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Abram
PostPosted: 19 Oct 2011, 13:23 
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Yes, yet another "Preview" driver.

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU124AMDCat1110PreDriverV3.aspx


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   Reduces random crashing and stability encountered when playing Rage on Windows® 7 32-bit edition
   Reduces object / animation flickering and texture corruption encountered when playing Rage
   Reduces stuttering seen on Dual CPU and Tri CPU core systems
   Improves performance in Battlefield 3 Open Beta release for both non-Anti-Aliasing and application enabled Anti-Aliasing cases on single GPU configurations using the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products.
   Improves performance in Battlefield 3 Open Beta release for both non-Anti-Aliasing and application enabled Anti-Aliasing cases on AMD CrossFire™ configurations using the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products.
   Improves performance in Rage on single GPU configurations using the AMD Radeon HD 6000, AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series and AMD Radeon HD 4000 series of products.
   Reduces intermittent crashing seen loading levels in Rage
   Reduces flickering of NPCs in Rage
   Enables automatic Vsync for Rage
   Enables support for AMD Eyefinity 5x1 display (portrait and landscape) configurations  using the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products.
   AMD Vision Engine Control Center: User Interface enhancements have been implemented for the AMD CrossfireX™, GPU AMD Overdrive™ and Information Center pages.
   


Tamlin edit:

Here's newest CAP for download as well:

New profiles added to this release:
- Battlefield 3 – Provides great CrossFire scaling and resolves flickering/corruption issues when running in CrossFire mode

http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/pages/crossfirex-app-profiles.aspx
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Tamlin
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PostPosted: 20 Oct 2011, 01:32 
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Nice :)

According to CatalystCreator on twitter:

Cat 11.10 official release will happen Oct 31 - but Catalyst 11.10 V3 is pretty much the identical driver, so use with BF3 (plus new CAP)


So, its 11.10 WHQL without WHQL.
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wagoo
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Hrm. Well I gave it a go. Upgrading from 5x1P 11.8 preview.

- Driverswept. Rebooted. Installed (custom) 11.10p3. Booted. 5x1P working on login screen. Bluescreen shortly after login.

- Rebooted into safe mode. Driverswept. Rebooted. Installed (express) 11.10p3. Booted. 5x1P working on login screen. No crash after login. CCC broken (Something like "Failed to load CLI.Implementation" error).

- Uninstalled CCM. Driverswept. Rebooted. Installed (express) 11.10p3. Booted. Bluescreen shortly after login.

Oh well.. back on 11.8 preview.
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Tamlin
 Post subject: According to the release
PostPosted: 21 Oct 2011, 15:12 
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According to the release notes of the 10.9 WHQL, there are some important things to consider:

Important ! Caution !


  • The AMD display driver and the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center / AMD Vision™ Engine Control Center can be downloaded independently of each other. However, for better stability and performance AMD recommends that both components be updated from the same AMD Catalyst™ release.

  • The AMD Catalyst™ Control Center / AMD Vision™ Engine Control Center requires that the Microsoft® .NET Framework SP1 be installed for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Without .NET SP1 installed, the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center / AMD Vision™ Engine Control Center will not launch properly and the user will see an error message.





Notes!


  • When installing the AMD Catalyst™ driver for Windows operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of the AMD Catalyst™ driver.

  • The Catalyst driver requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

  • These release notes provide information on the AMD display driver only. For information on the ATI Multimedia Center™, HydraVision™, HydraVision™ Basic Edition, Remote Wonder™, or the Southbridge/IXP driver, please refer to their respective release notes found at: http://support.amd.com/.

  • AMD Eyefinity™ technology gives gamers access to high display resolutions. As pixel count grows, the graphics horsepower required to drive the displays at a reasonable frame rate can increase dramatically. Depending on the game and system configuration, users may notice texture corruption and reduced frame rates when running games in multi-monitor Eyefinity modes.

  • Windows Driver Model (WDM) drivers are no longer bundled in the AMD Catalyst™ software suite. The WDM drivers install bundle can be downloaded independently through the AMD website


http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst119ReleaseNotes.aspx

Make sure you have SP1 on windows 7 and have installed the .net updates (CLI.implementaion error can be a .net error). If you have a corrupt update, you can download .net web installer from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17113
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Bifurk8
PostPosted: 22 Oct 2011, 15:23 
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I don't know if this will work for anyone else who has gotten bluescreens when updating AMD drivers, but here's a procedure that's kept it from happening to me lately:

1. Uninstall Catalyst Control Center using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel.
2. Uninstall the display drivers from the Device Manager. If prompted, choose to delete the driver files.
3. Reboot in Safe Mode.
4. Run Driver Sweeper and remove all ATI/AMD files detected.
5. Reboot back to normal Windows.
6. Install the new drivers.
7. Restart.

If I deviate from those steps, I tend to get BSoDs after updating drivers. But, jumping through those hoops each time keeps things stable.
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Bifurk8
PostPosted: 25 Oct 2011, 21:54 
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Hey guys,

Even with the latest preview drivers and Crossfire application profiles for Battlefield 3, it doesn't appear to play well with Crossfire + Eyefinity. With Crossfire + Eyefinity, I get massive stuttering, frame drops, and poor mouse response even on the lowest settings. Disabling Crossfire clears it right up and I can run on 1 X 5870 with a mixture of medium and high settings with no anti-aliasing at 6000x1080.

Here's hoping AMD and DICE sort out the Crossfire and Eyefinity performance issues.

*Edit: Per @catalystcreator, they are aware of the issue. Roll back to version 11.9 cap 2 instead of 11.9 cap 3 if you're having issues with Crossfire stuttering/framerate. My performance is way better with 11.9 cap 2 with crossfire enabled.
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Tamlin
PostPosted: 27 Oct 2011, 03:57 
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Use the unofficial CAP 4 from Rage3D:

New profiles added with this release:

Battlefield 3 - Provides great CrossFire scaling and resolves stuttering issues when running in CrossFire mode.
Deus Ex Missing Link: Improves CrossFire performance
F1 2011: Improves CrossFire performance
Dead Island: Improves CrossFire performance
Batman Arkham City (DX9 version): Improves CrossFire performance
NBA 2012: Disables CrossFire

http://www.rage3d.com/cap/
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Bifurk8
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Thanks, Tamlin. Confirmed that the CAP4s solved my stuttering/poor performance in Crossfire seen under CAP3s.
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sprewell
PostPosted: 28 Oct 2011, 13:46 
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Hrm. Well I gave it a go. Upgrading from 5x1P 11.8 preview.

- Driverswept. Rebooted. Installed (custom) 11.10p3. Booted. 5x1P working on login screen. Bluescreen shortly after login.

- Rebooted into safe mode. Driverswept. Rebooted. Installed (express) 11.10p3. Booted. 5x1P working on login screen. No crash after login. CCC broken (Something like "Failed to load CLI.Implementation" error).

- Uninstalled CCM. Driverswept. Rebooted. Installed (express) 11.10p3. Booted. Bluescreen shortly after login.

Oh well.. back on 11.8 preview.


That was my 5x1P experience as well. BSODs from bloody hell on both 11.10 previews. However I tried Bifurk8's method in this thread and am now in using 11.10p3 drivers nicely with no BSOD. Running BF3 very nicely, mostly high at 5250x1920 tri-fire. Man it's a sick game.
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fatlazyhomer
PostPosted: 31 Oct 2011, 23:14 
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/5033/amd-releases-catalyst-1110-driver-package

"The full release notes don't mention the Battlefield 3-related enhancements highlighted in the 11.10 beta release, but five-display Eyefinity configurations (of a maximum resolution of up to 16000 x 16000 pixels) are now supported, and a new "bezel compensation" feature can adjust for displays with different pixel densities."

Does that mean BC can be used with mixed monitors?
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