xfx 5870 xxx edition flash to asus 5870

exodusprime1337 · Mar 18, 2010, 04:00 AM

is it possible as most of the 5870 or all of them are reference cards to just flash the bios to the asus one and use the software overclocking tool to change the voltage?? i have my first 5870 arriving tomorrow and wanted to do this if it was a sure thing. No risky business just a clean flash.

If it is easy and possible i'd like a link to some instructions of force flashing the cards. This is my first foray back into the amd side of things since the x850 xt platinum cards, i've been on the nvidia team too long an forgot how to flash lol .

erocker · Mar 18, 2010, 04:03 AM

Keep your bios and use MSI afterburner.

exodusprime1337 · Mar 18, 2010, 04:08 AM

yes that's a good idea, but i was sure that the limit in ccc was 900/1300 and also sure that msi afterburner won't let you go higher. I want the asus bios because the ccc limits are 1200/1400 in ccc with that bios.. i've heard this everywhere, am i mistaken?

erocker · Mar 18, 2010, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exodusprime1337

yes that's a good idea, but i was sure that the limit in ccc was 900/1300 and also sure that msi afterburner won't let you go higher. I want the asus bios because the ccc limits are 1200/1400 in ccc with that bios.. i've heard this everywhere, am i mistaken?

The limit in CCC may be different, but you can still overclock as high as you want with Afterburner. All you need to do is change a value from 1 to 0 in the .cfg file to "unlock unofficial overclocking"

exodusprime1337 · Mar 18, 2010, 04:12 AM

oh well erocker you are awesome thanx man.. i will do that with the card and use msi afterburner tomorrow when i get it..

does flashing to the latest offered by xfx need to be done at least just for the sake of fixing a few bugs.. i would assume that it will come with the latest but who know right.

chiggah · Mar 31, 2010, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

All you need to do is change a value from 1 to 0 in the .cfg file to "unlock unofficial overclocking"

That really works ?

I was contemplating whether to flash my gigabyte 5870 but if this .cfg alteration works, it's a better alternative as I have no experience in flashing cards.

Wile E · Mar 31, 2010, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiggah

That really works ?

I was contemplating whether to flash my gigabyte 5870 but if this .cfg alteration works, it's a better alternative as I have no experience in flashing cards.

Yes, it does.

chiggah · Mar 31, 2010, 09:41 AM

[ATIADLHAL]
EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 0

That the value I want it at yes ? Or do i change it to '1' ?

MSI Afterburner 1.51 is already set at that hmm so no change required

Wile E · Mar 31, 2010, 09:49 AM

It should be a 1.

gaximodo · Mar 31, 2010, 10:19 AM

keeps crashing windows after I changed the value to 1.

chiggah · Mar 31, 2010, 10:30 AM

Anyone seem to not able to unlock "Core Voltage (mV)" function ?

Switched to 1 in .cfg file still no luck

Afterburner 1.5.1

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/568/msih.jpg

LagunaX · Mar 31, 2010, 10:48 AM

Should be an ok flash - I have a MSI card flashed to the XFX XXX 5870 bios.

TRIPTEX_CAN · Mar 31, 2010, 12:24 PM

I believe that forcing afterburner to support the card disables the 2d/3d profiles so you have to create multiple profiles. I'd flash to the ASUS BIOS.

Wile E · Mar 31, 2010, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiggah

Anyone seem to not able to unlock "Core Voltage (mV)" function ?

Switched to 1 in .cfg file still no luck

Afterburner 1.5.1

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/568/msih.jpg

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Mar 18, 2010, 04:00 AM	#1
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Mar 18, 2010, 04:08 AM	#3
exodusprime1337 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rhode Island, U.S.A Posts: 1,818 (0.91/day) Thanks: 138 Thanked 332 Times in 264 Posts System Specs	yes that's a good idea, but i was sure that the limit in ccc was 900/1300 and also sure that msi afterburner won't let you go higher. I want the asus bios because the ccc limits are 1200/1400 in ccc with that bios.. i've heard this everywhere, am i mistaken? __________________ Visit My CaseMod, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TOO!!!!

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exodusprime1337 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rhode Island, U.S.A Posts: 1,818 (0.91/day) Thanks: 138 Thanked 332 Times in 264 Posts System Specs	oh well erocker you are awesome thanx man.. i will do that with the card and use msi afterburner tomorrow when i get it.. does flashing to the latest offered by xfx need to be done at least just for the sake of fixing a few bugs.. i would assume that it will come with the latest but who know right. __________________ Visit My CaseMod, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TOO!!!!

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Mar 31, 2010, 09:41 AM	#8
chiggah Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	[ATIADLHAL] EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 0 That the value I want it at yes ? Or do i change it to '1' ? MSI Afterburner 1.51 is already set at that hmm so no change required

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Mar 31, 2010, 10:30 AM	#11
chiggah Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 6 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Anyone seem to not able to unlock "Core Voltage (mV)" function ? Switched to 1 in .cfg file still no luck Afterburner 1.5.1 http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/568/msih.jpg Last edited by chiggah; Mar 31, 2010 at 10:43 AM.

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