Getting Someone To Mod Your Motherboard?

[wookie]

I just purchased an Asus P4C800e-Deluxe

I would like to get some mods done on the board but I do not have the tools or the steady hand to do it myself. What are your thoughts on getting someone else to do your modifications??

[voodoo401]

Make sure that the person has previous experience in doing fine pitch soldering if not stay away.

[FearSonic]

Get references or a guarantee that he will replace your exact board if he screws up.

[wookie]

other problem is finding someone that is willing to do it with those credentials. also someone who is local or at least within canada.

[voodoo401]

Or grab an old motherboard and practice doing it yourself.
It's not very hard to doonce you get the hang of it.

[wookie]

Or grab an old motherboard and practice doing it yourself.
It's not very hard to doonce you get the hang of it.

was debating doing that but then it means buying a solder iron and everything.... this is someone I think I would rather have someone else do but if it comes down to it will do it myself probably.

[JoKeRr]

My cousin have solder iron at home, and I have used it previously as well (not for mobo, but for some other stuff).

As for mess up, if u do, you can usually fix it, since it's all about completing or disconnecting 2 soldering point, as long as u don't poke the solder down all the way and burn a hole in the mobo, u should be fine.

btw, any mod = kiss goodbye to your mobo, so keep that in mind.

what mod do u plan to do?? drool mod to stable Vcore and Vdimm wire mod??

[Brandon]

Well, I did some P4C800-E DLX mods on my own motherboard (actually I had 3 of these boards) and for one of my cousins. The vDimm and vCore mods are easy. Droop mod is a little harder.

I'd say just practice some fine soldering on some SMD's on some spare/old hardware you have sitting around. Necessary tools would be a fine tip soldering iron, solder (I'd recommend stuff that has low melting temperature) and some solder wick (to clean up screwups).

As someone already mentioned, it's not that easy to permanantly mess up your board. If anything, just use solder wick and resolder anything that needs to be.

In terms of the cost to get someone else to do it, well if they're local then you have to pay shipping both ways, for the cost of the components and for the labour. It would really add up. I'd say just buy the equipment and it'll cost the same as the shipping, and you can use it whenever you get a new video card or motherboard.

[wookie]

Well, I did some P4C800-E DLX mods on my own motherboard (actually I had 3 of these boards) and for one of my cousins. The vDimm and vCore mods are easy. Droop mod is a little harder.

I'd say just practice some fine soldering on some SMD's on some spare/old hardware you have sitting around. Necessary tools would be a fine tip soldering iron, solder (I'd recommend stuff that has low melting temperature) and some solder wick (to clean up screwups).

As someone already mentioned, it's not that easy to permanantly mess up your board. If anything, just use solder wick and resolder anything that needs to be.

In terms of the cost to get someone else to do it, well if they're local then you have to pay shipping both ways, for the cost of the components and for the labour. It would really add up. I'd say just buy the equipment and it'll cost the same as the shipping, and you can use it whenever you get a new video card or motherboard.


Not worried about the money aspect of it really. Would like to get an estimate for doing the vdimm/vcore and droop mod... will be using a ddr booster so droop is really most important.... I would assume shipping costs but want to get a system that is somewhat more moded then my regular systems.. Later on down the road I will start doing the rest myself. Any recommendations of where you buy the solder iron/wick/solder (low melting point =??)

[Brandon]

Not worried about the money aspect of it really. Would like to get an estimate for doing the vdimm/vcore and droop mod... will be using a ddr booster so droop is really most important.... I would assume shipping costs but want to get a system that is somewhat more moded then my regular systems.. Later on down the road I will start doing the rest myself. Any recommendations of where you buy the solder iron/wick/solder (low melting point =??)

I'm not sure where to buy the stuff. I got all my stuff last summer, as the company I worked for was getting rid of a lot of old stuff because they closed a department and gave away the stuff they didn't think they could sell. I used to use a standard $10 Radioshack soldering iron and regular solder before and it worked. Just with the better stuff its easier (IE less tries to get it perfect). And solder wick you can buy at Radioshack too.

[wookie]

I'm not sure where to buy the stuff. I got all my stuff last summer, as the company I worked for was getting rid of a lot of old stuff because they closed a department and gave away the stuff they didn't think they could sell. I used to use a standard $10 Radioshack soldering iron and regular solder before and it worked. Just with the better stuff its easier (IE less tries to get it perfect). And solder wick you can buy at Radioshack too.

I guess really what I am asking is if there is anyone who feels they are capable of doing such mods on a motherboard and if so could they please pm me a price that they feel is fair..

[wookie]

Else I will probably just wait and try it later on down the road... I will check into getting the soldering iron and everything....

[JoKeRr]

where's the droop mod again?? that's the 1 that stablize vcore right?? I have P4P800, and I set to default Vcore of 1.525V, during prime it drops to 1.502 (and it's not my PSU that has a rail problem, as my 475W enermax is rock stable on every rail), so I'm also considering the droop mod.

[wookie]

where's the droop mod again?? that's the 1 that stablize vcore right?? I have P4P800, and I set to default Vcore of 1.525V, during prime it drops to 1.502 (and it's not my PSU that has a rail problem, as my 475W enermax is rock stable on every rail), so I'm also considering the droop mod.

That is my basic understanding of it.... When the motherboard is under high load it doesnt have as much of a fluctutation on the voltages, more stable.....

Hence if processor can do 3.5ghz @ 1.6v and then once load is applied it is dropping to 1.5v it will fail and cause issues. Doring droop mod should keep the voltage more stable and not have as much of a fluctuation

[JoKeRr]

That is my basic understanding of it.... When the motherboard is under high load it doesnt have as much of a fluctutation on the voltages, more stable.....

Hence if processor can do 3.5ghz @ 1.6v and then once load is applied it is dropping to 1.5v it will fail and cause issues. Doring droop mod should keep the voltage more stable and not have as much of a fluctuation

I know waht the mod is about. But where's the guide for this mod again? P4P and P4C 800? and what exactly do we need to solder??

[wookie]

I know waht the mod is about. But where's the guide for this mod again? P4P and P4C 800? and what exactly do we need to solder??

check the forums at xtremesystems.org

they have the guide to doing most of the mods

[simms]

Just do it yourself. I replaced about 8 busted capacitors no problem.

[divx]

Just do it yourself. I replaced about 8 busted capacitors no problem.

why do capacitors burst? i been using computer for long time and using them overclocked, no burst problems