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Question on Conductive pen

Originally posted by: DarkManX4lf
does it matter if its a micro tip or not?
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probably doesn't matter. Micro tip would probably be best used with very small jobs that you can barely see the points.
 
That's fine, it's the same pen I used for my mod. I would recommend though that you mask off the area with tape so you don't accidentally get any of the conductive material on other traces or anywhere else you don't want it, the area you're working with is very small.
 
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
That's fine, it's the same pen I used for my mod. I would recommend though that you mask off the area with tape so you don't accidentally get any of the conductive material on other traces or anywhere else you don't want it, the area you're working with is very small.
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:thumbsup:
 
hmmm none of the radioshacks I went to had it. Ended up ordering it online. Heres a tip: do the mod to VID3, not 4. For dual core processors, there's a bios limit to the voltage of a minimum of 1.1. So, it won't even POST if you set the voltage below 1.1 in BIOS menu. If you look at the chart, this leaves 1.425-1.475 impossible to reach. If you bridge VID3 instead, then it will add .2 to the voltages inbetween 1.25-1.35, which means you can now use the voltages inbetween 1.4 and 1.5, yay! *Side effect of no longer having 1.35

Of course, if you just want 1.5 and above, you can do VID4. But I think VID3 gives you more flexibility.
 
Originally posted by: Seer
hmmm none of the radioshacks I went to had it. Ended up ordering it online. Heres a tip: do the mod to VID3, not 4. For dual core processors, there's a bios limit to the voltage of a minimum of 1.1. So, it won't even POST if you set the voltage below 1.1 in BIOS menu. If you look at the chart, this leaves 1.425-1.475 impossible to reach. If you bridge VID3 instead, then it will add .2 to the voltages inbetween 1.25-1.35, which means you can now use the voltages inbetween 1.4 and 1.5, yay! *Side effect of no longer having 1.35

Of course, if you just want 1.5 and above, you can do VID4. But I think VID3 gives you more flexibility.
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thanks for the tip but its kinda too late for that hehe....i got excited and just bridged vid4 to gnd and well you were right i can only get voltages from 1.5 and higher..man this sucks...

can i just scrape off the conductive liquid and bridge vid3 to gnd ?
 
Originally posted by: DarkManX4lf
Originally posted by: Seer
hmmm none of the radioshacks I went to had it. Ended up ordering it online. Heres a tip: do the mod to VID3, not 4. For dual core processors, there's a bios limit to the voltage of a minimum of 1.1. So, it won't even POST if you set the voltage below 1.1 in BIOS menu. If you look at the chart, this leaves 1.425-1.475 impossible to reach. If you bridge VID3 instead, then it will add .2 to the voltages inbetween 1.25-1.35, which means you can now use the voltages inbetween 1.4 and 1.5, yay! *Side effect of no longer having 1.35

Of course, if you just want 1.5 and above, you can do VID4. But I think VID3 gives you more flexibility.
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thanks for the tip but its kinda too late for that hehe....i got excited and just bridged vid4 to gnd and well you were right i can only get voltages from 1.5 and higher..man this sucks...

can i just scrape off the conductive liquid and bridge vid3 to gnd ?
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What voltages are you selecting in the BIOS? I did the VID4 variation and it only modifies the (selected) range from 1.150V and below...meaning choosing 1.150V really gives 1.55V, etc. Higher ranges (including the stock range 1.35-1.40V) remain unchanged.
 
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Originally posted by: DarkManX4lf
Originally posted by: Seer
hmmm none of the radioshacks I went to had it. Ended up ordering it online. Heres a tip: do the mod to VID3, not 4. For dual core processors, there's a bios limit to the voltage of a minimum of 1.1. So, it won't even POST if you set the voltage below 1.1 in BIOS menu. If you look at the chart, this leaves 1.425-1.475 impossible to reach. If you bridge VID3 instead, then it will add .2 to the voltages inbetween 1.25-1.35, which means you can now use the voltages inbetween 1.4 and 1.5, yay! *Side effect of no longer having 1.35

Of course, if you just want 1.5 and above, you can do VID4. But I think VID3 gives you more flexibility.
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thanks for the tip but its kinda too late for that hehe....i got excited and just bridged vid4 to gnd and well you were right i can only get voltages from 1.5 and higher..man this sucks...

can i just scrape off the conductive liquid and bridge vid3 to gnd ?
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What voltages are you selecting in the BIOS? I did the VID4 variation and it only modifies the (selected) range from 1.150V and below...meaning choosing 1.150V really gives 1.55V, etc. Higher ranges (including the stock range 1.35-1.40V) remain unchanged.
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well when connecting vid4 to gnd only the 1.100v and higher up to 1.175 were modified i think the rest were the same voltages...but then like seer said, i connected vid3 to gnd and now the 1.2-1.375 ranges are modified with +.2volts, so now from 1.2 to 1.375 its really 1.4 to 1.575.....


i have another question since i have the amd x2 3800 the multplier is at 10x default but i think in the mobo it lets me use higher multipliers but when i select the 11x multiplier nothing changes...its as if its on 10x...is this normal?
 
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Yes, the multipliers are locked from increasing in all non-FX chips. You'll only be able to use 10x or lower.
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oh ok, well i managed to clock this system to 2.75ghz 10x275 1.475v any tips to go higher?
 
Originally posted by: DarkManX4lf
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Yes, the multipliers are locked from increasing in all non-FX chips. You'll only be able to use 10x or lower.
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oh ok, well i managed to clock this system to 2.75ghz 10x275 1.475v any tips to go higher?
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2.75GHz is an excellent overclock already, and you're not likely to get much higher. You can probably use a bit more voltage without it being dangerous, but you'll probably find diminishing returns above your current speed/voltage.

What memory divider/speed are you running?
 
Originally posted by: DarkManX4lf
i'm using 1:1 mem
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If you're able to run your memory at 275 then I doubt that's limiting you (I'm used to working with cheap PC3200 that doesn't want to stray far from 200MHz 😛). You could play with increasing the voltage and FSB(/HTT) a bit, but honestly I'd be surprised if you got more than about 50-75MHz more out of that chip. Personally I believe up to 1.55V is pretty safe as long as your temps are under control, plus that's the max you're getting on the board anyway, even with the voltmod. 😛
 
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