PCX5900 into Quadro FX1300

[ofelas]

Is it possible to SoftQuadro a PCX5900 into a (PCI-e) Quadro FX1300?
Thanks...

[ricercar]

There are sites that claim it is possible, but they are wrong. Since at least 2001 the Quadro series use internal bonding options that make it impossible to change a GeForce into a Quadro.

You can relatively easily change a BIOS to make a card report as a Quadro. It's somewhat more difficult to change board straps to identlfy as a Quadro, but unless you have a chip capper (>$1 million USD) You ain't gonna be making your GeForce into a real Quadro.

Imagine a Honda owner placing a nameplate on his car to say V-TEC. Regardless of what shows to the public, the internals of the car are not V-Tec unless you actually change the engine. Same with Quadro.

[saturnotaku]

Imagine a Honda owner placing a nameplate on his car to say V-TEC. Regardless of what shows to the public, the internals of the car are not V-Tec unless you actually change the engine. Same with Quadro.

But you're forgetting, just adding the V-TEC plate adds 25 horsepower right there! (xmastong)

[ofelas]

Not to mention that every V-Tec decal adds 5 rear wheel horse...