Seeing as the GTX465 was unlocked by flashing it with a GTX470 BIOS....obviously making all verification look like a GTX470 result, what are the rules on sumbissions with unlocked GTX465?

 

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Attach a picture to the submission that it is indeed a GTX 465. That's all we can do. And also comment that you flashed it to 470

But unlockable GTX465 look like GTX470 as well- same PCB, 2 extra memory chips

 

LOL... the one I have my eye on doesn't even have the stock cooler, so even less evidence of 465

 

 

Alternative random idea: not many submissions with 465.....combine with 470 and make a category with big hardware points? Easier to moderate, more people take an interest in Fermi/ Ebay

Edited June 22, 201213 yr by K404

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Fair enough

 

Still, the lack of solid verification for unlocked cards annoys me a bit. It's no-ones fault, just wish it could be closer to black n white instead of having to rely PURELY on a user being trusted.

Yeah I know but how to do ?

 

You can even flash it to 470 and keep the 465 ID so...

 

And I guess you can flash a 470 too and make it looks like 465 in the screenshot.

 

 

Isn't it written 465 somewhere in your card on the PCB, a sticker or so ?

Should just make it to where a flashed 465 has to be submitted as a 470. It makes things easier. When you unlock amd cpu, they compete in a different core class and an x3 555 never competes against an x2 555.

 

You can even flash it to 470 and keep the 465 ID so...

 

If that is possible, the problem is much smaller

 

And I guess you can flash a 470 too and make it looks like 465 in the screenshot.

 

 

Would that involve photoshopping the screenshot? If so, it's the same as any other photoshopping offence if the user is caught...... punishment is ban?

I didn't mean photoshop, I mean afaik while BIOS editing you can change vendors ID, PCI ID (card ID) doing so also the name GPU-Z will read.

I'm sure this is a controversial thing to say/admit, but I've tried to find cheats so I knew what accusations/suggestions were feasible and how they changed the benchmark. I've never been able to change a GPU ID by itself. I can change vendor ID though.

 

Maybe it's possible to do with easily available software. I dunno.

 

 

 

If the standard 465 unlock is to flash with a 470 BIOS, maybe having a 470 spec with a 465 devide ID would look...... unusual? Maybe a custom unlock BIOS has got that implemented for validation. Again.... I dunno

Or add an option on hwbot like there is for CPU for unlockable graphics card.

So the results will not go under GTX 465 nor GTX 470 but GTX 465 Unlocked.

 

Just like a Phenom X4 you unlock into Phenom X5/X6