9800 softmod works!

[dolby]

I finally broke the 17k barrier! Just updated my 3dmark score. Before the mod I was only getting 164xx. With the mod my score went 168xx. Of course I was not contented yet, I enabled dual channel memory with my 8rda and finally got:

3DMARK2001 PROJECT FILE

PROJECT
Name My Benchmark

DISPLAY
Platform RADEON 9800 PRO
CPU Optimization D3D Pure Hardware T&L
Width 1024
Height 768
Depth 32 bit
Z-Buffering 24 bit
Texture Format Compressed
Buffering Double
Refresh Rate Default
FSAA Mode None

OPTIONS
Show Title Screens Yes
Continuous Benchmark No
Benchmark Run Count 1
Demo Sounds Enabled Yes
Continuous Demo No
Game Sound Effects Enabled Yes
Game Music Enabled Yes
Game Detail Level Low

RESULTS
3DMark Score 17368
Game 1 - Car Chase - Low Detail 230.5 fps
Game 1 - Car Chase - High Detail 84.2 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - Low Detail 336.0 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - High Detail 175.3 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - Low Detail 208.0 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - High Detail 93.0 fps
Game 4 - Nature 128.7 fps
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 2028.4 MTexels/s
Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 2823.6 MTexels/s
High Polygon Count (1 Light) 73.8 MTriangles/s
High Polygon Count (8 Lights) 17.8 MTriangles/s
Environment Bump Mapping 149.7 fps
DOT3 Bump Mapping 275.7 fps
Vertex Shader 232.2 fps
Pixel Shader 339.3 fps
Advanced Pixel Shader 236.4 fps
Point Sprites 45.0 MSprites/s

SYSTEM INFO

System Info Version 2.2
Installation ID 0x00000000
OEM ID

CPU INFO
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITS
Manufacturer AMD
Family ThoroughBred
Internal Clock 2.42 GHz
Internal Clock Maximum 2.42 GHz
External Clock 185 MHz
Socket Designation Socket A
Type <unknown>
Upgrade ZIF Socket
Capabilities MMX, CMov, RDTSC, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE
Version AMD Athlon(tm) XP
CPUID 0x00000681

CACHES
Level 1
Capacity 128 KB
Type Internal
Type Details Synchronous
Error Correction Type <unknown>
Associativity <unknown>

Level 2
Capacity 256 KB
Type External
Type Details Synchronous
Error Correction Type <unknown>
Associativity <unknown>

DIRECTX INFO
DirectX Version 9.0

DIRECTDRAW INFO
DirectDraw Version 5.3.0000000.900

DISPLAY DEVICES
Description Primary Display Driver
Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc.
Name RADEON 9800 PRO
Total Local Video Memory 128 MB
Total Local Texture Memory 128 MB
Total AGP Memory 56 MB
Display Driver ati2dvag.dll
Display Driver Version 6.14.01.6307
Driver WHQL Certified Yes

athlon 2100xp @ 2406 mhz
8rda+
2x256 twinmos 2700 @ 185 mhz 5-3-2 2
sblive value!
475w hec psu
ATI radeon 9700 pro 357/367

 

[eeglot]

nice work!!

I hit 17103 with my setup as well just the other night, fun isnt it!!
9800 Pro 360/330 cat 3.1s
Barton 2500 210 X 10.5, 2194 Mhz
Corsair 512 MB

May be if I softmodded mine I could get a little more

Congrats !

Eric

 

[mirko_3]

I doubt you actually modded your card to a 9800... it's simply not possible; all it does is have your os use the drivers of a 9800, but only the drivers. They are more optimised, hence the small speed increase. Catalysts 3.3 will include these performance optimisations for all 9x00 cards, and probably will give you higher scores.

 

[nuttah]

yeah thats what he means... softmod-> software modification. anyway yeah he just used 9800 drivers that work and improve performance on a 9700 pro

 

[breez]

I think it's just confusing to use term "9800Softmod", because the softmod that is able to turn a 9500 non-pro with a 256-bit bus into a 9700 is called "9700Softmod". And it will be a fully functional 9700. "9800Softmod" -name makes people think that their 9700 turns into a fully functional 9800 which it isn't.

 

[Michfan]

I think it's just confusing to use term "9800Softmod", because the softmod that is able to turn a 9500 non-pro with a 256-bit bus into a 9700 is called "9700Softmod". And it will be a fully functional 9700. "9800Softmod" -name makes people think that their 9700 turns into a fully functional 9800 which it isn't.

I have to agree. I think that the term 9800 SoftMod is overstating what actually happens and gives people a false sense of what it does. Once the CAT 3.3's come out it wont be a "softmod" anymore. Just plain old optimized drivers. Technically there is NO SOFTMOD for the 9700 or 9500 series cards to go to a 9800.

 

[dolby]

I guess we should call it 9700 patched 9800 drivers