RIP 4870 asus TOP

punx223 · #1 06-21-2009

well i was trying to fix a flash on a card today for a friend and fellow overclocker and something went wrong, and now my asus top 4870 is dust.... she artifacts at post and looks like the screen from the matrix :(

spfoam1 · #2 06-21-2009

May she rest in peace.
That's why I am a bit hesitant to flash the GPUs.

punx223 · #3 06-21-2009

i wasnt flashing mine thats whats sad.... i even checked the bios verion and it was the same it shoulda been, i just think something went wrong

i was flashing a friends x2 back to stock since the asus top x2 bios wasnt working for them, and somehow some piece of errant code messed mine up and nw she get super hot and artifacts :(

spfoam1 · #4 06-21-2009

I've only flashed two GPUs.
I am afraid to try to flash them back to stock LOL.

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Originally Posted by punx223

i wasnt flashing mine thats whats sad.... i even checked the bios verion and it was the same it shoulda been, i just think something went wrong

i was flashing a friends x2 back to stock since the asus top x2 bios wasnt working for them, and somehow some piece of errant code messed mine up and nw she get super hot and artifacts :(

Neuromancer · #5 06-21-2009

If it ain't broke, fix it till it is. That's my motto

How did you bust your card trying to flash someone elses? (EDIT nm you posted while I was typing :p)

You can pick up PCI video cards pretty cheap in the event you get a card with a bad flash...I have never tried a blind flash before. Although have flashed cards when the screen was barbled, was still sorta able to see what was going on.

Kal-EL · #6 06-21-2009

I think Frank had the TOP bios in his x2's as well and they burned up :(

punx223 · #7 06-21-2009

i reflashed my card and confirmed the code in it was exactly the same so my card was never changed, she just gave up.... i dont get it, but she is getting super hot and artifacting even during post it gets sso hot it will burn your fingers.

Not to mention i have flashed more cards than i can count, and NEVER had a issue, maybe karma just caught up...

but neuromancer i did reflash to teh same stock bios for that card and it did nothing

spfoam1 · #8 06-21-2009

I recon they are like light bulbs...the brighter they glow the faster they burn out! I cook enough stuff the way it is.....

2chesapeakes · #9 06-21-2009

I recently had a bad flash on my 4870x2 installing the top bios. Had to flash a second time to the top bios and all was. I like the stock OC'd bios that came with my cards better than the top bios. Hope you can RMA the card.

Jeffro64 · #10 06-21-2009

I tried the Top bios on mine and they just didn't want to work. They booted fine and all but the second I started a bench I couldn't even tell what was on the screen... so I went back to stock.