I've been reading the boards regarding this OC for some time now. I finally decided to take the plunge. I have to warn some of you. The soldering mod on those little pins is not easy.
I got a soldering iron from Radio Shack with a pointy tip. I had to take the board out of the case and even then, the socket bracket was partially obstructing the 2 solder points. Damned if those point are not VERY small. Kinda like this .. and I mean as small as the previous dots. Using a magnifying glass and a flashlight I was by some small miracle, able to solder the 2 point together without shorting out the adjacent points.
NOTE: In retrospect I should have removed the socket bracket from the MB and searched for a very small Soldering iron with a short handle to minimize movement. A long handle causes a lot of shaking. Better yet I would have obtained conductive paint or glue.
Results: When I booted up I went into the BIOS as set the voltage at 1.150 as indicated. I exited and went into the BIOS again and it read 1.56-1.6 V core up from it's usual 1.38 or so. Great, I thought. I exited and began to boot. It posted but would not start Windows. What the hell? I lowered my OC to 2.2 and it DID start Windows. Even though the voltage was supposed to be 1.56 or so at this point Sandra said it was 1.37. I assume that this is because it reads the BIOS and MB sensors. Next I lowered the BIOS voltage setting to 1.375 and then raised the OC to 2.65. It booted Windows and ran 3DMark. Huh? I wound up just staying at 2.5ghz with a 250 FSB so my memory can stay at just over 400mhz with tight timings. I have no idea what the actual voltage is to my core but whatever I did, It OCs a little higher even though the BIOS volt setting is basically the same as before. The 1.150 setting did not allow a higher OC or boot Windows. The CPU continues to run at about 98F aka 37C and the HSF is not even hot.
Can anyone explain these odd results? How do I know the actual voltage going to the core? Can the BIOS readings be trusted or does the volt mod change the readout?
BTW, I set the memory to 266 so I could rule that out as a factor interfering with the OC.
I got a soldering iron from Radio Shack with a pointy tip. I had to take the board out of the case and even then, the socket bracket was partially obstructing the 2 solder points. Damned if those point are not VERY small. Kinda like this .. and I mean as small as the previous dots. Using a magnifying glass and a flashlight I was by some small miracle, able to solder the 2 point together without shorting out the adjacent points.
NOTE: In retrospect I should have removed the socket bracket from the MB and searched for a very small Soldering iron with a short handle to minimize movement. A long handle causes a lot of shaking. Better yet I would have obtained conductive paint or glue.
Results: When I booted up I went into the BIOS as set the voltage at 1.150 as indicated. I exited and went into the BIOS again and it read 1.56-1.6 V core up from it's usual 1.38 or so. Great, I thought. I exited and began to boot. It posted but would not start Windows. What the hell? I lowered my OC to 2.2 and it DID start Windows. Even though the voltage was supposed to be 1.56 or so at this point Sandra said it was 1.37. I assume that this is because it reads the BIOS and MB sensors. Next I lowered the BIOS voltage setting to 1.375 and then raised the OC to 2.65. It booted Windows and ran 3DMark. Huh? I wound up just staying at 2.5ghz with a 250 FSB so my memory can stay at just over 400mhz with tight timings. I have no idea what the actual voltage is to my core but whatever I did, It OCs a little higher even though the BIOS volt setting is basically the same as before. The 1.150 setting did not allow a higher OC or boot Windows. The CPU continues to run at about 98F aka 37C and the HSF is not even hot.
Can anyone explain these odd results? How do I know the actual voltage going to the core? Can the BIOS readings be trusted or does the volt mod change the readout?
BTW, I set the memory to 266 so I could rule that out as a factor interfering with the OC.
