New Video Card

[Dumac]

I recently ordered a 7800GT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130256)

A lot of the reviews say it requires a BIOS flash. Is this true? If it is, what exactly is a bios flash, and how do i go about doing it?

Sorry for the noob question

 

[keeleysam]

You don't need to do it unless you want it to be recognized as a 517.

 

[Dumac]

Would there be any real benefits from making it be recognized as a 517?

 

[keeleysam]

Originally posted by: Dumac
Would there be any real benefits from making it be recognized as a 517?

It will be like 2% faster.

 

[Erasertone]

Originally posted by: Dumac
I recently ordered a 7800GT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130256)

A lot of the reviews say it requires a BIOS flash. Is this true? If it is, what exactly is a bios flash, and how do i go about doing it?

Sorry for the noob question

a bios flash is within the card itself it is a program that is actually located in the Eprom which/ is a sort of memory storage. a bios flash tells you what card you have and it is the first flash that you will see in your screen when you turn on your PC.

 

[Conky]

And if you mess up the bios flash you have a dead card. Think twice on messing with something that works.

 

[theMan]

yeah, just overclock it. dont screw around with flashing it, unless you have a card that can unlock pipelines. like a 6800nu

 

[imhungry]

The flash only makes it so that the clocks are permenantly like that, doesn't it? I haven't looked at the reviews, but that's what I've seen people do.

I'd personally just overclock then set it to boot up at those clocks. It's not worth the hassle / risk, especially if you've never done a flash before.