Duron / T-Bird OC Question

[JoeJerky]

Hi all...

I am upgrading from an O/C?d Celeron to a Duron 600 on an Abit KT7 (gonna try for 900+) and would like ya all to set me straight.

From what I have read in the forums and on various sites I know that to O/C the Duron/T-Bird you have to have the L1 bridges on the chip connected. If they are not connected when I receive it, I will connect them with a micro-tip conductive pen that I have coming.

My question is with the L7 bridges though... I think they have to do with core voltage. Do those bridges have to be connected to be able to control the voltage setting in the BOIS or does it matter? Thanks for the advice!



The Jerk...

 

[kylebisme]

nope just the L1s and the motherboard can do the rest.

 

[paulip88]

The voltage can be changed in the KT7 regardless of what the CPU asks for. So no, you do not have to do anything with the L7 bridges. Good luck!

 

[Balael]

Can the bridges on the duron be closed with the free conductive pen from chemtronics that was posted in the "hot deals" forum? thanks a bunch.

 

[JoeJerky]

Thanks for the info fellas!! and I don't know about the free conductive pen. I got mine from a Yahoo! Shopping site...

 

[paulip88]

Balael,

You probably can. As long as it is conductive and is precise enough to connect the bridges without crossing them over, you should be fine.

Many people use pencils, which are hardly conductive at all. However, there are many reports that the performance of the pencil degrades over time, so a more permanent solution (such as the pen) is a good idea.

 

[Balael]

You used the conductive pen from yahoo shopping? and did it work to close the bridges? more effectively then a pencil?

This may sound stupid, but people use mechanical pencils to close the bridges, are they just smashing them together with the end of the pencil? or what? Thanks for the info, this is the best forum site by far.

pj

 

[JoeJerky]

I have yet to receive the pen, and have not used one as of yet? (I expect it early next week...)

But like paulip88 mentioned, and from what I have read, the pencil trick might work for a while and be cheap, but, I personally can't believe the pencil works at all! A few microns of graphite to form an electrical connection? Whoa!

I am kinda anal (no not that kind of anal! Well, maybe )so I prefer to do things "right", so I opted for the conductive pen. From what I have read you will want the "micro" tip and possibly even apply it with a toothpick. I am also waiting for my CPU to arrive, so I haven't had a chance to look at the bridges.

And no, you don?t smashing anything! You are simply "connecting the dots", or at least that is my understanding... Good luck.

The Jerk...

 

[kylebisme]

rember, pencils are graphite too, not that i have even tried it yet, but i am sure there are more conductive pens out there.