View Full Version : gonna do the vref mod
wolfgang
07-02-2003, 11:34 AM
just want to know some do's and donts about it ive read not to high to fast or poof just want to hear some stories about it b4 i proceed. any info would b helpfull
CATCH22ATPLAY
07-20-2003, 02:17 PM
Well since i as the first to do and started a few threads around the net about it. Let me say something first. It may or may not help. If you o/c your ddr and your screen completely freaks out aka lines etc etc then i think raising Vref will or should fix that problem. In fact it can actually help to save that card from frying imo. You gotta really play with it. Raise Vref to 1.45 to start with. Check and raise VDDQ to whatever you run it at. Say 2.90 or so. I've found 2.925 to 2.975 for VDDQ to be best for me. But hell i'm not even sure what type of ddr your card has. Description i'm giving is for Samsung and Infineon ddr btw. Just make sure you set Vref to 1/2 of VDDQ. In fact making Vref slightly above 1/2 of VDDQ works best. I say take your time and raise in small increments. Also if you bench you may notices that when you increase VDDQ 3dmark score may suffer a bit when you o/c. This would be attributed to an increase in core heat. Yes raising VDDQ and Vref does increase gpu core heat. Many people wonder why raising Vref would actually help or what it's for. I'm not gonna get into trying to explain it all. Hell i couldn't even if i wanted to. But after reading some data sheets it looks like Vref besides just being a reference for VDDQ is also used for CAS Column Access Strobe. Hm no wonder it's important then. Ok enough faking it. It's time for Pirates Of The Caribbean. :)
wolfgang
09-29-2003, 06:17 PM
Thanks for the reply wow guess iam a little late.
SlimHitman
10-01-2003, 11:43 AM
lol...2 months late.
Good thing though because this is exactly what i was looking for:D
CATCH22ATPLAY
10-03-2003, 09:59 PM
Originally posted by SlimHitman
lol...2 months late.
Good thing though because this is exactly what i was looking for:D
Hell yes that was late. Doh!!!
wolfgang
12-13-2003, 01:59 PM
Sold the vc and it got smashed in transit.
CATCH22ATPLAY
12-16-2003, 11:33 PM
LOL and after all theese delayed responses too. haha er sorry