• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Hardware Secrets

Hardware Secrets

Uncomplicating the complicated

  • Case
  • Cooling
  • Memory
  • Mobile
    • Laptops
    • Smartphones
    • Tablets
  • Motherboard
  • Networking
  • Other
    • Audio
    • Cameras
    • Consumer Electronics
    • Desktops
    • Museum
    • Software
    • Tradeshows & Events
  • Peripherals
    • Headset
    • Keyboard
    • Mouse
    • Printers
  • Power
  • Storage
  • Video

Transforming your Radeon 9800 Pro into a Radeon 9800 XT

You can tranform your Radeon 9800 Pro into a Radeon 9800 XT with a BIOS upgrade. Learn how.

Home » Transforming your Radeon 9800 Pro into a Radeon 9800 XT

Introduction

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Performing the Modification

With the Radeon 9800 XT release, ATI started manufacturing its Radeon 9800 Pro using the same core of this new chip, called R360. Thus, the newer Radeon 9800 Pro with the R360 core are, in fact, Radeon 9800 XT running at lower clocks. While the Radeon 9800 Pro works at 380 MHz and access the memory at 340 MHz (680 MHz DDR), the Radeon 9800 XT works at 412 MHz and accesses the memory at 365 MHz (730 MHz DDR). Since the only difference between these two chips is the graphic processor and the memory clocks, it is possible to transform a Radeon 9800 Pro into a Radeon 9800 XT by doing a video card BIOS upgrade, if your Radeon 9800 Pro has the R360 core. This upgrade also changes the model registration, which makes the Windows and the other programs identify the card as a Radeon 9800 XT. Today we will teach you how to make this transformation, saving you some money.

The first thing you need to know is if your Radeon 9800 Pro has the "old" core (R350) or the "new" one (R360). Only boards based on the new chip model (R360) can be transformed into a Radeon 9800 XT. This identification can easily be done by counting the number of memory chips available on your board. If your board has 16 chips, it uses the R350 and cannot be transformed. But if it has 8 chips, it uses the new R360 core and can be changed to a Radeon 9800 XT with this tutorial.

Before performing the modification, you can check wheter it will work or not, performing an overclocking on it, using PowerStrip software (https://www.entechtaiwan.com). Configure your board to run at 412 MHz (core) and 365 MHz (730 MHz DDR, memory) and run a 3D benchmarking software like 3DMark03 (https://www.futuremark.com/products/3dmark03/) to check if your board runs smoothly with this overclocking. If it works fine, you can perform the upgrade process we will explain. If it doesn’t, you will have to find, using PowerStrip, which are the top clocks your board supports, and change its BIOS with them. We’ll talk about this later.

Continue: Performing the Modification

Video Tutorials

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

As a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, this site may earn from qualifying purchases. We may also earn commissions on purchases from other retail websites.

How to Avoid Scams on Facebook Marketplace Once and For All

Social media scams generate more than 770 million US dollars in losses in the US alone, and it’s … [Read More...] about How to Avoid Scams on Facebook Marketplace Once and For All

AMD EPYC from Zen1 to Zen4. How it will change the CPU market?

AMD, together with Intel, is one of the major processor manufacturers known in today's market. … [Read More...] about AMD EPYC from Zen1 to Zen4. How it will change the CPU market?

Valorant Phoenix Tips & Tricks You Have to Know

The Phoenix character in Valorant is one of the most amazing to play. Being aggressive, Phoenix will … [Read More...] about Valorant Phoenix Tips & Tricks You Have to Know

Footer

For Performance

  • About
  • Contact
  • Articles
  • Editorials
  • First Look
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • Privacy

Everything you need to know

  • Everything You Need to Know About the Dual-, Triple-, and Quad-Channel Memory Architectures
  • What You Should Know About the SPDIF Connection (2022 Guide)
  • Everything You Need to Know About the Intel Virtualization Technology
  • Everything You Need to Know About the CPU Power Management

Copyright © 2023 · All rights reserved - Hardwaresecrets.com
About Us · Privacy Policy · Contact