Overclocking The Core 2 Duo's Voltage
Looks like you're finally ready to start overclocking your Core 2 Duo CPU. Unfortunately, after downloading all of the overclocking software you need and even buying cooling equipment to handle your overclock, you find out that the motherboard your Core 2 Duo is seated in just won't cut it. Plopping down the money to purchase another motherboard just isn't in the cards, so how exactly can you exceed that voltage limitation that they've set on your motherboard? Easy! Bump the voltage of your CPU up by just using electrical tape and some conductive ink.
All it will take is for you to jump a few pins on your Core 2 Duo CPU and you're done with the voltage overclock. These "pins" use to stick out of the processor, making a pin-mod like this a little bit more complicated, involving a paper clip and direct work on the motherboard. But now that the pins are simply flat on the board, all you need to do is bridge the right pins and you're good to go!
Before we begin, make sure to note what voltage your processor is. The default voltage of the Core 2 Duo CPU's will either be 1.2875v, 1.35v, or 1.325v and as this mod will work on any Core 2 Duo processor from the E6300 to the X6800, you'll want to take a look at the box it came in or online for which voltage yours is.
Depending on your CPU, there are as many as 5 different voltages that you can push it to. The lowest overclocked voltage you can achieve with this method is 1.4v and the highest is 1.6v. Once you've decided what voltage you wish to obtain, simply follow the guide detailed out below it.
Set up the proper work space that you'll need before you begin this process. Set everything down on a static resistant surface and ground yourself to something. Turning the chip pin-side up will reveal a little arrow in one of the corners. Make sure this arrow is pointing to the bottom right when you've flipped it over. Every pin that you have to jump is in the top left hand corner of the CPU. Before you start connecting pins, use the electrical tape to cover the pins you don't want to jump with the conductive ink.
Overclock from 1.2875v:
- Overclock to 1.41v: Connect the first set of pins at row two, column's three and four. Then the second set of pins at row's four and five, column four.
- Overclock to 1.46v: Start by connecting the two pins at row two, columns three and four. Then you can connect the pin at row two, column four with the pin at row three, column four. You will need to cover the pin at row three, column six with electrical tape.
- Overclock to 1.51v: Start by connecting the pins at row two, columns three and four. The you should connect the pins at rows two and three, column four.
- Overclock to 1.56v: Begin connecting the pins at rows two, three, and four, column four. Then you should connect the pins at row two, columns three and four. Place a pin sized piece of tape over the pin at row three, column six. You will need to cover the pin at row three, column six with electrical tape.
- Overclock to 1.6v: Connect the pins at rows two, three, and four, column four and then connect the pins at row two, columns three and four. Also, you need to put piece of tape over the pin at row three, column five.
Overclock from 1.35v:
- Overclock to 1.4v: All you need to do is connect the two pins at row three, columns six and seven together.
- Overclock to 1.45v: Start by connecting the pins together at rows two and three, column four, then cover the pin at row four, column four with electrical tape.
- Overclock to 1.5v: Start by connecting the pins at rows two and three, column four, and then connect the pins at row three, columns six and seven. You will need to cover the pin at row four, column four with electrical tape.
- Overclock to 1.55v: You will need to connect the two pins together at row's two and three, column four.
- Overclock to 1.6v: You will need to connect two sets of pins together, the first at row's two and three, column four. Then connect the second set at row three, column's six and seven.
Overclocking from 1.325v:
- Overclock to 1.4v: Connect the pins at row two, columns three and four, and then the pins at row three, columns six and seven.
- Overclock to 1.45v: Start by connecting the two pins at row two, column's three and four together, then connect the pin at row two, column four to the pin at row three, column four. Place a pin sized piece of tape over the pin at row four, column four.
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