Help Identifying This Older Nvidia GPU

[iamdarkyoshi]

I am trying to figure out what exactly this card used to be. The BIOS is corrupt.

Back of card:

 

Front of card

 

Cooler removed

 

GPU die

 

A quick google search tells me that based on the chip, it is an 8800GT or a 9800GT. Which one? And which BIOS should I flash?

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/index.php?architecture=NVIDIA&manufacturer=Palit&model=&interface=PCI-E&memType=GDDR3&memSize=

[Hackentosher]

How good is your luck?

[thekeemo]

You have a 8800GT/9800GT 65nm 

This one was a Palit 8800GT 512mb non sonic specifically.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Just now, Hackentosher said:

How good is your luck?

Generally complete ass. The PC DOES recognise the card as a 9800 something, and it says that it cannot start

[Dzzope]

8800GT according to https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=NVI-G92-270-A2&viewState=DetailView&cartID=&g=

 

First hit in a google search for the chip...

[byalexandr]

Just flash it with both, if it bricks on the first try then use the other BIOS.

[Fulgrim]

Palit 8800GS Sonic

 

The PCB is slightly different for the 8800GT model by Palit.

 

This is the 8800GS PCB from Palit. (what your card has)

http://www.modlabs.net/1820

 

This is the 8800GT PCB, from Palit.

 

 

[Hackentosher]

Just now, byalexandr said:

Just flash it with both, if it bricks on the first try then use the other BIOS.

But wouldn't it brick the GPU if he flashed the wrong one?

[iamdarkyoshi]

1 minute ago, Hackentosher said:

But wouldn't it brick the GPU if he flashed the wrong one?

Lel, its already bricked. I am trying to unbrick it

[Hackentosher]

Just now, iamdarkyoshi said:

Lel, its already bricked. I am trying to unbrick it

Lol, yeah then just flash both. Flip a coin, maybe you'll get it right the first try.

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3 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

Just flash it with both, if it bricks on the first try then use the other BIOS.

Unless you're being funny I think our definitions of "brick" differ greatly

[Hackentosher]

24 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Unless you're being funny I think our definitions of "brick" differ greatly

Yeah good point, if it's already bricked, how do you plan on doing anything with it other than using it as your new coaster?

[iamdarkyoshi]

Just now, Hackentosher said:

Yeah good point, if it's already bricked, how do you plan on doing anything with it other than using it as your new coaster?

The PC recognizes the card, but somebody put the wrong BIOS on it. I am trying to flash it with NVflash but I cannot get it to force flash

 

[iamdarkyoshi]

Thanks everyone. I got it! I needed to use an older version of NVFlash to force the flash upon the damn GPU. IT WORKS!!!!!

[iamdarkyoshi]

Now. Do I try some higher clocked BIOS? No, probably not, it runs hot enough

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1 minute ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Now. Do I try some higher clocked BIOS? No, probably not, it runs hot enough

Yeah my friend had a card just like that in an old dell case with 1 80mm fan at the back and pretty much no other openings and it overheated all the time.  I suppose that could have been the case's fault though..  

[iamdarkyoshi]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Yeah my friend had a card just like that in an old dell case with 1 80mm fan at the back and pretty much no other openings and it overheated all the time.  I suppose that could have been the case's fault though..  

Probably... There is no VRM cooling on this, which is dumb beyond all belief

[byalexandr]

7 hours ago, Hackentosher said:

But wouldn't it brick the GPU if he flashed the wrong one?

Of course it would, that's why you have a couple different ones to try.

 

You can easily unbrick a card if you have a secondary GPU or integrated graphics to use.

[byalexandr]

6 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Unless you're being funny I think our definitions of "brick" differ greatly

It's already bricked, you can still flash a bricked card and unbrick it. Done it a couple of times on one of the BIOS on my 290.

 

Wasn't being funny but I suppose it sounded funny.

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7 hours ago, byalexandr said:

It's already bricked, you can still flash a bricked card and unbrick it. Done it a couple of times on one of the BIOS on my 290.

 

Wasn't being funny but I suppose it sounded funny.

Yup, see, by definition of bricked, it's as good as if it had been completely smashed.  Just with no physical damage

[iamdarkyoshi]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Yup, see, by definition of bricked, it's as good as if it had been completely smashed.  Just with no physical damage

Everything can be fixed. It just takes a bit longer for more borked things lol