2900 Pro Owners Thread

[roger_h99.nor]

Average FPS; average of 3 runs (everything on 'medium', no AA, 1680 x 1050):

600/800: 42 fps (standard PRO)
743/828: 50 fps (standartd XT)
880/950: 60 fps
905/945: 62 fps
918/945: crashed within 1 minute.

I'm cpu limited - a quad would do better i guess.

[Truckchase!]

Final Results!

HIS 2900xt flashed with the "Quantum Force" 880/950 BIOS.

Original best OC: (standard 1.2v, unknown vMEM)
864/918

New best OC: (now 1.3v, unknown vMEM)
924/974

Wewp!

Tested that speed stable with 40 continuous loops of the Crysis GPU benchmark on a high res with high settings.

[Martin.v.r]

Truckchase!
link to the bios ? an foto/3D-mark05/06

[Draxx]

Do you think it's worth flashing to the XT BIOS? Because from what I have read, it seems a tad pointless

[roger_h99.nor]

..Original best OC: (standard 1.2v, unknown vMEM)
864/918
New best OC: (now 1.3v, unknown vMEM)
924/974..

Good work.
You can monitor Vmem from Atitool. I measured Vmem and Vddq with a multimeter - within a few decimals it showed exactly the same as Atitool did.

(Be adviced - in the most common picture of the readout-points, I think vmen and vddq incorrectly have switched places..)

I'm pleased with my card - bought it as ' 600/800' card. It runs nicely at 900/999. I say bang for buck

[Nick L]

Do you think it's worth flashing to the XT BIOS? Because from what I have read, it seems a tad pointless

Hrm.. stepping up from 600/800 to 880/950 pointless?

I flashed both of my cards last night, am quite pleased with the results.
Have not had time to do any testing past "880/950".


By far the best "12 pack" investment to date

[Draxx]

Hrm.. stepping up from 600/800 to 880/950 pointless?

I flashed both of my cards last night, am quite pleased with the results.
Have not had time to do any testing past "880/950".


By far the best "12 pack" investment to date

I mean flashing to the stock XT BIOS?

[Nick L]

I mean flashing to the stock XT BIOS?

Oh... I went straight to the xt bios then the 880c950m.sb so I dont know.
Seems there are mixed feeling's about the pro's performance after flashing to the XT. Needs v. increase to scale up the o/c. You can always flash back if your results are not positive.

[Draxx]

Oh... I went straight to the xt bios then the 880c950m.sb so I dont know.
Seems there are mixed feeling's about the pro's performance after flashing to the XT. Needs v. increase to scale up the o/c. You can always flash back if your results are not positive.

The voltage thing still isn't proved conclusive is it not?

[Pantacle]

Guys, I can`t find how I may edit bios and up VGPU on my 2900pro!=(
Plizzz, give me a link!

[Nick L]

The voltage thing still isn't proved conclusive is it not?

my old marks were around 16000ish before flash now they are 19056


Sorry for the confusion guys but i mixed up my old test results they are now corrected and these are CCC
xfire numbers

[003]

Can someone make a version of this "super bios" that will work on the 2900 Pro 1GB GDDR4?? Pretty please? I will give you cookies and milk (most people leave out the milk)!!!

[Simkin]

so the 880/950 BIOS will make the card(s) freeze, if you dont change the volt?

[WrigleyVillain]

Can someone make a version of this "super bios" that will work on the 2900 Pro 1GB GDDR4?? Pretty please? I will give you cookies and milk (most people leave out the milk)!!!

Seconded.

[Nick L]

so the 880/950 BIOS will make the card(s) freeze, if you dont change the volt?

The voltage is raised in the bios...BIOS with 880MHz Core, 950MHz Memory, 1.25v 3D Voltage

[Nick L]

Seconded.

Guys you might try asking over at the Foxconn forums

[003]

How come? Where are they?

[super dank]

The voltage is raised in the bios...BIOS with 880MHz Core, 950MHz Memory, 1.25v 3D Voltage

Even though the included text said the 880/950 bios was 1.25v, it set my cards to 1.3v, though I didn't try the other ones included.

If you want to edit the bioses to set your own clocks, heres how:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=165389

[Simkin]

can i use 880/950 with the standard pro/xt cooler?

[Janchu88]

heyyo guys...

Have a 2900Pro , flashed the XT Bios...

But one question... how did you manage to change the voltage in the bios? used a Hex editor?

tell me what you did

PS: Mine has 1,0v 2d and 1,1v 3d... Hits about 800/900 so far

[Nick L]

Even though the included text said the 880/950 bios was 1.25v, it set my cards to 1.3v, though I didn't try the other ones included.

If you want to edit the bioses to set your own clocks, heres how:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=165389

Yes mine are the same 1.3v with the 880c/950m bios as had been reported a few posts up by Truckchase.

Good work and thanks for the new bios.

[Matkun]

I picked up an 8800 GT for the amazing price of $199 CAD.. Going to compare it in my system to my Radeon 2900 Pro which is at 780/999 right now, with 1.1V 3D.

Unfortunately mine runs pretty hot even at that low voltage.. Anyone got a link to the 880 bios with 1.3V 3D? I'd like to compare it to this new 8800 GT I got that runs at 650/950 out of the box.

Also, should I bother risking the flash or just sell my Pro and work on OCing the 8800 GT?

[Pantacle]

@Nick L
http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...7&d=1193919980
This is all bios as you wish.

[Nick L]

@Nick L
http://forums.techpowerup.com/attach...7&d=1193919980
This is all bios as you wish.

Thanks Pantacle but I get...file corupted would not open

[003]

Guys you might try asking over at the Foxconn forums

I have looked for the "Foxconn forums" and I found them, but I have no idea why you would reference me to them. There is hardly any activity, the most active section has some 300 threads total and they make nvidia video cards. Perhaps I found the wrong forums? I couldn't find any others...

Anyway can anybody please make the super bios for the 2900 pro 1gb gddr4? Here is a download link to it's stock bios:
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/9...24.070809.html

Please, anybody?