2nd Gen Reference RX 480 8GB - Wierd Bios Looking... Any Ideas???

[pikachuy]

I bought a XFX reference from newegg and it's not the original reference cards, seems like a 2nd gen reference card. I like the blower style cards because of my setup. Usually, I just open up Polaris Bios Editor and copy the 1625 to all above straps and flash it and call it a day. But when looking at the bios of this card, it looks all weird on the timings. Any idea why its so different?



Attached is also a copy of the BIOS in case anyone wants to take a look at it.

https://ufile.io/6defd

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


Updates/Solution:
Had to use updated PBE https://github.com/IojkinKot/PolarisBiosEditor/ Thanks @Cubirez

After using the new PBE, it showed 2 sets of timings and 2 different VRAM's. I just copy each of the 1625 timing to above straps for each timing/vram and was good to go, all working.

[Cubirez]

I bought a XFX reference from newegg and it's not the original reference cards, seems like a 2nd gen reference card. I like the blower style cards because of my setup. Usually, I just open up Polaris Bios Editor and copy the 1625 to all above straps and flash it and call it a day. But when looking at the bios of this card, it looks all weird on the timings. Any idea why its so different?



Attached is also a copy of the BIOS in case anyone wants to take a look at it.

https://ufile.io/6defd

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Did you use this version of polaris bios editor ?
https://github.com/IojkinKot/PolarisBiosEditor/

[pikachuy]

Did you use this version of polaris bios editor ?
https://github.com/IojkinKot/PolarisBiosEditor/

Wow, thanks for that. Didn't know there were different 1.4. The one I been using was https://github.com/caa82437/PolarisBiosEditor

[szafa]

This is weird bios.Good to know.

[Eyedol-X]

I recently experienced an issue as well with the m25p20c on a sapphire 470 card bios from Amazon and this XFX card you have is the same bios type.

I haven't yet had time to dive back into it but here is the thread regarding what was covered on mine if you experience an issue.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1842537

The bios you attached looks correct with the IojkinKot build and I see 2000 timing as

Code:

BBB000000000000022889D0073EE8D53A055151743CFB60D004E24010E0A14204A8900A0030071241C143840DB324418

[shimpa]

I had those issues with Micron memory cards, just can't mod them.

[pikachuy]

Updated OP with my solution that worked for me.

[Eyedol-X]

Updates/Solution:
Had to use updated PBE https://github.com/IojkinKot/PolarisBiosEditor/ Thanks @Cubirez

After using the new PBE, it showed 2 sets of timings and 2 different VRAM's. I just copy each of the 1625 timing to above straps for each timing/vram and was good to go, all working.

Interesting solution, thanks.

I hope to test that out on my M25P20C card later this week when I get back to it, will report back here with results either way.