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January 19th, 2005, 12:07 PM
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ahh.....so basically its like gettin a better card for free? is this technically legal? Is it hard to do?
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January 19th, 2005, 12:14 PM
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doesn't the hardware have to have the capacity for a flash? Like flashing a SE to a PRO.
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January 19th, 2005, 12:35 PM
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I've never flashed a vid card cause its not worth the risk to me. If the flash goes wrong and the card can't display an image correctly or not at all then what? .......
It's legal but you void warranty and yes, some cards can not be flashed with a DIY method.
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January 19th, 2005, 12:48 PM
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could you get more performance out of your vid card by flashing rather than ocing? | |
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January 19th, 2005, 01:15 PM
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yes i u flash u told turn a 9800SE to a 9800pro, with OCing u could never do that, cause OC doesent unlock the pipes.
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January 19th, 2005, 01:17 PM
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you have to have the right card to upgrade from se to a pro. and alot of times when you do it the chances of getting artifacts are high. | 
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January 19th, 2005, 01:20 PM
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yes i agree it not work the risk, unless u really know what u are going. | |
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January 19th, 2005, 01:48 PM
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I flashed my 9800 Pro 256 to an XT, but I didn't get very good results. I know it has the correct memory (Hynix, i believe).
I had to bring down the speed with RadLinker to keep games from fragmenting. It's an Asus model which has better fans and heatsink. I also applied AS5. Should I get a VGA cooler?
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January 19th, 2005, 02:03 PM
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why does it artifact? isn't it usually memory or do different manu's use different mem. | |
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January 19th, 2005, 02:07 PM
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where some cards will be able to be flashed, like I got a 9500np and used software drivers to open the other pipelines and now runs to 9700 speeds... But it doesnt perform fully like a 9700 i got scores a bit higher than 9600 but not close to 9700 | |
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