A few 9800 questions

Lonyo

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Aug 10, 2002
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Tomorrow I should be ordering my Sapphire 9000 non-pro, no idea about the RAM type.

I'm probably going to flash to pro speeds, does this bump up core/mem voltages/change mem timings, or is the only difference from flashing in clock speeds? (More voltage will probably mean more overclock and more heat, I guess)

I'm probably going to download the Omega 3.8's and use Radclocker for overclocking, do the Omega's include a BIOS thing for 9800 -> 9800Pro?

Anything else I might need to know? I am going to do a full reinstall of Windows 2000 (I need to do one anyway), upgrading from a Ti4400.
Do I need any seperate downloads if I need to force refresh rates? I have Reforce at the moment, works with my Ti4400, I'm assuming it should work with the 9800?
 

Tseng

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ReForce works just fine with the ATi.

If you are going to use Omega driver, why do you want to flash 9800Pro BIOS? Omega comes with RadClocker, which allows you to o/c your 9800NP. With 9800Pro BIOS, your 9800 will only be faster in the Win2K booting process where video card speed doesn't mean anything.