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    Explain to me how memory width (128/192/256 bit, etc) is related to memory amount.

    Yes a lower bit card can be crippled if the memory is set at a low speed like a GT 610 or a ATI 5450. And yes the theory of the 128bit 192 bit 256 bit being lanes on a highway is correct, But there is one thing not mentioned about the smaller bit memory buses "or more narrow lanes" Is this, The...
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    5850 Bios wrong flash

    I got it back finally after mustering the courage. I use my old spare 9800GTX+ in the main slot and the 5850 in the bottom. It did ignore the Nvidia card and it flashed it back to normal. I also put the new 650Ti back in its box because I noticed a improvement in games having my 5850 back. You...
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    5850 Bios wrong flash

    So should I just give up and donate the 5850 then?
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    5850 Bios wrong flash

    my bad my bad I should have added this in,, That when I do have the 5850 in the 2nd slot ATIFlash reads it as card 0 even though it is in the second slot. Thats what I meant by being afraid of all cards being flashed. It would be nice if there was a Crossfire/SLI to select or de-select on...
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    5850 Bios wrong flash

    My old card is a Diamond ATI 5850 1GB. About 5-6 months ago I flashed the bios, So I could up the clock speed. Later on I decided to flash it back to stock clock speed. So I preceded to re-flash it. I was supposed to use the Diamond.HD5850.1024.091007.rom bios to flash my card with. But I was...
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