omega soft mode 9700>9800

xdanielx · Feb 11, 2004, 08:52 AM

i've installed new omega drivers on soft mode 9700>>9800, but what difference is between normal 9700 and soft mod. i can see microchip is 9800 but what more, my clock & ram Mhz are the same as 9700. can i make more then 320/300 - normal.

hurricanes#1 · Feb 12, 2004, 09:06 AM

The major difference for me was Tiger Woods 2004. With the softmod installed, TW 2004 ran perfectly with all settings maxed and AF + AA both at 4. Ran absolutely perfectly. However, the softmod seems to have conflicts with NHL 2004 and Nascar Racing 2003. Without the softmod installed, the Omega drivers didn't crash anything.

The softmod definitely helps.

nuG · Feb 12, 2004, 09:25 AM

does the softmod work with a 9700pro or just the NP?

xdanielx · Feb 12, 2004, 09:35 AM

i've non pro. now i play Silent Hill 3 at everythink on max and it's going smooth, i'll try to play on non softmode.

fibonaccov · Feb 18, 2004, 03:58 PM

Hi xdanielx,

The latest Omega's 4.2 does not have the 9700-->9800 Softmod - which one did you install? the 4.1 or 4.2 set?

I know ATI has added some of the 9800 Pro codepath optimizations in the new cat drivers but I would like to softmod my 9700 Pro to 9800 Pro as I could with Omega's 4.1 - I want to run some tests and compare - could someone PM me with a link on how to get the 9700-->9800 softmod - would Rivatuner provide this? I want to see how it runs combined with the latest Omega's...unless someone can point me to some bench showing absolutely no difference with or without the 9700-->9800 softmod...I'm seeing some difference between Omega's 4.1 softmod and Omega's 4.2 - I know it could be due to other factors but if I can run that test then I'll know for sure...

Thanks in advance,

nuG · Feb 18, 2004, 08:55 PM

softmod works with a 9700 pro? mine didnt seem to work.......

fibonaccov · Feb 18, 2004, 09:09 PM

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Originally posted by nuG
softmod works with a 9700 pro? mine didnt seem to work.......

If you install Omega's 4.1 then it should work - mine (9700 Pro) clearly shows up as a 9800 in the Adapter panel...I just selected to apply the softmod when I installed the driver...it is an option...

nuG · Feb 19, 2004, 09:18 AM

I ahve a Powercolor 9700 pro and i did click the softmod option but it didnt seem to work..........is your 9700pro BBA? maybe thats why but i think it should still work.....

fibonaccov · Feb 19, 2004, 09:44 AM

Mine is a BBA yes - not sure it matters though but who knows...