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Turning A FX5900 Into A FX5950 Ultra, Tool-Free

Posted by timothy on from the one-and-a-half-upmanship dept.

A reader writes "Some very interesting details coming from various tech sites such as ExplosiveLabs and 3DChips that shows it is possible to turn a GeForce FX5900 into a FX5950 Ultra (which is NVIDIA's top of the line video card chipset currently available) through simply using the FX5950 Ultra BIOS on the FX5900 video card."

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  1. does this let it approach the performance levels by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    .. of an ATI card costing half as much?

  2. I'm waiting until it can be turned into a Radeon.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    might take more than a bios update though ;)

    Note to manufacturers: Stop creating products that feature factures. Got it. good.

  3. But by graveyardduckx · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will it turn my 5950 into one of those sweet 288MB Wildcat cards from 3DLabs? That would be worth the risk.

  4. Re:Pay More, Get the same by c0dedude · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can just see it, Nvidia Board Meeting:
    Okay, I've been to this site, slashdot.org, and they have some radical ideas about business plans, but I think they have something we can use. It's called the ? plan, and always ends in profit. See, here's ours:

    1. Release Underclocked Card
    2. Release NEW and IMPROVED card, costing more money!
    3. Piss off people with NEW and IMPROVED card when they find out Underclocked card can have new bios, being just as good as NEW and IMPROVED card.
    4. People who pay more for NEW and IMPROVED card don't buy any more NEW and IMPROVED cards.
    5. ???????
    6. Profit!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Wah, I broke my video card. by molafson · · Score: 5, Funny

    -This is your bin-sorted video card.
    -This is your overclocked bin-sorted video card catastrophically failing.

    Any questions?

  6. You gotta wonder by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...that shows it is possible to turn a GeForce FX5900 into a FX5950 Ultra (which is NVIDIA's top of the line video card chipset currently available) through simply using the FX5950 Ultra BIOS on the FX5900 video card."

    Poor sales figures for the FX950 because people are buying a cheaper one instead? Simply post a way for people to easily fry their cheaper card so they can then upgrade to the better one!

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  7. Re:Deja vu by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What does an Audi have to do with my komputer grafix?

  8. Wow! by danidude · · Score: 5, Funny
    it is possible to turn a GeForce FX5900 into a FX5950 Ultra

    Wow! Thats cool. I wonder then if there is a way to turn my vodoo3 into a Video Card...

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  9. YES! by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some people will complain about anything. :)

    I nominate that the above statement replace "News for nerds, stuff that matters." as the Slashdot motto.

  10. Re:When will they ever learn? by caferace · · Score: 4, Funny
    after all, how many slashdotters who might have bought an ATI card might buy the second most expensive card nvidia makes now?

    Is this a quiz? I say fewer than those who are "Friends of Rob".