12-11-2004, 12:38 AM
9800 and 9800 XT both have 8 pipes. You can't softmod a 9800 Pro.
Cards with a chance of softmod:
9500 --> 9700
9800SE --> 9800
x800 Pro VIVO --> x800 XT VIVO
GeForce 6800 --> 16 pipes (6800 GT GPU, but you can't get 6800 GT memory, so not a full 6800GT.)
You can softmod a 9500, but as has been said, success is not likely. Besides, for the price 9700s are going for you may as well just get a 9700 non-pro, very close to the speed of a 9800 Pro, for only ~$100.
I've gotten two 9700s from eBay, one for $101, and one for $103 (both including shipping). 256 bit memory 9500s (the ones that might softmod go for like $80. Yay, for $20 there's no risk. And of the 9500/9500Pro/9700 cards I've owned (all use the same GPU core, I've had personal experience with 4) none have overclocked to less than 330 MHz, one of the 9700s got up to 370 core / 340 memory, which is only like 2% slower than a 9800 Pro.
You can overclock a 9800 Pro, but I wouldn't suggest doing so if you don't really know what you're doing.
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Terenas WoW player... while we waited for Diablo III.
And it came... and it went... and I played Hearthstone longer than Diablo III.