Heres the proof un4given this was done long ago
http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...r9500-128.html [/B][/QUOTE]
this looks right and yet un4given has good points... oh... my head is swimming! O_o!
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Heres the proof un4given this was done long ago
http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...r9500-128.html [/B][/QUOTE]
this looks right and yet un4given has good points... oh... my head is swimming! O_o!
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Originally posted by Kero-chan
Heres the proof un4given this was done long ago
http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...r9500-128.html
Let's look at an example that many, or even most of us, may remember. Do you remember when the Pentium processor first appeared and we were still using SIMM memory? The Pentium processor had a 64-bit memory bus, but because SIMMs were 32-bit modules, we had to install them in pairs.Quote:
this looks right and yet un4given has good points... oh... my head is swimming! O_o! [/B]
Now, using the example above, what would happen if we, in the BIOS or other means, disabled half the memory bus? The memory controller would still be 64-bit, and the traces could still be there, but we would lose access to the memory that is in the bank we disabled. If there was no memory there in the second bank to begin with, enabling that second bank would have no effect.
Okay, now use the example above, lets go back to our video card. Even if the traces are there, and the other half of the memory controller is enabled on the chip, if the memory isn't there to fill the bank, there is nothing to access. If the traces are there, and the memory is configured to fill all 256-bits of the bus, then enabling the other half of the memory controller should give us access to 256MB memory, because we would have lost access to half of it when half the memory controller was disabled.
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i'm just going to wait for someone to do it and post benchmarks and pics. i gotta see this one to believe it
well, they dont exactly have pics, but someone claims to have done it in the reviews for the saphire card at newegg.com...Quote:
Originally posted by thrawn86
i'm just going to wait for someone to do it and post benchmarks and pics. i gotta see this one to believe it
hopefully weedkiller420 will get back with us tomorrow night :D
Per our other thread, some one has said that the early 9500 (non-Pro) cards were shipped on the 9700 PCB, which means all the traces were there, and that the memory was banked for 256-bit operation. However, this will not be the case for all cards, as the 9500 and 9500 Pro do now use revised PCB's.
Were can i buy conductive glue xbit reports you dont need to solder, but instead use a conductive glue or some time epoky.
if this works, I may rethink my GF FX decission :D
So will all the 9500s have this 256 bus or are they gonna redisgn it and all the older ones will have the 256?
I dont have money right now, i want to wait but if i wait will there be a difference in the new cards!!!!???
oh my gosh reduce the size of your sig!!! I thought like 5 more people had replied because I had so far to scroll down but no, it was just your sig!!!Quote:
Originally posted by Brickface
So will all the 9500s have this 256 bus or are they gonna redisgn it and all the older ones will have the 256?
I dont have money right now, i want to wait but if i wait will there be a difference in the new cards!!!!???
Anyway, ONLY the older 9500's are based on the 9700's PCB design. You will not be able to buy any of those today.
Just got my card looks exactly like 9700 red pcb with the standard black fan.
3.3 infineon ram on it too :)
Also un4given can you tell me how to take the hsf off.
WOOT AND THE MODDING BEGINS.. weedkiller you will be the proof of all the claims or changing the 9xxx to a 9700 ..Quote:
Originally posted by Weedkiller420
Just got my card looks exactly like 9700 red pcb with the standard black fan.
3.3 infineon ram on it too :)
Also un4given can you tell me how to take the hsf off.
ROFLMAO!!!!! that's the best worse sig i've ever seen :D dude, nobody needs to know if fsaa is disabled and what your z-buffer depth is ;)Quote:
System Configuration
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
DirectX Version 8.1
Mobo Model VT8367-8235
AGP Rates (Current/Available) 4x / 1x 2x 4x
CPU AMD Athlon(tm) XP/MP/4 1670 MHz
FSB 133 MHz
Memory 512 MB
Graphics Chipset ATI RADEON 8500/LE
Driver Name RADEON 8500/RADEON 8500LE
Driver Version 6.13.10.6166
Video Memory 64 MB
Program Version 3DMark2001 SE
Resolution 1024x768 32bit
Texture Format Compressed
FSAA Disabled
Z-Buffer Depth 24bit
Frame Buffer Double
Rendering Pipeline D3D Pure Hardware T&L
STILL UNDER 9000!
yeah man, i got an autonotification that the saphire cards are back in at newegg, so i'm totally ordering one tomorrow... maybe :DQuote:
Originally posted by sharkypinoy
WOOT AND THE MODDING BEGINS.. weedkiller you will be the proof of all the claims or changing the 9xxx to a 9700 ..
HAHAHH looks like it was copied off of the futuremark comparison thingyQuote:
Originally posted by Kero-chan
ROFLMAO!!!!! that's the best worse sig i've ever seen :D dude, nobody needs to know if fsaa is disabled and what your z-buffer depth is ;)
I ordered one of the 128MB Saphire cards last night. Got the 9700 bioses and flash utilities ready to go. I plan on using a defroster repair kit to mod the card, or I might just try to solder in the gap between the two spots. Sound like a good idea? I'll let you know how my experience goes.