ati control panel ?

RiddickRiddick Malaysia Icrontian
edited August 2003 in Hardware
Heya guyz

I just wanted to know what AtI control panel actually is and what it does. is it something similiar to the dets control panel in right click desktop properties --> display -->settings advanced --> (nvidia card) ?

Also when using the ati control panel, must the version be the same as ur catalysts ? (eg ati control panel 3.5 for cats 3.5 )

thx and cheeers

Comments

  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    It's the same as nVidia's but with more options. I guess you have to use the same version. The downloads are usually together.
  • RiddickRiddick Malaysia Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    there doesnt seem to be an ati control panel for the 3.6 cats tho.. please clarify me if im wrong :x

    how are is the control panel accessed? is it thru the same method as nvidia ?
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    Yes; it is accessed the same. If you download the Omega Catalyst 3.6 (www.omegacorner.com) the Control panel is built-in to the driver; and the driver is optimized for performance and image quality... it's a smaller more efficient size too. You just need to uninstall any contol panel that is previously installed first.
  • RiddickRiddick Malaysia Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    i see :D

    would one have any negative sideeffects if the control panel wasnt installed together with the cats in terms of performance?

    and i gather omega cats>default cats ?
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    I don't think you'd see a performance drop... I've run with and without the control panel and not seen any difference in game performance. A little less customizability in the view is all...

    The Omega Cats are usually better than the default Cats. Particularly for the 9500/9700 series cards, but they usually give a bit of a performance and usually an image quality boost to other models as well.
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited August 2003
    Yep, ATI Control Panel = NVidia Control Panel Extensions.

    You SHOULDN'T mix driver revisions with ATI Control Panel revisions, as it can make for nasty driver problems. Say for instance a new feature was written into the 3.6 Catalyst drivers, and you only have the 3.5 Catalyst drivers installed. Installing the 3.6 Control Panel and attempting to enable that feature could crash your PC, as the code modifications to the driver don't exist in the previous package. Play it safe and keep the revisions the same, unless you like living on the edge. :)

    There is absolutely no performance difference between running your Catalyst drivers with the ATI Control Panel or without the control panel. :)

    (Just tested this fact on my system). :)

    Omega's drivers increase performance and visual quality to levels that are better than the ATI Catalyst drivers.

    Before you install the Omega's, make sure you uninstall any previous ATI Catalyst/Control Panel drivers & applications you had previously installed. :)
  • RiddickRiddick Malaysia Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    Hmm, i find the driver revisions confusing (they arent labled 3.5 3.6 etc) how would i know which is da latest ?
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    er....... higher number = newer

    NS
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    The Omega drivers 2.4.74 are the Cat 3.6s for Win2K and XP, and the 2.6.16 are the Cat 3.6 for WinMe and all the other crap that's not NT-based.
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