X800 GTO² to X850 XT BIOS Mod

[M0RPH]

I don't know if anyone will be interested in this with ATI's next gen cards coming within a month or two, but these X800GTO2 cards will apparently be soft moddable into X850 XT. According to the author, the cards will be available soon for around $220.

X800 GTO² to X850 XT BIOS Mod

"The performance increase from stock to modded and overclocked is about 30% in all benchmarks. Final performance is the same as a regular X850 XT PE. Quite impressive for a $220 video card and a 100% mod success rate."

 

[Emultra]

I saw the Sapphire X800 GTO in a store here, but I don't think it's GTO2.

 

[Munky]

Doesnt the x850 require an external power connection? Does this mean that the gto also has one? Because if it doesnt, I dont see how you can unlock the gto and have it run stable. But if it works, it'll be one hell of a mod.

 

[Auric]

'twould be hep to be sure. Let's hope it pans out. But are these samples representative of mass production as opposed to working mock-ups (or even very limited transitional models) utilizing the obviously higher end parts? While Sapphire did use the costlier 256-bit PCB from the 9700 for the initial introduction of the 9500, the VPU's themselves did vary in functional pipelines so would suggest some cost savings to them. If a X800 GTO² is identical to a X850 XT then one would wonder where the cost savings comes from unless ATI is dumping remaining inventory of EOL parts. Just some thoughts

 

[Unkno]

Originally posted by: Auric
'twould be hep to be sure. Let's hope it pans out. But are these samples representative of mass production as opposed to working mock-ups (or even very limited transitional models) utilizing the obviously higher end parts? While Sapphire did use the costlier 256-bit PCB from the 9700 for the initial introduction of the 9500, the VPU's themselves did vary in functional pipelines so would suggest some cost savings to them. If a X800 GTO² is identical to a X850 XT then one would wonder where the cost savings comes from unless ATI is dumping remaining inventory of EOL parts. Just some thoughts

exactly what i'm thinking....there would be absolutely no cost savings if 100% of every card's pipeline works