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"Pluvious" wrote in message
... On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:44:20 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 03:07:02 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:43:35 GMT, "First of One" wrote: Don't use the Omega drivers unless you have a problem with the standard Catalysts. Why would you say this? The Omega drivers are better then the official ones IMHO. Pluvious Ever hear of the expression "If it aint brock, don't fix it!"?? Not all Omega users have had zero problems. Omegas aren't made from scratch, they are simply hacked together drivers made of a mix and mash of newer and older files. Do a google search for "omega drivers" and see what I mean. Once you install them you may or may not have a hard time getting rid of them if they cause problems. My suggestion is to do either a complete back,up before trying them or at least do a system restore point backup before you install them. Any problems with them may not be apparent at first. They may show up at a later time with a newer game. You are completely mistaken. Any "problems" are from people not following instuctions or having a badly tuned rig. Might I suggest you read up on his site http://www.omegadrivers.net/ and note this paragraph: }The Omega Drivers have been recognized by ATI as the best moddeed drivers in the internet! Here is a quote from Terry Makedon when he was interviewed by a German Magazine: "ATI supports the enthusiast community wholly. Omega Drivers are in fact a good example of ATI's user community at its best. What they are in principle are CATALYST drivers with different settings enabled via registry keys and other such methods. This provides users an alternative to ATI's CATALYST default settings. While there are a few different modification drivers out in the community our relationship with the creator of the Omega Drivers is of the highest working standard. The author of these drivers is part of the CATALYST beta driver testing team, and also in direct contact with ATI. In fact we would go so far as to say that if a user chooses to go the mod driver route, they go with the Omega Drivers." { Do a search for "uninstalling omega drivers" and see what you find. I personally do not use them so could care less but I am interested in what your or Omega's defenition of "modded" means exactly. Since you seem to be knowledgable in this area, could you elaborate? I still say, if it's not broke then why risk breaking it with the Omegas? If you are having problems then by all means, knock yourself out but do a backup first. Just my advice. Im glad that there are people here who are excited about the Omega drivers but surely you do not have a problem with people voicing an opposing view or opinion right? I have no problem with people voicing an opposing view at all. I just wonder how someone who doesn't use them can proclaim them to be dangerous or 'unsafe'. Very Simple...I can read. I presume you can also right? And I have been in this newsgroup for a very...very long time. Long enough to know that the Omegas drivers are not as fantastic as some would like to hype them up to be. YMMV. I have been in the PC biz a long time. CGA, EGA, VGA, Tseng ET4000, Rendition, 3Dfx, Rage3D, S3 Etc Etc. Been there and done that. I have been a strong supporter of ATi even when it was crap. As far as the Omega's are concerned, You don't have to be in a train crash to know you do not want to be in one. It all goes back to what I said before. If it ain't broke, why fix it? If you use them anyway, at least backup. BTW, are you going to answer my question or not? What is your defenition of "modded" drivers? If your not sure then why not just say so? |
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:13:03 GMT, "Gonzo"
wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:44:20 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 03:07:02 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:43:35 GMT, "First of One" wrote: Don't use the Omega drivers unless you have a problem with the standard Catalysts. Why would you say this? The Omega drivers are better then the official ones IMHO. Pluvious Ever hear of the expression "If it aint brock, don't fix it!"?? Not all Omega users have had zero problems. Omegas aren't made from scratch, they are simply hacked together drivers made of a mix and mash of newer and older files. Do a google search for "omega drivers" and see what I mean. Once you install them you may or may not have a hard time getting rid of them if they cause problems. My suggestion is to do either a complete back,up before trying them or at least do a system restore point backup before you install them. Any problems with them may not be apparent at first. They may show up at a later time with a newer game. You are completely mistaken. Any "problems" are from people not following instuctions or having a badly tuned rig. Might I suggest you read up on his site http://www.omegadrivers.net/ and note this paragraph: }The Omega Drivers have been recognized by ATI as the best moddeed drivers in the internet! Here is a quote from Terry Makedon when he was interviewed by a German Magazine: "ATI supports the enthusiast community wholly. Omega Drivers are in fact a good example of ATI's user community at its best. What they are in principle are CATALYST drivers with different settings enabled via registry keys and other such methods. This provides users an alternative to ATI's CATALYST default settings. While there are a few different modification drivers out in the community our relationship with the creator of the Omega Drivers is of the highest working standard. The author of these drivers is part of the CATALYST beta driver testing team, and also in direct contact with ATI. In fact we would go so far as to say that if a user chooses to go the mod driver route, they go with the Omega Drivers." { Do a search for "uninstalling omega drivers" and see what you find. I personally do not use them so could care less but I am interested in what your or Omega's defenition of "modded" means exactly. Since you seem to be knowledgable in this area, could you elaborate? I still say, if it's not broke then why risk breaking it with the Omegas? If you are having problems then by all means, knock yourself out but do a backup first. Just my advice. Im glad that there are people here who are excited about the Omega drivers but surely you do not have a problem with people voicing an opposing view or opinion right? I have no problem with people voicing an opposing view at all. I just wonder how someone who doesn't use them can proclaim them to be dangerous or 'unsafe'. Very Simple...I can read. I presume you can also right? No need to be a smart ass. You trying to start something..? And I have been in this newsgroup for a very...very long time. Long enough to know that the Omegas drivers are not as fantastic as some would like to hype them up to be. YMMV. And I've stated before.. IMHO, many times. I have been in the PC biz a long time. CGA, EGA, VGA, Tseng ET4000, Rendition, 3Dfx, Rage3D, S3 Etc Etc. Been there and done that. I have been a strong supporter of ATi even when it was crap. ...isn't that special. As far as the Omega's are concerned, You don't have to be in a train crash to know you do not want to be in one. It all goes back to what I said before. If it ain't broke, why fix it? If you use them anyway, at least backup. That's the point.. they are an improvement over the generic ATI CAT's. If they wheren't why would I bother using them? Omega has taken GAMERS point of view and tweaked the drivers for that type of user. The basic drivers are just that.. basic. BTW, are you going to answer my question or not? What is your defenition of "modded" drivers? If your not sure then why not just say so? I'm not interested in getting in an argument with you. I've based my view of Omegas drivers by how well they work on my systems. I've noticed an improvement in image quality and in some cases smoother game play. For me they are a lot easier to install and update as well. Pluvious |
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"Pluvious" wrote in message
... On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:13:03 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:44:20 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 03:07:02 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:43:35 GMT, "First of One" wrote: Don't use the Omega drivers unless you have a problem with the standard Catalysts. Why would you say this? The Omega drivers are better then the official ones IMHO. Pluvious Ever hear of the expression "If it aint brock, don't fix it!"?? Not all Omega users have had zero problems. Omegas aren't made from scratch, they are simply hacked together drivers made of a mix and mash of newer and older files. Do a google search for "omega drivers" and see what I mean. Once you install them you may or may not have a hard time getting rid of them if they cause problems. My suggestion is to do either a complete back,up before trying them or at least do a system restore point backup before you install them. Any problems with them may not be apparent at first. They may show up at a later time with a newer game. You are completely mistaken. Any "problems" are from people not following instuctions or having a badly tuned rig. Might I suggest you read up on his site http://www.omegadrivers.net/ and note this paragraph: }The Omega Drivers have been recognized by ATI as the best moddeed drivers in the internet! Here is a quote from Terry Makedon when he was interviewed by a German Magazine: "ATI supports the enthusiast community wholly. Omega Drivers are in fact a good example of ATI's user community at its best. What they are in principle are CATALYST drivers with different settings enabled via registry keys and other such methods. This provides users an alternative to ATI's CATALYST default settings. While there are a few different modification drivers out in the community our relationship with the creator of the Omega Drivers is of the highest working standard. The author of these drivers is part of the CATALYST beta driver testing team, and also in direct contact with ATI. In fact we would go so far as to say that if a user chooses to go the mod driver route, they go with the Omega Drivers." { Do a search for "uninstalling omega drivers" and see what you find. I personally do not use them so could care less but I am interested in what your or Omega's defenition of "modded" means exactly. Since you seem to be knowledgable in this area, could you elaborate? I still say, if it's not broke then why risk breaking it with the Omegas? If you are having problems then by all means, knock yourself out but do a backup first. Just my advice. Im glad that there are people here who are excited about the Omega drivers but surely you do not have a problem with people voicing an opposing view or opinion right? I have no problem with people voicing an opposing view at all. I just wonder how someone who doesn't use them can proclaim them to be dangerous or 'unsafe'. Very Simple...I can read. I presume you can also right? No need to be a smart ass. You trying to start something..? And I have been in this newsgroup for a very...very long time. Long enough to know that the Omegas drivers are not as fantastic as some would like to hype them up to be. YMMV. And I've stated before.. IMHO, many times. I have been in the PC biz a long time. CGA, EGA, VGA, Tseng ET4000, Rendition, 3Dfx, Rage3D, S3 Etc Etc. Been there and done that. I have been a strong supporter of ATi even when it was crap. ..isn't that special. As far as the Omega's are concerned, You don't have to be in a train crash to know you do not want to be in one. It all goes back to what I said before. If it ain't broke, why fix it? If you use them anyway, at least backup. That's the point.. they are an improvement over the generic ATI CAT's. If they wheren't why would I bother using them? Omega has taken GAMERS point of view and tweaked the drivers for that type of user. The basic drivers are just that.. basic. BTW, are you going to answer my question or not? What is your defenition of "modded" drivers? If your not sure then why not just say so? I'm not interested in getting in an argument with you. I've based my view of Omegas drivers by how well they work on my systems. I've noticed an improvement in image quality and in some cases smoother game play. For me they are a lot easier to install and update as well. For the record, YOU are the one that started with the smart ass comments so don't **** down my back and tell me it's raining. And I see that you have sideskirted my question for a second time. You remind me that opinions are worth exactly what you pay for them. Good day. |
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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:28:07 GMT, Pluvious
wrote: On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 01:13:03 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:44:20 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 03:07:02 GMT, "Gonzo" wrote: "Pluvious" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:43:35 GMT, "First of One" wrote: Don't use the Omega drivers unless you have a problem with the standard Catalysts. Why would you say this? The Omega drivers are better then the official ones IMHO. Pluvious Ever hear of the expression "If it aint brock, don't fix it!"?? Not all Omega users have had zero problems. Omegas aren't made from scratch, they are simply hacked together drivers made of a mix and mash of newer and older files. Do a google search for "omega drivers" and see what I mean. Once you install them you may or may not have a hard time getting rid of them if they cause problems. My suggestion is to do either a complete back,up before trying them or at least do a system restore point backup before you install them. Any problems with them may not be apparent at first. They may show up at a later time with a newer game. You are completely mistaken. Any "problems" are from people not following instuctions or having a badly tuned rig. Might I suggest you read up on his site http://www.omegadrivers.net/ and note this paragraph: }The Omega Drivers have been recognized by ATI as the best moddeed drivers in the internet! Here is a quote from Terry Makedon when he was interviewed by a German Magazine: "ATI supports the enthusiast community wholly. Omega Drivers are in fact a good example of ATI's user community at its best. What they are in principle are CATALYST drivers with different settings enabled via registry keys and other such methods. This provides users an alternative to ATI's CATALYST default settings. While there are a few different modification drivers out in the community our relationship with the creator of the Omega Drivers is of the highest working standard. The author of these drivers is part of the CATALYST beta driver testing team, and also in direct contact with ATI. In fact we would go so far as to say that if a user chooses to go the mod driver route, they go with the Omega Drivers." { Do a search for "uninstalling omega drivers" and see what you find. I personally do not use them so could care less but I am interested in what your or Omega's defenition of "modded" means exactly. Since you seem to be knowledgable in this area, could you elaborate? I still say, if it's not broke then why risk breaking it with the Omegas? If you are having problems then by all means, knock yourself out but do a backup first. Just my advice. Im glad that there are people here who are excited about the Omega drivers but surely you do not have a problem with people voicing an opposing view or opinion right? I have no problem with people voicing an opposing view at all. I just wonder how someone who doesn't use them can proclaim them to be dangerous or 'unsafe'. Very Simple...I can read. I presume you can also right? No need to be a smart ass. You trying to start something..? And I have been in this newsgroup for a very...very long time. Long enough to know that the Omegas drivers are not as fantastic as some would like to hype them up to be. YMMV. And I've stated before.. IMHO, many times. I have been in the PC biz a long time. CGA, EGA, VGA, Tseng ET4000, Rendition, 3Dfx, Rage3D, S3 Etc Etc. Been there and done that. I have been a strong supporter of ATi even when it was crap. ..isn't that special. As far as the Omega's are concerned, You don't have to be in a train crash to know you do not want to be in one. It all goes back to what I said before. If it ain't broke, why fix it? If you use them anyway, at least backup. That's the point.. they are an improvement over the generic ATI CAT's. If they wheren't why would I bother using them? Omega has taken GAMERS point of view and tweaked the drivers for that type of user. The basic drivers are just that.. basic. You're not usually an obtuse poster, Pluvious, but you keep coming up with this. The fact that Omegadriver's modded drivers probably are better for high end gamers does _not_ make them better for all users. Can you not understand that not everyone has it as their mission in life to play the latest-and-greatest games with everything maxed out and slick as you-know-what? For the average user, Omegadriver's are _not_ the optimum they can use. And, although Ati's standard Catalyst drivers are not exactly basic, they _are _ more appropriate (and hence, better) for non-high end gamers. BTW, are you going to answer my question or not? What is your defenition of "modded" drivers? If your not sure then why not just say so? I'm not interested in getting in an argument with you. I've based my view of Omegas drivers by how well they work on my systems. I've noticed an improvement in image quality and in some cases smoother game play. For me they are a lot easier to install and update as well. Pluvious patrickp - take five to email me |
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