ATI 10.2 Drivers.

Arclight · 04-10-10, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mr chris

Hi have just upgraded my system from DDR2 to DRR3 and installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
Installed all the latests drivers for the new components.
My graphics card is a ATI 4870X2 installed the 10.2 driver and CCC.
Ran Napoleon total war everything was fine
Installed SH5 after was installed the my computer specs came up to compare them to what was needed to play the game.
This is what it displayed.
It only registers 2Gb of RAM when i actually have 6Gb. Also it only shows 1Gb of Gpu memory when my card has 2Gb.

When i run the game the intro runs fine but when the game menu comes up it is barely visible and very dark and distorted. I think it is a Graphic driver issue. Is anyone here running the 10.2 drivers? If so are you having any difficulties?
Also i was wondering if the fact that the game is not detecting the right of RAM and GPU RAM could be causing the problem.

Any help to get me back up and running would be greatly appreciated .

I wouldn't worry about what that utility displays, it's something standalone. Maybe it has trouble with triple-channel or something.

It's actually detecting your VRAM correctly: yes the card has 2GB, but it's also in effect 2 cards. Each card only has 1GB available, so you still have 1GB VRAM effectively. Applies to any dual-GPU card or SLI/Crossfire setup.

Think the problem is the dual-GPU. Try running it in a "single-card" mode, if such a thing is possible for ATI dual-GPU cards.

mr chris · 04-11-10, 04:26 AM

Well i have uninstalled the game and im in the process of reinstalling to see if that fixes the problem. Fingers crossed.

@ Arclight, I get what your saying reffence the VM bing to cores of 1Gb. Thanks for that mate. If this reinstall failes to clear up the problem. Il look at seeing if i can run the card in "single card mode".

@ stoneys-nutz, I had to running in crossfire but killed one of them a while back.

Edit: A reinstall of SH5 with the 10.3 drivers and the DVI - DVI cable attached and hey presto running just like before.
Thanks to everyone here who helped me get this sorted.

stoneys-nutz · 04-11-10, 07:20 AM

Glad you got it fixed,

good luck.

04-11-10, 07:43 AM

What advantage is there with using 64bit OS from 32Bit OS?
I know 64bit can use more ram, but are there others?

I have only ever used 32Bit, but my copy of Windows 7 install dics has both 32 and 64 on it, not sure whether its worth installing 64Bit?

sorry to be off topic

thanks

Si

Baffman · 04-11-10, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by shmall

What advantage is there with using 64bit OS from 32Bit OS?
I know 64bit can use more ram, but are there others?

I have only ever used 32Bit, but my copy of Windows 7 install dics has both 32 and 64 on it, not sure whether its worth installing 64Bit?

For now there are no particular advantages, but if you can install 64bit version, why not? All applications and games will work exactly like in a 32bit os or even better, and you can run native 64bit executables using full potential of your CPU (and your ram of course). Windows 7 is born as a 64bit os and there's no apparent reason to install 32bit version, except if you have a 32bit only CPU. Anyway, that's what I think, maybe the 64bit version can cause problems on your hardware (or old peripherals will not work because of missing drivers). Give it a try if you can, at worst you will simply reinstall the 32bit version.

Arclight · 04-11-10, 03:09 PM

In theory 64b OS brings a bigger chance for incompatibility, but in practice I haven't stumbled into any trouble yet. Be wary if you run a lot of old software though.

64b is faster in some applications, the same or slower in others. Also uses a bit more memory because of larger registers. All things considered, the pros and cons imho are actually negligible, apart from being able to address over 4GB of memory space.

McBeck · 04-12-10, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mr chris

Edit: A reinstall of SH5 with the 10.3 drivers and the DVI - DVI cable attached and hey presto running just like before.
Thanks to everyone here who helped me get this sorted.

So what did you do differently? I have the same problem...

mr chris · 04-12-10, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by McBeck

So what did you do differently? I have the same problem...

Nothing at all.

Changed graphics cable from DVI - HDMI to DVI - DVI
Uninstalled 10.2 Drivers.
Installed 10.3 Drivers
Uninstalled SH5
Reinstalled SH5
Loaded game up and everything was as it should be.

04-11-10, 04:26 AM	#2
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Well i have uninstalled the game and im in the process of reinstalling to see if that fixes the problem. Fingers crossed. @ Arclight, I get what your saying reffence the VM bing to cores of 1Gb. Thanks for that mate. If this reinstall failes to clear up the problem. Il look at seeing if i can run the card in "single card mode". @ stoneys-nutz, I had to running in crossfire but killed one of them a while back. Edit: A reinstall of SH5 with the 10.3 drivers and the DVI - DVI cable attached and hey presto running just like before. Thanks to everyone here who helped me get this sorted. __________________ Last edited by mr chris; 04-11-10 at 05:05 AM.

04-11-10, 03:09 PM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	In theory 64b OS brings a bigger chance for incompatibility, but in practice I haven't stumbled into any trouble yet. Be wary if you run a lot of old software though. 64b is faster in some applications, the same or slower in others. Also uses a bit more memory because of larger registers. All things considered, the pros and cons imho are actually negligible, apart from being able to address over 4GB of memory space. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

04-11-10, 07:20 AM	#3
stoneys-nutz A-ganger Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 79 Downloads: 456 Uploads: 0	Glad you got it fixed, good luck.

04-11-10, 07:43 AM	#4
shmall Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	What advantage is there with using 64bit OS from 32Bit OS? I know 64bit can use more ram, but are there others? I have only ever used 32Bit, but my copy of Windows 7 install dics has both 32 and 64 on it, not sure whether its worth installing 64Bit? sorry to be off topic thanks Si