which way is better? Using a pencil or soldering?

[jayhooni]

I have one manufactured late 1999.
G4+MDHA32G

I am about to short out r68 but not sure about using a pencil
or soldering completely. I am using Pentium 4 2.0 celeron and MSI 845PE MAX 1.5v only board.

[George YS]

I'm, not sure about mobo's detection mechanism. But AGP spec requires the pin to be grounded, and in fact a pencil marking will fade over time, so I think for long term it's better to solder it.
It's even (look) better if u solder a zero ohm resistor there.