AW ATI 8.761 BETA Driver - M17xR2/M17x/M15x (August 2010) - Discuss Here...

[Grimfan]

Of course Stevie, it's definetly going into the right direction.

As for comparing them to 10.6+ official drivers i would put them into the same area at default clocks on benchmarks. Tho they seem to have a slightly more stable fps in games. I hope aswell the whql 10.8 from dell fix all our issues, then these drivers would be the choice to update. Best thing would still be, if Ati could provide us directly with driver support, but aslong they work togetjer and we got some insight info, i'm satisfied with it.

[steviejones133]

Of course Stevie, it's definetly going into the right direction.

As for comparing them to 10.6+ official drivers i would put them into the same area at default clocks on benchmarks. Tho they seem to have a slightly more stable fps in games. I hope aswell the whql 10.8 from dell fix all our issues, then these drivers would be the choice to update. Best thing would still be, if Ati could provide us directly with driver support, but aslong they work togetjer and we got some insight info, i'm satisfied with it.

Im with you on that Grim....I guess im just paranoid as my original system is only 4 weeks old and being replaced, actually have a replacement sat here boxed but it was incorrect spec they built, so waiting on a replacement of the replacement (if you get me) to arrive.

Just feel like i have been thru the mill with this and dont need any more headaches!

[jubbing]

I'm noticing slightly better than before FPS with these drivers, but I haven't fully tested them. I'm testing them soon just to see. I didn't really see slower loading times for online play, they were in fact faster.. but like I said.. I haven't tested enough.

[lordqarlyn]

well I followed the directions and successfully installed Dell's beta. Like most here, I'm also having lockups when my unit goes into sleep or even blanks the screen...

[jubbing]

well I followed the directions and successfully installed Dell's beta. Like most here, I'm also having lockups when my unit goes into sleep or even blanks the screen...

Simple solution to that is this:
1.Don't shut the lid (or uncheck hibernate/sleep when you shut the lid)
2.Shut down the computer if you want it to sleep, I mean come on.. it loads up pretty fast
3. If you want to leave your computer on for a long time, to prevent the screen going blank turn off sleep mode (or screen lock or screensaver).
4. When leaving your computer, switch user, so it goes to the login screen. Somehow that prevents my computer from switching the screen off.
5. Monitor it. The 10.7.5 (I REFUSE to call it 10.8.. they didn't help so they're not an upgrade) drivers are a little wild at the moment.

[Grimfan]

Good advice jubbing, although screen does shut/off and wake up without any issue, if you have set you power saving options to not do anything when you close the lid. I try to verify this again, when i get home in a few hours. I still have a little confusion on what actually worked yesterday without tweaking the GPU's. If they are overclocked, everything (well atleast i tested many many different ways on it, where it normally locks up) is working fine!

[K-nabeesse]

Ok so back to 10.1....yeah.....

[lordqarlyn]

Simple solution to that is this:
1.Don't shut the lid (or uncheck hibernate/sleep when you shut the lid)
2.Shut down the computer if you want it to sleep, I mean come on.. it loads up pretty fast
3. If you want to leave your computer on for a long time, to prevent the screen going blank turn off sleep mode (or screen lock or screensaver).
4. When leaving your computer, switch user, so it goes to the login screen. Somehow that prevents my computer from switching the screen off.
5. Monitor it. The 10.7.5 (I REFUSE to call it 10.8.. they didn't help so they're not an upgrade) drivers are a little wild at the moment.

haha I do those things already.

[Gamoel]

hi,

i tested the new driver from tell and i've got a problem:

the fps and game performance just fine.

but my external monitor doesnt work anymore. connected via hdmi.
the ccc only shows the notebook panel.....

and the clocks in idle are strange. gpu 1 is clocked by 200 and 350 i guess......gpu 2 300 to 400 and the load of the second gpu is up to 99% oO

so im back to 10.7

m17x-R2
720qm
4870's crossfire

[Ghost_AWP]

To all looking for gameplay testing:

BFBC2 game performance showed improvement on load times in between matches. Flickering seemed to be non existent. FPS was very incosistent, fluxing between 70-110 dropping down to 30s and 40s during close explosions and firing tank weapons.

I also noticed one time the screen went grey with the reticle, hud still visible and the sound still going. This was of course right as I was being stalked by some 5 star general and while I didn't see the knifing, I heard and felt it.

Game did crash to desktop once. Reopening the game was quick and I continued playing. Game also crashed laptop completely emitting a loud repeating noise for about 3 seconds before rebooting automatically. The latter crash has happened multiple times on my laptop (maybe once or twice a day) prior to install of these drivers so I think one of my cards is flaky.

All in game settings were at defaults with 1920 x 1200 res.

Is anyone experiencing consistent BSODs or lock ups with any of these drivers? I would like to know if I need to call support about a hardware issue, or if this is normal depending on which driver you use.