http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=135743
I’m happy with the performance of my fancy 6950, but I’m really not happy with anything else… driver quality, Catalyst Control Center vs nVidia / Intel… of course the instructions and problem listed in the thread linked above from exactly a fucking year ago still apply 100% today. You can’t just go into CCC and switch the display scaling over to maintain aspect ratio like nVidia and Intel software lets you.
This is not my first problem with CCC since I got the card. There has also been no fix forthcoming from Rockstar or AMD for the sparkling rain and other (minor) graphical glitches in GTA4. Other things I suspect are AMD’s fault crop up in games, such as the crazy illumination/shader bubble in Metro 2033.
Maybe I should just eBay the stupid thing and get nVidia. Looks like I could easily get $250 for the XFX used, I have all boxes/accessories and it’s registered to transfer the warranty. A lifetime warranty nVidia GTX 570 starts at $320. Maybe lobbing $70 at the problem will make me STFU and be happy.