Wednesday, October 15th 2008
ATI Catalyst 8.10 Released, Adds Manual Fan Speed Control
By some coincidence, right after NVIDIA's 178.24 WHQL driver release, ATI also published new Catalyst version 8.10. There're two major features that come with the new Catalyst 8.10 and they are:
DOWNLOAD: Catalyst 8.10
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- Catalyst Control Center Fan speed control - this release of the ATI software driver introduces the ability for users to control the speed of the GPU fan when running in accelerated graphics.
- Force Component Video Detection - this feature allows users the option in Catalyst Control Center to force Component Video detection in the Display Options aspect. By selecting this option user are able to adjust the Component Video property settings (without a device being physically attached) allowing user to change format and frequency to a desired value. The selected values will be applied to the display once a component video display device get connected. The feature is applicable for all AMD products supporting Component Video.
DOWNLOAD: Catalyst 8.10
38 Comments on ATI Catalyst 8.10 Released, Adds Manual Fan Speed Control
Notice any improvements while gaming?
Resolution: 1920x1200
AA: 0x
This is not an exact replica between 4 runs (2 for each cat) because each run can be a little different (how enemies pop up) from the next. However, I did position the character at the same exact weapon on top of the train. I started all 4 runs from the very beginning of the level. In all Cat 8.10 average roughly 1.5 FPS higher then Cat 8.9. The big dips that are found are a result of auto saves.
Only thing I haven't really changed in BIOS is voltage settings.
also i kind of suggested the Manual Fan Control since everyone has been bitching about how the fan doesn't adjust or adjusts too high for their liking.
I wanted to overclock my card, someone said that apparently the AGP 1950s overclock better, but he also said he has a HIS ICEQ Cooler on his Sapphire, I have the Custom Stock cooler, the card is factory overclocked (580/(702 or 1404) runs idle at 39 Degrees, fan speed is not audible. I was wondering if since i cant adjust the fan speed, that would be a determining factor in overclocking?
Catalyst 8.10 Driver @ Tbreak.com