z270

right so i have an x1950 pro agp and im fairly new to all of this stuff. usually id just stay with official drivers and no oc. im wonder what are the best drivers to get right now for gaming, NGO ATI Optimized Driver 1.7.3 ATI Catalyst 7.8Radeon Omega Driver 3.8.360 or should i wait for anything new thats coming out? as to overcloccking ive just got a simple fan and whats on the card already, should i even bother overclocking or what? thanks for any help

oh and ive got a 500watt psu

Dyre Straits

There are problems with the 7.8 drivers and any AGP card. So, avoid any version based on the 7.8s.

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z270

alright then, so should i go for the ngo or omega drivers?

Dyre Straits

In all honesty, I've been a very, very long time fan of Omegadrivers. However, from the looks of things, [AND THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL, OK?] it appears that Omegadrivers are dead. The last version was based on 7.4 and there's been not one peep from him for the past few months other than to say that any new version would be ready 'when it's ready'. That was months ago.

Over the past year and a half, I've been using the NGO drivers and have found them to be very solid. You have the added benefit of lively support here at NGOHQ. Soooo.....to me, anyway, the choice is easy.

Good luck!

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Mac Daddy

I have been a long time fan of the Omega drivers too Dyre and know he and Rege think along the same lines

z270 here are the last ones from NGOHQ.com NOT based on the Cat 7.8 as Dyre mentioned they have issues with AGP cards ... this one doesn't

http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=F...eme&dwn_id=399

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root

use 7.8b build 8.41 - works fine with 1950pro agp - just tested

z270

Thanks for all the help guys I think Im gonna try the ATI 7.8b then try the NGO (cause I honestly think that the NGO drivers will probably be better)

edit: i hear this card isnt the best for overclocking =/ oh well thats too bad, my cpu probably couldnt handle it anyways XD

Mac Daddy

Actually Bro there is a kit from Arctic Cooling available the accelero s1 and the turbo module will cost me under 50 bucks Canadian taxes in. I will include a link if you want to check it out I am working on a Mod as the regulator sinks don't fit the Sapphire Pro 512. I will be putting something up on the board in the next few weeks to show just what this Cooler can do


Arctic Cooling

Arctic Cooling

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z270

hmm not a bad idea, but at this point i think it might be a waste. my pc is getting old and im thinking about upgrading in a year or so, but thanks for going through the trouble, it means a lot =)

Mac Daddy

No worries Bro and thanks for the comment

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