diveAddict

The question is really about vcore volt-modding. Vdroop that involves 500K ohm variable resistor (in my case), so all this mod does is to stabilize the vcore fluctuations, right? But the vcore voltage adjustment itself it's still through the BIOS?

I just wanted to know for sure, cuz I'm thinking about volt-modding my Giga G1975x. And the only voltmod available is by adding the 500k Ohm variable resistor.

Trippen Out

yeo thats correct you still adjust the voltage via the bios.. the POT will stablize the voltage so it dont droop or spike while in use.. this mod is very important to the high end overclocking extremest.. be very careful while doing this mod the soilder points are really small .. if you are not a skilled soilderer then i would suggest going to your local eletronic repair shop and pay the guy 15 bucks to put it in place.. and make sure measure the resistance and all that stuff befor turning on the computer.. and are you sure its a 500k most of the ones ive seen use a 50k .. what is the suggested resistance for your board

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diveAddict

Hi Trippen, thx for replying.

It did seem odd to me as well, I've seen mobo vdroop using 10/20/50 and even 100K, but 500K looks pretty big to me. And the things is, there's only one place that have done it (missing the pictures). Well actually there's another place that has it, but it's all in chinese (100K). Both guides work in the same area, the 10th & 12th of the ISL6556 chip.

Soldering is not a problem, since I've taken electronic-craft class before, so I've worked w/ solder plenty of times. Unfortunately it didn't really give me an deep understanding of the workings of the chip circuitry.

The thing is, none of the sites mention the suggested resistance, they both contain only what needs to be done, not why.

However, since it is a variable 500K ohm resistor (adjustable), I don't think it would be a problem, just need to adjust it in REALLY small increments

GeekMan

I have a 10K resistor in there. One with a turney thingy to manually adjust the vCore with a screwdriver.

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diveAddict

Hi Geekman, is your board using the ISL6556 chip as well?

Trippen Out

this was taken right from the web site you linked us too..i see its a differnt droop mod then what im used to seeing.. as i said in my post above about adjusting the bios for the vcore it appears i am wrong and that you will indeed need to adjust the POT. to increase the voltage.. this might be why they recomend a 500k and to set it at max first.. then slowly decrease the resistance till you get the desired increase

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GeekMan

Hmmm..cant remember, whatever is on the A8N SLI-Premium.

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... That's what I'm worried about.. since the only way I could monitor the vcore is through CpuZ... not to mention the re-boots/BSODs I will have to go through before reaching the stable vcore...

The thing is, the poster (admin/forum director) is pretty much unreachable.. maybe I should just wait till he shows up again...

(Darn it Shamino..quit hanging out w/ the Avatar )

Trippen Out

i dont see why you would have any bsod.. dont oc it first boot up normal.. then adjust the voltage to where ya need it.

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