Guide by Shamino@VR-zone
We reviewed the recently launched ASUS A8R32 MVP based on the new RD580 chipset just recently. It is a great platform to overclock on, but for extreme overclocking conditions, some simple hardware modifications may help you break that personal-best record of yours...
First of all, please note that all these hard modifications to your hardware will void the warranty for them immediately so do them at your own risk and with this knowledge!
Now for those relatively new to hard modifications, you are welcome to check out VR-Zone's mod guide.
Let's take a look at the CPU Voltage modification. As seen in our review, the maximum voltage it allows is 1.55v. To increase it further you will need to hard mod the board.
Simply solder a 100K ohms variable resistor to the spot marked above. Set at maximum resistance of 100K ohms. Lower resistance to increase voltage. This can be viewed from your hardware monitor in your BIOS.
For the Memory voltage modification, look at the top right hand corner of the board. Flip it behind and you will see this:
Now, from the pin of the capacitor, you can solder on a wire with a molex or pin connector of choice. Do the same for the ATX +3.3v pin as shown above. Now you have 2 wires soldered to the 2 points, one each right? And you have connectors on so you can hook up the connectors to connect these 2 points. This will feed your memory with your +3.3v rail of your power supply. You will need to adjust your +3.3v rail of your power supply to feed the memory with higher than 3.3v. If you adjust your +3.3v rail to 3.6v, then your memory voltage will also be 3.6v. This is where you can measure the Memory voltage with a multimeter:
Measure at the MOSFET leg shown above.
We reviewed the recently launched ASUS A8R32 MVP based on the new RD580 chipset just recently. It is a great platform to overclock on, but for extreme overclocking conditions, some simple hardware modifications may help you break that personal-best record of yours...
First of all, please note that all these hard modifications to your hardware will void the warranty for them immediately so do them at your own risk and with this knowledge!
Now for those relatively new to hard modifications, you are welcome to check out VR-Zone's mod guide.
Let's take a look at the CPU Voltage modification. As seen in our review, the maximum voltage it allows is 1.55v. To increase it further you will need to hard mod the board.
Simply solder a 100K ohms variable resistor to the spot marked above. Set at maximum resistance of 100K ohms. Lower resistance to increase voltage. This can be viewed from your hardware monitor in your BIOS.
For the Memory voltage modification, look at the top right hand corner of the board. Flip it behind and you will see this:
Now, from the pin of the capacitor, you can solder on a wire with a molex or pin connector of choice. Do the same for the ATX +3.3v pin as shown above. Now you have 2 wires soldered to the 2 points, one each right? And you have connectors on so you can hook up the connectors to connect these 2 points. This will feed your memory with your +3.3v rail of your power supply. You will need to adjust your +3.3v rail of your power supply to feed the memory with higher than 3.3v. If you adjust your +3.3v rail to 3.6v, then your memory voltage will also be 3.6v. This is where you can measure the Memory voltage with a multimeter:
Measure at the MOSFET leg shown above.
, looks pretty simple, almost like the ASRock 939-Dual Vmods..