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3dfx Hardware & Software => General Discussions => Topic started by: MUDASS on 30 July 2005, 05:03:23

Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: MUDASS on 30 July 2005, 05:03:23
I saw on this website these bios for the V5 5500.  I believe they are for better OC.  Is it worth changing it ?  I have version 1.06 on my card.
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: r21vo on 30 July 2005, 12:59:48
no, they just fix some problems. For better oc you can use rom with modified draminit0() which has bigger timings for memory.
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: Vanilias Ronk on 09 August 2005, 07:41:55
Bigger timings means slower working?
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: NitroX infinity on 09 August 2005, 11:19:52
Yes, but we're talking about microseconds. Hardly noticable and the overclock will undo any performance loss :)

But you should only flash your BIOS if you've got problems with your current BIOS.
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: Raff3DC on 09 August 2005, 12:36:55
Are there any comparisons with this modded BIOS? I mean compared to the original one ... how many MHz it allows, speed @ 166 MHz ... :)

Greetings from Germany,
Raff
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: NitroX infinity on 09 August 2005, 13:02:23
No, results vary since not every VSA-100 chip is the same.
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: Raff3DC on 09 August 2005, 13:21:40
Well, that's always the case. :) Did nobody try the BIOS?

Greetings,
Raff
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: Vanilias Ronk on 10 August 2005, 19:09:24
I tried, it worked, I could set higher clock speed without memory errors.
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 on 27 August 2005, 11:28:57
How fast you can overclock the V5 in comparison to the original Bios?
Title: BIOS 1.16 - 1.18
Post by: Vanilias Ronk on 27 August 2005, 18:22:40
180 instead of 175, but just for a few hours, then made errors, so I think it doesn't worth, the original bios is faster, and the card can't be used at higher clock speed for a longer period. At least my card. ;) (Toshiba rams)