• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

What the hell is softmod ?

Originally posted by: Daniel MD
What is this softmode thing i am hearing about ?

Can it be used to upgrade a 6600 to 6600GT ?
Click to expand...

No.
6600 series cards cannot be softmodded.
Only the 6800 series of cards can.
Basically, you use Rivatuner to modify the configuration of your 6800 non ultra (only card in the lineup you can do this on), and it will unlock your 12 pixel pipeline card into a 16 pipe card. It will not turn your card into a 6800GT. You can get very close to one by overclocking the memory. However, you will only have 128MB of video ram as opposed to 256MB of ram if you bought a true 6800GT. After a softmod and memory overclock, the performance between the card and a GT is very close. Most users won't notice a difference.

Softmodding is not guaranteed.
 
softmods are modifications that are made to hardware thru windows software.
hardmods are modifications made to the physical hardware.
bios mods are programing mods made to the hardware's bios.

😉 🙂
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top