i was struggle between x800pro vivo and 6800gt to replace my 9800np but i decided to go with x800provivo. now i feel like i made a right choice XD. i just receive my card today and its a sapphire x800pro vivo with sexy blue pcb!!!. it looks just like normal x800pro vivo mode but with blue color pcb. i did some benchmark using 3dmark03 with each different bios and here is the result. oh and i used dna 3.0.4.9 driver for all test. stock bios with 12pipe: 9470 gigabyte x800XTPE bios: 11357 sapphire x800XTPE bios: 11363 result shows that there is not much difference between sapphire bios and gigabyte bios but definitely big difference from stock bios with 12pipe. temperature is 70 or less on gaming and 40 when idle. im currently using sapphire bios but i get minor artifact on ragtroll when running 3dmark03. i havent tried ATI x800XTPE bios so might try that bios to see if that fixes artifact on ragtroll test. and if you guys know which bios is good for sapphire x800pro vivo let me know please~ thx.
There was a patch to fix artifacts in 3DMark03 [Non-game tests] and it also depends on the driver version you are using as well. It's more than likely just 3DMark03 than a problem with your card.
ahhh i fix the artifact by using ATI x800XT bios from that vivo=XTPE mod website. now i can run all the test without artifact yey~ i guess sapphire x800XTPE bios didnt like my card XD. thanks guys~
lol when i first read the topic i though u had managed to mod a 9800np to a x800pro vivo. sounds wacky but i really did think that lol moomin
ok.. so i was right aobut artifacts on that elephant test being a bug???? YAY! oh and i also thought that u managed to mod the 9800NP lol
i also thought that...i thought this was going to be a joke thread or something...lol. Would be nice.
yea if your able to get a Pro VIVO, thats the only way i would go over a GT, i got my Pro for free tho, thats why i have it i wish i had teh vivo.
