make your 9800gtx+ into a gts250!

[p0Pe]

well now.. thought ive seen it all (not really but it sounds great), but this!
many review sites discovered that the nvidia gts250 really isnt a new card, but just a 9800gtx+ with a different bios!
already got a 9800gtx+ ? or 2 then use this guide and get a gts250 instead:)

http://www.cpu3d.com/media/image/g/10088/i/21167/IMG_1097.jpg

http://www.cpu3d.com/article/7481-1/how-to-turn-your-geforce-9800gtx-into-a-gts-250/introduction.html

even works with a 9800gtx+ and a standard gts250 in sli lol

btw, whats with the cooler on the gts250 xD isnt that thing taking up 3 slots lol

[Vexxx_2007]

awesome find!
that'll probably save lotsa people some cash :)
who doesn't love getting new hardware for free?

[p0Pe]

yeah... if only i could flash my good ol´ x1950xt-x to a 4870x2... now THAT would be awsome xD

[NightrainSrt4]

There isn't any real improvement by flashing it afaik, and you probably void your warranty. The GTS250 just lowered power consumption a bit and chopped the board back an inch and a half.

The comparisons I saw that showed the gts250 just beating the 9800gtx+ had higher clocks and had 1gb ram compared to 512mb.

The only thing you get here would be the gts250 name to pop up in windows. I don't see any real improvements otherwise, as you gain none of the things that actually made the gts250 pcb better. At least that's the way I see it, but good find nonetheless.

Edit: And, I was under the understanding that the 512mb version of the gts250 could run sli with the 9800gtx+ without having anything flashed. Pretty sure I saw that mentioned in the articles from cebit.

[Luke122]

I've read a few reviews saying that there was a *slight* performance/efficiency gain from flashing to the 250, and that the card itself ran a little bit cooler..

If you have a 9800gtx+ already, this might be a cool thing to try. :D

Hey.. we have one on the shelf here at the store.. hmmm..

[crenn]

I have one but I don't intend to risk doing this. I can't really see a major benefit of doing this.

[simon275]

Yeah there is no major benefit and there is a chance you could bork your card. I remember doing this back in the day with turning my 6800gt in to a 6800 ultra.

[Zephik]

This is great! Now I want to see your ways for us readers to become more involved! Expect an email later today.

Weirdest spam ever?