X800 GTO² to X850 XT BIOS Mod

[ShadowFlare]

this is one of six c3d x800 gto unlockables

any idea?...

That's a Connect3d X800 GTO? Well, if as it is there it does not have 16 pixel pipelines, then your card truely isn't unlockable by flashing the bios. With the CONFIG_ROM_FUSES value you have there, it should have 16 pipes if it was unlockable that way. The last digit of that value means the number of pipeline quads that are locked in the bios, so none are currently locked in the bios.

 

[z00m]

freeze and restart...

hi, im having a problem with my sapphire gto2 freezing and restart right around 520 core. For the memory i can go around 620. I dont know for some reason when i use atitool to try to find the max core it freezes when it gets to around 520+, but my gpu temp is only at 48c.

i got the sapphire gto2 successful unlocked to 16p.

 

[kapeeteeleest_peeg]

C3D Success! hooah!

I recieved my c3d x800 gto...
...checked for the required 'F''s with Ati tool, they were present!
...flashed it with the modified flashrom & connect3d 16 pipes bios!, no problems 16 pipes in ati tool
...then I thought, wait a minute, this an x800xt with 2.0ns memory,
...so I flashed it with atiflash to the powercolor x800xt 2.0ns bios from the database

and viola! an x800 xt! yeeehaaa!!!

...that'll do nicely, an XT for £113! cheapest upgrade I ever made!
Great job guys!

Sorry to hear that some are c3d's are comin thru locked or with different cores, but hey!, it could have been my one!

 

[jammer8]

my flash

I got my connect 3d GTO yesterday. i had already made a bootable cd with all the nescessary stuff on it. it was the easiest flash i've ever done. my question is im getting some pretty high scores on the 3dmar05 and was wondering if they're valid my system is as follows:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (venice core, stock)
Epox 9NPA+ Ultra (very nice board)
1 GB cosair memory (2.5)
36GB WD Raptor (system disk)
250 GB (Hitachi SATA, storage)
SB Audigy
Antec server tower w/430 watt power supply
Connect 3D GTO (modded 16P)

here are my scores all w/ 16P

400/490: 5061
450/400: 5438
500/510: 5831
520/520: 6058
540/530: 6233

I have screenshots also, but didn't post them. the highest my card gets it 59 degees C on stock cooling. i haven't tried to go faster yet, but will soon.

has anyone else got scores like these? if anyone wants I can send screenshots in powerpoint or word.

 

[decline]

yes it is, the card was flashed following this guide and bios Connect3D.X800GTO_16P.Samsung20.bin without luck

 

[BlackPearl]

Sorry to hear that. Where did you buy your card?

 

[DanishDevil]

hi, im having a problem with my sapphire gto2 freezing and restart right around 520 core. For the memory i can go around 620. I dont know for some reason when i use atitool to try to find the max core it freezes when it gets to around 520+, but my gpu temp is only at 48c.

i got the sapphire gto2 successful unlocked to 16p.

Then keep it under 520! DUH!

 

[decline]

I bought it from a belgian distributor

 

[kohan69]

I bought it from a belgian distributor

does it look like this?

 

[ages]

GTO2 modded successfully

I acquired this card last week, updated the bios as recommended, and now running as x850XT at 16p, gaining a 30% performance and maintaining temperatures. Amazing.

 

[decline]

exactly like that

 

[pr0p]

i had the same problem of decline i flashed the card with the bios on the site, the x800xt (500/500) but none of if worked, they flashed but the card remained 12pp.

kind of desperated i found a bios at xtremesys and it worked...

try it


bios

KoHaN69@xtremesys

Connect3d x800 gto (for sapphire, replace the bios files)

Floppy Technique:

Insert unneeded floppy
run drdflash.exe (creates a bootfloppy)
copy contents of flashrom16p to floppy (root directory "a:\_HERE_", not a:\flashrom16p\_HERE_)

reboot, boot with floppy
(the c3d.bin is the back-ed up original 12pipeline connect3d bios, c3d16.bin is the 16 pipelines connect3d bios)

after it boots, type the following:

flashrom -f -p 0 c3d16.bin

it should say success or something

 

[dpadmore]

Well add one more to the success column for the C3D 16 pipe flash. Got it from ebuyer in the UK for about GBP120 delivered. Card now craps out at 560/560 which I reckon it plenty. I notice that people have mentioned using the Powercolor X800XT bios to get 500/500 as default, wont this lose you the VIVO functionality?

 

[sew333]

Kohan69 i have a question. I am buying this card,like you present on the picture.
THis is moddable version? Or i have to change the card??

 

[decline]

my card has a lasercut

I connected the two dots and it failed to unlock the extra pipe so... i think it's a waste of time :shadedshu

 

[Bushwacker]

[...] I notice that people have mentioned using the Powercolor X800XT bios to get 500/500 as default, wont this lose you the VIVO functionality?

No, it seems the Powercolor XT is a VIVO card too. I checked the Powercolor site in advance and used Rabit to verify that VIVO is enabled in the BIOS per default.

 

[jammer8]

No, it seems the Powercolor XT is a VIVO card too. I checked the Powercolor site in advance and used Rabit to verify that VIVO is enabled in the BIOS per default.

I have the Connect3d card. so i guess i can flash to this bios? also what benefits will i receive with this am already running 540/530 and getting 6233 on 3dmark05, the only game i've tried so far is sims2 with everything maxed. getting fear, quake4, black & white 2 and some others this week....

 

[sew333]

Hey guys. I have a question. Connect3d X800gto ,all of this cards are moddable?
Is there not moddable versions?
For 2 days, i will have the card.
I want to know. Is there 100% chance to mod the COnnect3d X800GTO?

Second question. This card will work with power supply MODECOM 350GTF (ATX 1.0)??????????????

 

[mascaras]

I have the Connect3d card. so i guess i can flash to this bios? also what benefits will i receive with this am already running 540/530 and getting 6233 on 3dmark05, the only game i've tried so far is sims2 with everything maxed. getting fear, quake4, black & white 2 and some others this week....

i flash mine conect3D with that bios (x800XT) and work fine , clocks default(500/500) and dont loose VIVO, just with the MOD and no OC you get at least 6000/6100 3dmaks and with OC you can get 7000 3damrks or more.

 

[jammer8]

i flash mine conect3D with that bios (x800XT) and work fine , clocks default(500/500) and dont loose VIVO, just with the MOD and no OC you get at least 6000/6100 3dmaks and with OC you can get 7000 3damrks or more.

thanks, i am on stock cooling too, do you recommend certian fan/ramsinks. i am not going to watercool. thanks again.

Also, where can i get this bios? and is it the same type of flash as the unlock?

 

[mascaras]

if you have the stockcooler you should flash with the GTO2 bios not ith XT bios cause the default clocks with XT bios is 500/500 the card its more hot with the xt bios, if you flash with XT bios i recomend a zalman vf700 .

 

[ShadowFlare]

my card has a lasercut

I connected the two dots and it failed to unlock the extra pipe so... i think it's a waste of time :shadedshu

What way did you do it? Did you follow one of those guides for that? What I recall from reading those a while back is that you can't just connect that, but you have to actually scrape between until there is copper exposed, or something like that. You probably don't want to go by just what I said, though. Find one of those guides (I'm not sure where to have you look to find one).

 

[afropuff]

Core

How do you know what core you have?

Are we to assume that if our Connect3d cores do not say "R480" on them than they are not R480 and an R423?

How do we even know it is an R423?

I just recieved my C3D GTO today and took off the heatsink to apply some AS5. First off, I've never seen so much thermal grease on a stock config before. Mounds of it.

So when I got the HSF off, there is no mention of "R423" on the core, only a bunch of codes.

Also, how do we physically check to see if any of the pipelines have been cut?

-fro

 

[BlackPearl]

if you have the stockcooler you should flash with the GTO2 bios not ith XT bios cause the default clocks with XT bios is 500/500 the card its more hot with the xt bios, if you flash with XT bios i recomend a zalman vf700 .

It may not be a good idea to flash the C3D card with a GTO2 bios. It's probably better to use W1zzard's modified C3D 16p bios from the article.

 

[mascaras]

It may not be a good idea to flash the C3D card with a GTO2 bios. It's probably better to use W1zzard's modified C3D 16p bios from the article.

yes its that bios i want to say ,sory .