GPL and ATI Video Driver Question

Hey Guys, I just updated my videocard driver because the version I was using didn't work properly with TOCA Race Driver 2. Now that I have that problem sorted out, I find that the updated driver leaves something to be desired in GPL. (I get a bit of "shimmering" and the object edges don't seem as smooth as they once were). I have an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro running under WinXPPro. The CPU is an AthlonXP 2100. My original driver was Catalyst 3.7 (the one that didn't work properly with TOCA). My present driver is Catalyst 4.1. I know that there are a slew of other driver versions out there. So, I'd appreciate hearing from anyone using an ATI card with GPL regarding which driver they are using and what the AA and AF settings are. Every other sim looks good, but GPL needs some improvement. Thanks! Bert

Hey Guys, I just updated my videocard driver because the version I was using didn't work properly with TOCA Race Driver 2. Now that I have that problem sorted out, I find that the updated driver leaves something to be desired in GPL. (I get a bit of "shimmering" and the object edges don't seem as smooth as they once were). I have an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro running under WinXPPro. The CPU is an AthlonXP 2100. My original driver was Catalyst 3.7 (the one that didn't work properly with TOCA). My present driver is Catalyst 4.1. I know that there are a slew of other driver versions out there. So, I'd appreciate hearing from anyone using an ATI card with GPL regarding which driver they are using and what the AA and AF settings are. Every other sim looks good, but GPL needs some improvement. Thanks! Bert

Bert I seem to remember there was a problem with an early 4 version of the driver. GPL lost its anti-alias display in some circumstances and the edges were not smooth. This was cured in later drivers and 4.5 seems to work OK. MY SYSTEM Pentium IV 2.5 Radeon 9700 (Catalyst 4.5 driver) Windows XP Home Direct3D SETTINGS Anti-aliasing 4x Anisotropic Filtering 16x Texture Preference - High Quality Mipmap Detail Level - High Quality Wait for vertical sync - Application Preference Truform - Always off (I'm not sure whether the last two are the correct setting for GPL) GPL SETTINGS 1024*768 All graphics details on Detail level 74% Richard

Thanks, Richard. I'll give the 4.5's a try. Bert Richard wrote:

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> Bert > > I seem to remember there was a problem with an early 4 version of the > driver. > > GPL lost its anti-alias display in some circumstances and the edges were not > smooth. > > This was cured in later drivers and 4.5 seems to work OK. > > MY SYSTEM > > Pentium IV 2.5 > > Radeon 9700 (Catalyst 4.5 driver) > > Windows XP Home > > Direct3D SETTINGS > > Anti-aliasing 4x > > Anisotropic Filtering 16x > > Texture Preference - High Quality > > Mipmap Detail Level - High Quality > > Wait for vertical sync - Application Preference > > Truform - Always off > > (I'm not sure whether the last two are the correct setting for GPL) > > GPL SETTINGS > > 1024*768 > > All graphics details on > > Detail level 74% > > Richard

Thanks, Richard. I'll give the 4.5's a try. Bert

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> Bert > I seem to remember there was a problem with an early 4 version of the > driver. > GPL lost its anti-alias display in some circumstances and the edges were not > smooth. > This was cured in later drivers and 4.5 seems to work OK. > MY SYSTEM > Pentium IV 2.5 > Radeon 9700 (Catalyst 4.5 driver) > Windows XP Home > Direct3D SETTINGS > Anti-aliasing 4x > Anisotropic Filtering 16x > Texture Preference - High Quality > Mipmap Detail Level - High Quality > Wait for vertical sync - Application Preference > Truform - Always off > (I'm not sure whether the last two are the correct setting for GPL) > GPL SETTINGS > 1024*768 > All graphics details on > Detail level 74% > Richard

Well, the 4.5's work fine in GPL -- much improved over the 4.1's. Unfortunately, the 4.5's are just as bad as the 3.7's were in TOCA Race Driver -- the Formula fords aren't fully formed graphically. There's gotta be an ATI driver somewhere that works fine with both GPL and TOCA, doesn't there? Bert Richard wrote:

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> Bert > > I seem to remember there was a problem with an early 4 version of the > driver. > > GPL lost its anti-alias display in some circumstances and the edges were not > smooth. > > This was cured in later drivers and 4.5 seems to work OK. > > MY SYSTEM > > Pentium IV 2.5 > > Radeon 9700 (Catalyst 4.5 driver) > > Windows XP Home > > Direct3D SETTINGS > > Anti-aliasing 4x > > Anisotropic Filtering 16x > > Texture Preference - High Quality > > Mipmap Detail Level - High Quality > > Wait for vertical sync - Application Preference > > Truform - Always off > > (I'm not sure whether the last two are the correct setting for GPL) > > GPL SETTINGS > > 1024*768 > > All graphics details on > > Detail level 74% > > Richard

Well, the 4.5's work fine in GPL -- much improved over the 4.1's. Unfortunately, the 4.5's are just as bad as the 3.7's were in TOCA Race Driver -- the Formula fords aren't fully formed graphically. There's gotta be an ATI driver somewhere that works fine with both GPL and TOCA, doesn't there? Bert

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> Bert > I seem to remember there was a problem with an early 4 version of the > driver. > GPL lost its anti-alias display in some circumstances and the edges were not > smooth. > This was cured in later drivers and 4.5 seems to work OK. > MY SYSTEM > Pentium IV 2.5 > Radeon 9700 (Catalyst 4.5 driver) > Windows XP Home > Direct3D SETTINGS > Anti-aliasing 4x > Anisotropic Filtering 16x > Texture Preference - High Quality > Mipmap Detail Level - High Quality > Wait for vertical sync - Application Preference > Truform - Always off > (I'm not sure whether the last two are the correct setting for GPL) > GPL SETTINGS > 1024*768 > All graphics details on > Detail level 74% > Richard