6800XT question?

metloaf · 11-23-06, 04:37 PM

I have a friend who recently purchased one of these..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150157
He was asking me if I knew if it was possible to flash the bios of this card to a GT bios and open up the pipelines to 16. His ia a AGP card and I have done the similar with my old 6800GT when I flashed it to an Ultra. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Deadman93723 · 11-23-06, 10:10 PM

First off, you need to find out if it's got an NV40 core or not, if so, why not just unlock it with Rivatuner instead of messing with the bios?

Bios24 · 11-23-06, 10:12 PM

Probably don't need to flash the bios, just need to try and unlock the extra pipes with Rivatuner. That's where the extra boost comes from.

AsusLover · 11-23-06, 10:17 PM

Unlocking would seem to me make the most sense, Rivatuner is simple to use also

metloaf · 11-24-06, 11:27 PM

Thanks guys. I didnt even think of Rivatuner. I will let him know about that.

fireandice · 11-26-06, 07:08 AM

cant unlock those sorry.

AsusLover · 11-26-06, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by fireandice

cant unlock those sorry.

And why not?

metloaf · 11-26-06, 10:58 PM

Well we spent about 3 hours attempting to unlock the extra pipes because it showed in Rivatuner that the max ppl goal was 12. We were unable to unlock them to 12 it always showed the current as being 8 and as far as I know it, no software mod that we attemped was able to unlock this card. I also convinced my friend not to flash to GT because the GT cards I believe run at different volts as well as they have a lot more physical pipes on them. There is no point in flashing it to a 16 pipe bios when the card appears to be lasercut to 8. It's a shame because it would have been a great bargain.

fireandice · 11-26-06, 11:07 PM

alot of the XT's were locked. Alot just dident unlock due to damaged pipes. I was going to get the same card "it looks really nice" but after looking at the unlocking results i went with a BFG 6800GS. and that unlocked and is running like a champ. 16/6 450/1120

ChinStrap · 11-26-06, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireandice

alot of the XT's were locked. Alot just dident unlock due to damaged pipes. I was going to get the same card "it looks really nice" but after looking at the unlocking results i went with a BFG 6800GS. and that unlocked and is running like a champ. 16/6 450/1120

a men, my GS runs 16/6 at 435/1200 like it's it's job. on stock cooling too. im going to be upgrading the cooling here soon to hold me off till tax time when im going to be building a new rig - my goal is 450 core.

i ran 3dmark 05 stock, then ran it overclocked and unlocked and saw almost a 2000 point climb.

i think the BFG 6800 GS OC is good bang for the buck if your trying to keep AGP around a little while longer. i picked mine up for 130 bone on tiger.

AsusLover · 11-27-06, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireandice

alot of the XT's were locked. Alot just dident unlock due to damaged pipes. I was going to get the same card "it looks really nice" but after looking at the unlocking results i went with a BFG 6800GS. and that unlocked and is running like a champ. 16/6 450/1120

Ah thats good to know

fireandice · 11-27-06, 10:38 PM

i got a accelero X1 on mine.

11-23-06, 04:37 PM	Thread Starter #1
metloaf Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA	6800XT question? I have a friend who recently purchased one of these.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150157 He was asking me if I knew if it was possible to flash the bios of this card to a GT bios and open up the pipelines to 16. His ia a AGP card and I have done the similar with my old 6800GT when I flashed it to an Ultra. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. __________________ Xeon E3110 4.05ghz GIGABYTE X38-DS4, 2x2gig G-Skill, Sapphire HD 4870 flashed 860/1145, Watercooled via Apogee GTX and Maze 5 Intel E6400 2.13@3.36 on H2O4ghz Clubon Phase Asus P5B-D, 0804 bios, 2x1gb Crucial Ballistix PC2 8000 4-4-4-12, 430mhz at 2.25v Powercolor 1900XT 702/792 wall of fame
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11-23-06, 10:10 PM	#2
Deadman93723 Member Join Date: Jul 2006	First off, you need to find out if it's got an NV40 core or not, if so, why not just unlock it with Rivatuner instead of messing with the bios?
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11-23-06, 10:12 PM	#3
Bios24 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO	Probably don't need to flash the bios, just need to try and unlock the extra pipes with Rivatuner. That's where the extra boost comes from. __________________ Antec P180 - Corsair HX520W - Dell 2005fpw Opteron 165 <Currently 280x9 1.35v> DFI NF4 Ultra-D - 2gb G.Skill 3-4-4-8@250mhz 320gb+200gb Seagate - XFX 6800GS 500/1.2ghz Sound Blaster X-Fi - BA7900 5.1 Surround Thermalright XP-90C - <The Quiet Overclock> [ HEATWARE ]
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11-23-06, 10:17 PM	#4
AsusLover Member Join Date: May 2005	Unlocking would seem to me make the most sense, Rivatuner is simple to use also
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11-24-06, 11:27 PM	Thread Starter #5
metloaf Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA	Thanks guys. I didnt even think of Rivatuner. I will let him know about that. __________________ Xeon E3110 4.05ghz GIGABYTE X38-DS4, 2x2gig G-Skill, Sapphire HD 4870 flashed 860/1145, Watercooled via Apogee GTX and Maze 5 Intel E6400 2.13@3.36 on H2O4ghz Clubon Phase Asus P5B-D, 0804 bios, 2x1gb Crucial Ballistix PC2 8000 4-4-4-12, 430mhz at 2.25v Powercolor 1900XT 702/792 wall of fame
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11-26-06, 07:08 AM	#6
fireandice Member Join Date: Jun 2006	cant unlock those sorry.
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11-26-06, 10:58 PM	Thread Starter #8
metloaf Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA	Well we spent about 3 hours attempting to unlock the extra pipes because it showed in Rivatuner that the max ppl goal was 12. We were unable to unlock them to 12 it always showed the current as being 8 and as far as I know it, no software mod that we attemped was able to unlock this card. I also convinced my friend not to flash to GT because the GT cards I believe run at different volts as well as they have a lot more physical pipes on them. There is no point in flashing it to a 16 pipe bios when the card appears to be lasercut to 8. It's a shame because it would have been a great bargain. __________________ Xeon E3110 4.05ghz GIGABYTE X38-DS4, 2x2gig G-Skill, Sapphire HD 4870 flashed 860/1145, Watercooled via Apogee GTX and Maze 5 Intel E6400 2.13@3.36 on H2O4ghz Clubon Phase Asus P5B-D, 0804 bios, 2x1gb Crucial Ballistix PC2 8000 4-4-4-12, 430mhz at 2.25v Powercolor 1900XT 702/792 wall of fame
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11-26-06, 11:07 PM	#9
fireandice Member Join Date: Jun 2006	alot of the XT's were locked. Alot just dident unlock due to damaged pipes. I was going to get the same card "it looks really nice" but after looking at the unlocking results i went with a BFG 6800GS. and that unlocked and is running like a champ. 16/6 450/1120
	QUOTE Thanks

11-27-06, 10:38 PM	#12
fireandice Member Join Date: Jun 2006	i got a accelero X1 on mine.
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