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    MSI KT266Pro2-RU Modding

    I finally had the nerve to do my first real hardware mod: i removed a condensator from my mobo (i admit, i had it removed by someone else, i dont have the equipment ), which allowes it to run with a lower cpu-voltage. This in addition with a modified bios makes it possible to run the xp2600+ on it (133mhz fsb). (max. official supported cpu: 2100+)

    I just put the pc back together, so i dont know about long time stability under heavy stress, but so far no instabilities or crashes.
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    You removed a capacitor and that allowed the lower voltage?
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    • #3
      yep, the guy who removed it for me wasnt so sure about it either, but it works.

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      • #4
        the sheer thought gives me goosebumps
        "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss

        "Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark Twain

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        • #5
          Removing capacitors????

          Ewwww!
          If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

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          • #6
            i admit it sounds weird, and i was a little nervous, but the guys over in the msi forum were quite happy with it, and i didnt hear of anyone who had problems with it. and since im not sure how long they will still produce 133fsb athlons, i thought it was time to put the fastest cpu possible on my mobo. if i had destroyed it i would have needed a new one, yes. but if i hadnt tried it i would have need a new one pretty soon as well, including new ram and all the maybe problems you get when switching to a new board.

            and it was worth it, my pc is much faster now. anyone know when the ati 9700 AIW pro will be released in germany?

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            • #7
              Do you know what exactly is a capacitor?
              The danger is that it might damage your other components such as the CPU or burn your house or something.
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              • #8
                It was just a small capacitator

                my house is still standing and my cpu is running quite cool, cooler than the last one in any case

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                • #9
                  How does removing a cap allow lower voltages?

                  More specifically, what is the function of the capacitors on a mobo?
                  Last edited by Liquid Snake; 25 January 2003, 11:56.

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                  • #10
                    I have no clue, but it works

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                    • #11
                      IT IS SUCH A BLOODY MIRACLE
                      that i would rather stay away from it
                      too many days tearing my head when an Abit
                      capacitor blew
                      Life is a bed of roses. Everyone else sees the roses, you are the one being gored by the thorns.

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                      • #12
                        didn have any crash so far, and ive been encoding movies most of the time


                        btw: is it better to reinstall windows after changing the cpu?

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                        • #13
                          Nah, usually that doesn't matter.
                          Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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