Enabling 16-pipes on the 6800-NonUltra

[LilGator]

http://www.digit-life.com/news.html?107374

http://www.ixbt.com/short/2k4-08/rt2.png

"Voila! After reboot we get 16x1, i.e. 16 pipelines. Of course, if a card has 4 offline pipelines defective, it will produce artefacts and we can't guarantee that any GeForce 6800 can be remade into a 6800GT.

Rather timely, RivaTuner indicated that recently tested MSI GeForce 6800 has 16 working pipelines! Therefore we are now correcting the article. We can't guarantee that all newer MSI cards will have 16 working pipelines though."

Looks kinda interesting :)

[craig588]

*twitch*
A card for 300$ that can break 16K in 3dmark :eek:

[STEvil]

Now, do I want to try to trust nVidia again.. :confused: :( :confused:

[LilGator]

http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=VC-MSI-0061

Any risk-takers ? ;)

[craig588]

I just bought an A64 setup and in a few weeks I'll be buying a DFI board, I can't afford it right now.

[LilGator]

Probably the best question is, is there anyone that has a 6800NU ? They weren't very popular :D

[blinky]

interesting

[Cow2kie]

Originally posted by LilGator
Probably the best question is, is there anyone that has a 6800NU ? They weren't very popular :D

my friend actually just bought the plain 6800.

[DrJay]

Very, very interesting.

[mrlobber]

LilGator, xbitlabs turned a 6800 into 6800GT as well. But they were quickly to add that most of the 6800's have the 4 pipelines damaged and by the time the yield will have increased and the demand for 6800 non-ultra's as well, nVidia probably will have implemented a n effective lock against such measures.

See: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf6800-oc_5.html

[Mini]

Hell but the 30.000 6800NU's are allready out on the market... So who the hell cares??? Get 1 before your neighbour... Hehe...

And maybe Nvidia wont...

Did you see their summary of the year??? They lost ALOT of many... I think they just need to sell anything... Hehe... ATI was on over 70% of market with 9800pro/XT over 5900XT->5950U...

[saaya]

:slobber:

[LilGator]

Originally posted by mrlobber
LilGator, xbitlabs turned a 6800 into 6800GT as well. But they were quickly to add that most of the 6800's have the 4 pipelines damaged and by the time the yield will have increased and the demand for 6800 non-ultra's as well, nVidia probably will have implemented a n effective lock against such measures.

See: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf6800-oc_5.html

That article is a little older, and all they tried was a BIOS flash to an Ultra. Besides, DigitLife just confirmed that a MSI 6800 worked fine with all 16 pipes enabled. Does it mean all 6800s will ? No. But it does mean that some will, not none, as xbitlabs suggests...

[hallowen]

Damn! I Already Bought a PNY 6800 Ultra...:D

Maybe I'll Buy one just to see If it Can be Done!;)

[maxx-p]

thats pretty nice, gonna look for a 6800 too :D
let us certainly hear your results,
hallowen

[makatee]

i just decided to buy one of these plain 6800 to test. wish me luck:toast:

[WeaponX]

Let's us know bro! The Asus 6800 Gamer's edition is looking might tempting although 420 is a bit expensive for 6800, then again so is 460 for a Sapphire Toxic X800 Pro!!

[saaya]

Originally posted by makatee
i just decided to buy one of these plain 6800 to test. wish me luck:toast:

god luck! what brand?

[makatee]

chaintech 6800

[Cow2kie]

let us know how it goes. My friend that has a 6800 doesnt want to try it. I think hes afraid of messing it up. But I understand that its no cheap hardware.

[Çhrist0ph]

Originally posted by WeaponX
Let's us know bro! The Asus 6800 Gamer's edition is looking might tempting although 420 is a bit expensive for 6800, then again so is 460 for a Sapphire Toxic X800 Pro!!

420 for a 6800NU????? You'd have to be mentally unstable to buy that at such a price!!!!!!!

[Cow2kie]

hey buddyyyy, you do know what site we are at right? :D

[Soulburner]

Originally posted by Çhrist0ph
420 for a 6800NU????? You'd have to be mentally unstable to buy that at such a price!!!!!!!
Yes, BUT, the reason why it could possibly be a good deal is the mod factor...

[LilGator]

True Soul, but at best you'd get the equivalent of a GT, which goes for that price anyway. So risking the chance of 16pipes is not really wise...

As far as deals go, modding a $275 6800NU to 16-pipes is a good deal. Once you crack $400, there's not much point to it...

[Soulburner]

Yeah i'm just not famaliar with prices lately...not around much to keep up with everything.

[r3b0rN]

how much of a score would a $275 6800nu > gt be. wow.

[Mini]

lol... Here in denmark all the 6800NU's cost OVER 400$

A X800pro is over 550$... What the hell are you cheap asses complaining about??? My god... Hehe... You whiners...

You have lower taxes lower gas prices... (Here gas is up at like ~1.3$/liter) lower food what and electricity AND hardware... And you still cry?? My god...

[Cow2kie]

hmm maybe ppl in denmark make more so the cost of living is more??....:stick:

[Mini]

~3500$ is average for danish ppl... Is that more than you americans??? And we pay ~45% taxes...

[Cow2kie]

I dont know the average for americans.. it would depend on which part of america... neways stop complaing about what YOU have to pay in denmark. Come over here if you want our prices so much ;)

[Mini]

Hehe... I'm only 17... And perhaps i will... But hey... You guys are really cheap :D

I swear to god ive seen some danish journalists asking americans about how they would feel paying XX% taxes... And XX$ for gas and food and water... They went pale and thought he was making some sort of a huge joke...

But hey.. Thats just great for you...

I would probably order more stuff from america... But when i do i gotta pay like 30% of the price to the danish goverment because of taxes and stuff... So it doesnt pay anyway... 2 bad...

[craig588]

Well, I just killed my R9800 256M. Right now I'm using a really bad 9700 that can only do 360/355 with vmods.

Let us know if it works with the card you bought, I'll be buying one the minute you say the mod works. (Or if it doesn't I'll sit here and wait for the ultra/GT/XT prices to fall)

[makatee]

If anyone knows where to get that patched RivaTuner to do this let me know and Ill try asap.

[VAcca]

Originally posted by Mini
lol... Here in denmark all the 6800NU's cost OVER 400$

A X800pro is over 550$... What the hell are you cheap asses complaining about??? My god... Hehe... You whiners...

You have lower taxes lower gas prices... (Here gas is up at like ~1.3$/liter) lower food what and electricity AND hardware... And you still cry?? My god...

got that problem 2 iam from sweden.. tip get one off ebay shipping for a Gcard is like 20$ but youll save around 100$ on the price, comparing to the local retails including webbased ones.

just bought some ram of ebay saved almost 150$ this way

[zabomb4163]

Originally posted by Mini
~3500$ is average for danish ppl... Is that more than you americans??? And we pay ~45% taxes...

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/da.html#Econ

average danish person makes 35,000$ a year.....average american makes 45,000$ a year.

[Çhrist0ph]

45% taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know what i pay for sales tax here in Oregon, USA.................ZERO PERCENT.
Yes, I know it rocks. I love Oregon.

[Cow2kie]

Originally posted by zabomb4163
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/da.html#Econ

average danish person makes 35,000$ a year.....average american makes 45,000$ a year.


also depends where you're at.. the average person around SC doesnt make that :p but im also only 20 so i don't expect to be making a huge ammount.

[r3b0rN]

x800 pro's are $700 here in australia. quit ur whining :D

[zabomb4163]

700 australian dollars though. right?

700 australian = 500 US dollars.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-121-510&depa=0

which is about the same price.

[gafa]

hey...has anyone found the rivatuner version that allows the soft mod??i've read that unwinder is on vacation and only returns in the end of august, so maybe only then will that version of rivatuner be released...which sucks hard, since i have a Sparkle 6800NU just begging for that mod :D what kind of results would u expect from a 6800nu@gt??'cause this card only has 128mb ram after all... am doing 10212 marks atm with 385/816... what kind of improvement should i expect IF my other 4 pipes are fine and are turned on?
greets