Unlocking Pipes

[lateka06]

Hi everybody,

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

Thanks!!

[Hullz-Modz]

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

[StormPC]

Hi everybody,

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

Thanks!!

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.

[fredered]

what make of gto is it?

[NightshadowUK]

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

[chrisj]

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

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."

[NightshadowUK]

S'not what I read here and here.

[dannyboy83]

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

[iranu]

^ 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.

[Nox]

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."

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

[bigev]

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

[NightshadowUK]

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

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

[Max Tractor]

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

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

[bigev]

looks like mine is a r430

[Max Tractor]

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

How far does it clock?

[StormPC]

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