Anyone VOLTMOD a 7800GS yet?

[BeyondSciFi]

Im in the market for a new AGP card for my PC and I was wondering if anyone here has one and volt modded it yet. This is what I know about the card so far. Please correct me if anything is wrong.

Stock Nvidia 7800GS Specs:

Core: 375 mhz (Can do 480Mhhz at stock volts)
Mem: 1200 mhz (Can do around 1400Mhz at stock volts)
Frame Buffer: 256mb on 256bit interface
ROPs: 8
Pixel Processors: 16 (Fillrate: 6000 MP/s but can only display 3000MP/s)
Texture Processors: 16 (Fillrate: 6000 MT/s)
Z units: 16?
Vertex Units: 5 (468.75 MT/s)

3d Mark 05: 5300 (+/- 300 Depending on system) (@ 375/1200)
3d Mark 05: 6500 (+/- 300 Depending on system) (@ 480/1400)
3d Mark 05: XXXX with volt mod?

This core SHOULD be able to do over 600mhz maybe over 700mhz? I mean the 6800GS had 12 ROPs and it could do over 600 mhz voltmodded. What are your guys opinions on this?

[BeyondSciFi]

I just found out that EVGA is making a 7800GS clocked at 490 core and 1400 memory. This should take the AGP crown... for now? I wonder how the X1700xt will do against it.

P.S. Its called the Evga 7800gs KO Superclocked.

P.P.S. Anyone here buy a 7800GS yet?

[Supertim0r]

an overclocket X850XT beat this card

[alexio]

Made a bios: http://rapidshare.de/files/12816686/7800GS.rom.html

3D: 1.5v 400/1250
2D: 1.4v 275/1200

Geometric delta clock is 0mhz. The card will be detected as 7800GT once you have flashed this bios because nibitor doesn't support the 7800GS yet. I used the 6800 "trick", famous from the 7800GT cards, to get 1.5v available.

[BeyondSciFi]

an overclocket X850XT beat this card

Where did you get this info? I would like to see a link. Also I think the 7800GS is a better card then the ageing X850Xt as it has better features.

At stock yes, a X850XT will beat a 7800GS but once you volt mod each im sure the 7800GS has more head room and will take the lead.

... Still im wondering just how well the mythical X1700XT will perform.

[einCe]

i get 7000 stock with my x850

[Unoid]

dunno why people say the 7800gs = best agp card.

my x800xt AIW beats the 7800GS's

at 600/600 stock volts I score 7200 roughly on a measly 2.5ghz Mobile barton lol.

[DFI pit bull]

If you guy's are right about the 7800gs then i'm very disapointed. Will have to wait until something better is released or get the 850.

[jrw]

lol your card get's raped in every sm3.0 test...
let's compare it in 3dmark06

Ease up on the flame-baiting.

This is a classic discussion which comes down to the native differences between ATI and nVidia based video cards.

X850XT is on the 01 ORB frontpag which seem to be enough to disqualify your "raped" as an adequate wording.


Its a matter of taste.

[BeyondSciFi]

Many review sites claim that the 7800GS is the best AGP card so far because of the various new features it has. Not only that, it scores higher in actual game play then the X850. AND if you are too into 3dmark... you can see that in here too the 7800gs wins yet again if you consider all the '03, '05, and '06 scores as a whole. So yes... OVERALL the 7800GS is a much better card then the X850 and this is not coming from a fanboy since a have both old ATI and Nvidia cards. I just see which card is the best at the moment and buy it, isnt that the logical thing to do?

The only card that I see coming out in the near future that maybe could take the AGP crown from Nvidia is the X1700 series. Its 'supposed' to be 8-1-3-2 with 6 vertex units at around 500mhz, also with 256mb on 256bit. So at those specs the 7800GS would indeed lose out. But ill wait until ATI release it before I decide which one to buy.

[jrw]

As I said, its a matter of taste.

I like 01.

[Vapor]

Wait, someone actually bought one of these things?

Anyway, take some pics and put it in the Graphix mods forum, someone will probably be able to figure it out for ya.

[BeyondSciFi]

Wait, someone actually bought one of these things?

Anyway, take some pics and put it in the Graphix mods forum, someone will probably be able to figure it out for ya.

Nope I didnt buy one (yet... maybe). Im still waiting to see what the X1700 may offer. But im sure someoone here has bought one. Come on now, dont be shy... raise your hand.

[zombie]

tomorrow my 7800gs arrives me and iam too interessted in soldering or bios vmod. i hope it is possible too, to reactivate the piplines, so the gs have then 20 oder 24 pipes ?

and iam more interessted in ne features like HDR and faster SM3.0. i think the 7800gs is really fast, because i read some reviews where the 7800gs runs 500/1400 without any problems. so that alot of more power then 375/1200

[BeyondSciFi]

tomorrow my 7800gs arrives me and iam too interessted in soldering or bios vmod. i hope it is possible too, to reactivate the piplines, so the gs have then 20 oder 24 pipes ?

Great news to hear! I wish you the best of luck. Please keep us informed of your progress, we are just as interest to know as you. Hope you can post some pics and benchmark scores.

Also, may I ask which brand did you buy?

[zombie]

My Dealer give me the information that the 7800GS need 2 days longer from the Distributor . So the 2 Cards i ordered comes at weekend. Its one Club3D and an Point of View. The second is for a friend but i can test both before.

[BeyondSciFi]

Well we've waited this long for a good agp card, whats 2 more days.

[Unoid]

aye my x800xt certainly doens't do sm3.0 games in that mode, but I'm sure ut2007, et:QW and any future game i'll use this card for i nthe enxt year will obivously support sm2.0B and the difference between 3.0 and 2.0b should be nearly none.

[Sunin]

I just received my EVGA Super OC 7800GS. Installing with latest driver has given me about 10fps boost over a 6800NU which was OC'd to 415/1150. My only real question is how do I know if the driver properly set the base speeds for 480/1350? I don't see anywhere in the drivers the current Core and Mem speeds like I have with my 6800NU.

Thinking of installing the driver that came with the card to see if it has some tweaking tool on the cd.

Sunin

[$oul]

I just received my EVGA Super OC 7800GS. Installing with latest driver has given me about 10fps boost over a 6800NU which was OC'd to 415/1150. My only real question is how do I know if the driver properly set the base speeds for 480/1350? I don't see anywhere in the drivers the current Core and Mem speeds like I have with my 6800NU.

Thinking of installing the driver that came with the card to see if it has some tweaking tool on the cd.

Sunin

run this reg file:
http://3dgpu.com/files/coolbits2.reg
and reboot

it adds a dword: "coolbits = 2" in your registery.
that enables a overclocking tab in nvidia control

[zombie]

Here my Point of View Geforce 7800GS cards arrived todays.
In 2. line, left the Chip for CPU Voltage and right for Memory Voltage controlle i mean. But how the Vmods now work i dont know. That for more Specialists.
Important is icon at the last down picture, that means that you dont put your 7800GS into the Garbage pail ...no, i dont do it
Testing and overclocking i can do at weekend.

[Sunin]

run this reg file:
http://3dgpu.com/files/coolbits2.reg
and reboot

it adds a dword: "coolbits = 2" in your registery.
that enables a overclocking tab in nvidia control

NVM found it on Guru3d also will implement it when I get home. Sorry if I'm a bit paranoid about rogue reg edits!

[BeyondSciFi]

Here my Point of View Geforce 7800GS cards arrived todays.
In 2. line, left the Chip for CPU Voltage and right for Memory Voltage controlle i mean. But how the Vmods now work i dont know. That for more Specialists, like my.
Important is icon at the last down picture, that means that you dont put your 7800GS into the Garbage pail ...no, i dont do it
Testing and overclocking i can do at weekend.

I love the pics. Hope OCing goes well.

[zombie]

Now i have put the Clockrates Sslider at 500/1400Mhz and it runs Perfect. Thats my Dream Result at the Moment that i wanne reach. 6114 Points in 3DMark05.

[BeyondSciFi]

Hummm 500/1400 is a nice number but I was expecting higher on 3dmark, around 6700 really. Do you have the latest drivers? Also that speed is at stock volts and fan right? Just out of curiosity can you find out what the fastest it will do with no voltmods, heatsink changes and with no artifacts. After that, voltmodding should be quite interesting. HEHEHE