Originally posted by: ronnn
Originally posted by: hypaspazz
Kuch,
Overclocking can void the warranty.
A failed BIOS flash can void the warranty.
Softmodding should not void the warranty.
You are enabling pipelines that are masked in the BIOS through a software patch. Enabing the disabled pieces of hardware can not hurt the other components. Unless BFG has some clause in their user agreement that you can only use drivers supplied by them or Nvidia then the service rep. was feeding you a line.
Really I just assumed that unlocking pipes would void your warranty? Seems everything else does. Certainly makes the vanilla 6800 even more desirable. 50% seems low for success rate from what I have been reading. Wonder if those with a bad experience are more likely to answer.
Originally posted by: Acanthus
Need a results button.
Originally posted by: hypaspazz
Kuch,
Overclocking can void the warranty.
A failed BIOS flash can void the warranty.
Softmodding should not void the warranty.
You are enabling pipelines that are masked in the BIOS through a software patch. Enabing the disabled pieces of hardware can not hurt the other components. Unless BFG has some clause in their user agreement that you can only use drivers supplied by them or Nvidia then the service rep. was feeding you a line.
Originally posted by: ronnn
Really I just assumed that unlocking pipes would void your warranty? Seems everything else does. Certainly makes the vanilla 6800 even more desirable. 50% seems low for success rate from what I have been reading. Wonder if those with a bad experience are more likely to answer.
Originally posted by: Hikari
BFG 6800 OC. 16 pipelines and 6vp, no artifacts. Slowly testing out overclocking, I'm only at 365/730 so far w/out problems. So far its over 1,000 extra in 3dmark 03.
Originally posted by: iamtrout
Is it normal for the overclocked card to hard lock before showing artifacts?
Originally posted by: paladiin
Couldn't unlock the vertex pipes (hardlocked at 12) but all shaders were enabled by default on my BFG 6800oc.
Rock solid at 400/900 and scoring 10300 in '03 and 4250 in '05.