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| System Name | Rainbow |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7 8700k |
| Motherboard | MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC |
| Cooling | Corsair H115i, 2x Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM |
| Memory | G. Skill TridentZ RGB 4x8GB (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR) |
| Video Card(s) | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity |
| Storage | 2x Samsung 950 Pro 256GB | 2xHGST Deskstar 4TB 7.2K |
| Display(s) | Samsung C27HG70 |
| Case | Xigmatek Aquila |
| Power Supply | Seasonic 760W SS-760XP |
| Mouse | Razer Deathadder 2013 |
| Keyboard | Corsair Vengeance K95 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | 4 trillion points in GmailMark, over 144 FPS 2K Facebook Scrolling (Extreme Quality preset) |
I've been noticing some very odd quirks with my Sapphire Radeon HD 3650. I figured I'd see if there was a different (newer) BIOS I could flash to. Sure enough, my BIOS from Dec 2007 was certainly trumped by the other BIOSes from Jan 2008.
So, for the sake of archiving, I tried to upload my (completely unmodified) BIOS via GPU-Z only to have it complain that TPU already had my BIOS. I've been told that "The proof is in the pudding". So, ladies and gentlemen, I give you..
The pudding: (As reported by RBE)
My Sapphire HD 3650 DDR2 512MB PCI-e
BIOS date/time: 12/13/07 19:49
BIOS Version String: 11X-BE410CSA-001
BIOS Checksum: 0xAB00
The three similar GPU BIOSes on TPU:
BIOS date/time: 01/22/08 01:38
BIOS Version String: 11X-BE410CSA-002
BIOS Checksum: 0xAC00/0xAB00
Anything I'm missing? Also (slightly off topic), would flashing to the newer BIOSes hurt?
Edit: Due to never being able to wait for someone knowledgeable to say yes or no, I flashed. Temps are fixed, fan seems to work properly. Still, would this apparently older BIOS serve any purpose here on TPU?
So, for the sake of archiving, I tried to upload my (completely unmodified) BIOS via GPU-Z only to have it complain that TPU already had my BIOS. I've been told that "The proof is in the pudding". So, ladies and gentlemen, I give you..
The pudding: (As reported by RBE)
My Sapphire HD 3650 DDR2 512MB PCI-e
BIOS date/time: 12/13/07 19:49
BIOS Version String: 11X-BE410CSA-001
BIOS Checksum: 0xAB00
The three similar GPU BIOSes on TPU:
BIOS date/time: 01/22/08 01:38
BIOS Version String: 11X-BE410CSA-002
BIOS Checksum: 0xAC00/0xAB00
Anything I'm missing? Also (slightly off topic), would flashing to the newer BIOSes hurt?
Edit: Due to never being able to wait for someone knowledgeable to say yes or no, I flashed. Temps are fixed, fan seems to work properly. Still, would this apparently older BIOS serve any purpose here on TPU?
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