X800 GTO² to X850 XT BIOS Mod

[DanishDevil]

BTW, I'm considering buying another from newegg when they are in stock again, if the price is still $199 when it gets in stock. It would be so that I could try to get one that gets better gpu clocks. Then I would sell my existing one on eBay if the other overclocked better. Maybe I could even sell it for more than I bought it, especially if the prices go up again by the time I sell it.

Well shit, I'm thinking of putting my 6800 back in for a week or so and selling this thing on ebay until other catch on. That auction is at over $230. That's an easy $15 there and it's still got time to sell.

He got it to 600/600(1200) though. I must have really good RAM on this card with a weak core. I've got 519/610(1220).

 

[hmm]

I'm very curious about VTwedge's results with the connect3d card. considering plonking the cash down for that one since the GTO2 seems to be sold out everywhere.

 

[DanishDevil]

Well, go for it! Please let us know how it goes!

 

[GreenBaron]

I'm very curious about VTwedge's results with the connect3d card. considering plonking the cash down for that one since the GTO2 seems to be sold out everywhere.

If anyone has the resources (friend with a similar card, etc) to run some benchmarks on the SAME SYSTEM that compares the Connect3D GTO-modded with the Sapphire-GTO2-modded.... that would be killer. Anyone think they can rig that?

-GB

 

[at2wooden]

Newegg has the OEM for $199 again.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102595

Went up to $219 when I bought it

Still happy

 

[DanishDevil]

Newegg has the OEM for $199 again.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102595

Went up to $219 when I bought it

Still happy

You should be! I got it for $230!

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Hey guys, I just installed the Zalman CNPS9500LED. My friggin AMD Athlon 64 3500+ idles at 30C!!!

I'll have some pix for u soon.

 

[Trevor]

Pre-Flash, pre-extra fan
2005-10-12 20:49:15 Clocks set to: 579.27 / 498.27
2005-10-12 20:49:17 Temperature: GPU: 64.6°C GPU environment: 46.0°C
STABLE

Post-flash, pre-extra fan
2005-10-13 18:07:58 Temperature: GPU: 70.8°C GPU environment: 48.0°C
2005-10-13 18:08:00 Clocks set to: 556.88 / 492.75
2005-10-13 18:08:04 Clocks set to: 558.00 / 492.75
CRASHED (at the above)

Post-flash, w/ extra fan
2005-10-13 18:42:52 Clocks set to: 555.00 / 492.00
2005-10-13 18:42:54 Temperature: GPU: 63.5°C GPU environment: 41.0°C
CRASHED (At the above)

Not quite sure what the deal is.
After the flash, my clocks dropped.. dramatically.
(Ability to overclock.)


Side note
Pre-flashing, it would hit the 'cap', then start moving back down.. after flashing, it'd just lock up/stop whenever it hit the 'cap'.

Final stable:
540/580.5
40/37 idle
70/47 full load after half an hour. (On Zalman 700-Cu)
Not bad, I'm happy with trading 35Mhz/27.5Mhz (well, 55...) for 4 pipes.
Any day.
=D

Still need help on this, if anyone can help me.

 

[Trevor]

You should be! I got it for $230!

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Hey guys, I just installed the Zalman CNPS9500LED. My friggin AMD Athlon 64 3500+ idles at 30C!!!

I'll have some pix for u soon.

Hit 3Ghz, and see how hot it gets Then we'll have something to talk about.

 

[VTwedge]

results

well heres the results

core went up to 520 then i stopped it cause my crappy case only has one fan in it grrrrrrrr memory went to 520 it reported no problems but i thought i saw some pixels off at some point so i stopped it too memory rated is 2 ns samsung so theres not much room for overclocking it went 20 over the rated frequency and then i stopped atitool also since my temps were 76C on the core and 56c on the ram chips i got to get some fans in my case pronto! by the way at the initial 400/490 my 3dmark 05 was 4800 points whiles my brother who has the same card but with 12 pipes activated and run the test on his faster amd3200 got 4500 in it. well thats one victory for my slower sempron hehe. ordering fans now shite i feel stupid for having one fan in my case i threw my older case away and it had 3 fans in it which i forgot to take off!!

 

[VTwedge]

safest clock

safest clock up to now is 520/520

 

[Unregistered]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sapphire-ATI-X8...ryZ80190QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Black Adder got it to 510 Core, wonder if he really thinks hes gonna get 300 bux for it, lol.

 

[GreenBaron]

But what's the 3dmark05?

well heres the results

core went up to 520 then i stopped it cause my crappy case only has one fan in it grrrrrrrr memory went to 520 it reported no problems but i thought i saw some pixels off at some point so i stopped it too memory rated is 2 ns samsung so theres not much room for overclocking it went 20 over the rated frequency and then i stopped atitool also since my temps were 76C on the core and 56c on the ram chips i got to get some fans in my case pronto! by the way at the initial 400/490 my 3dmark 05 was 4800 points whiles my brother who has the same card but with 12 pipes activated and run the test on his faster amd3200 got 4500 in it. well thats one victory for my slower sempron hehe. ordering fans now shite i feel stupid for having one fan in my case i threw my older case away and it had 3 fans in it which i forgot to take off!!

What are your specs for the system (RAM, GHz)? And what 3dmark do you get with 520/520? If you move your card to your brothers system, check those results against his so that you can determine if it's your card or his system that is cause the discrepancy.

-GB

 

[GreenBaron]

Thanks

I got the OEM from Newegg and I got:

Card in AntiStatic Bag
PCI-E Power Cable
STOP Sticker
S-Video Cable
Video Cable
DVI-VGA Dongle
Component Video Adapter
Plain Brown Box

BTW: Thanks for listing this. Do you think the retail comes with Games? Then it might not be all bad....

-GB

 

[VTwedge]

GreenBaron my brather was running 12 pipelines on his 400/490 i ws running 16 pipelines 400/490 thats why the extra 300 points

 

[Cubewood]

BTW: Thanks for listing this. Do you think the retail comes with Games? Then it might not be all bad....

-GB

I got the retail version, and you geet Brothers in Arms: Raod to Hill 30 + Prince Of Persia + Tony Hawk Underground 2 + Richard Burns Rally, and you get 2 serial keys so you can only keep 2 games

 

[MegaViper]

Got mine at allstarshop.com for $219 and it unlocks 16 pipes and runs the 540/590 easy. I even ran it at 545/595 just to be pushy. I don't know why your only getting 520/520.

 

[Unregistered]

Also the OEM comes with all the cables, the install cd, and a very nice brown box to throw away, stock cooling 540/590.

 

[VTwedge]

im getting 520/520 because mine uses the 2ns samsung memory rated at 2ns and the r423 core which is an x800xt. if your using a gto2 card then u have the r480 which is an x850xt and u got 1.6ns memory which is rated to 600 thats why mine is a modified connect3d x800gto

 

[Unregistered]

im getting 520/520 because mine uses the 2ns samsung memory rated at 2ns and the r423 core which is an x800xt. if your using a gto2 card then u have the r480 which is an x850xt and u got 1.6ns memory which is rated to 600 thats why mine is a modified connect3d x800gto

where did u buy ur connect3d x800gto from VT? also what is your highest 3dmark05 score? are u using stock cooling?

 

[DanishDevil]

Got mine at allstarshop.com for $219 and it unlocks 16 pipes and runs the 540/590 easy. I even ran it at 545/595 just to be pushy. I don't know why your only getting 520/520.

Also, these R480 cores are the bottom of the barrel when it comes to R480s. The purpose of the X800GTO2 from Sapphire and ATi's standpoint was to get rid of extra R480 cores they had lying around. These are not tested to their supposed reachable speeds. Keep this in mind when overclocking anything, especially on a card meant to "get rid" of extra cores.

 

[Dr.D]

Has anyone tried this flash with the omega drivers? (And has benchmarks)

 

[DanishDevil]

No, but I might try that now for ya Dr.D

 

[Unregistered]

Anyone know how a R480 12P, compares with the 423 16P?

I bought the Sapphire X800GTO which can't be unlocked (so it's 12P),
but I'm thinking since it has the R480 it might still be as fast (or maybe even a little faster)
than the R423 16P.

No, but I might try that now for ya Dr.D

 

[DanishDevil]

Anyone know how a R480 12P, compares with the 423 16P?

I bought the Sapphire X800GTO which can't be unlocked (so it's 12P),
but I'm thinking since it has the R480 it might still be as fast (or maybe even a little faster)
than the R423 16P.

No clue. If you buy me a Sapphire X800GTO, I'd be happy to test it for you Or shit, just send it to me if ya trust me and I'd be glad to set the two head to head.

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On a more serious note:

My GPU has been acting more unstable than Charles Manson (and Windows ME for that matter). Any ideas? Did I get such a high overclock that I fried the temp. sensor???

They like to drop to 1C every now and then just to scare me sh*tless

And yes, I am running conservative overclocks because of this (500/600)

 

[DanishDevil]

OK I think I figured part of it out. The fan settings that I set for it don't want to work right. They keep changing like they have a friggin mind of their own. I'm DLing RivaTuner to see what I can do.