Is this flame bait? You talk about your brother having problems, blame it on the drivers, but fail to even mention what the problem is. (my guess would be its an issue with one of the cards or not enough power, but without ANY clues, it is a guess.) You then go on to talk about how AMD is driving ATI into the ground, and that "driver development...sucks."
No body else makes drivers for AMD cards. Even the Omega drivers are AMD drivers that have been tweaked. He doesn't write them, simply edits them. Have they fallen out of favor? Yes, because AMD cards and drivers are that much better now. Driver development doesn't suck, they actually do quite well.
Label me an AMD fanboy if you wish, I would run a 8800GT if I had the money. Your posts seem to rag on AMD more then asking for help. Just pointing that out.