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post #341 of 427
7/1/05 at 11:19am
do you get artifacting, or just a reboot?.......... If the card was clocked too high, I assume you'd get artifacting(extended pixels.. specially the turtle's face) before it crashes.. and actually.. artifacting usually starts in the ogre level(forgot the name).. at least that's been my consistent experience with the 6800 Ultra(desktop)
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post #342 of 427
7/1/05 at 11:22am
No artifacting at all. The last attempt is 487-1250, ran almost until the end of the Nature 2003 test, then black screen, then a bit of a "suffocated gasp" sound, then reboot. I'll check some games later tonight. Once again, no problem at all otherwise, no artifacting in 2005 or Aquamark.
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post #343 of 427
7/1/05 at 11:55am
Right, 475-1200 works on 3DMark2003, the result is 12753. I only get 5562 for 2005 at these settings. :-(
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post #344 of 427
7/1/05 at 12:02pm
Thread Starter 
Cornholio, Shoman, and RamIt...

You guys want to take a look at http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=92401 and provide some links for the stuff needed?
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post #345 of 427
7/1/05 at 12:35pm
475/1200 Still rebooted, same spot.
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post #346 of 427
7/1/05 at 12:40pm
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Originally Posted by shoman24v
475/1200 Still rebooted, same spot.
I have the same problem in 3dmark03
I am down to 500-1250 and am still rebooting in the nature scene.

Runs fine in doom3, farcry and hl2 at 530-1250
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post #347 of 427
7/1/05 at 12:44pm
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Originally Posted by RamIt
I have the same problem in 3dmark03
I am down to 500-1250 and am still rebooting in the nature scene.

Runs fine in doom3, farcry and hl2 at 530-1250
Stock Clocks = no reboot....

11956 all tests except sounds.

Can someone make a 450/1100 bios?
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post #348 of 427
7/1/05 at 12:52pm
Would it be dangerous to flash my Go6800 with Ultra bios with downclocked memory if I have the XPS2 gfx cooler?
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post #349 of 427
7/1/05 at 12:56pm
OK guys, let's relax about that Nature test. It is not the end of the world. The key thing is the most modern games should run well. That test is in fact not typical because it is GPU-only, no CPU intelligence mixed in as in games that combine some physics/monsters etc with graphics. I think we're home clear for very high settings resulting in equivalent 3DMark2005 around 6000 and matching game performance. If one wants to be (ultra-)conservative (geforce ultra, see?), we go back to whatever runs 2003. In my case, I managed to run it at 475/1250. Maybe a future driver update will sort this out.
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post #350 of 427
7/1/05 at 12:57pm
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Originally Posted by Xaero
Would it be dangerous to flash my Go6800 with Ultra bios with downclocked memory if I have the XPS2 gfx cooler?
If you were sucessfull in getting the ultra bios installed on the 6800 go you could stand a good chance of blowing your battery up. Try modding the clocks with the methods shown here.
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post #351 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:04pm
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Originally Posted by Xaero
Would it be dangerous to flash my Go6800 with Ultra bios with downclocked memory if I have the XPS2 gfx cooler?
Yes. Only because no one has done it, and there is no way to know for certain what would happen.

That being done, I'd love to someone do it. Since you have the ultra cooler, you've got the greatest chance for not frying/melting something.

However, there's no telling if the card will take it. There is some argument for it, being that both cards have the same core, however, the ultra requires more watts, and I suspect that your new bios won't like the 9300's stock power supply.

Just remember this, nothing is every discovered without experimentation. The only way we'll ever know if it will work and be advantegous is if someone tries it. Just take precautions if you decide to.

You've got the cooler, you plan to start with lower clocks. Just make sure you know how to flash it back if your video dies and you have no display. If you melt something though, don't blame me, because I'll tell you right now it's risky.
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post #352 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:05pm
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Originally Posted by RamIt
If you were sucessfull in getting the ultra bios installed on the 6800 go you could stand a good chance of blowing your battery up. Try modding the clocks with the methods shown here.
You're kidding right? I can't blow my battery up. My battery is identical to the XPS2-battery.

I will also flash the XPS2 motherboard-bios.
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post #353 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:05pm
Maybe I can whip out a new build of i9kfangui that outputs the gpu temp history to a file so you can see the exact temps.. I'll give it a whirl in a few hours when I finish up another project I'm on.
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post #354 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:09pm
For those thinking of flashing the ultra bios to a non ultra card.. please think it over first.

The Ultra uses a different type of memory, at different speeds, with different timings. While the ultra bios may have that data in it, it's a big risk. If it fails your machine may no longer boot.
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post #355 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:12pm
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Originally Posted by spudsdude
For those thinking of flashing the ultra bios to a non ultra card.. please think it over first.

The Ultra uses a different type of memory, at different speeds, with different timings. While the ultra bios may have that data in it, it's a big risk. If it fails your machine may no longer boot.
According to nVidia.com, Go6800 Ultra supports GDDR1.
So the bios should support it.

GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GBps) Up to 35.2
Fill Rate (pixels/sec.) 5.4 billion
Vertices/Second 565 million
Memory Data Rate 700 MHz DDR1/DDR2, 1100 MHz GDDR3
RAMDACs 400 MHz



IF it fails, is there a way I can flash a proper bios, or is card dead?
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post #356 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:14pm
Didnt somebody already try flashing the ultra bios on the non ultra card before?

If not why doesnt someone Email me a 420/750 clocked ultra bios and I will give it a try. Whats the good of complete care if you are not going to try it?
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post #357 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:15pm
I'm trying it when I get the XPS2 gfx cooler.
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post #358 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by Xaero
IF it fails, is there a way I can flash a proper bios, or is card dead?
In theory, maybe. If you have your mobo bios set up to boot off of CD first, then you might be able to blind flash (as in you have no display) using the same technique. You'll just have to wait for when you think you have a prompt and use nvflash. Or your mobo might not let you boot at all without a display. One or the other.
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post #359 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:27pm
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Originally Posted by yagiska
In theory, maybe. If you have your mobo bios set up to boot off of CD first, then you might be able to blind flash (as in you have no display) using the same technique. You'll just have to wait for when you think you have a prompt and use nvflash. Or your mobo might not let you boot at all without a display. One or the other.
Or you could get a board ID missmatch like I got when I tried to suicide flash the Sager bios.....
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post #360 of 427
7/1/05 at 1:32pm
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Originally Posted by yagiska
In theory, maybe. If you have your mobo bios set up to boot off of CD first, then you might be able to blind flash (as in you have no display) using the same technique. You'll just have to wait for when you think you have a prompt and use nvflash. Or your mobo might not let you boot at all without a display. One or the other.
Yup, I could make a floppy with all needed tools that auto flashes the bios back to the stock one!
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