nice simple mod, looks like it could be done in a few minutes, with little to no worries, if you just follow the directions.
I never had a problem with the booster fitting in my boards yet though...
nice simple mod, looks like it could be done in a few minutes, with little to no worries, if you just follow the directions.
I never had a problem with the booster fitting in my boards yet though...
You know when I re-read your how-to this morning, I understood it. Guess a few hours sleep did wonder's. Phew, only 2 more day's till Christmas, and I finally get a day off! :banana4: :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by andyOCZ
Great stuff on the guide andy :toast:
I'l do this mod when using a booster on a A8N-SLI mobo ;)
One of the strong points for me is that my booster does work in most boards just fine with the mod. It still works in my MSI and Gigabyte NF3 939 boards after the mod, so I have not lost anything and can go from board to board when I test or upgrade with a problem. :)
Somehow I knew you would be tired and that's why put in the part about getting some rest before doing the mod before you read it. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LikwidKool
Can the booster be used on DFI nF3 with only 1 stick of RAM without modding?
what about DFI NF2 ?
Sorry my friend, that's strickly a board issue that can't be worked around. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by TEDY
Yes, 1 stick works great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moos3d
Lucky me. Now I'm even closer to really being able to use my one stick of BH5 I bought and the booster I got for Christmas. I still need a new PSU though. Does OCZ plan to make a PSU without LEDs? I would love an OCZ PSU but I hate LEDs because I sleep in the same room with my computer. Also another question, does the booster work fine on a PSU such as a Fortron 530W that doesn't have adjustable pots or will I only be limited to 3.3V without adjustable pots on the PSU?
Andy, thanks for the topic.
I have 2 questions;
1-Can anyone offer me any mod for the 24 pin power adapter connection?
2-Can anyone offer me any mod to increase the voltage at booster?
take care.
The booster will NOT work with fortron 530.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moos3d
But as the booster draws Vdimm from the 5v line you can use it on any PSU that is compatible.
Fortron units wont power up with my booster and DFI UT board, the issue is still unresolved although im looking into it.
Moos3d
I think booster uses 5V rail, so you can get 4V out of it easy on any PSU.
Why don't you get some tape and tape the leds on the PowerStream? ;)
No problem then since I couldn't even conceive a situation where I would need over 3.8V so that is good to hear. I don't happen to have a Fortron though so no problem on that front since right now my main choice is the Antec TrueControl. Also about the LEDs, I would want them to be completely gone so then I would have to open the PSU and then I would void the warranty and it just isn't something I want to have to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
Moos3d
Why not cover the leds externally with tape? Simple enough heh.
It's just leds - shouldn't be a choice-making point.
i guess he refers to the fan - and it would be hard to tape that one off :)Quote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
also the fortron 530w has pots, just on the inside of the casing, if i'm not mistaken. anyway, can anyone verify the issues holst has with the fsp 530w and the booster? thx
It is the fan LEDs that concern me and not the pot LEDs. LED fans emit WAY too much light for me to have in the same room I sleep in.Quote:
Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
Hello. I think I have a similar question. I take it that you mean that the lead that comes with the booster is only 20 pin on both the male and female side, whereas all the new nforce4 boards and power supplies that are coming out are 24 pin. This means that anyone wanting to use the booster can only have 20 of the pins actually working and supplying power to the board, not the full 24 pins. Is that what you mean Meke?Quote:
Originally Posted by meke
Is there anyway around this? (i hope that makes sense)
I have used the booster with the fortron - no problems at all.
Anyone know what size trimpot to use when replaceing the stock one with a 15turn?
Thnx
Thumb is pointing where to look ( bottom of pot) - notice the '10k' :D
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Originally Posted by Dissolved
yea, i actually saw that about 5mins after i pulled my booster out. i soldered a 10k vr on it. works better.Quote:
Originally Posted by mad mikee
But, in bios i get 3.0v then to windows/memtest it goes to 2.8~2.9.. Its odd. sometimes i get 2.8 then its 2.9 (this was before and after the mod) :\
Great mod! I've wondered why OCZ hasn't offered an opposite-hand booster. It seems like the components are on the wrong side. Is that because I use AMD stuff and most things are design for Intel? I wonder...
Karl
Need to get mine modded sometime, have a feeling this PQI likes volts :D Seems to be loving 2.85 atm, pitty the booster wont fit 'cos of the rams spreaders.
Need the power cables modding to a the powerstreams 20-24 pin ATX as well, and any other mods Persivore can find for it ;)