6950... Rev B??

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:34

Just got my 6950 through the post

happily running at 880/1350.

However, next to the dvi port on the backplate it the logo (rev B)

Does this mean and have fixed the unlocking? I cant check whether mine will ATM, as the Internet here is down (using my iPhone :rolleyes:

)

Can anyone else check their backplate, especially those of you who have unlocked?

Thanks guys

413x · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:40

where is this located, i have my 6950 on my desk waiting to go in to my machine?

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:41

Next to the DVI port on the backplate of the card, it's etched in

413x · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:46

This is what I got

Spudgun · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:48

Which make of 6950 did you get Shayper?

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:50

The HIS one, I'll try and take a picture but this is all on my iPhone so I can't promise nowt

413x · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:52

you should have a better cam, i took mine with my htc desire, fyi mine also says v1.0 on a little sticker on the back

Spudgun · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:52

Shayper said:
The HIS one, I'll try and take a picture but this is all on my iPhone so I can't promise nowt

Sorry to ask such a daft and obvious question, but did you buy it from OCUK? as I am weighing up getting one of the ones on this week's deals but won't bother if they aren't unlockable any more

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:54

Tbh, I'm not that bothered about unlocking it, it's sitting happil at 900/1400, although the temps are up to 85 (not for long, im getting the Zakman cooler as soon as I can confirm it works on the 69 series. Just giving other people a heads up to the possibility. As I said, anyone with an unlocked one can you please check?

Oh and Al4x? The little sign saying Rev B on mine is just underneath where yours says VGA

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:55

Spudgun said:
Sorry to ask such a daft and obvious question, but did you buy it from OCUK? as I am weighing up getting one of the ones on this week's deals but won't bother if they aren't flahable any more

Yeah I did. I should be able to flash it tomorrow, gonna copy the BIOS over to a flash drive and have a crack

Tbf the card has still overclocked like a demon so far

, 900/1400 on stock volts ATM

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:56

Just had a look at the power connectors, and they still look like theyve been sanded down. My hopes have been raised

413x · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:58

maybe.. hopefully.. its just rev B by that manufacturer?

Spudgun · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:59

Shayper said:
Yeah I did. I should be able to flash it tomorrow, gonna copy the BIOS over to a flash drive and have a crack

Tbf the card has still overclocked like a demon so far , 900/1400 on stock volts ATM

I will await your results of the unlocking process with much interest and would like to wish you the very best of luck

xtremedetailz · 20 Jan 2011 at 20:59

There is a program that does everything for you.

I used it on my HD6950 and it was flawless.

It saves your old bios and flashes the new bios all in windows.

When i wanted it flashed back i just ran the flash back to old bios in the same folder and it did it perfectly.

Located HERE

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:01

Lol just tried it at 950 core. Mhm. Did not like that one bit

413x · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:01

is it only the 6970s that have the sanding issue?

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:04

xtremedetailz said:
There is a program that does everything for you.

I used it on my HD6950 and it was flawless.

It saves your old bios and flashes the new bios all in windows.

When i wanted it flashed back i just ran the flash back to old bios in the same folder and it did it perfectly.

Located HERE

Yeah ive got it downloaded on the Uni servers

but the Internet here is an amalgamation of shiny and bright (work it out

) and so unless I can get a flash drive tomorrow I'll have to wait till monday

Shayper · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:07

Looks like 920 on the core is a nogo too. Just grey screened in kombustor

Trying 910 now, then I'll up the ram.

Oh and the sanding issue was where the power connectors on 6970's were sanded down to turn them into 6950's iirc. Nice one AMD

Spudgun · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:09

Shayper said:
Yeah ive got it downloaded on the Uni servers but the Internet here is an amalgamation of shiny and bright (work it out ) and so unless I can get a flash drive tomorrow I'll have to wait till monday

I could have missed the point here (if so, sorry), but a flash drive isn't necessary - you can just download the files and do it all in windows

Steves1982 · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:10

I won't be able to afford another 6950 for a couple of months so hopefully they will still be flashable.

I would have thought with the positive feedback and free advertising gained due to the 6970 flash Ati would have just left them as they were. People are still buying the 6970's and the price of 6950's has crept up anyway.

They must be selling huge amounts of them so why discourage people by removing the possibillty of flashing?