eVGA 6600GT AGP Volt mod?

[CaTalyst.X]

DONT USE A FREAKING RHEOSTAT. Use a 10K trimmer, jjust like every other mod. WTF is this rheostat stuff, you need at least a 15 turn cermet trimmer for this mod....

-CaT

[crull]

DONT USE A FREAKING RHEOSTAT. Use a 10K trimmer, jjust like every other mod. WTF is this rheostat stuff, you need at least a 15 turn cermet trimmer for this mod....

-CaT

A rheostat and a trimmer do the same exact thing electrically. It is a variable resistor just like a trimmer. I used the term rheostat because that is the term I see a lot of people use even though they really use trimmers. I also posted this in the other thread he should have looked at to see. ---> "***Try to only use a 20-25 turn rheostat and make sure you have it set at 10K ohms before you turn the computer on or you will destroy the card.***"


The trimmer I used was 5K at 25 turns. A 5K will work, but 10K is better. If you use a 5K you start off with slightly more voltage then default.

In this case you should use a trimmer because it will be more precise with less chance of setting it too low. If you only have a rheostat or potentiometer then those will work, because they do the same exact thing, but your taking a big chance. You could even use a fixed resistor if you know ohms law to figure out the value.