Unlocking Pipes

Hi everybody,

I have a ATI Radeon X800 GTO and need to know how do I unlock the other 4 pipes?

Thanks!!

Thought it was the GTO2 that could only unlock the pipes?

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Originally Posted by lateka06

Hi everybody,

I have a ATI Radeon X800 GTO and need to know how do I unlock the other 4 pipes?

Thanks!!

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

It's worth a try, but if it's a regular GTO it will probably not work.

what make of gto is it?

Aye make sure you're very careful here, otherwise you could end up with a PC that no monitor can work with.

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Originally Posted by NightshadowUK

Aye make sure you're very careful here, otherwise you could end up with a PC that no monitor can work with.

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Don't think so:
"When you try to mod a card which has a different fuses setting, nothing will happen. The pipeline count stays at 12 and the card will work just as normal. But please make a backup of your original BIOS for your own safety."

S'not what I read here and here.

it wont work. I tried on my Connect3D GTO, but mine is one of the ones that can't be unliocked :(.

^ don't be too dissapointed - my friend had the same idea with that card, the flash did not unlock the pipes but he did clock it to @ 540/540 getting about 5700 3dmark05 with a 2.6ghz oc winchester.

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Originally Posted by chrisj

Don't think so:
"When you try to mod a card which has a different fuses setting, nothing will happen. The pipeline count stays at 12 and the card will work just as normal. But please make a backup of your original BIOS for your own safety."

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Exactly where did that quote come from??

I would be very wary about believing everything I read on the internet as true...

Not that I won't keep my fingers crossed for you, obviously.

Personally, i'd want atleast 10 people saying exactly that.

Nox

can't believe it installed my gto2 this week and it's already running 16 pipes out of the box

Yeah they changed the card after the initial batch, glad I got in early. :mrgreen:

Could you not get the money back and go for a 6800GS?

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Originally Posted by bigev

can't believe it installed my gto2 this week and it's already running 16 pipes out of the box

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The early batches had to be unlocked/flashed, the newer ones come unlocked and various reports of it being R423 cores, the early ones were R480 cores(used on xt/xtpe)

Can you check with ati tool what core you have?

And how far will it clock?

Thanks

looks like mine is a r430

The R430 was used on the X800XL 400/500 - 6/16

How far does it clock?

Just got a new one from Newegg and it's an R480 with Samsung 1.6 chips.