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GeForce
to Quadro modification Guide
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On a gamers' point of view, there's no use to modify their GeForce since most games won't take advantage of its
extended capabilities....but you still get a higher core frequency (135Mhz vs.120), a higher
mem. freq. (333 instead of 300) and the Sideband addressing enabled as default.
And there's still one good point :
If you flash Silicon Graphics' BIOS ( http://support.sgi.com/nt/product/330/ VR3 is for
GeForce DDR and V3 for SDR), you can use their optimized drivers...same story with ELSA and their cracked drivers,
available at http://zoiah.m3dzone.com
Hope this helps...
| Feature |
GeForce 256
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Quadro
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| Fill Rate |
480 Mpix
|
540 Mpix
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| Triangle
Rate |
15Mtris
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17Mtris
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| AA Lines |
No
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Yes
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| Two-sided
Lighting |
No
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Yes
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| Shared Back Buffer |
No
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Yes
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| 3D Window
Clipping |
No
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Yes
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| 128 MB Frame Buffer |
No
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Yes
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| Pro App
Validation |
No
|
Yes
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SPECapc for Pro/ENGINEER 2000i Test Results
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Company
Product
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Overall
Composite Score
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Wireframe
composite
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Shaded
compoiste
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Sub Assy
composite
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Other
Composite
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Test 2
Wireframe
-smooth
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Test 6 Shaded
-clipped
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Dell
Precision Workstation 420 933MHz,
512MB Ram, Intense 3D Wildcat 4210 Pro
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9.19 |
9.74 |
10.20 |
9.42 |
9.50 |
9.72 |
11.73 |
Fujitsu
Siemens Celsius 650 866MHz,
512MB Ram, Wildcat 4110 PRO |
7.33 |
9.38 |
7.41 |
8.02 |
6.68 |
9.40 |
7.66 |
Dell
Dimension XPS 1000MHz, 512MB Ram,
B1000r & 3Dlabs Oxygen GVX210 |
5.93 |
7.25 |
5.97 |
6.67 |
5.23 |
4.63 |
5.71 |
Dell
Dimension XPS 1000MHz, 512MB Ram,
B1000r & 3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1 |
4.65 |
6.03 |
4.33 |
5.31 |
3.98 |
3.97 |
4.25 |
IBM
IntelliStation E Pro 866 MHz, 512MB Ram,
ELSA GLoria II
|
7.78 |
9.18 |
6.41 |
9.27 |
8.25 |
8.83 |
2.30 |
Dell
Precision Workstation 220 933MHz,
512MB Ram, nVidia GeForce2 GTS
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8.33 |
7.66 |
6.40 |
10.63 |
10.49 |
4.13 |
1.04 |
Intel
Pentium III 733 MHz, 192MB Ram
Quadro2 MXR (mod GeForce 2 MX 32MB SDR)
(core/memory
=200/166), 1280x1024
x32bit
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6.92 |
6.44 |
8.91 |
8.95 |
8.20 |
3.39 |
6.05 |
Intel
Pentium III 933 MHz, 192MB Ram
Quadro (mod GeForce 32MB SDR)
(core/memory
=150/190), 1280x1024
x32bit
|
8.48 |
10.68 |
10.31 |
10.22 |
9.10 |
10.60 |
7.24 |
If you compare the 6th line to the 8th, you can see that a modified Geforce 1 can beat a GF2 GTS when using professional 3D applications.
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GeForce 2 GTS 64MB
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Quadro2 64MB
(modified GeForce 2 GTS)
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Quadro 64MB
(modified GeForce256)
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| SPECviewperf6.1.1 |
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| Awadvs_03 |
60.27
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60.38
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60.00
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| Drv_06 |
23.02
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22.78
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22.32
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| DX_05 |
31.36
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31.19
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33.15
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| Light_03 |
3.348
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3.321
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3.910
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| ProCDRS_02 |
18.16
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32.37
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31.81
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| Test 1 weight=25.00 |
12.0
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30.0
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37.3
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| Test 2 weight=25.00 |
15.6
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40.6
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41.3
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| Test 3 weight=10.00 |
27.7
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30.6
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30.0
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| Test 4 weight=10.00 |
29.1
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36.2
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30.3
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| Test 5 weight= 5.00 |
20.0
|
29.7
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23.3
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| Test 6 weight= 5.00 |
24.4
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30.0
|
29.0
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| Test 7 weight= 3.00 |
20.2
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30.0
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20.0
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| Test 8 weight=
3.00 |
25.6
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30.2
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23.3
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| Test 9 weight=
7.00 |
20.0
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24.1
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20.0
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| Test 10 weight=
7.00 |
21.7
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28.0
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24.9
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One more time...the Quadro results are still far better
then the GF2GTS'
Patrick
SALADINO
Switzerland
User
Comment:
Hi Patrick, I really found your article on converting the GeForce very
informative, best I've read so far, I know very little about the technical
side of setting these card up but I know a bit about electronic hardware as
my friend and I design and build miniature electronic devices.
The mod instructions are very good but I would strongly advise anyone doing
this mod to buy and use new resistors which only cost a few pence/cents.
The reason is that it is very easy for solder to contaminate these tiny
resistors when they are removed, it's good practice to discard them and fit
new.
It's possible for a fine thread of solder to bridge the contacts on each end
during removal thus changing the value from say 10k ohms to virtual zero
with possibly disastrous results.
Also before replacing the resistors the pads and surrounding tracks should
be examined with a strong magnifying glass to ensure no bridging with solder
has occurred during the removal process.
We use a stand with an adjustable magnifier which I bought off a cheap tools
stall in the local market for £2/$3.
It's also important to use a grounding wrist strap to remove the risk of
static shock to the card when handling, I use one for peace of mind!
When you look at the picture, you can see damage to the PCB surface and artwork local to the mod, any stray solder or damage to the tracks due to
using pins etc to prise off the resisters could kill the board.
Also prising up the unsoldered end of a component can cause the other end to
lift the pad off the board surface easily resulting in an invisible break in
the connecting track, the card won't work and you can't see why!!
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying you didn't do it properly, I'm trying to
warn others that these surface mount components are difficult to handle as
they are really meant for robotic assembly, perhaps something like this could
be posted.
Thanks for a good article.
Len Gates UK
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