X800GTO2 cards now come with pipes already unlocked

[kmmatney]

A lot of people have been reporting that they have received X800GTO2 cards with the 4 extra pipes already unlocked. It looks Sapphire is officially doing this, according to the latest update at TechPowerUp:

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles//overclocking/vidcard/127/1

Good news for those who don't like to flash the bios. Too bad Anand didn't have such a card to compare in the last 68800GS "closer Look".

 

[Munky]

Ahhh.. the beauty of competiton 😀
Nv releases a 6800gs that's faster at stock than a 12 pipe gto, and Ati wont sit on their arses and just watch.

 

[shilala]

I'm running that card, it's 200 bucks worth of awesome.
The pipes weren't unlocked when I bought it, but it wasn't at all a challenge when following techpowerup's guide at http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/127/2

 

[anandtechrocks]

My X800 GTO is a beast. I got 7200 on 3D Marks 05 with the PC in my sig.