How much luck moding PowerColor 9800SE to 9800pro?

[Chriztapuppy]

If you read the reviews on newegg, it would lead you to believe that modding the PowerColor 9800SE has a great chance of achieving 9800pro - it has 256bit memory which runs faster than the saphire model (2.7ns I think?).

How much reality is in this? Have people here tried it or heard of people trying it and success rates?

[DDR-PIII]

yes if it has 256bit memory it can be modded to a pro, maybe even an xt

[Yuriman]

I believe the chances are a bit under 50%, in probably around 40. Personaly, I wouldnt risk it, because you have a chance of getting a card that is only 2/3 the speed of the 9800. The 9800np is only $170, and im sure a refurb would be cheaper.

[Chriztapuppy]

Ok with those odds I will NOT try it. I got the impression, reading reviews on newegg, that the powercolor had a good chance, and have heard people quote 2/3 chance in general, and especially for Herculese cards (they make the all-inwonder with it I think)

[Chowdy]

The chances of softmodding a 9800SE to a 9800 are less than softmodding a 9500 to a 9700, based on polls.

http://softmod.ocfaq.com/?vo=2

[Chriztapuppy]

Yikes... well hopefully I will be able to find a used 9500 np already modded successfully, somone who is upgrading. That'll narrow the odds ;)