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vajm1234 · 09-21-07

what is pencil mod what is the use of simple pencil in it and how it is diff from voltmodding

Dostoyevsky77 · 09-21-07

A pencil mod is a volt mod using the lead from a pencil... I think it's a really ad-hoc and careless way to try to v-mod, not to mention it is not permanent.

Take a look here, but I wouldn't do this in a million years:
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...voltmods/101/2

Stillhouse · 09-21-07

If you're not confident with your soldering skills or don't want to make permanent mods to your parts then pencil modding is the way to go. There's nothing ad-hoc or careless about it unless you fail to follow proper precautions, and anything done is usually easily reversible by just removing the pencil shading.

You'd probably want some aftermarket cooling if you v-mod a GPU, and be sure to keep an eye on temps.

DarkNite · 03-25-08

What kind of pencil?

[Alsharifi] · 03-29-08

2b Pencil (works the best, found one at Staples in Drafting Department)

CL3P20 · 03-30-08

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A pencil mod is a volt mod using the lead from a pencil... I think it's a really ad-hoc and careless way to try to v-mod, not to mention it is not permanent.

No mod really is, unless its a BIOS mod. Even hard mods [solder] need to be re-sone every now and again, as the solder will corrode and values can and do often change as a result. I try to buy only the purest solder I can find when I am modding a mobo or gpu..

PapaChubby · 04-17-08

Sorry for the noob Q but what exactly does the pencil lead do? I am not trying to mod anything but I am curious how this works.

ericeod · 04-17-08

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Originally Posted by PapaChubby

Sorry for the noob Q but what exactly does the pencil lead do? I am not trying to mod anything but I am curious how this works.

The pencil leaves a lead residue behind which lowers the resistance of the target resistor. This type of pencil mod is used for vdroop a lot of times.

PapaChubby · 04-17-08

So the over all idea is to disable a resistor? Is there a good article you can point me to that talks about all of this? I feel bad asking such noob questions that I can just google but I haven't pulled up any explanations yet...just how to do it.

ericeod · 04-17-08

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Originally Posted by PapaChubby

So the over all idea is to disable a resistor? Is there a good article you can point me to that talks about all of this? I feel bad asking such noob questions that I can just google but I haven't pulled up any explanations yet...just how to do it.

VR-Zone is where most of the voltage mods come from. I would head over to their webpage and look around.

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PapaChubby New to Overclock.net Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Rep: 0 Unique Rep: 0 Trader Rating: 0	So the over all idea is to disable a resistor? Is there a good article you can point me to that talks about all of this? I feel bad asking such noob questions that I can just google but I haven't pulled up any explanations yet...just how to do it.

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