RADLINKER - What it is, a guide!

[Woody27]

Dear All,

There are quite a few peaple asking about the ATi cards fitted in VAIOs at the moment and a comomon suggestion is to use the Omega drivers (www.omegadrivers.net). I thought I might tell you about a little known (and hence used) feature of this driver set which is quite useful!

This is RADLINKER.

It allows you to set graphic card options for individual programs. This is handy as say, for example, you may want to set you grahics card to high quality for something that is easy to run (i.e. Quake III Arena) but to high performance (and hence low quality) for something a bit more demanding (i.e. DOOM 3).

Heres how to use it (assuming you have installed the latest Omega drivers and they are functioning correctly):

1. Right click on the Icon (say DOOM3) and select 'Create RADLINK'.
2. A new icon will appear that is similar to the one you just clicked on, it will have a slightly different name.
3. You can now delete the original icon (and rename the new one, if you so wish).
4. If you now right click on this icon, you will find a whole new set of options for the graphics card which are for this file only!

Smart eh!

CW

PS DO NOT USE the overclocking options, mobile chips cannot cope with the associated heat increase and will quickly fail!

[Woody27]

I hope to have a good look tonight and then I'll get back to you!

Damn!

My mate (who is a manager of a GAME store) won't be able to give me my Special Edition Version (and my 30% discount... ...tee hee :smileygrin:) until Friday!

Still, I'm still feeling a bit groggy so maybe now is not the best time to be shooting aliens from another dimension!

I will let you all know how well it runs on my VGN-A115Z (9200 Mobility Radeon 64Mb RAM) as soon as i get it!

Cheers

CW

[kee-lo_]

I thought it would need at least 128MB... or is that Halo 2 which is coming out soon?

[Woody27]

I thought it would need at least 128MB... or is that Halo 2 which is coming out soon?

Yeah it's Halo 2 that needs 128Mb.

Half Life 2 only needs a Direct X 7.0 compatible card, so should run perfectly!

CW

[kee-lo_]

That would work on the GRX

[Woody27]

That would work on the GRX

Absolutely!

Has your sexy new desktop arrived?

I am certainly envious, thats the nerd in me! :smileynerd:

CW

[kee-lo_]

No, I have been told only a few more days!

[Woody27]

No, I have been told only a few more days!

Is it the lovely black one with a dirty great hole in the side for cooling?

That one looks sweet!

CW

[kee-lo_]

Yep - RA104 :smileygrin: :smileygrin: :smileygrin:

[TygerTyger]

You are getting it after all this time?!?!? Wooooooooo!



Where's mine? :smileymonkey:

[Woody27]

Yep - RA104 :smileygrin: :smileygrin: :smileygrin:

NICE !!!

CW