Jigga0o7 said:
With that kinda increase I think something was wrong with your rig.
11583 is a good score though I must say. Could you put up a compare?
No problems with my box. I did the exact same test for both cards and the test when it was a Pro was right before I flashed it. So the results you see above are within ten minutes of each other. Also note, both of those tests are with Vsync enabled so I'm sure I can pull more out of it I bet. I also tested using Aquamark3D my testing before the flash was 45000 roughly and after it was well over 49000. Not bad at all.
I used an off the shelf ATI retail brand from CompUSA. Serial numbers 630429* and 630430* (printed on the outside of the box) are perfect for the flash. 630431* had been reported to work by many, but at least two peeps have said it did not work for them.
Mine is the 630430* which also has the 1.6ns RAM compared to the 2.0ns RAM. This allows some OC'ing as well if you want. I personally am running stock speeds as OC'ing stuff never has appealed to me.
Anyway, to my understanding, this card simply did not have the traces that handle the other 4 pipes laser cut, just disabled via software. ATI was hot and heavy to get more Pro cards out since they are in demand so they "downgraded" many XT Platinums like this and slapped a Pro sticker on it.
I can post the link of the guide I used later when I get to work. Gotta go get ready now though. Also Doom3 gained big time on FPS as well as other games.