Would a vid card bios update change speed settings?

[Rankor]

I ask this b/c I pre-ordered the the TwinView Plus board and instead of receiving a 6ns 166 SDRAM memory clocked board, we received 7ns clocked @ 140.

(eVGA) gave (pre-order recipients) the option to have it replaced w/: 1) a replacement board w/6ns-equipped SDRAM clocked @ 166, 2) Full refund, or 3) Keep the 7ns board w/ $20 US credited back.

I opted for the replacement. 2 weeks later, I received the 6ns board. But instead of being clocked at 175/166 core/memory, it was clocked at 150/150 core/memory.

"WTF?" is what I said also.

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Here's eVGA's response:

"...Because of the extreme rush to manufacture and replace these cards, the factory used a stock production reference BIOS from nVidia.

We have posted an optimized BIOS for the card in the Support Section of our website.

eVGATech..."

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eVGA gave us a link to download a bios optimization.

Title asks it all...

Is there a utility to check on the timings on GF2 MX board?

 

[waytoomuchcoffee]

You don't need a utility, it's in the driver. Go to settings-advanced-GF2-addit prop-hard options and the core and mem clock settings will be there. If that tab is missing (like in reference Nvidia drivers), you need to enable it:

http://www.geforcefaq.com/#hw:gefvck:enable

The card's bios sets the default core and mem. So if you upgrade your bios it would change to whatever the manufacturer chose. Or you can just set it yourself in the hardware options tab in the drivers. Note if you don't change the bios, you will have to update it in the drivers every time you upgrade your drivers.