flashing video card BIOS's

**nabeels786** · Mar 26th, 2002, 03:34 PM

i found a site that has a alot of video card BIOSes and stuff. could i flash my video card (gf ddr) to a quadro?

or my new ti4400 thats on it way, could i flash that to a ti4600's bios? what advantage does that have/whats the point?

jim mcnamara · Mar 26th, 2002, 04:39 PM

A bios program is usally motherboard-specific. Sometimes one version of a bios will work on a whole family of related motherboards.

To answer your question, generally nothing much is gained by flashing a new bios program onto the chip. If you have special
hardware, or are messing with clock speed big time, you may have to change the bios to match.

**nabeels786** · Mar 26th, 2002, 04:47 PM

I mean for the video card though

http://www.x-bios.3dgames.ru/

im wondering though if there will be a difference, i guess not. because when i get my 4400, im wondering if theres an advanteage to flashing it to the 4600

thanks

scoutt · Mar 26th, 2002, 04:57 PM

but if the 4400 video card doesn't have the hardware on it like the 4600 then you can't. what would be the purpose of the manufacturer if all they did to a card is update the bios and give it another name. none that I can see.

**JungleMan** · Mar 26th, 2002, 05:06 PM

Flashing the BIOS on a video card, what you can do is you can have it default to certain speeds. So you don't have to use overclocking software to "overclock" your card.

If a Ti4400 is capable of overclocking to Ti4600 speeds, you can flash the BIOS to a Ti4600.

**JungleMan** · Mar 26th, 2002, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by nabeels786
or my new ti4400 thats on it way

Your an idiot for buying a Ti4400, silly NVIDIOT

Don't you realize the ATI Radeon 8800 is expected to be $299, and inside sources say it will kick the 4600's ass 9 ways from Sunday?

If I were you I would cancel that order now....

**Martin Wilson** · Mar 26th, 2002, 05:16 PM

For some people GeForce is an 'Ooooh word'. If you've got a geforce then your great, and the bigger the number after it, the better.

(Heh heh heh)

**JungleMan** · Mar 26th, 2002, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by Martin Wilson
For some people GeForce is an 'Ooooh word'. If you've got a geforce then your great, and the bigger the number after it the better.

The name GeForce does have "Ooh" to it, but these have a little more "Ooh" to them, don't you think?

http://theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/032102/sshot1.JPG
http://theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/032102/sshot2.JPG
http://theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/032102/sshot3.JPG

Martin: You can flash through your computer, it's a program called Ray Adams NVIDIA BIOS Editor

**Martin Wilson** · Mar 26th, 2002, 05:24 PM

Nice! I'd buy one if I had the money...and I do...but I am try to save.

Stop confusing me with your avatar!

**JungleMan** · Mar 26th, 2002, 05:25 PM

Originally posted by Martin Wilson
Nice! I'd buy one if I had the money...and I do...but I am try to save.

Stop confusing me with your avatar!

Heh, I don't have the money either...those screen shots aren't mine...

But god do I wish they were!

**Martin Wilson** · Mar 26th, 2002, 05:30 PM

We can dream and have fantasies and wake up in the morning a bit stick...errr...ignore that.

**nabeels786** · Mar 26th, 2002, 06:46 PM

i got it through work for 230$ (employee purchase program), and since that offer is only up for 2 more days, i grabbed it. its good price for a 4400 though.

**JungleMan** · Mar 26th, 2002, 07:04 PM

That isn't a bad price.

**nabeels786** · Mar 26th, 2002, 07:26 PM

nope

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