Softmod a geforce into a quadro anyone??

[bacon12]

If I had the need for it I would for sure try it. Wondering if anyone has?
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=539&pgno=0

[seeker]

No, I haven't and probably won't, but I found that article interesting, because I had always wondered why something like Quadro was even necessary. Seems something like exploitation to me.

[bacon12]

No, I haven't and probably won't, but I found that article interesting, because I had always wondered why something like Quadro was even necessary. Seems something like exploitation to me.

By who nvidia for charging so much for the quadro?

[seeker]

Yes, but then I suppose that we should be happy that it isn't us that they are exploiting, they are going after the deeper pockets. However, when I was in business, my pockets weren't so deep.

[crainger]

Quadro's cost more because usually the people who buy them use them to make money. It's understandable. Though as you said seeker, not all business have deep pockets. ::(:

[Tr1cK]

I did this with a 7800gt a couple weeks ago.

[crainger]

and??

Tell us about your Cookie Monster underpants.

[Tr1cK]

Annnnd it is detected as a Quadro FX 4500. I have the Quadro 169.39 driver on it. I didn't do before and after tests, so I don't have much to compare it to. The computer did have a Fire GL 3100 in it that would never show as a certified 3D device even with the certified driver in AutoCAD 2007. The 7800GT soft modded to FX 4500 does show up as a certified 3D device. I don't have a real FX 4500 to compare it to and plus the rest of the system kind of sucks, dual P4 Xeon 3.0, 3gb RAM, XP32.

Performance Tuner Results Log
Version: 17.2.0.2
Date of Last Tune: 4/24/2008

Machine Configuration
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Processor Speed : 3.0 GHz
RAM : 3070 MB

3D Device
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Name : NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
Manufacturer : NVIDIA
Chip set : Quadro FX 4500
Memory : 256.0 MB
Driver : 6.14.0011.6939

Your machine contains a 3D Device that is certified.

Application driver: wopengl9.hdi

Effect
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Geometry acceleration: Available and on
Smooth line display: Available and on
Gooch shader: Available and using hardware
Full-shadow display: Available and on

[crainger]

I don't know what a gooch shader is, but I think my 8800GTX needs one. ::D:

[einstein_314]

Oh wow!! This is awesome news. I searched a while ago for how to do it with a 8 series card and didn't turn up anything. I had no idea that rivatuner could do it. Neato.

Unfortunately I can't give it a shot now because I don't have any 64bit versions of my CAD programs that work in vista....

[CaptNKILL]

I don't know what a gooch shader is, but I think my 8800GTX needs one. ::D:
:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

Gooch (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gooch) shader???

[crainger]

LOL My GTX definitely needs one!

[bacon12]

:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

Gooch (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gooch) shader???


LOL I am so glad you looked up that. Made me laugh.

[Tr1cK]

Follow up-

This mod does NOT work on my 7800GT. Windows XP did detect it as a Quadro 4500 and AutoCAD 2007 also detected it as a certified device. However, the Nvidia PowerDraft performance driver for AutoCAD 2007 detected my card and said it was not a Quadro. I could not run the performance driver for it because my card is not actually a Quadro. It ran for about 5 seconds in which I could tell the performace was greatly improved, then it kicked up that error and reverted me back to the generic opengl driver.

I put the FireGL 3100 back in and found a driver that shows this card as certified, but the performance is still abysmal and there is no performance driver available for AutoCAD.

In summary, for AutoCAD, get a real Quadro and run the PowerDraft driver.

[KingRoLo]

Don't think this works on G92 chips.