radeon x800xt

dixsey

hi has anybody here tried to buy a radeon x800xt in the agp version they are almost impossible to get

Ciaran500

They sure are.

neokenzo

Didnt know that the X800XT are hard to find. I know the PE version of it is impossible to get at the moment.

BloodBath

Get a x800pro vivo. The HIS model is really good.

They all come with the 16 pipes intact. You just have to flash it to an xt BIOS to enable them and up the core and memory to xt speeds or higher and you have yourself a cheap x800xt vivo.

Jes-computer have them for 460e.


BloodBath

unkel

BloodBath wrote:

and you have yourself a cheap x800xt vivo.

Jes-computer have them for 460e.

:eek: Could build a half decent rig for that. I suppose gaming comes at a price

neokenzo

BloodBath wrote:

Get a x800pro vivo. The HIS model is really good.

They all come with the 16 pipes intact. You just have to flash it to an xt BIOS to enable them and up the core and memory to xt speeds or higher and you have yourself a cheap x800xt vivo.

Jes-computer have them for 460e.


BloodBath

I presumed that when you flash it the pipes will be enable?

BloodBath

I presumed that when you flash it the pipes will be enable?

Aye, unlike the normal pros the vivo ones have 4 pipes disabled in the bios rather than physically cut.


BloodBath

dixsey

i,ve just read that the cut stops you from modding from an x800provivo to an x800xt

dubdvd

dixsey wrote:

i,ve just read that the cut stops you from modding from an x800provivo to an x800xt

no not in the vivo !! the vivo,s are at the begining are x800xt,s but they are kind of the middle if the memorychip bucket... so they use them for PRO-VIVO,S instead of XT,S and as bloodbath pointed out the 4 lanes are only blocked in the bios and not cut by laser which normal x800pros are .....so more or less a simple bIOs flash opens up your four "software bIOs hidden lanes " and then you have 16 lanes ...but as i said earlier most of the graphics card and memory retailers buy the memory from only a couple of places and the good ones make the top of top end cards and the rest are graded and placed into the mid to high end cards ...its the same with the sticks of memory that you buy..

dixsey

so how do you enable the extra 4 pipelines and would it be the same as an xt then, im new to this stuff

neokenzo

Has anyone here actually tried this?

dixsey

neokenzo wrote:

Has anyone here actually tried this?

i was just wondering that myself it sounds to good to be true.can it really be done and how exactly do you do it?

Ciaran500

You will just need to flash the bios on the card. To do that you just need to boot into dos and run a program, and its all done automaticaly.

I'm not sure if it works on this card but its a fairly common mod on alot of other cards.

neokenzo

I know how to do the mod Ciaran as I have tried it numerous times on my 9800pro. My question meant has anyone tried flashing the X800 pro VIVO to x800xt and got the 16 pipes working as well?

BloodBath

Someone here has done it, can't remember who but it works with every vivo.


BloodBath

dixsey

BloodBath wrote:

Someone here has done it, can't remember who but it works with every vivo.


BloodBath

does overclocking damage your card in the longterm

jesus_thats_gre

Sort off.. i.e. halfs the life of your card from say 20 years to 10 years.. Considering the longest it will ever be used is 3 or 4 years.. Who cares

dubdvd

yes i has been done ... i think gline done it .....well the not the bios mod but the the hardware mod using the conductive paint pen to link back up the laser-cut ....heres a link to what you want to know...the link below will give you all you need to it...and as it states if you dont want to have the 16 lanes open ??you can flash back to the 12 lanes

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=777427

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33766704

gline

dubdvd wrote:

yes i has been done ... i think gline done it .....well the not the bios mod but the the hardware mod using the conductive paint pen to link back up the laser-cut ....heres a link to what you want to know...the link below will give you all you need to it...and as it states if you dont want to have the 16 lanes open ??you can flash back to the 12 lanes

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=777427

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33766704

i did the hardmod, didnt work as the new cards dont have the xtra 4 pipes in them. And i was told that all new VIVO's and pros do not have the xtra pipes in them, there is nothing you can do to get the xtra 4 pipes. As for the XT's being hard to get - go to http://geek.pricegrabber.com/ they have x800 xt's and x800 xt pe's and use an international shipper to import it for you, that works out cheaper then ireland, thats how i got my x800 and they were extremly rare when i got it, they were just out.

dixsey

gline wrote:

i did the hardmod, didnt work as the new cards dont have the xtra 4 pipes in them. And i was told that all new VIVO's and pros do not have the xtra pipes in them, there is nothing you can do to get the xtra 4 pipes. As for the XT's being hard to get - go to http://geek.pricegrabber.com/ they have x800 xt's and x800 xt pe's and use an international shipper to import it for you, that works out cheaper then ireland, thats how i got my x800 and they were extremly rare when i got it, they were just out.

nice 1 mate i,ll check that site out now because it does,nt look like i can softmodd an x800pro to xt

dixsey

gline wrote:

i did the hardmod, didnt work as the new cards dont have the xtra 4 pipes in them. And i was told that all new VIVO's and pros do not have the xtra pipes in them, there is nothing you can do to get the xtra 4 pipes. As for the XT's being hard to get - go to http://geek.pricegrabber.com/ they have x800 xt's and x800 xt pe's and use an international shipper to import it for you, that works out cheaper then ireland, thats how i got my x800 and they were extremly rare when i got it, they were just out.

hi i checked that site and put in a search for x800xt and they have,nt got any.Anyone else here know where i might get a radeon x800xt in the agp version in stock?

dixsey

gline wrote:

i did the hardmod, didnt work as the new cards dont have the xtra 4 pipes in them. And i was told that all new VIVO's and pros do not have the xtra pipes in them, there is nothing you can do to get the xtra 4 pipes. As for the XT's being hard to get - go to http://geek.pricegrabber.com/ they have x800 xt's and x800 xt pe's and use an international shipper to import it for you, that works out cheaper then ireland, thats how i got my x800 and they were extremly rare when i got it, they were just out.

sorry my mistake i found an msi x800xt from a company that ships internationally i,m about to order it, thanks a lot.

Nukem

dixsey wrote:

hi has anybody here tried to buy a radeon x800xt in the agp version they are almost impossible to get

Hope this helps OcUK if i come across any more il let ya know

BloodBath

I thought almost all x800pro vivo's flashed to xt's. Damn it, don;t tell me they have fixed it.

BloodBath

gline

BloodBath wrote:

I thought almost all x800pro vivo's flashed to xt's. Damn it, don;t tell me they have fixed it.

BloodBath

They fixed it months ago, now they are true VIVO models and not xt's downgraded. So if u buy a brand new 1 the chances are it will not flash to xt

dixsey

Nukem wrote:

Hope this helps OcUK if i come across any more il let ya know

nice 1 thanks i,ve just ordered one from the site gline gave me[geek.com]its on the way , could,nt find one anywhere else thanks anyway

dixsey

gline wrote:

i did the hardmod, didnt work as the new cards dont have the xtra 4 pipes in them. And i was told that all new VIVO's and pros do not have the xtra pipes in them, there is nothing you can do to get the xtra 4 pipes. As for the XT's being hard to get - go to http://geek.pricegrabber.com/ they have x800 xt's and x800 xt pe's and use an international shipper to import it for you, that works out cheaper then ireland, thats how i got my x800 and they were extremly rare when i got it, they were just out.

hi gline how long where you waiting for your x800 i ordered mine yesterday from geek.com

gline

dixsey wrote:

hi gline how long where you waiting for your x800 i ordered mine yesterday from geek.com

well i used an international shipper to get it for me, so it took a week. I would reckon it will be 1-2 weeks, depends on what shipping method you went for, you may be charged import tax (about €40) depending on the worth of the item that the shop writes down. Let me kno how it is when you get it.

dixsey

gline wrote:

well i used an international shipper to get it for me, so it took a week. I would reckon it will be 1-2 weeks, depends on what shipping method you went for, you may be charged import tax (about €40) depending on the worth of the item that the shop writes down. Let me kno how it is when you get it.

nice 1 i will, it would have to be a lot better than the ****e card i have now[nvidia fx 5200]

gline

dixsey wrote:

nice 1 i will, it would have to be a lot better than the ****e card i have now[nvidia fx 5200]

LOL, been there mate

BloodBath

Haha your going from a 5200fx to a x800xt. Your going to be seriosuly impressed with the performance. I'd say that must be about 8 times the performance of your card if not higher.

What processor/ram have you got?


BloodBath