How To Overclock The Core 2 Duo’s Voltage
So you’re all set and ready to go to overclock your Core 2 Duo processor. You’ve downloaded the necessary overclocking software for the task and bought the proper cooling equipment to protect your hardware, but you’ve come to find out that your motherboard just isn’t up to snuff. Until recently, your only option would have been to buy a new motherboard due to limits set on the voltage output. Now, through using a variation of the tried and true “pin-mod” technique, you’ll be able to bump your voltage up from using just two tools: electrical tape and conductive ink.
The advantage of this overclocking method is that it will easily achieve the increased voltage on all Core 2 Duo CPU’s through jumping a few pins with the conductive ink. The pins aren’t really pins anymore on the CPU though, instead they’re just flat surfaces that connect to the motherboard socket. This makes it easier to connect the two points then it was in the past
You’ll need to know the exact voltage of your CPU before you should even think about overclocking it. To do this, check the box it came in or search on the internet for the CPU by name. This mod will work for any of the Core 2 Duo line of processors, from the E6300 to the X6800. The three most common voltages, and the ones discussed below, are: 1.2875v, 1.35v, and 1.325v.
You’ll be able to overclock your CPU to a voltage from 1.4v to 1.6v depending on what it’s default voltage is. You don’t need to perform a lower voltage modification to get to the higher one, simply establish what voltage you plan on overclocking your Core 2 Duo to and follow the instructions below it.
Make sure that you’ve got a static free surface to begin this work on before you pull your chip out. You’re going to want to face the chip towards you pins up, with the tiny arrow pointing to your bottom right. All the work you’ll be doing is in the top left area of the CPU. So you don’t bridge any unnecessary pins, make sure to tape off the area around where you’re going to use the ink before you connect the proper points.
Overclock from 1.2875v:
- Overclock to 1.41v: Connect the pins at row two, columns three and four then the pins at rows four and five, column four.
- Overclock to 1.46v: 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 three, column six.
- Overclock to 1.51v: Connect 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.
- Overclock to 1.56v: Connect the pins at rows two, three, and four, column four and then the pins at row two, columns three and four. Place a pin sized piece of tape over the pin at row three, column six. Also, you need to put piece of tape over the pin at row three, column six.
- 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: Connect the pins together at row’s two and three, column four. Place a pin sized piece of tape over the pin at row four, column four.
- Overclock to 1.5v: The first set of pins are row’s two and three, column four. The second set of pins are row three, column’s six and seven. Place a pin sized piece of tape over the pin at row four, column four.
- Overclock to 1.55v: You’ll need to connect the two pins together at row’s two and three, column four.
- Overclock to 1.6v: Connect the pins at rows two and three, column four. Then connect the pins at row three, columns 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.