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should i flash?

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the_village_treky

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i would LOVE to play hl2 at 16*12 8xaf4xaa, but when i do that i get below 20 fps(my cut off point) in some places(so all i need is a 5-6 fps increase), which also messes up the sound. im running at 420/1.15. i have the big assed leadtek cooler and good airflow, so heat is not an issue. i just dont want to kill my card. my computer never crashs in windows(though it has in games due to exesive overlcocks,part of why i want to do this). so, is it worth it to flash? i have never flashed anything other than motherboard bios, and im not shure what to do...
 
Meh, flashing is not really a big deal. Just as long a you do your research and prepare yourself for the possibility of a blind flash to restore a non-functional card's BIOS. I would start by searching for, and reading, the really long thread in the nVidia forum that explains not only how to flash but also how to modify your own BIOS with the tweaks you want.

I tried a couple different Ultra BIOS on my GT. While it was rad to have it recognized as an Ultra in Windows, it didn't do a lick of good for my overclock. I believe my 3dMark05 scores are higher with the original GT BIOS. I flashed back and it wasn't a big deal (of course I backed up my original BIOS, otherwise I'd be SOL).

I recommend editing your own card's BIOS with the voltage and speed changes you'd like. At least then you maintain RAM timings, etc. One more thing - its no more difficult to flash a vid card than it is a mobo.
 
Elias said:
Meh, flashing is not really a big deal. Just as long a you do your research and prepare yourself for the possibility of a blind flash to restore a non-functional card's BIOS. I would start by searching for, and reading, the really long thread in the nVidia forum that explains not only how to flash but also how to modify your own BIOS with the tweaks you want.

I tried a couple different Ultra BIOS on my GT. While it was rad to have it recognized as an Ultra in Windows, it didn't do a lick of good for my overclock. I believe my 3dMark05 scores are higher with the original GT BIOS. I flashed back and it wasn't a big deal (of course I backed up my original BIOS, otherwise I'd be SOL).

I recommend editing your own card's BIOS with the voltage and speed changes you'd like. At least then you maintain RAM timings, etc. One more thing - its no more difficult to flash a vid card than it is a mobo.
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could you link it, i cant seem to find it..
 
bumpy(off first page)


also, winfox(leadtek supplied program) has a built in flashing utill(also, it does it from windows i think)... should i use that?
 
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