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New x1900xtx. Installing new video drivers makes it worse!!

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crewxp   09-05-2006 at 05:34:38 PM

Hey, I just got a ATI x1900xtx last week. It's watercooled and all. I installed a slipstreamed version of windows that came with something called AeroGlass. It was pre-installed with graphics drivers, but they're old.

When I went to ATI's site to download the latest and installed them, after I rebooted.. my grpahics resolution and bit changed to the lowest. It's all weird colors now and very big. I reverted to original drivers, and it works on the old ones again. But again.. they're old.

Is there any way to find out what's wrong or what's causing it not to install? I installed my latest motherboard chipset drivers and everything for everything else.


Thanks alot.

ps: here's what it says the version of windows comes with. It's windows pro slipstreamed with aeroglass and these features.
http://www.crewxp.com/x1900xtx/info.txt

And also.. here's some screenshots.
http://www.crewxp.com/x1900xtx

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kaotao   09-05-2006 at 07:45:10 PM
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Make sure ALL old drivers are COMPLETELY removed before installing the new ones.

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crewxp   09-05-2006 at 08:21:23 PM
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its fixed now. someone pm'd me a solution. Something about a modified version being on there or something, did a CLEAN install like you said. Works!!!

Anyways, which driver set would yall reccomend for me? I'm having a hard time chosing between the Omega drivers and the latest ATI one.

Thanks

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strangestranger   09-05-2006 at 08:50:13 PM
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the latest ATI ones for sure. supposedly gives somethings a nice boost especially with the x1900 series.

of course i am biased as they ahve helped my crossfire alot.

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kaotao   09-05-2006 at 09:10:05 PM
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Excellent. Happy gaming. Oh yeah, the lastest drivers from ATI for sure.

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RobsX2   09-05-2006 at 09:11:06 PM
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the latest ATI ones for sure. supposedly gives somethings a nice boost especially with the x1900 series.

of course i am biased as they ahve helped my crossfire alot.



I dont know what the F is up with 6.7 and 6.8 drivers with F.E.A.R and my X1900XT but performance overall was better with the 6.3's in that game.

Here is the deal, the time benchmark is actually better with the 6.8's but the game itself is worse when you get around things like that flaming barrel on the first level! WTF the 6.3 drivers are giving me better frames at that part and any other part with those kind of effects!


I have reformatted and this is a clean install too!

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kamel5547   09-05-2006 at 09:11:09 PM
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I installed a slipstreamed version of windows that came with something called AeroGlass.



Um... AeroGlass is a Vista only feature, someoe may have hacked a version for XP (I'm assuming thats what you installed), but odds are it only will work with certain versions of the drivers (and suck up resources). Personally I would stick to a regular version of XP as AeroGlass doesn't add much...

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angry_ducky   09-05-2006 at 09:29:19 PM
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the latest ATI ones for sure. supposedly gives somethings a nice boost especially with the x1900 series.

of course i am biased as they ahve helped my crossfire alot.



I'm using Cat 6.7 with my X600, and I find that it has a lot of problems with NFS:MW.

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