A8N-SLI VCore BIOS Modding?

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sxr7171

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I was reading the other thread about no current bios allowing more than 1.55v on the A8N-SLI, and I was intrigued by the fact that a bios mod may allow for higher VCores. I searched the internet for info and all I found were actual physical board mods.

Does anyone know how to either mod a bios or to find a modded bios? Thanks.
 
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FastEddie

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Pheonix FirstBIOS Pro is the bios editor. Don't know where to get a copy of it though. ;)
 
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Shimmishim

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i dunno about a way of modding the bios but you can mod the chip on your mobo that regulates the vcore to get more volts out of the board
 
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I've been looking into this also. I found a downloadable bios editor "Tmod 1.36" that will edit Award bios. My problem is, not being a programmer I don't have a clue what to edit to give higher vcore options:eek:. And I'm not quite ready to mess around with trial and error.
 
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sxr7171

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Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
I've been looking into this also. I found a downloadable bios editor "Tmod 1.36" that will edit Award bios. My problem is, not being a programmer I don't have a clue what to edit to give higher vcore options:eek:. And I'm not quite ready to mess around with trial and error.
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I'm not ready to mess around either with trial and error, but I got the impression that some people have already done these BIOS mods and maybe they've posted them (either instructions or the actual BIOS file) somewhere.

 
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housecat

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Originally posted by: sxr7171
I was reading the other thread about no current bios allowing more than 1.55v on the A8N-SLI, and I was intrigued by the fact that a bios mod may allow for higher VCores. I searched the internet for info and all I found were actual physical board mods.

Does anyone know how to either mod a bios or to find a modded bios? Thanks.
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I'm glad to hear that my post alerted some of you!

I would suggest the onboard bios mod though. Why you might ask?
Because then you dont have to mod every single bios that Asus comes out with.
You do the mod once, and you can update every bios revision that comes out with no worries.

Thats my recommendation. If you dont want to do that work, I'd suggest the DFI for full voltage options, also the Gigabyte has not been confirmed to be limited, but I would research it before purchase.
If you decide to switch, be noted that the Asus and MSI are both 1.55vcore max with newer than review bios revisions.
 
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mofrack

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Jesus, why does everyone want higher Vcore on this Asus board? 1.55v is enough for any moderate overclocks, especially when running a Winchester core CPU.

Wouldnt it just be easier to get a DFI or Abit that supports higher vcore voltages if youre looking for an insane overclock?

 
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The way I look at it I've got way over $2000 invested in my rig and less than $200 in the CPU which I will most likely upgrade within the year. I want to get the absolute max performance out of this chip that I can until I upgrade, and with the current max vcore on this board my temps are still well within the exceptable range. And I believe with just a little more vcore I could get a better o/c and still maintain acceptable temps.

And unlike some people I'm not concerned with potentially shortening the life of the CPU as I plan to use it for a year max. And if I burn it up in 6mos (already tortured it for 3:D) I will take my lumps and buy a venice or san diego.

I've already gotten 3+ months of better than FX55 performance out of this chip, and don't get me wrong I'm very happy with it at this level, but if I can get a little more :beer:
Some would call this greedy, I call it maximum utilization of funds:thumbsup:
 
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housecat

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I'm in the same boat Guitardaddy.

I want to push this thing to the max, by the time it dies I'll just get something else like Venice.

I dont plan on having mine for over a year.

I dont have alot of info on the board voltmod.. but decided to always get the most out of my processors from here on out I'd be best suited just to get the DFI and forget it..
 
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What's more widely known is that Asus boards have never really been those that allow for extreme overclocking, not without hardmods or a hacked bios. I really don't know why one would purchase an Asus board, after doing all the research, thinking they would get those extreme oc's without going to those extrodinary lengths via hardmod. It truely baffles me how someone can claim to have done their research, prior to buying the board, Then whine about not being able to get those extreme oc's with a stock board.

At the stock level, most asus boards will give you a fairly decent return in oc's. That is widely known. :D
 
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sxr7171

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A lot of us were impatient around Christmas time and we just got what we could get our hands on. A hacked BIOS actually seems pretty painless if someone woould post them on the internet or instructions on how to hack them.
 
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Originally posted by: sxr7171
A lot of us were impatient around Christmas time and we just got what we could get our hands on. A hacked BIOS actually seems pretty painless if someone woould post them on the internet or instructions on how to hack them.
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I've got a call out for a copy of the Pheonix bios proggy. I think that's all we need, (Peonix FIRSTBios Pro). ;)

 
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mofrack

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To housecat and any others who took my posts about the 1.55 vcore limit on the A8N boards, I apologize.

I just dont get why people are bashing a great board by Asus, just because of a few issues it has with overclocking. It still OC's better than the Gigabyte, but then again, nobody is posting on how to try and get more vcore out of a Gigabyte are they? :p

Anyhow, if I seemed antagonistic, I apologize. Just got a little frustrated with everyone hating on the A8N because it isnt a DFI...
 
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No problem. I most certainly am not here to put the hate down on ASUS. I STILL have a box with an ASUS CUSL2 mb that has a PIII 850 o'clocked to 1.2GHz. I use it as a media server for the upstairs bedrooms. I have done nothing but put bigger drives in it for the last four years. Who could complain about that?
 
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housecat

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Originally posted by: mofrack
To housecat and any others who took my posts about the 1.55 vcore limit on the A8N boards, I apologize.

I just dont get why people are bashing a great board by Asus, just because of a few issues it has with overclocking. It still OC's better than the Gigabyte, but then again, nobody is posting on how to try and get more vcore out of a Gigabyte are they? :p

Anyhow, if I seemed antagonistic, I apologize. Just got a little frustrated with everyone hating on the A8N because it isnt a DFI...
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Dude, no offense taken.
I sometimes feel the same way when ppl are "attacking" my hardware.. imagine how many posts I have to glance over having SLI!! :)

That post of mine is just to let ppl know about it, not tear down the board.
My feelings on the board (though not in that thread because it has no purpose there) are as follows-
1st I'd purchase the DFI, but 2nd in line IMO is the Asus, and then MSI and then the rest..

I think highly of the Asus, and in some cases it has qualities that would merit it a purchase over the DFI, for instance in watercooling the extra space between video card slots is very helpful.

I believe I will (when I get it in) prefer the DFI.. but I like the asus.

I really didnt get to bashing it until ppl started jumping me on how pointless my thread was..

I dont feel it is pointless at all.
I'm frankly ashamed that AT and the other sites wont use their abilities to make this known.. its just shameful to guys like us.

That said, there is nothing wrong per se with the board.. I havent encountered any of the problems posted about it that supposedly exist (I think there is a whole lot of PEBKAC errors out there honestly).

I wouldnt be switching the board at all, but I dont plan on upgrading my motherboard for a long, long time.. so I do want exactly what I want.. which is the DFI's audio solution and voltage abilities.

Either way, I go against popular opinion, I'd rather have the Asus over the MSI anyday, esp with the MSI being limited with new bios as well.. there goes its "superior overclocking".. at least without modification. I dont like MSI anyway, its the only mobo manufacturer that I dont like, actually.

But all the NF4 boards seem good, and I havent spotted a bad one out of the litter!
Tho it does sound like the Gigabyte is the worst... no one seems to own that one either!
And like I said, in certain cases, the DFI can be the best, other cases the Asus, and in others the MSI.. all 3 IMO are the top dog boards.

Anyway, no harm done.. I just hope that I save someone liek myself the fun of swapping out a board like I'll be doing in a day or so..

oh the fun of revisiting a recent build........
 
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