Unlocking 6800 question

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Limp Gawd
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Hey there again doodes. My issue with my new BFG 6800 has finally been resolved and Im now ready to make some tweaks to it like unlocking the pipelines. IVe heard that the newer 6800's cannot be unlocked. Is this true? If so, how do I know if I have the newer ones or older ones?

Also, if per chance my card was unlockable, could this ruin the card and cause irreversible damage or can I just revert to the old settings? I just wanted to make sure so that I dont do anything stupid without having a backup. Thanks
 
Ok, I'll run you through it.

1. Download Rivatuner 15.4 from Guru3D.com
2. Install
3.Follow these directions to see if it POSSIBILTLY can be unlocked
4. If so open Rivatuner and...

5. Then select low level system setting

Then,

RESTART, enter rivatuner and if it looks like this then you did it right:



NOTE: IN MY FIRST PIC MY CARD IS ALREADY UNLOCKED SO IT SAYS 16x6 BUT YOURS SHOULD SAY 12x5 BEFORE YOU UNLOCK

THE SAME RISK YOU INCCUR IN OVERCLOCKING YOU INCCUR IN SOFTMODDING,

THIS IS PURE LUCK, AND IF YOU UNLOCK THEM AND THEY ARE FAULTY (ARTIFACTING) THEN THEY ARE DAMAGED AND YOU SHOULD LOCK THEM BACK UP.

MORE LINKS:
Futuremark forums guide
Guide for older version (first post by gafa)
 
oops don't i look stupids now :rolleyes:

Yeah that looks alot more comprehensive so use it.
 
heh nice post though. I think you were typing it when I was replying :D Mine showed up as the second post when I hit "Submit Reply".
 
does this mod stay as long as you have rivatuner installed or will the card return to stock if it is removed? just wondering
 
As long as RivaTuner is installed the mod is effective. Uninstalling RivaTuner removes the Registry entries needed for the card to recognize as modded. Plenty of information has been posted in the sticky on this subject.
 
Thanks for your tips. My card was unlocked successfully!. Just wondering. Where do I actually see improvements in and how do I ACTUALLY know that they are unlocked?
 
If you don't know how to determine if your card is unlocked, how can you say it's "unlocked successfully"? :confused:
The opening RT screen shows 16 pipelines if that's how many are unlocked. You should also expect performance increase if they are unlocked.
 
nope no artifacting. Although doom 3 isnt as smooth like butter as I would like it to be. Maybe a little more overclocking?
 
Blame the pentium!!!! j/k, when you say not as smooth as you want, elaborate please
 
You could try the latest drivers - they might offer an improvement. 71.84 is the curent version from nVidia's page, others are also available elsewhere.
 
I got a different BIOs frome veyrbody else. Um look at this..

$ffffffffff NVIDIA VGA BIOS information
$ffffffffff ---------------------------------------------------
$1100000000 Title : nv40 p212 sku0 VGA BIOS
$1100000002 Version : 5.40.02.12.71
$1100000001 BMP version : 5.28
$1100000100 BIT version : 1.00
$1100000200 Core clock : 200MHz
$1100000201 Memory clock : 400MHz
$1100010000 Perf. level 0 : 325MHz/350MHz/1.20V
$1100020000 VID bitmask : 00000011b
$1100020100 Voltage level 0 : 1.10V, VID 00000000b
$1100020101 Voltage level 1 : 1.20V, VID 00000001b
$1100020102 Voltage level 2 : 1.40V, VID 00000010b
$1100000003 SW masked units : none
^^^^^^
Does that mean no unlocking for me? It was not mentioned on the other thread.
 
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