8800GTS 320mb mods?

[JadeFalcon]

With the new 8800GT's on the horizon - I'm a little less content with my evga superclocked 320mb GTS. My card is water cooled with a dtek fuzion block on a 1/2" loop. It sees a 30c idle and 47c load. Since I have a decent cooling system, I assume I should be able to squeeze some more out of it - but with sticking to my normal luck, the card will only do 614/1810 - very disappointing. What are my options? Is there any voltage mods available? Sorry if I'm being a noob asking questions I'm sure have been asked - I just wanted to specifically reference my card/board so I didn't risk damaging anything.

mind you,all my OC's have been from ntune/rivatuner.. I haven't done any bios mods... I didn't think it would make much of a difference.

[Brian MP5T]

Be happy with your card... or replace it got a GT..

By the way you are asking, it sounds like you do not have the background to start soldering a perfectly good Video card..

[JadeFalcon]

Be happy with your card... or replace it got a GT..

By the way you are asking, it sounds like you do not have the background to start soldering a perfectly good Video card..

I guess the bios comment made you think I didn't know what I was doing. I'm actually finishing up an electrical engineering degree at the moment, hehe. I've soldered/modded several motherboards/cards in the past. I just don't have any experience with the 8800's - thought maybe I could get filled in on the possibilities, and if I should even bother.

[largon]

All 8800GTS cards have identical vmods.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4641
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=gethowto&number=7&howtopage=194&howtoID=72

[Brian MP5T]

I guess the bios comment made you think I didn't know what I was doing. I'm actually finishing up an electrical engineering degree at the moment, hehe. I've soldered/modded several motherboards/cards in the past. I just don't have any experience with the 8800's - thought maybe I could get filled in on the possibilities, and if I should even bother.

Honestly, it would be like this...

You have a LADA, and a Ferrari... they used to not cost the same, but now the ferrari is cheap...

No matter how much you FU-CK with the motor on the LADA, it will never get even close to the speed of the Ferrari... and you might blow up the LADA in the process...

Admit defeat, buy the 8800 GT. It's only $250.00... Sell the GTS 320..

[JadeFalcon]

Honestly, it would be like this...

You have a LADA, and a Ferrari... they used to not cost the same, but now the ferrari is cheap...

No matter how much you FU-CK with the motor on the LADA, it will never get even close to the speed of the Ferrari... and you might blow up the LADA in the process...

Admit defeat, buy the 8800 GT. It's only $250.00... Sell the GTS 320..

LOL, I understand your comparison. I just don't think the money is worth it for the relatively small increase in speed. I also don't want to deal with getting a new waterblock and all the drama associated with those new cards. I really want to hold out for the next gen of 9x cards that really get to the next level. How often does the vmod damage these cards? (Assuming you know what you're doing).

[wittekakker]

While the 8800GT is the next best thing for mid-range gamers, I probable wouldn't upgrade when I already got a 8800GTS 320MB.
Concerning voltmods, look at the links above, but I must say that a voltmodded card doesn't really boost the performance above any stock volted card, the extra overclocking headroom is in many cases not worth the trouble.

[Brian MP5T]

LOL, I understand your comparison. I just don't think the money is worth it for the relatively small increase in speed. I also don't want to deal with getting a new waterblock and all the drama associated with those new cards. I really want to hold out for the next gen of 9x cards that really get to the next level. How often does the vmod damage these cards? (Assuming you know what you're doing).

"Small Increase" :rofl:

[Fujimitsu]

"Small Increase" :rofl:

The increase is relatively small compared to just waiting a few weeks or months for a much more powerful and worthwile upgrade.
If hes happy with his card stop pushing him to upgrade, it's obviously not necessary. If he's happy with the performance of his current card, waiting for another upgrade cycle is almost certainly gonna net him better performance in the long run.

That said, the mods might not offer that much more performance but if you are confident that you can do it without risking your hardware, why not?

[Brian MP5T]

That said, the mods might not offer that much more performance but if you are confident that you can do it without risking your hardware, why not?

That the point of my post, I'm not trying to pressure, just the level of gain for all the time in modifying the old card is a waste when compared to the performance difference of getting a GT when it's the exact same price. Sell the 8800GTS and get the GT was the idea....