Flashing Sapphire X800GTO2

[MDE]

I've already flashed my Sapphire X800GTO2 to 16 pipes upgraded the heatsink to a Zalman VF-700Cu, and overclocked it just shy of X850XT speeds. I'm curious if I could flash it to a true X850XT and get better speeds (from a voltage increase or whatver voodoo they do in the BIOS to get higher speeds). Has anyone tried it or know of someone doing it successfully?

 

[Mattd46612]

In one of my threads a while back someone said they flashed theirs with a x850xt ago bios and it helped them alot. Dont think I would do that, im desperate for more speed but I like my video cards alive. Hopefully we can get some good info on this because I am interested also.

 

[MDE]

An AGP BIOS? I highly doubt that would work, but weirder things have happened.

 

[imhungry]

If I'm correct, then overclocking to x850xt speeds would run faster than an x850xt bios because of tighter memory timings...
Your OC won't budge?

-Alan

 

[MDE]

It's near X850XT speeds. If I take the core past 520 the screen just blanks out, so I'm hoping to maybe get the core some extra voltage and maybe get Adaptive AA enabled in the ATI CCC.

 

[TLW]

if it's not stable at 520 i wouldn't be asking 540 from it, same with the memory speed. if you flash it and it's 100% unstable i don't think you'll be able to boot to fix it

overclocking is blind luck really, i'd be happy with a 520 clock, especially if your memory is going good too

 

[Mattd46612]

I dont have time now but I can find the guy that did the AGP flash, I believe he said it worked great except the hsf stopped working after the flash. Hell I put a ATI Silencer on mine, and my temps dropped along with my overclock? 10 degrees cooler and i get less overclock now