Why Gigacube 9800PRO Xtreme 400/700 is fast ?

[eva2000]

I found the the reason why - is it uses a new version of memory chips K4D263238E-GC2A (http://www.samsung.com/Products/Semiconductor/GraphicsMemory/DDRSDRAM/128Mbit/K4D263238E/K4D263238E.htm) memory which is 2.86ns @ 2.5v voltage and rated to maximum clock frequency of 400mhz instead of the older GC2A 2.86ns (http://www.samsung.com/Products/Semiconductor/GraphicsMemory/DDRSDRAM/128Mbit/K4D26323RA/K4D26323RA.htm) rated at 2.8v voltage and rated max clock frequency of 350mhz spec (http://www.samsung.com/Products/Semiconductor/GraphicsMemory/DDRSDRAM/128Mbit/K4D26323RA/K4D26323RA.htm).

My 128MB Gigacube 9800PRO Xtreme 400/700 does 440-450 on the core and 375-385mhz on memory due to the new memory chips :)

[Mikki]

Nice....:D

[eva2000]

yup it is :D

[eva2000]

same card unmodded/stock cracked 6,900 3dmark2003 with room to spare :)

Gigacube 9800Pro Xtreme @ 459/750 = 6,900
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=1799276

@ 463/760 = 6,992
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=1799833

:D

[RotorHead]

Only 8 more marks to 7K.....come on, give it a little push!! :twisted: :p

[eva2000]

must of pushed a bit harder now @ 468/760 = 7,032 (http://www.fileshosts.com/pentium4/D1/asus/p4c800e_results/SP94/2.4C/OCZ/pc3500plat/2x512/1+3/283-226-2328-8-1.775v-2.85v-1.7v-Turbo-72-36/3dmark2003_9800pro_x_468-375.jpg)

can't upload now as maintenance time at futuremark :(

[Jim]

This (http://www.dvcentury.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=96-230-9804) what you are running?? :wave:

[eva2000]

Originally posted by ProfessorFate
This (http://www.dvcentury.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=96-230-9804) what you are running?? :wave: yup the pictured box has an Extreme sticker on it hehe but it's EOL so if you can find them then :cool:

some 9800PRO Xtreme from Gigacube/Gexcube had the wrong bios by default it was 378/337 but Gigacube released a bios update to fix it back to 398/351 default (let me know if you need that bios) :)

As said in first post the attraction of this card is the new rev of memory used... i guess it's undervolted for the card... so to reach same as old rev memory at lower memory voltage

[eva2000]

3dmark2003 compare url for 7,032 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=1801947 :D