uberwoot
02-24-08, 08:27 PM
If this damages anything I my self and ocforums is in no way responsible for this. This will also void your warranty.
This mod is for the GA-965P-DS3 rev. 2.0 and has been tested by myself and confirmed to be working however it may work on the 3.0 but its not tested. This will not work on a Rev. 1.0 for that you will need to visit this (http://sg.vr-zone.com/articles/Gigabyte_GA_965P_DS3_Core_2_Motherboard_(Pencil_Mo ds)/3870-9.html) site
Required
-Pencil
-Desire to reduce or elimeliminateoop
Optional
-Soldering Iron
-Solder
Optional
-Conductive pen
This mod is pretty simple. Useing the method you chosen "I picked a good old number 2 pencil" You need to shade the resistor outlined in red in the image below. This is located to the upper left of your first Ram slot.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee31/ilagftw/VDroopmod.jpg
Sorry for the poor image but i had to use my eye toy webcam. you can see what needs to be done.
Results useing a Q6600 at 3.25ghz
Stock unmodded
Idle Load
1.264 1.232
VDroop 0.032
Modded with pencil
Idle Load
1.280 1.264
VDroop 0.016
Update Oc'ed it a little more for test and shaded it a little more and here are the results
Bios voltage 1.456
CPUZ shows
idle Load
1.424 1.424
All load test were done with prime.
If you use a pencil and you still get some droop. Simply shade the resistor a little more and try again. After a few shadeings i got it got rid of the droop.
Further test results
Mod done with Defogger repair kit copper stuff. Just painted on the resistor.
Idle Load
1.280 1.280 - 1.296
The load would spike every now and them from 1.280 to 1.296. This method offered a higher idle and load voltage than the pencil method but the pencil method i done was rock sold stable at 1.264.
This mod is for the GA-965P-DS3 rev. 2.0 and has been tested by myself and confirmed to be working however it may work on the 3.0 but its not tested. This will not work on a Rev. 1.0 for that you will need to visit this (http://sg.vr-zone.com/articles/Gigabyte_GA_965P_DS3_Core_2_Motherboard_(Pencil_Mo ds)/3870-9.html) site
Required
-Pencil
-Desire to reduce or elimeliminateoop
Optional
-Soldering Iron
-Solder
Optional
-Conductive pen
This mod is pretty simple. Useing the method you chosen "I picked a good old number 2 pencil" You need to shade the resistor outlined in red in the image below. This is located to the upper left of your first Ram slot.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee31/ilagftw/VDroopmod.jpg
Sorry for the poor image but i had to use my eye toy webcam. you can see what needs to be done.
Results useing a Q6600 at 3.25ghz
Stock unmodded
Idle Load
1.264 1.232
VDroop 0.032
Modded with pencil
Idle Load
1.280 1.264
VDroop 0.016
Update Oc'ed it a little more for test and shaded it a little more and here are the results
Bios voltage 1.456
CPUZ shows
idle Load
1.424 1.424
All load test were done with prime.
If you use a pencil and you still get some droop. Simply shade the resistor a little more and try again. After a few shadeings i got it got rid of the droop.
Further test results
Mod done with Defogger repair kit copper stuff. Just painted on the resistor.
Idle Load
1.280 1.280 - 1.296
The load would spike every now and them from 1.280 to 1.296. This method offered a higher idle and load voltage than the pencil method but the pencil method i done was rock sold stable at 1.264.