I saw this review (which was originally about the Radeon 8500) and the guy talked about flashing the bios
of OEM cards and making them as fast as one sold in retail, is this really possible?!
<A HREF="http://tomshardware.pricegrabber.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=511190/id_type=M/ut=3f3265b0124cf7b0/" target="_new">Here's</A> the review:
**Tom's Hardware Guide User**
Strengths:
Really Fast, New never used before technology
Weaknesses:
Hard to find tweak support, can't get rid of dual monitor when using one monitor.
Summary:
First of all, Slat...
Don't be too dissapointed, all cards since the original GeForce2 (maybe even before) have issued "OEM" and "LE" versions of the cards that come clocked slower, that's why they are cheaper than the retail cards. But something you ought to know is that the hardware is always the same, they just come with a slower clocked BIOS version. All you have to do is (sometimes there's a simple tweak but most of the time it's just
flash the BIOS on the card and replace it with the retail BIOS. Then your card will function at retail speeds and there is no extra heat because you aren't overclocking.. it was meant to go that fast.
One thing I must say is that the card is new, and it is top of the line as far as I'm concerned. I had a GeForce2MX/MX400 that performed alongside Voodoo5 cards (3DMark2k1 score: 2705) and when I replaced it I got a major increase in quality and speed (3DMark2k1 score: 7333). The new technology of TruForm is amazing, also the optimized FSAA known as SmoothVision is great. SmartShader is coming into the scene and I'm yet to see what that really has to offer but I've heard good things. From a Voodoo5 equiv I got a typical 40fps average up'ed to about a 120fps average, it's great.
As far as the driver concern everyone has.. I've had no problems with my games, but there's only mainstream WinXP driver updates since the card release, give ATI some time.. this is the first time ATI made a really successful card.
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Now, is this guy just running his mouth about things he knows nothing about or is there truth to it?
of OEM cards and making them as fast as one sold in retail, is this really possible?!
<A HREF="http://tomshardware.pricegrabber.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=511190/id_type=M/ut=3f3265b0124cf7b0/" target="_new">Here's</A> the review:
**Tom's Hardware Guide User**
Strengths:
Really Fast, New never used before technology
Weaknesses:
Hard to find tweak support, can't get rid of dual monitor when using one monitor.
Summary:
First of all, Slat...
Don't be too dissapointed, all cards since the original GeForce2 (maybe even before) have issued "OEM" and "LE" versions of the cards that come clocked slower, that's why they are cheaper than the retail cards. But something you ought to know is that the hardware is always the same, they just come with a slower clocked BIOS version. All you have to do is (sometimes there's a simple tweak but most of the time it's just
flash the BIOS on the card and replace it with the retail BIOS. Then your card will function at retail speeds and there is no extra heat because you aren't overclocking.. it was meant to go that fast. One thing I must say is that the card is new, and it is top of the line as far as I'm concerned. I had a GeForce2MX/MX400 that performed alongside Voodoo5 cards (3DMark2k1 score: 2705) and when I replaced it I got a major increase in quality and speed (3DMark2k1 score: 7333). The new technology of TruForm is amazing, also the optimized FSAA known as SmoothVision is great. SmartShader is coming into the scene and I'm yet to see what that really has to offer but I've heard good things. From a Voodoo5 equiv I got a typical 40fps average up'ed to about a 120fps average, it's great.
As far as the driver concern everyone has.. I've had no problems with my games, but there's only mainstream WinXP driver updates since the card release, give ATI some time.. this is the first time ATI made a really successful card.
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Now, is this guy just running his mouth about things he knows nothing about or is there truth to it?
James
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