Is there a drop-in pen modification available for the Gigabyte P35-DS3 rev 2.1 motherboard?
Is there a drop-in pen modification available for the Gigabyte P35-DS3 rev 2.1 motherboard?
What kind of pencil should I choose? I believe 2B or 4B works well.
Yep, that's the one. I'm going to warn that you can get 12v out of it when the BIOS still reads 1.2v if you lower the resistance enough. Also that it is ridiculously easy to blow something up from shorting voltmeter leads where they don't belong, because everything is so small.
There's usually no conformal coating on those so you just color in the top of the resistor with a pencil, a little bit at a time until you get the voltage you want. If there is a coating then you should be able to scrape it off with just the pencil.
Got it, thank you! I’ll use a 6B pencil or whatever I find nearby and share the outcomes. I’ll also be mindful of not cutting anything off while testing the mod. I aim to keep the readings as accurate as possible.
From vr-zone it seems to be an issue. I'm going to look for another option.
I own a P35-DS3R and performed a modification recently.
I used a 2B pencil and worked it gradually, bit by bit.
After it dropped from 1.424v to 1.376v under load, the droop settled at 1.396v, which is acceptable and comparable to the dual-core model I had earlier (which went from 1.424v to 1.408v).
In my situation, there wasn't a higher multiplier CPU since the Xeon X5460 already provided 9.5x, which surpasses any Core 2 Quad.
It also remains stable at 4.1GHz (9.0x456 or alternatively 9.5x432, but at 1.39v) or 3.96GHz (9.0x440, 1.32v) or 3.8GHz (9.5x400, 1.32v).
I would only suggest starting with light penciling and being cautious. You can always add more to lessen the droop, but if you push too hard and something fails, it can't be fixed.