Softmod Drivers or BIOS Mod with ATI 9500 Pro?

[Tnvolsfan]

What drivers if you don't OC?

What drivers for softmodding?

Who thinks I should do the BIOS mod? What drivers if I do BIOS Mod?

I just installed the VGA Silencer and OCZ ramsinks (couldn't get one on, power adapter in the way) so I should be able to OC quite a bit.

 

[clicknext]

Originally posted by: Tnvolsfan
What drivers if you don't OC?

What drivers for softmodding?

Who thinks I should do the BIOS mod? What drivers if I do BIOS Mod?

I just installed the VGA Silencer and OCZ ramsinks (couldn't get one on, power adapter in the way) so I should be able to OC quite a bit.

The BIOS mod has more risk than OC and softmod, which are almost risk-free, because if the BIOS mod goes wrong you could end up losing the card. I personally prefer BIOS mod, however, because it saves you the trouble of having to do anything software, ever. If you do a BIOS mod, you *should* have what appears to be a 9700Pro (or whatever your 9500Pro turns into), and you should be able to use it as such, with the normal drivers.

I'd say try the softmod first, if only to make sure you CAN mod it.

 

[modedepe]

You can't do any softmod to a 9500 pro. It will always be a 9500 pro. All you can do is oc it. If the bios is locked to prevent ocing, you'll have to flash it first. Otherwise, no flash is needed and you can simply use rage3dtweak or something to oc.