Unlocking the 6800 XT's pipes

[Pugnate]

Got this recently:


http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/lis...ils.jspa?productConfigurationId=268341

So I am new to all of this. How do I go about trying to unlock pipes? How do I tell if it is safe or not? Can I make do with the stock cooler? thanks

 

[Ika]

You should be fine with the stock cooler. Download Rivatuner RC16 (or whatever's latest) and look around. I don't remember off the top of my head, and I'm at work, so I can't tell you *exactly* what to do until I'm home.

I believe it's safe to unlock for a short while, but sometimes if you keep damaged pipes unlocked long enough the card will fail. Not sure about this, though. It's easy to tell when you have damaged pipes; when you unlock and load up a game, if it looks like someone took the frames and ran them through a mesh screen and sandpapered it, you have damaged pipes. Or if it artifacts like the dickens.

 

[Pugnate]

Ok so it is easy to go back to the normal pipes right?

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Pugnate
Ok so it is easy to go back to the normal pipes right?

yep, just a click and a restart will do it.

 

[Pugnate]

Cool I'll keep everyone posted on how it goes. The clock speeds are pretty close to the Ultra, so hopefully the pipes will unlock and the card will become badass.

 

[unfalliblekrutch]

Originally posted by: Pugnate
Cool I'll keep everyone posted on how it goes. The clock speeds are pretty close to the Ultra, so hopefully the pipes will unlock and the card will become badass.

doesn't it start with only 4 pipes? or is it 8? Either way, it's alot of pipes to go before you got them all unlocked

 

[2Xtreme21]

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[Pugnate]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geforce_6800


It is 8 pipes. It is an AGP card so it uses the NV40 architecture while the PCIe uses the NV42.

The fan is actually pretty fantastic as it comes factory clocked at 350 by 1050. That is a bit better than the 6800GT.

I just need to unlock some pipes.

This is meant to be a gift for my bro who has a 9800 pro 128. Should hold him till I get my R600/G80 and pass on to him my 7800 GTX.

 

[Nextman916]

that clock speeds are higher than a 6800gt but its nowhere new the performance. There only a tad higher anyways, most retailer clocked their 6800gt's higher.

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: Nextman916
that clock speeds are higher than a 6800gt but its nowhere new the performance. There only a tad higher anyways, most retailer clocked their 6800gt's higher.

stock geforce 6800GT was 350/1000...

 

[Nextman916]

secretanchitman i think you need to go back and re-read my post. gg k thx

 

[Keysplayr]

If these extra pipes are damaged and you can only run with the original 8, this card will be only a little faster than a 6600GT at best. 6600GT has 8 pipes but runs at 500MHz. Memory is only 128MB and 128-bit but runs at 1000MHz. The only advantages this 6800XT might have is the 256MB of RAM at 256-bit. But that just might make it break even with a 6600GT. So, good luck and I hope you can get at least 12 pipes working.

 

[imported_Sincity]

Wow....those are fast stock speeds. My plain 6800 will only do 368/780. But, all the pipes unlock without any artifacts. Good luck!

 

[Pugnate]

Thanks people. This card is a temp. fix for my little bro., till I go DX10 and he gets my 7800GTX.

 

[Sc4freak]

Originally posted by: Pugnate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geforce_6800


It is 8 pipes. It is an AGP card so it uses the NV40 architecture while the PCIe uses the NV42.

The fan is actually pretty fantastic as it comes factory clocked at 350 by 1050. That is a bit better than the 6800GT.

I just need to unlock some pipes.

This is meant to be a gift for my bro who has a 9800 pro 128. Should hold him till I get my R600/G80 and pass on to him my 7800 GTX.

The clocks may be a bit better, but that 6800XT will be about half the performance of the 6800GT. The 6800GT is a 16-pipe design, the 6800XT would perform on about the same level as a 6600GT.

 

[Pugnate]

It isn't unlocking. I mean I unlock the masked shaders and then it asks me to restart. When I do, it is back to where it was.

Plus it is a NV41 core. I didn't know XTs came in nv41.

 

[xtreme26]

bump for more info on unlocking an 6800xt