SoftMod the 6800??

TigerForceRecon · Post by **TigerForceRecon** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:21 pm

If I use rivatuner to softmod my new 6800, how iffy is it that some of the closed pipes are actually defective?? From what I gather, it would be impossible to revert because there is no way for rivatuner to know which ones are good and which ones are bad. Please help.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 4:44 pm

I would say its too iffy to risk it at this point, wait a bit and see if there are others who are braver first

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:39 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:I would say its too iffy to risk it at this point, wait a bit and see if there are others who are braver first

7thkevin · Post by **7thkevin** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:04 pm

whats softmod?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:33 pm

7thkevin wrote:whats softmod?

Change the bios from a 6800 with 8 pipes to a 6800 GT or whatever that has 12

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:37 pm

7thkevin wrote:whats softmod?

a shot in the dark, not to be done if you don't know for sure what you are doing.

beware is all i have to say.

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:21 pm

7thkevin wrote:whats softmod?

using software to modify something, versus the voltage mods, which are usualy hardware modifying, IE, soldering connectors and stuff

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:22 pm

also from the little i have read, the MSI 6800 is the one that can be sucessfully done, but it has to be like an early version of it.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:36 pm

I'd wait and see. Or just be like me and spend 400 on a GT. Ill be damned if it isn't worth it!

TigerForceRecon · Post by **TigerForceRecon** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 2:07 pm

Thanks for the advice guys. The new rivatuner to tweak the pipes isn't even out yet, so I will just hang with what I got. It sure is tempting though.