Clean install of ATI/AMD drivers

Posted in gaming, windows, news on July 24th, 2008 by equk

atilogoI have noticed a lot of people seem to have numerous problems with the ATi/AMD Catalyst drivers. The errors can be caused by a myriad of issues. Sometimes it's as simple as a file being missing and other times it's a registry key.

If you already have CCC installed I am guessing you already have installed the latest version of the .NET framework.

Programs you will need to download & install:
Driver Cleaner Pro
CCleaner
SuperShell
(optional) Latest ATI/AMD CCC Drivers

1. Remove the drivers using the ATI Software Uninstall Utility.
2. It will ask you to restart the system, restart but go into safemode.
3. Login to a administrator account.
4. Start Driver Cleaner Pro and select " Select multiple cleaning filters"
Add these to the list: "ATI , ATI CCC , ATI Uninstall Utility , ATI WDM"
Click Start to clean.
5. Run CCleaner & do a registry check (to check for registry links to removed files).
Select Fix All to fix the errors.
6. Now you will need to run supershel.exe
Once in the shell, run regedit
Now go to HKLM/Software/
Remove ATI & ATI Technologies
Now everything should be clean.
7. Reboot into windows as you usually would and install the required ATI/AMD CCC drivers.

Razer Deathadder Mac OS X Drivers Out

Posted in gaming, news, osx on June 26th, 2008 by equk

dadderFinally razer have released the deathadder mac drivers and they are excellent.
The gui looks exactly the same as the windows drivers which should be a help for people who are used to razer's stylish, slick interfaces.

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One thing which seems to be annoying with OS X is the way the mouse always seems to have acceleration. I had to enable acceleration on 1 in the drivers to get good movement back in the mouse.
Before these drivers I had tried steermouse and other applications, but none really made the mouse respond in the right way.

The movement on OS X is greatly enhanced with the changing of the dpi and frequency. 1800dpi @ 1000hz is a vast improvement.

Previous to this mouse I was using the Razer Diamondback with the Razer Pro|Click drivers (as they seem to be the same mouse, even down to having the same hardware ID's).

New Mouse - Razer Deathadder

Posted in gaming, windows on May 25th, 2008 by equk

I decided to buy a new mouse as my 3year old diamondback seems really worn out. The buttons have shiney parts where the rubber grip has worn thru, the rubber has gone a yellow off-white colour and the side buttons seem less responsive.

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I love razer mice and decided on the deathadder as the size and shape of the lachesis is smaller than the diamondback and also seems to have a lot of bad press with all the bugs and overall shape/design. I have had razer mice since 1999 when I bought one of the first Boomslang 1000's (I still have it in original packaging and a CoA showing it is one of the first). I admit, I have had a logitech mx500 and a microsoft intelli v3 before I got my diamondback, but overall I think razer mice are pretty superior.

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So far the Deathadder seems amazingly accurate and responsive.

I have now finished writing my review, so for more information please have a read.

Yuraku 24″ P-MVA HDCP - Review

Posted in gaming, windows, osx, review on April 2nd, 2008 by equk

I've written a review on the monitor, showing pictures of the viewing angles and the colour vibrance.

Overall this monitor is amazing value for money.
It looks stunning with its piano black finish and its stylish silver buttons. The viewing angles, colour reproduction and response time is excellent.
The connectivity is OK and at least features HDCP compatibility which is an added bonus, altho should really be the standard in the future. Also given the resolution, you can connect an Xbox360, HD DVD/Blu-ray player or a PS3 and run them on 1080i without any problems as the monitor stretches the image perfectly.

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