005 9:04 AM
The only price I see are the computer and internet, which you only have.

BTW.. Maybe Island Dog should be alerting us on our nVidia drivers too..

XX
Reply #5 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:40 PM
Cool! Omega drivers were updated too. My laptop finally stops crashing while playing movies or games.

voo
Reply #6 Friday, December 9, 2005 8:48 PM
this release does NOT come with Control Panel anymore. The last version to come with Control Panel is 5.10. So if you're against .NET Framework, you're half screwed there. I hear ATi Tool is an alternative but I have yet to test this.


Classic Control Panel still exists http://support.ati.com/ics/support/DLRedirect.asp?fileIDExt=24e709bb46c4ae9841eecac2a9e8c503&accountID=737&deptID=894

http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1276

Zoomba
Reply #7 Friday, December 9, 2005 9:24 PM
I just download the driver-only pack... no control center, command pannel or grand overwatch terminal or any of the other crap they want to install.

Island Dog
Reply #8 Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:07 PM

It has been updated again.


Jafo
Reply #9 Thursday, December 22, 2005 1:48 AM
I think my driver ver is ancient...but I haven't had any issues with it...so if it ain't broke....

Island Dog
Reply #10 Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:38 PM

Updated to version 6.1.


BlueDev
Reply #11 Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:49 PM
Omega's are out as well!

dj_cityboy
Reply #12 Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:52 PM
nice man thanx a ton......downloadin em now!!

peas
cityboy

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