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AMD to remove auto update feature from Catalyst drivers
Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/19/2012 10:53 AM | 22 comment(s) ]
AMD will remove the automated driver update feature from Catalyst drivers in 2013, typically when a new driver is out you get a notification and will be directed to the download page. Now I haven't heard this officially from AMD just yet, but the guys over at TPU noticed that AMD announced they plan to discontinue the feature starting in 2013, and recommends that you get your driver updates the old-fashioned way: by keeping up with the news and getting your drivers from the Internet.
Due to the severity of the exploit, AMD recommended users to disable auto-updates in their current CCC configuration, or click on "skip" whenever it prompts you to update drivers. AMD stated:
AMD will be removing the auto-update notification functionality from versions of AMD Catalyst Control Center running under Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, beginning in early 2013. Due to a minor security vulnerability in the auto-update notification, users are recommended to update to the latest AMD Catalyst driver release from the amd.com web site. Alternatively, users should (i) uncheck the "Automatically check for updates" option under AMD Catalyst Control Center > Information > Software Update, and (ii) choose to "Skip" notifications from the AMD Catalyst driver, which notifications recommend updating to the latest driver.
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#4483165 Posted on: 12/20/2012 01:21 AM
This is good news for me, I disabled the update notifications, and it still popped up every week or so.
This is good news for me, I disabled the update notifications, and it still popped up every week or so.
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#4483230 Posted on: 12/20/2012 03:15 AM
Those 'noobs's which you once were, are the vast majority of the user base.
Pro gamer? Who on this board is actually PAID to play games. You?
Think me means pro noob
Those 'noobs's which you once were, are the vast majority of the user base.
Pro gamer? Who on this board is actually PAID to play games. You?
Think me means pro noob
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#4483256 Posted on: 12/20/2012 04:10 AM
Aha, think again, they might have something performing like crap without knowing that it is driver related.
Some pro gamers do build and update themselves you know, not all of them are complete newbies at hard and software.
I have 2 friends that both played as sponsor payed professionals, one of them does know a lot about building pc's while the other needs help with upgrades/updates for his rigs.
So it varies, but sure, go ahead and keep putting people in boxes :p
lets wait for windows update then...sorry but noob users are not gamers neither power users, so driver update is not important or critical for their every day use.
Aha, think again, they might have something performing like crap without knowing that it is driver related.
these are not gamers are noobs...the pro gamer, does know how to OC, how to build a new rig, how to configure it properly to play smoothlike...so...these newbies wannabe gamers do not need newest drivers also...
Some pro gamers do build and update themselves you know, not all of them are complete newbies at hard and software.
I have 2 friends that both played as sponsor payed professionals, one of them does know a lot about building pc's while the other needs help with upgrades/updates for his rigs.
So it varies, but sure, go ahead and keep putting people in boxes :p
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#4483438 Posted on: 12/20/2012 11:38 AM
To be honest, so-called pro gamers are only a small fraction of all players, and even people who are good at playing games may lack or even not need the knowledge about the computer hardware or software. I know players don't even open settings screen in games.
Many games run really bad with older drivers, eg Hawken with old NV drivers or generally most of the games with old AMD drivers.
I can spend some time on picking hardware, overclocking it, fine-tuning settings to keep stable 60fps at max quality possible, no jitter, etc, but many people don't want to spend so much time and have other things to do than learning about tweaking computers and game settings, so computers should be accessible for them while leaving some extra headroom for tweakers.
I wouldn't call someone a noob because they can't set up their computer/game properly and the vendors failed to provide quality autoconfig. Times when you had to pick which model of Sound Blaster card you had have passed.
In my opinion there should be 2 auto-upgrade paths that you can pick when installing:
1. Non-gamer - get only the critical updates
2. Gamer - the latest bleeding edge stuff
these are not gamers are noobs...the pro gamer, does know how to OC, how to build a new rig, how to configure it properly to play smoothlike...so...these newbies wannabe gamers do not need newest drivers also...
To be honest, so-called pro gamers are only a small fraction of all players, and even people who are good at playing games may lack or even not need the knowledge about the computer hardware or software. I know players don't even open settings screen in games.
Many games run really bad with older drivers, eg Hawken with old NV drivers or generally most of the games with old AMD drivers.
I can spend some time on picking hardware, overclocking it, fine-tuning settings to keep stable 60fps at max quality possible, no jitter, etc, but many people don't want to spend so much time and have other things to do than learning about tweaking computers and game settings, so computers should be accessible for them while leaving some extra headroom for tweakers.
I wouldn't call someone a noob because they can't set up their computer/game properly and the vendors failed to provide quality autoconfig. Times when you had to pick which model of Sound Blaster card you had have passed.
In my opinion there should be 2 auto-upgrade paths that you can pick when installing:
1. Non-gamer - get only the critical updates
2. Gamer - the latest bleeding edge stuff
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#4483764 Posted on: 12/20/2012 07:35 PM
I Personally myself manually update drivers when needed, or if has a fix for program I use in it. Plus maintain family PC's, so I consider myself intermediate skill level Computer wise. I may not know every single thing to do, but I do my best to learn and figure it all out
I Personally myself manually update drivers when needed, or if has a fix for program I use in it. Plus maintain family PC's, so I consider myself intermediate skill level Computer wise. I may not know every single thing to do, but I do my best to learn and figure it all out
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#4483773 Posted on: 12/20/2012 07:45 PM
To be honest, so-called pro gamers are only a small fraction of all players, and even people who are good at playing games may lack or even not need the knowledge about the computer hardware or software. I know players don't even open settings screen in games.
Many games run really bad with older drivers, eg Hawken with old NV drivers or generally most of the games with old AMD drivers.
I can spend some time on picking hardware, overclocking it, fine-tuning settings to keep stable 60fps at max quality possible, no jitter, etc, but many people don't want to spend so much time and have other things to do than learning about tweaking computers and game settings, so computers should be accessible for them while leaving some extra headroom for tweakers.
I wouldn't call someone a noob because they can't set up their computer/game properly and the vendors failed to provide quality autoconfig. Times when you had to pick which model of Sound Blaster card you had have passed.
In my opinion there should be 2 auto-upgrade paths that you can pick when installing:
1. Non-gamer - get only the critical updates
2. Gamer - the latest bleeding edge stuff
Honestly, you're right, but it isn't worth the effort. Of course there are people who do not know a thing about drivers, or settings, or that updating them can help with gaming.
But you can't tell most of these people that. They live in a world where everyone either has their skills, their use cases, their preferences, their knowledge. And for those who don't, well they're hillbillies and probably don't game anyway.
Design games, drivers, hardware, and operating systems for people like me because literally no one else exists.
To be honest, so-called pro gamers are only a small fraction of all players, and even people who are good at playing games may lack or even not need the knowledge about the computer hardware or software. I know players don't even open settings screen in games.
Many games run really bad with older drivers, eg Hawken with old NV drivers or generally most of the games with old AMD drivers.
I can spend some time on picking hardware, overclocking it, fine-tuning settings to keep stable 60fps at max quality possible, no jitter, etc, but many people don't want to spend so much time and have other things to do than learning about tweaking computers and game settings, so computers should be accessible for them while leaving some extra headroom for tweakers.
I wouldn't call someone a noob because they can't set up their computer/game properly and the vendors failed to provide quality autoconfig. Times when you had to pick which model of Sound Blaster card you had have passed.
In my opinion there should be 2 auto-upgrade paths that you can pick when installing:
1. Non-gamer - get only the critical updates
2. Gamer - the latest bleeding edge stuff
Honestly, you're right, but it isn't worth the effort. Of course there are people who do not know a thing about drivers, or settings, or that updating them can help with gaming.
But you can't tell most of these people that. They live in a world where everyone either has their skills, their use cases, their preferences, their knowledge. And for those who don't, well they're hillbillies and probably don't game anyway.
Design games, drivers, hardware, and operating systems for people like me because literally no one else exists.
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The way I see it, if you don't know how to update your drivers, you won't see any performance issues
We all see tiny little issues because we're all tech heads, the average joe wouldn't see a bus if it hit them in the face