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ATI Control Center Impressions

by Maarten Goldstein, Sep 02, 2004 7:38am PDT

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NeoSeeker and Beyond3D have both taken a look at ATI's new Catalyst Control Center, a major update to the current average control panel. This includes real time previews of how settings you change will affect image quality in games. Look for the Catalyst Control Center some time this month, most likely with the 4.10 driver release. Update: looks like ATI is already offering this as a download, you need Microsoft's .NET Version 1.1 Framework installed though.

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I wonder if this take up a larger footprint in my system's memory? I'm all for easier to use, but am more for things not being system hogs.

Sep 02, 2004 10:01am PDT

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I wonder if this take up a larger footprint in my system's memory? I'm all for easier to use, but am mor... : zipr
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- it's the .net framework, i don't think you can build an app that runs in under 40 meg with it. I built ... : kiddygrinder

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it's the .net framework, i don't think you can build an app that runs in under 40 meg with it. I built a program that just opens a window, it ran in like 80 meg.

Sep 02, 2004 9:06pm PDT

it's the .net framework, i don't think you can build an app that runs in under 40 meg with it. I built ... : kiddygrinder

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I installed this earlier and after rebooting and sufficiently toying with it I fired up Quake 3 (yeah yeah, I still play sometimes) and noticed my mouse seemed to be suffering from a small, but noticeable and very annoying, bit of latency. Tried some different things and after a number of restarts the only solution that worked was uninstalling the new control panel app.

Any ideas as to why this happened?

Sep 02, 2004 1:38pm PDT

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I installed this earlier and after rebooting and sufficiently toying with it I fired up Quake 3 (yeah yea : fuell
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  Was triple buffering turned on in the new CCC? Triple buffering can introduce a tiny bit of controller l... : aa004
  - I was just about to ask him about that. Thats why I avoid it like the plague (Triple Buffering). I reme... : Vorlonesque
  - That did the trick, thanks a bunch. Now the problem is in making the adjustment back to how I usually : fuell

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Dear ATI (I hope you are reading),
Please seperate OpenGL and DirectX in the the new control center. This way I can have better 'control' over my Doom3 settings. Sticking them together means I have to open up the 'control' center everytime I run a different game.

Thank you,
Chuck

Sep 02, 2004 8:59am PDT

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Dear ATI (I hope you are reading), Please seperate OpenGL and DirectX in the the new control center. ... : chuk
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  Dear Chuk, You can easily configure independent per-game settings. Please read any of a number of pre... : nachowray
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    Dear Common Sense, That still requires me to open the control panel, doesn't it? Common sense should tel... : chuk
    - So use a custom setting for doom 3 and defaults for everything else. If anything it's easier, because if... : SenorSpine
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      AFAIK the drivers will detect the application when launched and use your custom profile for it - you won'... : aa004
      
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      'detect any game at launch' ....hehehe i'm sure this tech was developed for specifically to make life eas... : llamameat
      
      As long as they don't reduce image quality with their optimizations (like nVidia), there's nothing wrong ... : aa004

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Why doesnt it run when I double click on the icon? Yes .net is installed and 4.8 drivers. Was I supposed to delete the old control panel and such?

Sep 02, 2004 9:21am PDT

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Why doesnt it run when I double click on the icon? Yes .net is installed and 4.8 drivers. Was I supposed... : manlyman
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- Yeah, uninstall the Control Panel first. Oops. : nachowray
- I didn't uninstall my old one. I also had this problem though. You have to go to Start> Programs > ATI ... : Dr Van Nostrand

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<i>Look for the Catalyst Control Center some time this month, most likely with the 4.10 driver release.</i>

Uhm, really? What's this: http://www.ati.com/products/catalystcontrolcenter/index.html

Sep 02, 2004 7:46am PDT

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<i>Look for the Catalyst Control Center some time this month, most likely with the 4.10 driver release.</... : notd665
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- hey nice find! : r1cola
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  thanks, but i doubt the eventual driver include will require the net 1.1 download :) : Maarten Goldstein
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    Actually to use the new control panel you will aways require the MS .Net 1.1 since thats what its built ... : SirX
    - yeah it's not like they can rip it out, it's the entire foundation : MikkleThePickle

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Interesting and I really like the ability to preview your settings, but this needs more work.

Click advanced options under the dsplay settings control-panel to bluescreen and die :/

Sep 02, 2004 9:00am PDT

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Interesting and I really like the ability to preview your settings, but this needs more work. Click ad... : MrLonghair
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- ATI beta software = shit from my experience, blue screens ahoy the skins also look cheap as hell, but ... : esky
- I didn't get a bluescreen. : cr00kedview

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Arg, I hate skinned interfaces...

The whole thing feels cumbersome...

Sep 02, 2004 9:36am PDT

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Arg, I hate skinned interfaces... The whole thing feels cumbersome... : DooBall
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- There's a "system" skin that makes it use your normal Windows settings instead of a designed skin. You mi... : MStiles

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A quick correction to the front page:

The Catalyst 4.10 drivers aren't coming this month. The 4.09 drivers are (the final version of that "Doom 3 performance preview" driver they put up).

The Cat drivers are monthly, and the numbers correspond to the month. 4.9 in the ninth month (Sept), 4.10 in Oct, and so on. Next year January will be Catalyst 5.1, with 5.12 through the year.

Sep 02, 2004 12:08pm PDT

A quick correction to the front page: The Catalyst 4.10 drivers aren't coming this month. The 4.09 dr... : MStiles

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Will I be able to use this with Omega drivers? Also, are there NEW Cats with this release?

Sep 02, 2004 10:42am PDT

Will I be able to use this with Omega drivers? Also, are there NEW Cats with this release? : stelth

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Control panel + drivers = 42MB :/

Sep 02, 2004 9:12am PDT

Control panel + drivers = 42MB :/ : K1Bond007

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good, maybe it will show what the anisotopic filter does...

Sep 02, 2004 7:43am PDT

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good, maybe it will show what the anisotopic filter does... : snuff
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- ...and how much better temporal AA looks : r1cola