6800nu softmod

[raj]

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has anyone use rivatuner to softmod their 6800nu to get the full 16 pipes
and the extra vertex shader? I have a leadtek and I heard they can be done
easily by riva tuner but am not sure how to. I googled and check forums but
thier is real steps shown how to. any help appericated

 

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raj wrote:
> has anyone use rivatuner to softmod their 6800nu to get the full 16
> pipes and the extra vertex shader? I have a leadtek and I heard they
> can be done easily by riva tuner but am not sure how to. I googled
> and check forums but thier is real steps shown how to. any help
> appericated

Start RivaTuner.
Click on the "Customize" arrow in the "Target Adapter" section.
Click on the "Low-level system settings" icon.
Select the "NVStrap driver" tab.
Click on "Install" and follow instructions.
Check the "Allow enabling hardware masked units" box.
Click on the "Customize" box.
Click to checkmark any "disabled" Pixel or Vertex units.
Use "Apply" and/or "OK" to back your way out of the thing.

If I forgot anything I apologize.

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[raj]

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can it casue permant damage to my leadtek6800
"dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> raj wrote:
>> has anyone use rivatuner to softmod their 6800nu to get the full 16
>> pipes and the extra vertex shader? I have a leadtek and I heard they
>> can be done easily by riva tuner but am not sure how to. I googled
>> and check forums but thier is real steps shown how to. any help
>> appericated
>
> Start RivaTuner.
> Click on the "Customize" arrow in the "Target Adapter" section.
> Click on the "Low-level system settings" icon.
> Select the "NVStrap driver" tab.
> Click on "Install" and follow instructions.
> Check the "Allow enabling hardware masked units" box.
> Click on the "Customize" box.
> Click to checkmark any "disabled" Pixel or Vertex units.
> Use "Apply" and/or "OK" to back your way out of the thing.
>
> If I forgot anything I apologize.
>
> --
> dvus
>

 

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raj wrote:
> "dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:31dtovF3a7f3iU1@individual.net...
>> raj wrote:

>>> has anyone use rivatuner to softmod their 6800nu to get the full 16
>>> pipes and the extra vertex shader? I have a leadtek and I heard they
>>> can be done easily by riva tuner but am not sure how to. I googled
>>> and check forums but thier is real steps shown how to. any help
>>> appericated
>>
>> Start RivaTuner.
>> Click on the "Customize" arrow in the "Target Adapter" section.
>> Click on the "Low-level system settings" icon.
>> Select the "NVStrap driver" tab.
>> Click on "Install" and follow instructions.
>> Check the "Allow enabling hardware masked units" box.
>> Click on the "Customize" box.
>> Click to checkmark any "disabled" Pixel or Vertex units.
>> Use "Apply" and/or "OK" to back your way out of the thing.
>>
>> If I forgot anything I apologize.

> can it casue permant damage to my leadtek6800

I suppose it could, under the right circumstances. Any time you start
fiddling with stuff like this you run a certain risk. If you don't want to
take the risk, leave the card as is. I applied the procedure to an Asus 6800
and it seems to have suffered no damage, but then again I don't see a hell
of a lot of improvement either.

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dvus wrote:
> raj wrote:
>
>>"dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>news:31dtovF3a7f3iU1@individual.net...
>>
>>>raj wrote:
>
>
>>>>has anyone use rivatuner to softmod their 6800nu to get the full 16
>>>>pipes and the extra vertex shader? I have a leadtek and I heard they
>>>>can be done easily by riva tuner but am not sure how to. I googled
>>>>and check forums but thier is real steps shown how to. any help
>>>>appericated
>>>
>>>Start RivaTuner.
>>>Click on the "Customize" arrow in the "Target Adapter" section.
>>>Click on the "Low-level system settings" icon.
>>>Select the "NVStrap driver" tab.
>>>Click on "Install" and follow instructions.
>>>Check the "Allow enabling hardware masked units" box.
>>>Click on the "Customize" box.
>>>Click to checkmark any "disabled" Pixel or Vertex units.
>>>Use "Apply" and/or "OK" to back your way out of the thing.
>>>
>>>If I forgot anything I apologize.
>
>
>>can it casue permant damage to my leadtek6800
>
>
> I suppose it could, under the right circumstances. Any time you start
> fiddling with stuff like this you run a certain risk. If you don't want to
> take the risk, leave the card as is. I applied the procedure to an Asus 6800
> and it seems to have suffered no damage, but then again I don't see a hell
> of a lot of improvement either.
>

I unlocked my BFG 6800 OC with no problems but ive heard of people that
had to de-clock their card to keep things stable. Ive also heard that
sometimes only one thing will unlock or neither will.

Good news is that I havent heard of a card dying because of it.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=45b504551ef94038df72d98646df52e1&threadid=108905

 

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"Big Bird" <spamthis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> dvus wrote:
>> raj wrote:
>>
>>>"dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>news:31dtovF3a7f3iU1@individual.net...
>>>
>>>>raj wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>has anyone use rivatuner to softmod their 6800nu to get the full 16
>>>>>pipes and the extra vertex shader? I have a leadtek and I heard they
>>>>>can be done easily by riva tuner but am not sure how to. I googled
>>>>>and check forums but thier is real steps shown how to. any help
>>>>>appericated
>>>>
>>>>Start RivaTuner.
>>>>Click on the "Customize" arrow in the "Target Adapter" section.
>>>>Click on the "Low-level system settings" icon.
>>>>Select the "NVStrap driver" tab.
>>>>Click on "Install" and follow instructions.
>>>>Check the "Allow enabling hardware masked units" box.
>>>>Click on the "Customize" box.
>>>>Click to checkmark any "disabled" Pixel or Vertex units.
>>>>Use "Apply" and/or "OK" to back your way out of the thing.
>>>>
>>>>If I forgot anything I apologize.
>>
>>
>>>can it casue permant damage to my leadtek6800
>>
>>
>> I suppose it could, under the right circumstances. Any time you start
>> fiddling with stuff like this you run a certain risk. If you don't want
>> to take the risk, leave the card as is. I applied the procedure to an
>> Asus 6800 and it seems to have suffered no damage, but then again I don't
>> see a hell of a lot of improvement either.
>>
>
> I unlocked my BFG 6800 OC with no problems but ive heard of people that
> had to de-clock their card to keep things stable. Ive also heard that
> sometimes only one thing will unlock or neither will.
>
> Good news is that I havent heard of a card dying because of it.
>
> http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=45b504551ef94038df72d98646df52e1&threadid=108905

My Vertex shader unlocked but although the pipelines show as unlocked and
unmasked in Rivatuner the extra pipelines are not really there.

>

 

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Pete D wrote:

> My Vertex shader unlocked but although the pipelines show as unlocked
> and unmasked in Rivatuner the extra pipelines are not really there.

Were you able to determine this objectively.

dvus

 

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I tried it on my Leadtek but the instant it rebooted there was corruption on
all of the screen. I even tried slowing the speeds down and this still
didn't, the corruption was unbelievable. I did see benchmarks similar to my
overclocked speeds on standard settings.
my desktop could not be watched but games seemed to be OK.

hope you have better luck than I did.

Robin

 

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"dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Pete D wrote:
>
>> My Vertex shader unlocked but although the pipelines show as unlocked
>> and unmasked in Rivatuner the extra pipelines are not really there.
>
> Were you able to determine this objectively.
>
> dvus
>

Aquamark and 3D05/03 tests did not change, also I used Everest to have a
look at the GPU and it only shows 12 pipelines but did show the 6th vertex
shader so that was enabled but tests were corrupted when running with the
vertex shader enabled.

 

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Pete D wrote:
> "Big Bird" <spamthis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:41b2ad64$0$9421$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>
>>dvus wrote:
>>
>>>raj wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:31dtovF3a7f3iU1@individual.net...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>raj wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>has anyone use rivatuner to softmod their 6800nu to get the full 16
>>>>>>pipes and the extra vertex shader? I have a leadtek and I heard they
>>>>>>can be done easily by riva tuner but am not sure how to. I googled
>>>>>>and check forums but thier is real steps shown how to. any help
>>>>>>appericated
>>>>>
>>>>>Start RivaTuner.
>>>>>Click on the "Customize" arrow in the "Target Adapter" section.
>>>>>Click on the "Low-level system settings" icon.
>>>>>Select the "NVStrap driver" tab.
>>>>>Click on "Install" and follow instructions.
>>>>>Check the "Allow enabling hardware masked units" box.
>>>>>Click on the "Customize" box.
>>>>>Click to checkmark any "disabled" Pixel or Vertex units.
>>>>>Use "Apply" and/or "OK" to back your way out of the thing.
>>>>>
>>>>>If I forgot anything I apologize.
>>>
>>>
>>>>can it casue permant damage to my leadtek6800
>>>
>>>
>>>I suppose it could, under the right circumstances. Any time you start
>>>fiddling with stuff like this you run a certain risk. If you don't want
>>>to take the risk, leave the card as is. I applied the procedure to an
>>>Asus 6800 and it seems to have suffered no damage, but then again I don't
>>>see a hell of a lot of improvement either.
>>>
>>
>>I unlocked my BFG 6800 OC with no problems but ive heard of people that
>>had to de-clock their card to keep things stable. Ive also heard that
>>sometimes only one thing will unlock or neither will.
>>
>>Good news is that I havent heard of a card dying because of it.
>>
>>http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=45b504551ef94038df72d98646df52e1&threadid=108905
>
>
> My Vertex shader unlocked but although the pipelines show as unlocked and
> unmasked in Rivatuner the extra pipelines are not really there.
>
>
>
>

I tested mine using 3dmark03. I ran it unlocked, got ~9500. Unlocked it
and ran it again. This time I got 10,300.

 

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Unlocking 16 pipes and an extra vertex shader gives you only an 8% boost in
overall 3DMark scores?

The easiest way is to run a fillrate test in any version of 3DMark...

--
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It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


"Big Bird" <spamthis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Pete D wrote:
> > "Big Bird" <spamthis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:41b2ad64$0$9421$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> >>dvus wrote:
> >>
> >>>raj wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>"dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> >>>>news:31dtovF3a7f3iU1@individual.net...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>raj wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>>has anyone use rivatuner to softmod their 6800nu to get the full 16
> >>>>>>pipes and the extra vertex shader? I have a leadtek and I heard they
> >>>>>>can be done easily by riva tuner but am not sure how to. I googled
> >>>>>>and check forums but thier is real steps shown how to. any help
> >>>>>>appericated
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Start RivaTuner.
> >>>>>Click on the "Customize" arrow in the "Target Adapter" section.
> >>>>>Click on the "Low-level system settings" icon.
> >>>>>Select the "NVStrap driver" tab.
> >>>>>Click on "Install" and follow instructions.
> >>>>>Check the "Allow enabling hardware masked units" box.
> >>>>>Click on the "Customize" box.
> >>>>>Click to checkmark any "disabled" Pixel or Vertex units.
> >>>>>Use "Apply" and/or "OK" to back your way out of the thing.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>If I forgot anything I apologize.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>can it casue permant damage to my leadtek6800
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I suppose it could, under the right circumstances. Any time you start
> >>>fiddling with stuff like this you run a certain risk. If you don't want
> >>>to take the risk, leave the card as is. I applied the procedure to an
> >>>Asus 6800 and it seems to have suffered no damage, but then again I
don't
> >>>see a hell of a lot of improvement either.
> >>>
> >>
> >>I unlocked my BFG 6800 OC with no problems but ive heard of people that
> >>had to de-clock their card to keep things stable. Ive also heard that
> >>sometimes only one thing will unlock or neither will.
> >>
> >>Good news is that I havent heard of a card dying because of it.
> >>
>
>>http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=45b504551ef94038df72d98646df52e1
&threadid=108905
> >
> >
> > My Vertex shader unlocked but although the pipelines show as unlocked
and
> > unmasked in Rivatuner the extra pipelines are not really there.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> I tested mine using 3dmark03. I ran it unlocked, got ~9500. Unlocked it
> and ran it again. This time I got 10,300.

 

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Pete D wrote:
> "dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:31gicjF3a45ksU1@individual.net...
>> Pete D wrote:
>>
>>> My Vertex shader unlocked but although the pipelines show as
>>> unlocked and unmasked in Rivatuner the extra pipelines are not
>>> really there.
>>
>> Were you able to determine this objectively.
>
> Aquamark and 3D05/03 tests did not change, also I used Everest to
> have a look at the GPU and it only shows 12 pipelines but did show
> the 6th vertex shader so that was enabled but tests were corrupted
> when running with the vertex shader enabled.

What is "Everest"?

dvus

 

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you only unlock 4 pipelines....the 6800 has 12 active to start with.


First of One wrote:
> Unlocking 16 pipes and an extra vertex shader gives you only an 8% boost in
> overall 3DMark scores?
>
> The easiest way is to run a fillrate test in any version of 3DMark...
>

 

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"dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Pete D wrote:
>> "dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>> news:31gicjF3a45ksU1@individual.net...
>>> Pete D wrote:
>>>
>>>> My Vertex shader unlocked but although the pipelines show as
>>>> unlocked and unmasked in Rivatuner the extra pipelines are not
>>>> really there.
>>>
>>> Were you able to determine this objectively.
>>
>> Aquamark and 3D05/03 tests did not change, also I used Everest to
>> have a look at the GPU and it only shows 12 pipelines but did show
>> the 6th vertex shader so that was enabled but tests were corrupted
>> when running with the vertex shader enabled.
>
> What is "Everest"?
>
> dvus
>

Everest -
http://www.lavalys.com/products.php?lang=en

CapFusion,...

 

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CapFusion wrote:
> "dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:31ka3nF3bcgtiU1@individual.net...
>> Pete D wrote:
>>> "dvus" <dven1invalid@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>>> news:31gicjF3a45ksU1@individual.net...
>>>> Pete D wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My Vertex shader unlocked but although the pipelines show as
>>>>> unlocked and unmasked in Rivatuner the extra pipelines are not
>>>>> really there.
>>>>
>>>> Were you able to determine this objectively.
>>>
>>> Aquamark and 3D05/03 tests did not change, also I used Everest to
>>> have a look at the GPU and it only shows 12 pipelines but did show
>>> the 6th vertex shader so that was enabled but tests were corrupted
>>> when running with the vertex shader enabled.
>>
>> What is "Everest"?
>
> Everest -
> http://www.lavalys.com/products.php?lang=en

Thanks.

dvus

 

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Er, that is what I meant, unlocking *to* 16 pipes.

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It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


"Big Bird" <spamthis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> you only unlock 4 pipelines....the 6800 has 12 active to start with.
>
>
> First of One wrote:
> > Unlocking 16 pipes and an extra vertex shader gives you only an 8% boost
in
> > overall 3DMark scores?
> >
> > The easiest way is to run a fillrate test in any version of 3DMark...
> >
>