what really is the x800gto for agp?

[Pepsiboy700]

Ok so I was going to replace the stock hsf of my sapphire x800gto with a zalman vf900 and i cleaned off the gpu and it says x800pro pci express. Now should I flash my video card to a x800pro since thats what its designed to or to a x800xl since my video card has the same clocks but xl has 16 pipes. Right now I am using a modified x800gto to give me 16 pipes. So whats better? modded x800gto bios to 16 pipes, x800pro bios, x800xl bios.

 

[PP Mguire]

Maybe im tired still or your post is really confusing. Your talking about a X800gto AGP in the title or X800pro? I believe you should flash it to w/e the chip says, or possibly try and flash it to what your running it.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

Ive got a sapphire x800gto that says its really a pci-e x800pro on the core. Should I flash it to a x800pro bios, x800xl or leave it with my x800gto modded 16pipes bios?

 

[PP Mguire]

Personaly i would just leave it. I would not want to say i have an X800pro lol, nor an XL. Dont fix whats not broken i say.

 

[reggie_da_man]

But why no make it better?

 

[PP Mguire]

I dont believe the X800pro or XL i sbetter than the X800GTO.

 

[joshd]

well they are normally PCI-E chips with a converter chip to run it on AGP...

i think you should leave it with the normall bios, as it may mess up the converter chip thingy.

 

[PP Mguire]

Good point.

 

[RGELLIS]

The converter chips are very picky, and are designed for one BIOS only as joshd says, I didnt realise that the X800GTOs were on a converter, but there you go! Dont bother with flashing the BIOS, i did it to my Sapphire X800GTO and it voided the warranty Just leave it, its a good enough card!

 

[Pepsiboy700]

Oooops. Ok the x800gto bios with 16 pipes is probably the only reason it still works. With my new oc from 400/980 to 450/1100 (R430 core sucks at oc'ing) I am happy.