Use X1300 driver on my X1250 on-board

[dy_james]

is there a way to force Catalyst to use the Radeon X1300 driver for my integrated Radeon X1200 (or atleast use it on that mode)?? is there, like a hacked driver out there like Omega's or DNA's???...

 

[dy_james]

i just dun wanna spend any cash on needless hardware

 

[mister g]

Um, I don't know what you mean but Catalyst is for 2400 and above. Your outdated graphics wouldn't help anyway.

 

[dy_james]

i'm talking about the latest Catalyst that was meant for R690s and R520s... think it was catalyst 8. there was a modified/hacked version of this from omega and from a guy named "Do Not Argue" -- sure would like his help now. there's another catalyst for older chips and it supports mine... it's a catalyst for legacy drivers.

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Legacy/Pages/radeonaiw_xp64.aspx?type=2.4.1&product=2.4.1.3.7&lang=English

 

[mister g]

Even if you force the x1200 to x1300 GPU drivers the z1200 like you said is integrated, no integrated solution can compete with a graphics cards power. A GPU uses its own RAM, its own "CPU", and its own power so forcing integrated won't help you.

 

[dy_james]

well.. it was worth the shot.

 

[mister g]

What mobo do you have, if you really want power modern inexpensive graphics cards can still pwn the x1200 many times over, I saw a 4350 on MicroCenter for only $30.

 

[dy_james]

this:

http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us/mb/content.php?S_ID=17

WAS a pretty good deal about a year and a half ago...

 

[nforce4max]

Use catalyst 9.3 it works very well with older ATI cards from the pos x300 to the venerable x1950xtx. That is what I use with my x1900xt and is available for xp, vista, and win7. x64 bit versions as well.

 

[mister g]

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0326255
Try this mobo the integrated can play most games in low quality.

 

[dy_james]

truth is i'm just trying to squeeze out pixel shader 3.0 functionality out of the pixel shader 2.0b of my X1250 chip in the pretense that X1250 underneath is just basically a Radeon R520 (and X1300 being the lowest of all).

 

[mister g]

You can't add hardware feature unless they have been disabled and they sometimes are for faulty parts, I'm pretty sure my mobo recommend has shader model 3.

 

[nforce4max]

truth is i'm just trying to squeeze out pixel shader 3.0 functionality out of the pixel shader 2.0b of my X1250 chip in the pretense that X1250 underneath is just basically a Radeon R520 (and X1300 being the lowest of all).

I suggest getting an new card and save your self the headache.

http://ati.amd.com/products/radeonxpress1250mob/specs.html


3D Acceleration Features

* 3D Texture support, including projective 3D textures.
* Complete 3D primitive support: points, lines, triangles, lists, strips and quadrilaterals and BLTs with Z compare.
* Anti-aliasing using multi-sampling algorithm with support for 2, 4, and 6 samples.
* New generation rendering engine provides top 3D performance.
* Support for OpenGL format for Indirect Vertices in Vertex Walker.
* Full DirectX® 9.0 support (Vertex Shader version 2.0 and Pixel Shader version 2.0)
* Support for up to 512b per pixel formats (4 color case).

That alone is an excuse to upgrade.

 

[dy_james]

Best answer selected by dy_james.

 

[mister g]

Uh the link is to a graphics card for notebooks. I think he's looking for mobo graphics.

 

[dy_james]

^ no, the link was referring to MY chipset.

 

[mister g]

O.O, your previous link was to a 690 ATX chipset. wow I was recommending full graphics cards for PCs, you can't replace laptop's unless you're willing to go through a lot of hassles for some gain