After running a Nvidia card for the last few years, I've ordered a Visiontec HD 4870. So, while I'm waiting for it I go to get the latest drivers and find this:
ATI Catalyst™ 10.1 Driver – What’s New? | AMD at Play
OMG, are ATI drivers still this bad? Now I don't know if I want to deal with these ATI driver issues again or not, especially since it seems they still have OpenGL problems. Now I see why Newegg says they will only replace this card with the same....not refund your money:-) or trade it for an Nvidia card. I know only the po'ed complain but my goodness 174 complainers out of 176 posts? That's not a good average especially since most are complaining about the same issues they were complaining about 3 or 4 years ago! On the other hand if every one of the people who say they're going back to Nvidia went back to Nvidia, ATI would be selling three or four video cards a month...tops.
The only reason I bought the ATI card was because I have a crossfire mobo but I'm not even thinking of using crossfire so why did I do it? I don't know..................... just keeping it all in the family I guess. I got the card for a good price on a 24hr special so if it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. It will work out anywho but I don't relish spending hours trying this and that to make it work out.
Most people seem to like the cat 9.12's over the new 10.1's so I'm off to try to find them, gotta find all my Radeon links again:-), I don't see the 9.12's on the main site.