Just got word that Icrontic's MediaMan has posted two guides: the first is a softmod for turning your ATI 9700 Pro to a 9800 Pro and the second is a Catalyst driver comparison.
Enthusiasts love a deal and what better deal is there than free! From time to time I get out from behind the front page and meander through my colleague's forums and front pages to see just what they are up to. In my "walkabout" I stumbled across a post showing how to softmod an ATI 9700 Pro to a 9800 Pro....for free! It's a no risk mod so why not? Along the way we tested out ATI's new Catalyst 3.2 drivers to see what they bring as well.
This 9700 Pro to 9800 Pro "freebie" prompted another housekeeping task here at Icrontic. Icrontic's review benchmarks accumulate in a database of numbers built over a period of months. During that time drivers change and there is some reluctance to the labor intensive task of pulling past product and re-benchmarking it. The important methodology behind benchmarking is consistency. That consistency of hardware and software provides the soapbox base from which we deliver our verdicts. Drivers change but as long as the same hardware and software is used the outcome comparison should be sufficient to base a conclusion.
There comes a time when the past product has to be pulled from the shelf, dusted off and re-benchmarked with the latest drivers. This time we are going to share our findings with you as we move from ATI's Catalyst 2.3 drivers to the Catalyst 3.2 drivers and if our softmod 9700 Pro to a 9800 Pro got us some "free stuff!".
Softmod A 9700 Pro To A 9800 Pro & Catalyst Driver Comparison
Enthusiasts love a deal and what better deal is there than free! From time to time I get out from behind the front page and meander through my colleague's forums and front pages to see just what they are up to. In my "walkabout" I stumbled across a post showing how to softmod an ATI 9700 Pro to a 9800 Pro....for free! It's a no risk mod so why not? Along the way we tested out ATI's new Catalyst 3.2 drivers to see what they bring as well.
This 9700 Pro to 9800 Pro "freebie" prompted another housekeeping task here at Icrontic. Icrontic's review benchmarks accumulate in a database of numbers built over a period of months. During that time drivers change and there is some reluctance to the labor intensive task of pulling past product and re-benchmarking it. The important methodology behind benchmarking is consistency. That consistency of hardware and software provides the soapbox base from which we deliver our verdicts. Drivers change but as long as the same hardware and software is used the outcome comparison should be sufficient to base a conclusion.
There comes a time when the past product has to be pulled from the shelf, dusted off and re-benchmarked with the latest drivers. This time we are going to share our findings with you as we move from ATI's Catalyst 2.3 drivers to the Catalyst 3.2 drivers and if our softmod 9700 Pro to a 9800 Pro got us some "free stuff!".
Softmod A 9700 Pro To A 9800 Pro & Catalyst Driver Comparison
