x800gt unlocking pipelines; Need real walktrough :D - Page 2

T-800 · Nov 10, 2005, 10:15 AM

hmm but i use already ure mod bios with 1,6 ns the bios X800 xt use this with 1,6 ns or 2,0 ns

mingorad · Nov 10, 2005, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by T-800

hmm but i use already ure mod bios with 1,6 ns the bios X800 xt use this with 1,6 ns or 2,0 ns

the bios in this case has nothing to do with memories only that the 1,6ns bios has boost up clocks ;the base 2.0 has 490 up to 530 multiple of 2 ; (I have 2.0ns Samsung memories and I use a 1.6 ns bios from ShadowFlare ). The only Downfall of 2.0 memories is that they cannot achieve higher frequencies than 1.6 ns memories.

ShadowFlare · Nov 10, 2005, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-800

hi dud´s my RED powercolor have 2 diffrent memory chips the fan side i got 1,6 ns mem BGA chips and the otherside 2,0 ns chips
now what i have now ??

That's weird, the one with the red heatsink (the extreme edition) is supposed to only have 1.6 ns memory chips. I guess they kind of ripped you off on that one...

buffalokilla1 · Nov 11, 2005, 04:13 AM

Howdy - I was looking through some threads on unlocking pipes on the powercolor x800 gt and I'm a little confused. It looks like my stock bios cuts the pipes to 8 (config_rom_fuses 0x862). From what I understand, most of these cards came with all pipes open through the bios but were physically cut.

I haven't flashed to a different bios yet because of this difference; here are the other pertinent values from ATITool:

die fuses: 0xFFFF3FFF
Substrate fuses: 0xFFFFFF9D
GB pipe select: 0x31344

Any chance this can be unlocked without a hard mod? I'm under the impression I should use the saphire x800 gto2 bios to get the same fan speeds and whatnot and unlock the pipes if they're not hard locked.

I'm gonna ask a friend of mine who works with electronics about connecting lazer cut pipes if that's the case, I want to make sure I don't short anything out. If a hardmod is indeed necessary, which bios would I flash to use all the pipes? The x850xt PCI-e one?

Thanks for all the great work you guys have done, by the way

.

BlackPearl · Nov 11, 2005, 09:56 PM

The fuse configuration strings you posted indicate it's probably not unlockable, sorry.

buffalokilla1 · Nov 13, 2005, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackPearl

The fuse configuration strings you posted indicate it's probably not unlockable, sorry.

Okay, thanks - what is it that indicates that, though, just out of curiousity?

dolf · Nov 13, 2005, 09:26 PM

Your fuses definitely show that you can't have 16 pipes but for 12 I consider that you must try

. Please see what is your core R423, R430 or R480.

T-800 · Nov 14, 2005, 03:57 AM

hi shadowflare i read this. that card i have !!

Power for the X800 GT Xtreme is provided by ATI's R480 chipset running at 500MHz. This is 25MHz faster than the standard X800 GT. The Xtreme achieves this higher core speed with a better cooling solution. The normal X800 GT use 256 Meg of 2ns GDDR3 memory running at 980MHz. The Xtreme version use 1.6ns memory running at 1050MHz. All together, it adds up to a faster video card for just a few dollars more."

ShadowFlare · Nov 14, 2005, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-800

hi shadowflare i read this. that card i have !!

Power for the X800 GT Xtreme is provided by ATI's R480 chipset running at 500MHz. This is 25MHz faster than the standard X800 GT. The Xtreme achieves this higher core speed with a better cooling solution. The normal X800 GT use 256 Meg of 2ns GDDR3 memory running at 980MHz. The Xtreme version use 1.6ns memory running at 1050MHz. All together, it adds up to a faster video card for just a few dollars more."

Post your bios, please.

dolf · Nov 14, 2005, 07:58 AM

It is dual DVI which means XT PCB (without additional PS connector)

. Together with the BIOS please post also the fuse results. It is interesting to see locked or not the core is.

buffalokilla1 · Nov 14, 2005, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dolf

Your fuses definitely show that you can't have 16 pipes but for 12 I consider that you must try

. Please see what is your core R423, R430 or R480.

It's a powercolor x800 gt, so it's a 480.

T-800 · Nov 15, 2005, 01:55 AM

heres my bios and fuse

ShadowFlare · Nov 16, 2005, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by T-800

heres my bios and fuse

OK, nothing special about your bios. It's just a normal Powercolor X800 GT bios.

SMJ-G · Nov 16, 2005, 04:12 AM

Hi guys, I am new to this forum but I need help on unlocking my existing 8 pipes to may be 12, 16 pipes on my Sapphire X800GT 256mb card. I have overcklocked this card to 540/560 but it locked so the max I can run it safely is 526/540, I am running the Zalman ZM80D Noiseless cooler. Is this possible to unlock more pipes or are they fixed?

The Australian version of the Sapphire X800GT 256mb comes with the R423, 2.0ns mem. Has anyone moded this particular cad? Your help would be appreciated. I am enclosing the cards ATITool setting for your information.

My system - Asus P5LD2 Dlx - P4-640 clocked to 3525 (standard Intel cooling) - Sapphire X800GT 256mb, Zalman ZM80D Noiseless cooler- Corsair 2048MB - 4300/DDR2 - 1x WD 200GB SATA, 1x WD 120GB SATA - 1x Pioneer DVR109, 1x Pioneer DVR108

SMJ-G · Nov 16, 2005, 04:14 AM

This is the ATITool settings diagram.....lol

mingorad · Nov 16, 2005, 11:13 AM

Any ideas for an hardmod on x800gt using R480 ?

SMJ-G · Nov 17, 2005, 02:59 PM

Has anybody on this forum attempted to Unlocked to 16 pipes the Sapphire X800GT 256MB with the R423 chip? Your feedback would be appreciated!!!

Steve

Shyska · Nov 20, 2005, 10:13 PM

tried probably every usable (at least same memory) bios, connected both dots and 12p was all i could get.

P.S. Dolf is running a project to find another way (harmoding) to unlock some more. Lets hope he will succeed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMJ-G

Has anybody on this forum attempted to Unlocked to 16 pipes the Sapphire X800GT 256MB with the R423 chip? Your feedback would be appreciated!!!

Steve

T-800 · Nov 21, 2005, 12:37 AM

kuhl now we have just have to wait

kristov18 · Dec 1, 2005, 09:40 AM

hi shadowflare, that is my card with my bios
is it possible for unlock pipline?
thx~~~

kristov18 · Dec 1, 2005, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowFlare

Post your bios, please.

i have this card too
my bios is below
plz help
thx alot~

dolf · Dec 1, 2005, 11:06 AM

Guys THE FUSE research have to be conducted first. They (fuses) definitely shows whether is possible to have 12 or 16 pipes depending on the core type R420, 423, 430, 480. Unfortunately all my efforts to find alternative hardmod method were useless and I have to say that there is no way to unlock even 12 pipes on R430, R480 with originally 8 pipes.

For R423, R420 there is chance to have 12 pipes. I will comment only these cores with originally 8 pipes.

SMJ-G you have chance for 12 pipes. You have to remove the cooler and to connect the RIGHT bridge. After that to flash 12 pipe BIOS using MODIFIED flashrom and to check again the number of pipes. Please conduct the fuse research before and after hardmod and post both results.

Success

kristov18 · Dec 1, 2005, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dolf

Guys THE FUSE research have to be conducted first. They (fuses) definitely shows whether is possible to have 12 or 16 pipes depending on the core type R420, 423, 430, 480. Unfortunately all my efforts to find alternative hardmod method were useless and I have to say that there is no way to unlock even 12 pipes on R430, R480 with originally 8 pipes.

For R423, R420 there is chance to have 12 pipes. I will comment only these cores with originally 8 pipes.

SMJ-G you have chance for 12 pipes. You have to remove the cooler and to connect the RIGHT bridge. After that to flash 12 pipe BIOS using MODIFIED flashrom and to check again the number of pipes. Please conduct the fuse research before and after hardmod and post both results.

Success

here's my fuses data thx~~

shinichi · Dec 20, 2005, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dolf

Guys THE FUSE research have to be conducted first. They (fuses) definitely shows whether is possible to have 12 or 16 pipes depending on the core type R420, 423, 430, 480. Unfortunately all my efforts to find alternative hardmod method were useless and I have to say that there is no way to unlock even 12 pipes on R430, R480 with originally 8 pipes.

For R423, R420 there is chance to have 12 pipes. I will comment only these cores with originally 8 pipes.

SMJ-G you have chance for 12 pipes. You have to remove the cooler and to connect the RIGHT bridge. After that to flash 12 pipe BIOS using MODIFIED flashrom and to check again the number of pipes. Please conduct the fuse research before and after hardmod and post both results.

Success

bro, i have the exact same fuses data with SMG_J, but after i connect brigdes with an soldering iron now it become 4pipeline !, how that could happen ?, i tried flashed back to its original bios but nothing happened, my pipeline stuck on 4 !, please help me....

i need link to a modified bios of Sapphire X800GT 12p, and the flash software, i think the problem that i use normal atiflash not the modified one.....

Shyska · Dec 20, 2005, 01:09 PM

take a picture of your modified chip

Nov 10, 2005, 10:15 AM	#26
T-800 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 13 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Damn hmm but i use already ure mod bios with 1,6 ns the bios X800 xt use this with 1,6 ns or 2,0 ns

Processor:	Athlon 64 Venice 3200+ 2.0 GHz, max 2.6 GHz with Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu
Motherboard:	EpoX 9NPA+Ultra nForce4 Ultra with Zalman ZM-NB47J
Cooling:	All Zalman heatsinks (CNPS7000B-AlCu, ZM-NB47J, VF700-Cu)
Memory:	1 GB (2x512 MB) DDR400 Corsair XMS C2 series, max 233 MHz @ 2-3-2-9 1T
Video Card:	Sapphire Radeon X800GTO2 256 MB PCIe max 540/600, modded to 16 pipes
Harddisk:	Seagate 80GB SATA, Maxtor 160GB PATA, Maxtor 200GB PATA
CD/DVD Drive:	LITE-ON SOHW-1673S DVD+/-RW DL
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 17" Trinitron CRT
Case:	Lian Li PC-60B Plus
Sound Card:	Built-in Realtek chip
PSU:	Enermax Noisetaker EG495AX-VE, 485 watts, active PFC
Software:	Windows XP Pro SP2, Windows XP Pro x64, Windows Vista RC1 32-bit

Nov 11, 2005, 04:13 AM	#29
buffalokilla1 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Powercolor x800gt discrepency Howdy - I was looking through some threads on unlocking pipes on the powercolor x800 gt and I'm a little confused. It looks like my stock bios cuts the pipes to 8 (config_rom_fuses 0x862). From what I understand, most of these cards came with all pipes open through the bios but were physically cut. I haven't flashed to a different bios yet because of this difference; here are the other pertinent values from ATITool: die fuses: 0xFFFF3FFF Substrate fuses: 0xFFFFFF9D GB pipe select: 0x31344 Any chance this can be unlocked without a hard mod? I'm under the impression I should use the saphire x800 gto2 bios to get the same fan speeds and whatnot and unlock the pipes if they're not hard locked. I'm gonna ask a friend of mine who works with electronics about connecting lazer cut pipes if that's the case, I want to make sure I don't short anything out. If a hardmod is indeed necessary, which bios would I flash to use all the pipes? The x850xt PCI-e one? Thanks for all the great work you guys have done, by the way .

Processor:	Athlon 64 Venice 3200+ 2.0 GHz, max 2.6 GHz with Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu
Motherboard:	EpoX 9NPA+Ultra nForce4 Ultra with Zalman ZM-NB47J
Cooling:	All Zalman heatsinks (CNPS7000B-AlCu, ZM-NB47J, VF700-Cu)
Memory:	1 GB (2x512 MB) DDR400 Corsair XMS C2 series, max 233 MHz @ 2-3-2-9 1T
Video Card:	Sapphire Radeon X800GTO2 256 MB PCIe max 540/600, modded to 16 pipes
Harddisk:	Seagate 80GB SATA, Maxtor 160GB PATA, Maxtor 200GB PATA
CD/DVD Drive:	LITE-ON SOHW-1673S DVD+/-RW DL
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 17" Trinitron CRT
Case:	Lian Li PC-60B Plus
Sound Card:	Built-in Realtek chip
PSU:	Enermax Noisetaker EG495AX-VE, 485 watts, active PFC
Software:	Windows XP Pro SP2, Windows XP Pro x64, Windows Vista RC1 32-bit

Processor:	Athlon 64 Venice 3200+ 2.0 GHz, max 2.6 GHz with Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu
Motherboard:	EpoX 9NPA+Ultra nForce4 Ultra with Zalman ZM-NB47J
Cooling:	All Zalman heatsinks (CNPS7000B-AlCu, ZM-NB47J, VF700-Cu)
Memory:	1 GB (2x512 MB) DDR400 Corsair XMS C2 series, max 233 MHz @ 2-3-2-9 1T
Video Card:	Sapphire Radeon X800GTO2 256 MB PCIe max 540/600, modded to 16 pipes
Harddisk:	Seagate 80GB SATA, Maxtor 160GB PATA, Maxtor 200GB PATA
CD/DVD Drive:	LITE-ON SOHW-1673S DVD+/-RW DL
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 17" Trinitron CRT
Case:	Lian Li PC-60B Plus
Sound Card:	Built-in Realtek chip
PSU:	Enermax Noisetaker EG495AX-VE, 485 watts, active PFC
Software:	Windows XP Pro SP2, Windows XP Pro x64, Windows Vista RC1 32-bit

Nov 11, 2005, 09:56 PM	#30
BlackPearl Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 51 (0.03/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The fuse configuration strings you posted indicate it's probably not unlockable, sorry.

Nov 13, 2005, 09:26 PM	#32
dolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,050 (1.14/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts	Your fuses definitely show that you can't have 16 pipes but for 12 I consider that you must try . Please see what is your core R423, R430 or R480.

Nov 14, 2005, 03:57 AM	#33
T-800 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 13 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi shadowflare i read this. that card i have !! Power for the X800 GT Xtreme is provided by ATI's R480 chipset running at 500MHz. This is 25MHz faster than the standard X800 GT. The Xtreme achieves this higher core speed with a better cooling solution. The normal X800 GT use 256 Meg of 2ns GDDR3 memory running at 980MHz. The Xtreme version use 1.6ns memory running at 1050MHz. All together, it adds up to a faster video card for just a few dollars more."

Nov 14, 2005, 07:58 AM	#35
dolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,050 (1.14/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts	It is dual DVI which means XT PCB (without additional PS connector) . Together with the BIOS please post also the fuse results. It is interesting to see locked or not the core is.

Nov 16, 2005, 04:12 AM	#39
SMJ-G Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SYDNEY AUSTRALIA Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sapphire X800GT 256MB - Can the existing 8 pipes be unlocked? Hi guys, I am new to this forum but I need help on unlocking my existing 8 pipes to may be 12, 16 pipes on my Sapphire X800GT 256mb card. I have overcklocked this card to 540/560 but it locked so the max I can run it safely is 526/540, I am running the Zalman ZM80D Noiseless cooler. Is this possible to unlock more pipes or are they fixed? The Australian version of the Sapphire X800GT 256mb comes with the R423, 2.0ns mem. Has anyone moded this particular cad? Your help would be appreciated. I am enclosing the cards ATITool setting for your information. My system - Asus P5LD2 Dlx - P4-640 clocked to 3525 (standard Intel cooling) - Sapphire X800GT 256mb, Zalman ZM80D Noiseless cooler- Corsair 2048MB - 4300/DDR2 - 1x WD 200GB SATA, 1x WD 120GB SATA - 1x Pioneer DVR109, 1x Pioneer DVR108

Nov 16, 2005, 04:14 AM	#40
SMJ-G Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SYDNEY AUSTRALIA Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sapphire X800GT 256mb (Australian Version) This is the ATITool settings diagram.....lol Attached Thumbnails

Nov 16, 2005, 11:13 AM	#41
mingorad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bucharest Posts: 31 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Any ideas for an hardmod on x800gt using R480 ?

Nov 17, 2005, 02:59 PM	#42
SMJ-G Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SYDNEY AUSTRALIA Posts: 29 (0.02/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Has anybody on this forum attempted to Unlocked to 16 pipes the Sapphire X800GT 256MB with the R423 chip? Your feedback would be appreciated!!! Steve

Processor:	AMD Athlon64 3000+ Venice @2.5GHz
Motherboard:	Asus A8N-E :(this board limits my cpu overclock ):
Cooling:	CPU box, GPU Zalman VF700-Cu
Memory:	2x512MB PC3200 @227MHz
Video Card:	Sapphire X850XT 256MB PCI-E @ 605/618
Harddisk:	40GB & 120GB Maxtors
PSU:	Generic 400W
Software:	Windows XP Pro SP2 \| Debian GNU/Linux <sarge>

Nov 21, 2005, 12:37 AM	#44
T-800 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 13 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	kuhl now we have just have to wait

Dec 1, 2005, 11:06 AM	#47
dolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,050 (1.14/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts	Guys THE FUSE research have to be conducted first. They (fuses) definitely shows whether is possible to have 12 or 16 pipes depending on the core type R420, 423, 430, 480. Unfortunately all my efforts to find alternative hardmod method were useless and I have to say that there is no way to unlock even 12 pipes on R430, R480 with originally 8 pipes. For R423, R420 there is chance to have 12 pipes. I will comment only these cores with originally 8 pipes. SMJ-G you have chance for 12 pipes. You have to remove the cooler and to connect the RIGHT bridge. After that to flash 12 pipe BIOS using MODIFIED flashrom and to check again the number of pipes. Please conduct the fuse research before and after hardmod and post both results. Success Last edited by dolf; Dec 1, 2005 at 11:19 AM.

Dec 20, 2005, 01:09 PM	#50
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