X800 Pro VIVO questions, please help

[TheBruce]

Ok first of all, I'm curious about my drivers. I installed the newest 4.12 Catalyst drivers(or so I think), yet when I got to my display>advanced properties it talks about some 6.14.(something) stuff. Is it supposed to say that? Also, are the Omega drivers better?

Another question, since i have a VIVO i know that I can unlock the extra 4 pipelines, and I want to know if its A. worth the risk, if B. my 300W power supply can take it, and C. if it will kill my card.

thanks alot guys

 

[TheBruce]

bump

 

[Appledrop]

yes its sposed to say 6.14.xxxxxxx. No, in my opinion, omegas are not better.

A. I risked it, im happy (so far) that i took the so called risk
B. If it can handle the x800 @pro, it should work at XT PE.. but it looks like (from your sig) that you have not yet got, so therfore tried, the card. So i dont know.
C. Will it kill your card... hmmmm, id say its unlikely if you put the core/mem to that of a normal XT (500/1000 - i think), you'd be pretty safe. However i have never ever heard of celestica, so cant tell if they use adequate cooling etc...

 

[TheBruce]

from what i can tell, its stock cooling

 

[TheBruce]

oh and my sig is wrong, i do have the X800 pro now hehe. I just haven't updated it yet

 

[Appledrop]

Well, if i were you id go for it.. but then i am a risk taking kind of person.. your choice.. because your CPU is athlon XP, it would be bottlenecked as a XT... unless you run 1600x1200 in games (do not bother if you do 1024 x768 for example)

 

[TheBruce]

hehe, i do 1024x768, my monitor only supports up to it