easy 9500 -> 9700 question?

[Corporate Thug]

if i try the soft mod and get artifacts, uninstalled the hacked drivers, and reinstall the legit drivers from ATI's website, will the artifacts go away? thanx

 

[duncan888]

yes

 

[human2k]

Originally posted by: duncan888
yes

And not to mention your card is only a little faster than a Radeon 9000 PRO and slower than a Geforce 4 TI4200.🙂


Try to RMA that sucker or sell it on egay and get another to softmod! Never quit!🙂 I took one try to get a nonaritifact, my bros took 2 cards, but hey, its worth it!

 

[Killrose]

Originally posted by: shady06
if i try the soft mod and get artifacts, uninstalled the hacked drivers, and reinstall the legit drivers from ATI's website, will the artifacts go away? thanx

Yes, and be sure to check/test the card at default clocks 270/275 first. Some people try to immediately test the card with the 9700 Pro speeds of 320/310 and get artifacts due to the limmitations of the ram ratings. Most hacked cards will only do 295MHz on the mem with-out artifacts.

 

[ErikaeanLogic]

I'll bet you could find out more in the AT Video forum😉

 

[oustedone]

I got a 9500 pro and modded it with the warp11 bios. Its rock solid @ 344/311. I use the ATI drivers not the omega ones as they where causing problems.

 

[Corporate Thug]

what kind of card (ati, sapphire, etc)? also, L-shaped memory? lastly, where did u buy it from and do u have a link to the instructions for your mod? sorry for all the questions

 

[oustedone]

Its an ATI Manufactured card. If you are referring to the layout of the memory on the PCB, then yes its is "L" shaped. The memory is tiny BGA form factor. The PCB is the reference design of the 9700.

http://www.3dchipset.com/bios/index.php

^This is the link where I got the BIOS upgrade for the card. All it really does is remove the code string that locks the card from being overclocked. Once you complete the flash you can use the Radeonator tweaker/overclocker program

http://www.wintotal.de/softw/index.php?rb=61&id=1549

^ This is a link to the radeonator tweak tool! Very hard to find all of a sudden.

It was purchased at Xtremegear.com @ $180.00+ship.

Info link: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDA5


Have Fun!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂