Quote Originally Posted by [XC] 4X4N View Post
Thanks for that, I'm guessing you're right. Too bad. I have 2 of these and they have been very trouble free, but the vdrop+vdroop is killing me. 1.4625 in bios gives me 1.39-1.4 idle and drops to 1.34 at load. I have tried them with different psu's also, no difference. I understand the reason for vdroop, but it's just excessive on these boards.
Just an FYI, the Vmod does work that is spoken about on page 59. I tried it using a pencil and that did not work. I tried it with conductive ink and that does work. The difference between the voltage setting in the bios and what it actually is has decreased significantly (i.e. 1.50 in bios translates into 1.489 in CPUz). Vdroop is gone and in fact you get a voltage increase under load rather than droop (i.e. 1.489 under idle and 1.51 under load), therefore it is not necessary to put your voltage in the bios as high as before since vdroop is not causing instability.

One issue I did run into though, if the voltage hits 1.55 real time under load my motherboard reboots. I believe this is an issue with the conductive ink not being able to handle the voltage running across it. I think the vmod would work better with solder. I am going to try this sometime this week. If it does fix the issue of the reboot, I believe I can hit 4Ghz stable, since I am already able to hit it, just not stable under load.

I hope this helps. Also, any thoughts on the second part feel free to give me your suggestions.

Thanks,

Utnorris