See what happens when...

[Junior]

You take a Sapphire Radoen 9800 Pro and Flash the Bios to a 9800XT.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2620132

and before

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2581877

Almost 200 points better than before the Bios mod.

For the most part, all recent Sapphire 9800 Pro 256 version are remarked 9800XT's They just use a lesser Bios.

You do need to verify if you indeed have the R360 Core, and you also need to find a Bios that is Ram specific.

You can also do this with Non Pro cards.

You may also want to buy some Ram sinks if the card doesn't already come with them.

http://rebel.clanzone.at/board/index.php?showtopic=209

[Rbreb13]

200 points is within margin of error and may have nothing to do with the flash. I've seen others that have said it did absolutely nothing for them.

[Junior]

200 points is within margin of error and may have nothing to do with the flash. I've seen others that have said it did absolutely nothing for them.

I've overclocked it to those speeds before, never got above 6300.

[Rbreb13]

Don't get me wrong Junior. Its a damn good score for your system.

I was just staing what other observations I've seen.

[Junior]

Don't get me wrong Junior. Its a (the D-word) good score for your system.

I was just staing what other observations I've seen.

I've seen some goods and then a whole lotta nothing. So yeah, hard to tell. the [H] forums (specifically Kyle) Linked me to an article to the x800Pro to x800XT mod. again, it shows a hell of a difference.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=761628