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Thanks...I got it sorted. 6950 Saphires now with asus unlocked only bios. I don't think AB yet exceeds the AMD speeds of 840/1325 but it does allow voltage. Guess I'll mosey over to ASUS for a peek at the doctor.
 

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You need to unlock higher clocks in the cfg file with afterburner. Or smart doctor can do it.
 

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Could some1 Unlock me a saphire bios only with the shaders?, i really appreciate using trixxx, even if right now it does not allow voltage controle im pretty sure it will eventually be able to.
Any1?? :) my thx if so!
 

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Could some1 Unlock me a saphire bios only with the shaders?, i really appreciate using trixxx, even if right now it does not allow voltage controle im pretty sure it will eventually be able to.
Any1?? :) my thx if so!

This is what I'm using which is the Sapphire 6950 unlocked bios.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39827&d=1293648822

Also:

I did a search and found the thread on setting "enableulps" to 0 in the registry and got Trixx working finally....:D
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=133783&highlight=trixx&page=2


My folder 2 and 3 were set at "1"
 
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Link is fixed....
 

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well im done :D

i had to do a little extra work (cause my winflash had an error with ROM cant be deleted or smthng.. >solution: How to enable additional shaders on Radeon HD 695...)

that were my steps:
-save bios with winflash
-run saved bios with script do modifie the shaders
-flash with winflash (link above)
-+20% @Power Control

i think im done for now. any advices? to test it or smthng?

best regards,
stuu
 

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Sorry for spammin this thread. Just dont want to brick my asus 6950.

But ok it seems clear that flashing 6970 bios to 6950 will cause problems sooner or later.

How about just unlocking the shaders? Is that safe?
Like described here: How to enable additional shaders on Radeon HD 695...

Your input arroyo would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Yes, enabling shaders should be safe. Much safer than 6970 bios.
 

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One quick question guys, the powertune slide in CCC or in Asus smart doctor is for the core only or also for the memory voltage ?

I'm using the Asus 6970 bios so far without any problem.
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Regarding Trixx, I got it when I was using a 6870 card before christmas, but now I have a 6950 does it matter that I have changed my card, do I have to install a different version of Trixx to use it with my 6950?

Slowly overclocking my 6950, currently at 830MHz and about to max out CCC. Will later driver updates enable further overclocking in CCC do you think?
 

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hey guys! long time listner, first time caller :)
ok, i have a gigabyte hd6950 on the way and i need suggestions from the experience of you lovely people :love:
how should i/if i should at all, go about violating this card?
a) should i just unlock the shaders?
b) should i just flash it to a 6970?
c) if i flash it to a 6970, should i try to find a gigabyte bios or does it not matter?
d) should i just leave it alone?

whats the consensus at page 49, 3 weeks later? is this safe?
 

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I have the bios with unlocked shaders, and I've oc'd with MSI AB a little. My aim is to oc with MSI AB more by raising thr voltage. Is it necessary to have the +20 in CCC, or does that get bypassed or made obsolete with MSI AB? Thanks
 

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hey guys! long time listner, first time caller :)
ok, i have a gigabyte hd6950 on the way and i need suggestions from the experience of you lovely people :love:
how should i/if i should at all, go about violating this card?
a) should i just unlock the shaders?
b) should i just flash it to a 6970?
c) if i flash it to a 6970, should i try to find a gigabyte bios or does it not matter?
d) should i just leave it alone?

whats the consensus at page 49, 3 weeks later? is this safe?

Yes. I would suggest you to just unlock the shaders directly via the current 6950 BIOS. Use this script in regards: http://www.techpowerup.com/wizzard/Mod_BIOS_HD_6950.zip

I have the bios with unlocked shaders, and I've oc'd with MSI AB a little. My aim is to oc with MSI AB more by raising thr voltage. Is it necessary to have the +20 in CCC, or does that get bypassed or made obsolete with MSI AB? Thanks

It will be fine and will not disable PowerPlay, unless you enable UNOFFICIAL overclocking.
 

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Yes. I would suggest you to just unlock the shaders directly via the current 6950 BIOS. Use this script in regards: http://www.techpowerup.com/wizzard/Mod_BIOS_HD_6950.zip



It will be fine and will not disable PowerPlay, unless you enable UNOFFICIAL overclocking.

I do believe I enabled the unoficial oc to go past the limits in CCC. So if I do that, It looks like it disables the powerplay in CCC, which is fine I just wanted to know for sure. Thanks.
 

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Probably meaningless but interesting. I have the XFX 6950 card. I tested the graphics with the Windows Experience Index. The index is supposed to run from 1.0 to 7.9. The stock 6950 posted the top 7.9 score in the Graphics and Gaming graphics categories.

After flashing and maxing the ATI Overdrive, the Windows Experience Index rating for Graphics fell to 5.9 and the index for Gaming Graphics fell to 2.0.


Did this ever get resolved? i have a low 6.0 rating now for both windows experience aero and gaming.. (was 7.7 or something).. seems to game very well now that i use wizard's 6950 unlock program, maybe its a windows experience index bug?
 

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Did this ever get resolved? i have a low 6.0 rating now for both windows experience aero and gaming.. (was 7.7 or something).. seems to game very well now that i use wizard's 6950 unlock program, maybe its a windows experience index bug?

i just tested with the 6970 bios on my 6950 and i get 7.9 rating for both
i will try later with the 6950 shader unlock mod and see if thats any different
 

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i just tested with the 6970 bios on my 6950 and i get 7.9 rating for both
i will try later with the 6950 shader unlock mod and see if thats any different

My results agree, i flashed it back to 6950 original and i still get 6.0 rating in windows experience... probly because of my lame h55 mini itx zotac bandwith restrictions even though its supposed to be a real 1156 with full pci 2.0 x16.. sad.
 

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Had this happened on my 2nd card:


Full res:
http://localhostr.com/file/ePHpRWO/ARtifacts.PNG

Read about it here:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1036710634


Think I should be worried? It did disappear yes (read full story above), but possibility it would come back? Does that usually happen?

EDIT2: Restarted computer. Reset & Placed at DEFAULT CLOCKS and SETTINGS: Ran Heaven:
http://img259.imageshack.us/i/artifacts2.png/
http://img522.imageshack.us/i/artifacts3.png/

EDIT3:
Reverted back to ORIGINAL 6950 BIOS. No problems.
Flashed back to MODDED 6950 BIOS with unlocked shaders. No problems ... YET? Should I be worried?

I ALSO realized that when I was having the EDIT2 problems, before @ the default clocks, when it was clocked up to 900/1399, when in Heaven, I think it was underclocked, according to MSI Afterburner reading the Core and Memory clocks. It went down and up, that's what I saw in the graphs any way. Although, why did this happen? Enabling Unofficial Overclocking should have disabled PowerPlay, although, I did see 250/150 clocks in the graph or some similar result!! Maybe this was why? No idea...

EDIT5:

If I alt+tab out of Heaven, and go back into the application and the Unigine draws again and what not, the artifacts disappear. I'm still running on the original BIOS at default clocks by the way. But, what does this mean if it disappears if I alt tab and come back in?

All info in Hardforum thread,
 
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Had this happened on my 2nd card:

I've some artifacts too with the unlocked shaders bios if i increase memory frequency (artifacts or very low performance decrease) cause 6950 bios has lower voltage memory than 6970.
If you plan to keep your unlocked bios, keep also your memory to 1250 and increase only your gpu frequency. Or use the 6970 bios, you ll can easily up your memory to 1350/1400 with this bios.
 
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I've some artifacts too with the unlocked shaders bios if i increase memory frequency (artifacts or very low performance decrease) cause 6950 bios has lower voltage memory than 6970.
If you plan to keep your unlocked bios, keep also your memory to 1250 and increase only your gpu frequency. Or use the 6970 bios, you ll can easily up your memory to 1350/1400 with this bios.

Thanks, but if you did not read my post, I'll point out to you directly that I did run at the lowest clocks on the unlocked BIOS. There is no point using the 6970 BIOS IMO, I thought that was obvious. And plus, it only happens in Heaven. Also, if I alt+tab out of Heaven, and go back into the application and the Unigine draws again and what not, the artifacts disappear. I'm still running on the original BIOS at default clocks by the way. But, what does this mean if it disappears if I alt tab and come back in?
 
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