7.11 drivers still haven't fixed problem

I've got an AGP Radeon X1600 Pro in one of my computers. The box is running
Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit.

The last driver version that actually worked with this set-up was version
7.7.

I just installed 7.11, and like versions 7.8 to 7.10 before it, it killed
the 3D capabilities of my card, rendering it useless for gaming and even
running the Vista Aero interface. In fact, Windows runs better with the
default included drivers than it does with the recent offerings from
ATI/AMD.

I've contacted their tech support by phone and by email every month since
this started, and I've yet to see any positive action on their part.

This is getting pathetic. My next card is going to have an nVidia chipset,
I swear.

Anyway... Just wanted to rant.


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"Paul in Toronto" <swampyfern.DeleteThis@biteme.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've got an AGP Radeon X1600 Pro in one of my computers. The box is
> running Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit.
>
> The last driver version that actually worked with this set-up was version
> 7.7.

Seems to be a common report for AGP cards, though in all the reports the
drivers work up to and including 7.8.

Tried reinstalling your motherboard AGP GART drivers? Sometimes it needs to
be done after a video card driver update.

Do you have the latest DirectX runtimes (Nov 2007)?

> This is getting pathetic. My next card is going to have an nVidia
> chipset, I swear.

If your next card is still gonna be AGP, you would do well getting an nVidia
card. Catalyst 7.11 works fine on PCIe cards.

BTW, the AMD acquisition happened about a month ago. 7.7/7.8 drivers were
developed under AMD's administration. The first positive thing AMD did was
getting rid of the stupid Akamai support portal for simple driver downloads.

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