Apoptosis wrote:You came to the forums and took the stance that we didn't do our homework and that we are going to harm people.
You could have come with the attitude where you showed us something that we might not have known about and linked to wtf you were talking about.
The reason we have a forums is to help people and not to flame them.
I contacted AMD about this and they said this:
I don’t recall the memory voltage being different, but they are different parts between the 5.0Gbps device on the PRO and the 6.0Gbps device on the XT.
It was also implied that by flashing a Radeon HD 6950 to a Radeon HD 6970 you aren't going to put the card at higher risk than a typical overclocking scenario. There are also people on some of those threads that Have no issues at all after ~6 months of doing this -
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showt ... 287&page=8
I'll look into this more and be sure we get a warning added to the article about this, but as with anything like this there is always a risk taken.
Then I apologize for coming off as an asshole and will start over.
The problem is that there is a definite pattern where 6950's are killed from being flashed to a 6970, specifically, it seems to be the memory (or part of the memory subsystem) which goes. If you look through the Google search there, there's more than enough information, including pictures. Has a site done a definitive diagnosis of the problem and pinpointed where it goes wrong? I don't think so, or at least I haven't seen it. However, one has to remember that there are inherent differences between the 6950 and the 6970 on the hardware level (especially in the power circuitry) that flashing will not overcome.
The main goal here is to unlock the "extra" shaders and TMU's on the 6950 GPU to get a fully working Cayman core. That said, the BIOS hack, which conveniently has been integrated into RBE now, does just that and only that. While I'm sure there are examples of people flashing 6950's to 6970's and their cards are fine, just as I'm sure there are examples of people flashing a 6950 to modify the shaders only and the card died immediately, and probably everything in between, I'm pointing out a trend that will help avoid backlash.
It's your article, do what you want with it, but for the sake of your readers and creating extra work and headache all around, reconsider how your article is presented. It's true that there's a certain risk with all modifications to hardware, but on a scale of what can be done, the 6950 shader unlock only is pretty safe and easy to do as long as it's done properly.
Kaos Kid wrote:Butt buddy?
I consider Nate a friend and I'm there for friends. Maybe even like a son. Do you have any friends that you would stand up for?
Oh, and you are doing him favors by coming here and being a dick? As far as "the rest of us" it is only you, your first post showed your true colors. Don't act like the rest of this board is standing behind you on this. There were many ways you could have handled this but you chose to show that you were only here for the ego trip. Had you actually meant to help others when you posted you would have worked with Apop on this and then he would have most likely thanked you and gave you due credit, and you would have been considered a positive influence by "the rest of us". Too late for that now. Go swing your e-peepee somewhere else, young man, this old guy has no more time for your ego.
Nate, I'm out of this. Have fun.
While I'm at it, I'll apologize here too for being insulting. Also, no need to drag another soul into this. As I said, feel free to delete my posts and account.
