Note : This article was adapted from a vga.zol.com.cn guide by Max_87, and edited by Dr. Adrian Wong. Full credit belong to the original authors.

Warning! Please do not attempt any of the steps in this article unless you are fully aware of the risks, and know what you are doing. Neither Tech ARP, nor the original writers, of this article will be held responsible for any damages that may occur as a result of following the methods or ideas described in this article. You have been warned!

Modding The GeForce 9600 GSO

1. Download the modified BIOS from http://xiazai.zol.com.cn/detail/32/318830.shtml.

2. Use your graphics card's BIOS flashing utility to flash the modified BIOS into the GeForce 9600 GSO card. Before you do that though, it would be a VERY good idea to first back-up a copy of your graphics card BIOS, in case you need to undo the mod.

3. After flashing the modded BIOS into the graphics card, just reboot the PC.

That's it! It's that simple. To check if you did it correctly, run RivaTuner. This is what RivaTuner will show if you run it before modding.

Before the mod

As you can see, it lists the card as an NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO with a 192-bit G92, 96 stream processors with 384 MB of memory. If you run RivaTuner after the mod, you should see this instead :

After the mod

Although the graphics card is still identified as an NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO, you can see that it now identifies the GPU as a 256-bit G92 with 128 stream processors and 512MB of memory! If this is what you see, then you have fully unlocked your GeForce 9600 GSO's hidden potential.

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