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I want to mod an X800GT card. I've seen that no one managed to mod an X800GT so I'm going to take my chances. I'm going to buy a HIS or PowerColor Radeon X800GT with 256MB GDDR3/256 bits.
First of all, I've noticed that there are no X800GT cards equiped with the additional power connector, which would normally mean that a succesfull mod from X800GT to X850XT is impossible. I can't stop wondering, can't I just mount a connector on the PCB? I didn't find the answer to this question yet and I was hoping you could help out here. If I could get a power connector, can I mount it on the PCB?
The second problem is the BIOS. Can I use one of the modded BIOS versions presented at the begining of this article on a HIS/PowerColor X800GT with 256MB GDDR3/256 bits? Or would that be a mistake?
I was also thinking of buying an Arctic Cooling ATi Silencer 5 (Rev. 2) to cool the card.
What do you think?
First of all, I've noticed that there are no X800GT cards equiped with the additional power connector, which would normally mean that a succesfull mod from X800GT to X850XT is impossible. I can't stop wondering, can't I just mount a connector on the PCB? I didn't find the answer to this question yet and I was hoping you could help out here. If I could get a power connector, can I mount it on the PCB?
The second problem is the BIOS. Can I use one of the modded BIOS versions presented at the begining of this article on a HIS/PowerColor X800GT with 256MB GDDR3/256 bits? Or would that be a mistake?
I was also thinking of buying an Arctic Cooling ATi Silencer 5 (Rev. 2) to cool the card.
What do you think?