Not sure if i should go Crazy, or Insane... Volt mod help

[DarkCow]

ok, specs are in my sig. bscly this CPU that i have is a mediocre overclocker.. 2.6 ghz is around the max i can get with 1.45 volts, i've seen sandys hit 3.0ghz at that voltage, but o well.

my max volts (as many would know) is 1.45 volts. i have 3 options right now. i've never done this precise soldering before, but i think i can handle it.

option one relatively easy. just touch these 2 solder points together and get 1.55 volts,
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2005/asrock/reviews/939dual-sata2/vcoremodguide-4.jpg


option two, relatively a lot harder. get a 10k resistor and get 1.6v OR a 7.5k resistor for 1.65 volts
http://www.lejabeach.com/pics/asr939dsata2092005-1a.jpg



so what do you say. 1.65? 1.6? 1.55? i have decent water cooling, max load at 1.45 volts is 40c on a hot summer day, cool day its 34c.

[Reznik Akime]

When I switched to water I never went beyond 1.5 to sustain 3ghz on my Sandy. I would tell you the stepping, but I don't feel like looking up that post. Max I would go 1.55, -desperate- 1.65 but not for everyday. 3.1ghz is as high as I could get it to go anywhere beyond 1.55 but it was never stable no matter what I tried and would fail orthos on every test run and seize every other day.

You may just have a bum chip. Try it at 1.55 and if you can't sustain anything higher, that may be yer chip's max.