Flash your Hercules 9800 to a 9800 Pro!
If you have Samsung (2.8, 3.0 or 3.3ns) memory on your Hercules 9800 (none pro) videocard, then follow this guide to boost the performance and flash yourself a Hercules 9800 Pro!
just flashed my Sapphire 9800 Non-Pro last night with success using Flashrom (instead of ATI Flash Utility) and a 9800 Pro BIOS titled: 98-8004.BIN |
Many people have asked me why they should bother with flashing their Radeon 9800 Non-Pro just to attain the Radeon 9800 Pro clock speeds? Couldn't they simply manually overclock their video adapter using Rage3D Tweak? The answer is both yes and no. Some video adapters have no problem reaching the Radeon 9800 Pro default clock speeds (380 Core / 340 DDR Memory) from the Radeon 9800 Non-Pro speeds (325 Core / 290 DDR Memory), in which case go right ahead and manually overclock your adapter. On the other hand, there are some adapters that benefit from the Radeon 9800 Pro BIOS being flashed onto them, as many video adapter enthusiasts believe that the Radeon 9800 Pro BIOS increases the voltage passed to the onboard memory chips slightly to help in attaining a higher memory overclock. Hardware Required: -> "Built By ATI" or OEM Radeon 9800 Non-Pro with Samsung 3.3, 3.0 or 2.8ns memory chips (NO INFINEON CHIPS) -> PCI-based video adapter (for emergency BIOS restoration purposes only) |
Is it the same as a simple O/C ? |
Originally posted by vorton I got my Hercules 9800NP today and I flashed it after running some benchmarks. Flash is succesful, but now I can't set the refreshrate any higher than 75hz. Not even on 640x480. With my old card (9500PRO) I did 1280x1024@85 hz. Now it's 75hz and it gives me a headache... Is there anything I can do about it? |
Originally posted by Unregistered little question... is any of these cards still available? if so, where? (I prefer a belgian/dutch/german shop ) |
Does he think a cold boot will wipe out the newly flashed ROM?