YMMV - ATI Atlantis Radeon 9500 128MB Video Card w/TV-Out & DVI by SapphireTech -- 162.99 @ GoogleGear

[AdamDuritz99]

$1.00 2nd day delivery too. It's read PCB and the memory is in a "L" shape. This card is probably hackable right?

link

peace
sean

*EDIT*
I have recieved the card. It is a red PCB and "L" shaped memory. I have installed it and used a software hack. It is running smooth as butter. The hack really does improve it greatly!

 

[Dragoon42]

yep they're suppose to be the hackable ones, just got mine from allstarshop.com (not sure if they're still selling) but it was $168, another good deal too (not trying to thread crap or anything).

 

[AdamDuritz99]

I just called googlegear and they confirmed it was a red pcb but didn't know about the "L" shape memory. I'm going to email them too, just to get another response.

peace
sean

 

[kevman]

can someone explain to me what "hacking" the card does? maybe point me to a link that has the specifics on this?

Thanks

Kev

PS- will this car support dual monitor?

 

[Cryo]

the softhack enable the 4 unused pipelines on the board making it a radeon 9700

Can someone confirm L shaped mem? they also have these at gameve for $158 but now its on BO

 

[SIDEARMS]

Has anyone gotten the softmod to work with one of these cards from GoogleGear?

 

[kevman]

bump....anyone know how good Googlegear's return policy is?

KEvin

 

[azoomee]

EVEN BETTER: Price is NOW: $162.99 +$1 shipping.

Just got one.

Any one know if this is the hackable card?????

 

[Chu]

Going to place a call myself tomorrow morning . . . if this can be modded it's in my computer very soon If not, it's in fs/ft very soon I can take a $15 gamble if they're sure they are red pcb's . . . however I know for a fact that some of the new PCB's are red as well.

-Chu

 

[Chu]

Originally posted by: Chu
Going to place a call myself tomorrow morning . . . if this can be modded it's in my computer very soon If not, it's in fs/ft very soon I can take a $15 gamble if they're sure they are red pcb's . . . however I know for a fact that some of the new PCB's are red as well.

-Chu

Pic here

 

[kevman]

Originally posted by: Chu

Originally posted by: Chu
Going to place a call myself tomorrow morning . . . if this can be modded it's in my computer very soon If not, it's in fs/ft very soon I can take a $15 gamble if they're sure they are red pcb's . . . however I know for a fact that some of the new PCB's are red as well.

-Chu

Pic here

So how can you tell if the Memory is L shaped in the PIc? let us know when you get it.

 

[psionkey]

Well, that pic shows a straight-aligned mem chips... i.e. can't be modded.

The googlegear picture shows an L-shaped alignment.

 

[fatbaby]

Originally posted by: kevman

Originally posted by: Chu

Originally posted by: Chu
Going to place a call myself tomorrow morning . . . if this can be modded it's in my computer very soon If not, it's in fs/ft very soon I can take a $15 gamble if they're sure they are red pcb's . . . however I know for a fact that some of the new PCB's are red as well.

-Chu

Pic here

So how can you tell if the Memory is L shaped in the PIc? let us know when you get it.

Its how the memory is aligned. The one in the pic is not L shaped, it is aligned in a straight row.

The one in the google gear pic is aligned like an L. Two modules are on the top of the card, another two are to the right.

 

[azoomee]

You may just have to wait and see what you get.

 

[Jtrav]

I feel like waving my e-penif...anyone wanna see my 3dmarks in 2003 w/ my software hacked card from allstarshop?

 

[Chu]

Originally posted by: Jtrav
I feel like waving my e-penif...anyone wanna see my 3dmarks in 2003 w/ my software hacked card from allstarshop?

No.

 

[FordLorider]

This is definitely worth the shot, these cards (if hackable) are getting harder and harder to find. This price definitely beats the allstarshop. I am in!

 

[Parasitic]

Well, if it can't be hacked into a 9700, getting it to a Pro is still good

 

[kevman]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Well, if it can't be hacked into a 9700, getting it to a Pro is still good

so if you can softhack it to a 9700, how do you hack it to a Pro?

 

[Parasitic]

Originally posted by: kevman

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Well, if it can't be hacked into a 9700, getting it to a Pro is still good

so if you can softhack it to a 9700, how do you hack it to a Pro?

The "Pro" implies 9500 Pro.
If a 9500np cannot be soft-modded to a 9700, there is still a possibility to be modded to a 9500 Pro. Same process.

 

[kevman]

nice...you think this card is still worth it even if you can't hack it?

I'm gettin an LCD that could use a nice DVI vid card...

 

[Chu]

Just called googlegear, specifically asked if it was L shaped memory. The response was yes.

-Chu

 

[azoomee]

Sweet

 

[kevman]

tempted but I know I'll get screwed and get a non-L shaped memory one....

 

[kevman]

can the folks who received it please report back whether it's the L-shaped one or not. thanks