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worth it?
Hey guys,
I have 2 XFX 8800GTs SLI do you think it is worth volt modding them? I am ok with a soldering iron and I dont mind getting my hands dirty but I just needed a little more info on it since I've never done this before. I was wondering what are the benefits to volt-modding a GPU and what are the risks of doing it aswell.Thanks
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well the question would be: do u need the extra performance, or just more bragging rights?
:P I doubt v-modding ure GPU will help u too much, added with the fact that soldering (especially if it's ure first time on SMT components) can be really hard. Benefits: -higher OC Risks/downfalls: -MUCH higher temperatures -Easy to mess up card if the temp is too high on the soldering iron -Easy to mess up if u don't have steady hands -If u use the wrong POT, it could be suicide -If a component on ure GPU shorts, it may take down ure mobo with it. -much more as u can see, u need bawls to do this. my suggest IF ure gonna do this: MAKE SURE u've got the right POT at the right place, and that u adjust it in SMALL increments. Keep an eye on the temps too.
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i believe you up the voltages by reflashing the bios.
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With NVidia cards, I'm pretty sure they get plenty of juice. I know that the 3870's have a hard time overclocking too far (core) without vmodding. Hence ian's vmodded 3870s.
I'm currently psyching myself up to do this surgery myself.
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If you are a benchmarker then you'll be able to get some better scores. If this is the sort of thing you like to do then its "worth" will be for you to decide.
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car modding is fun
as far as the volt mod, if you can't reflash, i wouldn't try it
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