X800 GTO² to X850 XT BIOS Mod

[HousERaT]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Alrighty.. flashed to 16 pipes. Yay.
Problems...
My overclocks can't even TOUCH where they were. (I was 575/608... I crash instantly even approaching those.)
Any ideas?

Not all cores are created equal. I bought two cards. One did 530/600 and the second 560/600. That's just the way it goes with these bottom of the barrel R480 cores. You might get a real good one and you might get a less than stellar overclocker.

[VTwedge]

hi guys. im running windows 2000 pro and i would like to make my connect3d x800 gto to an x800 xt. i know how to flash it and the rest only problem is i cant boot into dos. i dont have a floppy drive and i cant boot into dos without going into windows first and running dos in a window anyone knows of a way to get into dos before windows starts? or do i just run dos through windows minimized and flash it from there??

[DanishDevil]

OK. I have just read the past like 4 pages of this thread. I am going to respond on the issues of not recieving the correct card, ect.

IMO, buy from NewEgg. Yes, you are going to pay $80 more, but do you want a guaranteed correct product and do you want it with no hassle and in about 3 days?

If you don't but from a reliable source, you get screwed. Sometimes, I'll buy from NewEgg and spend an extra $100 just because I know that I won't have any trouble.

TBi, yes you can. You just reflash with an original BIOS. And the Unregistered poster on top of him, if it doesn't have the matching letters as it does in the tutorial, you'll fry your card IMO.

[r350]

Originally Posted by djbbenn

Nice...could the card just be flashed with a X850 XT PE bios and truned into a X850?
-Dan

Has somebody answerded this question?

Will an ordenary Sapphire X800GTO2 work with 16 pipes when I use one of the Sapphire X850 Bios files, which are offered for download?!

Please answer me,...

Greetings from germany

[DanishDevil]

I would just use the modded X800GTO2 BIOS. All this BS about the X850 Bioses is worthless IMO. The modded X800GTO2 BIOS gets your card recognized as an ATI X800/X850 Series card. It then is a true X850XTPE is it overclocks as well.

[DanishDevil]

Originally Posted by Trevor

That would be me above.
I finally managed to actually get the 16 pipe config working, but and now that ATi tool reads the card accurately, it won't overclock for crap. (I can't even get the artifact scanner RUNNING.)

(Even at stock)

Make sure you're not running any of these:

Alternate Pixel Center
Temporal AntiAliasing
FRAPS or any other overlay program.

Those will make the artifact scanner believe your card is causing errors.

[r350]

Originally Posted by DanishDevil

I would just use the modded X800GTO2 BIOS. All this BS about the X850 Bioses is worthless IMO. The modded X800GTO2 BIOS gets your card recognized as an ATI X800/X850 Series card. It then is a true X850XTPE is it overclocks as well.

But how can that be? In the techpowerupreview is written, that the modded BIOS will only enable all 16 pipelines. The modded Bios is not increasing the clock of the core.

Originally Posted by HousERaT

Not all cores are created equal. I bought two cards. One did 530/600 and the second 560/600. That's just the way it goes with these bottom of the barrel R480 cores. You might get a real good one and you might get a less than stellar overclocker.

It was a stellar overclocker pre-flashing, and after flashing it can't overclock.. at all.

[VTwedge]

hi guys. im running windows 2000 pro and i would like to make my connect3d x800 gto to an x800 xt. i know how to flash it and the rest only problem is i cant boot into dos. i dont have a floppy drive and i cant boot into dos without going into windows first and running dos in a window anyone knows of a way to get into dos before windows starts? or do i just run dos through windows minimized and flash it from there??

Originally Posted by VTwedge

hi guys. im running windows 2000 pro and i would like to make my connect3d x800 gto to an x800 xt. i know how to flash it and the rest only problem is i cant boot into dos. i dont have a floppy drive and i cant boot into dos without going into windows first and running dos in a window anyone knows of a way to get into dos before windows starts? or do i just run dos through windows minimized and flash it from there??

Alright---
Do this:
Go into the BIOS... and set your floppy drive to boot first.

I´m very curious about the Sapphire Fireblade Edition. There are anyone with that card? The card is modded to 16pipes. The core and memory should ran at the same speed x850xtpe since it has 1.6ns.

[VTwedge]

as i said i dont have a floppy thats the whole problem can i flash it within windows or by running a dos in a window in windows 2000?

Eek.
I tried making a boot CD for hours last night.. no luck.
I'd buy a floppy.

[BlackPearl]

Originally Posted by Trevor

That would be me above.
I finally managed to actually get the 16 pipe config working, but and now that ATi tool reads the card accurately, it won't overclock for crap. (I can't even get the artifact scanner RUNNING.)

(Even at stock)

My first GTO2 always immediately detected artifacts (ATITool) at default or any other clocks (worked great otherwise, no visible problem). I exchanged it for a new one and now ATITool's artifact checker works as expected. I don't know if you're describing a similar problem, but there is a chance the card could be defective.

[VTwedge]

any chance of using winflash and follow the same steps to mod my card?

[HousERaT]

Originally Posted by r350

Has somebody answerded this question?

Will an ordenary Sapphire X800GTO2 work with 16 pipes when I use one of the Sapphire X850 Bios files, which are offered for download?!

Please answer me,...

Greetings from germany

I wouldn't do it only because it's been discovered that the bios isn't exactly like the bios on this card. People are having issues with the fan controls using an X850XT bios.

[DanishDevil]

OK guys. To clarify:

This thread is about the Sapphire X800GTO2

NOT the X800GTOs. The mod is for X800GTO2s NOT X800GTOs. I do not know of anyone that has succesfully modded an X800GTO. If anyone succesfully done this, please let us know so we can clear the confusion.


If you flash the BIOS of an original X800GTO2 to the modded BIOS, download ATITool and set it to start when windows does, set the clock speeds in your OC profile, and minimize. That's what I do, and it works GREAT.

[DanishDevil]

I have a proposition:

I want somebody that has flashed a Sapphire X800GTO2 to an X850XTPE BIOS to plug their video card fan into the card and try this setting in ATITool:



Let me know if that solves the fan speed problems. I have my X800GTO2 with the modded BIOS and I have that setting enabled.

[mrmemnoch]

I thought I would let you know that I finally had my computer find the adapter! All I did was switch to the next pci 16x slot. 6207 3dmark05 score clocked at 518 core and 570 memory(both at the maximum.)

[VTwedge]

well another success modding a connect3d x800gto from 12 to 16 pipelines. flashed the x800xt bios using a win me boot cd which i made and then back the original bios without the -newbios option. rebooted didn't even have to reinstall drivers. ati tool immediately saw 16 pipelines and so did rivatuner, i left the card at stock 400/490 cause i have to be somewhere in a few. 3dmark03 is 9.536 marks but i think that is due to my cpu it hit its limit i think hmmm i left my sempron 3100 at the default 1.8 ghz hmmm maybe its time i put it back to the 2.34ghz i had it before it beats my cousins 3.8 ghz pentium at that frequency hehehehe

cheers core still reads r423 but all pipelines are enabled

[DanishDevil]

Nice VTwedge! Connect3D X800GTO available HERE:

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merch...&AFFIL=pg&NR=1

PCI-E, 256MB VRAM, possible 16 enabled pipelines, $179.00 Wish I would have gotten one!!!

PS: It probably won't overclock as well as the Sapphire X800GTO2, but we'll see what happens once VTwedge plays around with it a bit.

[VTwedge]

i know for sure it hits 545/1090 from this review http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=3575&page=10 anyways i will play with it tonight and let u know how it goes 2morrow unless im completely wasted from drinkin too much

[DanishDevil]

Do they have all 16 pipelines enabled in that review?

And just to make sure people don't jump to conclusions:

Just because a site that reviewed a card hit a certain frequency, it doesn't mean that your card will too. Just beware.

[VTwedge]

i know even if it does go that high i wont push it i just want to break my roomies 10000 3d03 record he is using a geforce 6800gt and an fx55 i just wanna shove it up to his face and say hey luke dude my £117 card beats the hell out of your £250 revenge is sweet

[VTwedge]

12 pipes in the review