Me i'm injoying the gig of ram for once!
I think its all just bios related and they'll get it right sooner or later.
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Me i'm injoying the gig of ram for once!
I think its all just bios related and they'll get it right sooner or later.
i have read most of the thread ....but i have a Epox 8KDA3+ on the way ...
and i was just wondering how all you 8KDA3+ owners are getting around the stock NB heatsink. You all know it has no mounting holes around the NB and i won't settle for that little tin sink ...so how do you strap on a nice fat heatsink /w fan? pix wud be nice.
I never bothered to change it since i'm just testing out if i'm gona keep the board.
If ya want to use something bigger i believe the only other methed would be to use some artic silver epoxy. Though i wouldnt advise using some huge heatsink with alot of weight since it might end up taking the whole chipset off in a case.
Small Al cpu heatsink would be fine to epoxy on. I realy wish they had included holes though...realy makes things easier.
the Epox socket 939 board has the exact same layout as the 8kDA3+ ...BUT it does have mounting holes (if my eyes seeing straight).
look for a pic of the 939 board here (just scroll down):
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do i smell a drilling mod to make mounting holes :D :toast:
the holes arn't being used on that board tho :confused: ...and are spread wide apart.
Yeah, they are realy far apart. You could fit a large cpu hsf between them. That's annoying, they FORGOT to put them in the 754 board...Don't know about that drilling mod either :D
eclypse, holy crap, I just noticed your avatar...that is the most kickass shirt I have ever seen. Where can I get one of those? God damn I need one of them. I get 20 calls a day with people asking me computer questions. You would think I could start a business and make some good money, but everyone that calls me is too cheap to buy reliable pc components and that is the reason they are calling me in the first place.
lol! Holy crap do i have a memory! I cant believe the site name came right to mind.. I've had that avitar for a few years now and have been asked about it only twice that i can remember hehe.Quote:
eclypse, holy crap, I just noticed your avatar...that is the most kickass shirt I have ever seen. Where can I get one of those? God damn I need one of them. I get 20 calls a day with people asking me computer questions. You would think I could start a business and make some good money, but everyone that calls me is too cheap to buy reliable pc components and that is the reason they are calling me in the first place. [/B]
Here it is! No, i will not fix your computer!
You can find that and more at www.thinkgeek.com
Its funny i have'nt bought myself that shirt yet! I know the feeling man.. All it takes is to fix one realitives computer and before ya know it ya get calls all the time from so in so's neighbors friend of a friends.. Its really does suck cuase they all freakin Joe 6 packs with no clue.
I am placing my order right now!!!! I can't wait to be at someone's house, and have them ask me to fix their computer while i am wearing that shirt!
http://home.comcast.net/~james.garcia/cluboc/epox.jpgQuote:
Originally posted by a5h
i have read most of the thread ....but i have a Epox 8KDA3+ on the way ...
and i was just wondering how all you 8KDA3+ owners are getting around the stock NB heatsink. You all know it has no mounting holes around the NB and i won't settle for that little tin sink ...so how do you strap on a nice fat heatsink /w fan? pix wud be nice.
Epoxied on with artic silver thermal epoxy.
thats a beefy sink morbidj :toast:
The two mounting holes for the mobo align themselves right down the center of the northbridge. Someone creative(unlike myself) could probably figure something out using those too. ;)
I wonder how well a zip tie would work.Quote:
Originally posted by Jeff
The two mounting holes for the mobo align themselves right down the center of the northbridge. Someone creative(unlike myself) could probably figure something out using those too. ;)
i get epox tomorrow, lets see what i can do with that :D
i drive some test C02 with K8N and 3400+
i got Superpi 8m : 5:23 and 1m : 29sec
lets see how epox works with that prosessor :toast:
I have a feeling this board needs a chipset mod as well.. Anyone?
Tell me what is the best bios for that mobo, i test newest bios from epox site and it really SUX, then i but first one back
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Hi guys I'm a total soldering nOOb, but looking at the pics @ voidyourwarranty.nl the spots to solder look pretty straight forward except for the vCore one. I can see where one of the wires is soldered to the chip and goes to the pot, but then there is another wire that comes off the pot and goes somewhere else but you can't see where in the pic.
Anybody happen to know where that other wire goes, or is this just one of those things that you're supposed to know if you actually know something about electronics (I don't, I just want to see how high I can get my chip)?
Any other tips on modding this motherboard would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
It doesnt need a mod it tracks automatically.Quote:
Originally posted by Verdict
i get epox tomorrow, lets see what i can do with that :D
i drive some test C02 with K8N and 3400+
i got Superpi 8m : 5:23 and 1m : 29sec
lets see how epox works with that prosessor :toast:
I like 6-14 bios the most.
The other wire goes to a grounding location such as a mounting hole.
The other wire goes to ground.. So one end goes to the chip and the other goes to ground.. Thats usually the norm.Quote:
Originally posted by mesyn191
Hi guys I'm a total soldering nOOb, but looking at the pics @ voidyourwarranty.nl the spots to solder look pretty straight forward except for the vCore one. I can see where one of the wires is soldered to the chip and goes to the pot, but then there is another wire that comes off the pot and goes somewhere else but you can't see where in the pic.
Anybody happen to know where that other wire goes, or is this just one of those things that you're supposed to know if you actually know something about electronics (I don't, I just want to see how high I can get my chip)?
Any other tips on modding this motherboard would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Ground can be a screw hole or fan header.. I like to use the ground pin on a fan header using a fan header plug.. The black wire on the fan header plug is ground BTW.. This way if something goes wrong or your going to flash the bios or dont want to leave alot of evidence of a mod done you can just unplug it and it will dissable to mod..
Just find a old fan that has the female 3 prong header.. Cut it off and splice the black wire to the wire your going to use on the VR as ground and plug it in and your good to go.
Just make sure not to turn the vr too fast when your in the bios or your blow either the CPU (vcore mod) or the memory + CPU (vdimm mod)
I like to make the adjustment with the system turned off.. Also dont unplug the mod ofcourse while the system is runing hehe.
Good luck!
and i can find that bios from ?????????
Here ya go :)
LINK
thanx :toast:Quote:
Originally posted by Verdict
and i can find that bios from ?????????
eclypse: thanks for the help, now I just gotta get those pots and practice soldering on some junk I have lying around the house.
PS: you can get those pots from Radio Shack right? Or would I have to order them online?
You can try radio shack but mine dont like to stock the right ones that are needed like the 50K.. Just mainly 1k-10K.
The 15 turn long blue 1/4 watt 50K is best.. Just make sure to first set the vr to 50k "MAX" before hooking it up. THat way theres no resistance on it and its like having it turned off so you dont over due it on first power up.. Then i guess while your in the bios turn it very smooth and slowly till ya get it right where ya want.
Though i'm telling ya to make sure the vcore is level before you do so.. this board is crazy sometimes where you can set it to 1.5v and it can end up at 1.3v on next boot so.. make sure its at whatever ya set it at on next boot before you start adjusting the vr.. or ya right the prob of haing the voltage really jumping 0.2+ on ya on the following cold boot.
Oh heh.. yeah if ya want the good 50K vr buy them online at http://www.circuitspecialists.com/level.itml/icOid/6945
Hey thanks for the link, that makes things much easier.
Though i'm telling ya to make sure the vcore is level before you do so.. this board is crazy sometimes where you can set it to 1.5v and it can end up at 1.3v on next boot so.. make sure its at whatever ya set it at on next boot before you start adjusting the vr.. or ya right the prob of haing the voltage really jumping 0.2+ on ya on the following cold boot.
I seem to be one of the lucky ones and have a motherboard where the motherboard doesn't vary that much, only by about -/+ .1 or so. Of course it could also be like that because I've overvolted my +3.3v, +5v, and +12v lines (I have a Antec Tru Control 550w PSU) I really wouldn't know for sure though. I would set the voltage to the lowest possible in the BIOS before starting to use the pot though right?
Another probably stupid question for you:
I can't really tell in most of the pics as most of them aren't closeups, but when soldering the wire to one of the chips would you first desolder the post that you wanted, lift it up off the motherboard and then solder the wire to it or can it still be attached to the wire and the motherboard at the same time?
Thanks for the help man:banana: :banana: :banana: !