flash 9600np -> 9600pro

[dc5]

i currently have a 9600np and would like to reflash the bios to a 9600pro. the 9600np has a heatsink but no fan. will it be able to handle the new bios? and where can i get the 9600pro bios?

 

[RussianSensation]

If i recall a 9600np is simply an underclocked 9600Pro. In that case I wouldnt really recommend the risk of damaging your videocard by flashing the bios and simply would try to overclock the 9600np card.

The 9600Pro is clocked at 400/600 so see how far you gotta go and use something like RadLinker to overclock to those speeds and "lock" them on restart. If your videocard can handle those settings, I dont see a reason for a BIOS flash. Of course if you do a BIOS flash and your videocard cannot handle those settings, then you'll have lots of problems you don't want.

Most importantly neither of the cards will be sufficient for all upcoming new games so you might want to look into upgrading to a 9800Pro card or something like that.

 

[dc5]

is there another overclocker that i can use that just locks the clock speed whenever the pc is on? unlike radlinker which o/c's the clock speed when the game is started.

 

[RussianSensation]

Try ATI Tool, Radeonator 2.0 (if that one is still available), Riva Tuner should work as well. See which one you like.

 

[Marsumane]

Maybe you could mod some type of a fan to the heatsink for a higher overclock. Ive seen people attatch an xp cooler to a 9800 before, so maybe you could think of something similar. Screw the flash. That does nothing beneficial over the regular old overclock. and why are u looking to overclock when not in games? that would just cause more heat and higher case temps.