lo!

i need some help with flashing the bios to XT.

in rivatuner it says the core is r350

now its at:438/378

how can i flash it?
what flash program do i need and where do i get it?
also i obviously need the bios for XT and Pro(in case of bad flash)

what is the worst that can happen? if the flash f---s it up, can i reflash it?

plz help me with this!!

What is the worse that can happen?

You end up with a $200 bookmark. I know of no way to reflash a dead video card.

There is a ton of information about this on the internet. You need to do a search and read everything you can find about the exact card you have.

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Im pretty sure the R350 cannot be flashed to an XT. Only the R360's. But this is a good thing becuase the 350's are generally better overclockers.

Yep, like I said...do the research

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i HAVE done research. i have asked ppl on irc and they have told me to post in a forum instead.. but there was ppl that said that the r350 CAN be flashed to XT. read that on other forums..

and there was ppl that got 100+ extra 3dmarks just because they flashed it. but they ran it at same speed.. so it is possible...

i cant find ANY site that have the tools.. but im gonna search more. if u have them plz post...

and if screw the card... i'll use the old one... np really.. im willing to take the risk..

http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=332242

http://forums.devhardware.com/t15749/s.html

http://askdg.com/forums/index.php?s=f9fe890856daa6959b0ebc994ee8cd36&showtopic=2826&st=0&#entry20876

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?t=114412 (here tells you what happens when you flash an R350 core, if ur lucky not to perm. damage it)

But if you dont want to listen, heres a link how to do it anyways
http://www.mgforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=431b6487a701ab3195fc4f3267ba2b8a&p=195255#post195255

I can understand flashing a X800 Pro to XT to unlock the 4 hidden pipelines..but why a 9800 Pro?

Flashing it will not do anything. All you really have to do is simply overclock the 9800 pro to xt speeds..

k? thx.
-FuRY

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FuRY: it DOES help. thers ppl that said they got 100 more 3dmarks with it.

thanks for all the links. gonna check 'em out now.

im GONNA do all research untill im sure im doing it right and all. if i can find a guide where they actually say that IT is possible to flash the Pro to XT.

again. thanks u all. u have bin helpful :D as usual XD

OK. 100 extra 3dmarks...and what was their original scores?

for example, if you're talking 2001 and you have 18000 as a score and you get 100 extra...let's do the math...

100/18000=+.5% increase in speed.

If that's not the right benchmark, apply the same formula for whatever benchmark (and remember, it's a synthetic benchmark! it's not necesarily what you'll see in real world games), and I bet you're gonna find that's not gonna get you enough to see any real difference. Keep in mind 5% is not even noticeable unless you're averaging 20fps or something, and even then it's usually not.

The only real reason to flash is it can automatically increase the voltage to the GPU, which can wield higher overclocking with your utilities. I flashed mine, but that was because my Sapphire is an R360 with an XT PCB design and everything. However, an R350 isn't going to overclock much better, and the increased voltage will just add more heat.

Really think about what real results you're gonna get before you blow your card to hell.

MCSE, MCSA Messaging, baby!

The Radeon 9800 Pro To Radeon 9800XT Mod Guide Rev. 4.0

http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=92&pgno=0

Originally posted by: heropsycho
"OK. 100 extra 3dmarks...and what was their original scores?
for example, if you're talking 2001 and you have 18000 as a score and you get 100 extra...let's do the math...

100/18000=+.5% increase in speed.

If that's not the right benchmark, apply the same formula for whatever benchmark (and remember, it's a synthetic benchmark! it's not necesarily what you'll see in real world games), and I bet you're gonna find that's not gonna get you enough to see any real difference. Keep in mind 5% is not even noticeable unless you're averaging 20fps or something, and even then it's usually not.

The only real reason to flash is it can automatically increase the voltage to the GPU, which can wield higher overclocking with your utilities. I flashed mine, but that was because my Sapphire is an R360 with an XT PCB design and everything. However, an R350 isn't going to overclock much better, and the increased voltage will just add more heat.

Really think about what real results you're gonna get before you blow your card to hell."

Yes, I agree with heropsycho.
Before flashing your videocard, you must be certain of one thing. You must be prepared for the consequences. The consequences I am talking about is, like for instance, render your card completely useless. I too was once desperate like you, I wanted too push my videcard to the limits, until one day, I decided to flash it to increase frequency permanently. Bad thing is, the BIOS I flashed my card with, is backwards compatible, and to make myself more miserable back then, I forgot to make a backup. Good thing is, I have done my assignment. I didn't forget to do a complete research. I have prepared all the things I needed before I started flashing. Now, I have restored my videocard to how it was, but I can't upgrade the drivers. Well, I have no regrets, 'coz I will only regret if I didn't do it. ;)

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