K404 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 THIS CARD IS NOT AN 8800GT. I made it LOOK like an 8800GT to the drivers so I can use it with 169.21 drivers and get a boost in 3D01.. possibly 3D03. Might also remove coldbug.... I can rank well without bending the way the card is seen by the drivers. I can get Gold if I do. Will respect HWB decision either way. I dont like doing stuff like this and sponsors might not like "ugly" solutions on the way to WR but better asking now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knopflerbruce Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I would say it's allowed if you post it in the category the card belongs to (not 8800gt, but whatever it really is). ...but I must say it might make things harder for us mods... moderation could be a PITA if you cant tell what card it really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K404 Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 I was thinking that.The numbers and titles dont make any sense. I have an Omega modded 169.21 here. Maybe that will do what I need. Still slightly in-elegant but at least everyone will know what card was benched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komadyret Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I didn't know the 8800GT (G92) ever came as a 55nm card Weren't those branded 9800+? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K404 Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 (edited) Oh... submitting it in the original cards category is no problem, thats all im interested in. It DOES make things hard for you guys though and I can see why it might annoy some other users. About trying Omega drivers: "Unlike Futuremark, hwbot chooses to allow people to use whatever driver they feel is best for their videocard, be it an official version of the videocard driver. Pre-modified performance drivers, such as Starstorms, are not allowed for the simple reason that the HWbot crew is unable to be certain that there are no cheats implemented in those drivers. There is one exception: the Omega Ati drivers. These are allowed because they give the user the opportunity to unlock for instance pipelines on their video card." Does this mean nVidia Omega drivers are NOT allowed? Edited November 24, 2009 by K404 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K404 Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 (edited) They shouldnt/ I dont think so, but once I test i'll report back If someone could do a guide to allow older drivers to support new cards.. that would be much nicer Edited November 24, 2009 by K404 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S_A_V Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 it LOOK like an 8800GT GPUZ still show native BIOS version and DeviceID of this 9800GTX+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K404 Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 So its ok? Inelegant... but ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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