Processor Pin Mod Question

QrazyQuadQore · 3 Weeks Ago

I have never heard of a pin mod but I have a Q6600 and I wanted to go from 2.4ghz to 3ghz by using this pin mod and it looks interesting. I was wondering how reliable this is and if there are any huge risks other than my CPU could break. The mod makes the fsb go from 1066mhz to 1333mhx so making my clock go higher. This mod I think is for people with a motherboard locked against Ocing which mine is. My motherboard, and RAM can support 1333mhz. If this is as easy as it looks I have to put electrical tape on a pin pad and put my CPU in and it should just work. If its that easy I would do it...free performance!!!

NVIDIA Forums > Intel Q6600 Mod Simple Enough For Idiots

theres the web site where I found it. Please give ma any ideas towards this thx.

skindred · 3 Weeks Ago

Hello QrazyQuadQore

I myself have never heard of this at all. Though I am sure one of our techs have, so I will open your thread and one of them should be along soon to help you out.

Thank You
Skindred

Cobracon · 3 Weeks Ago

Heck, go for it. If you've got the money I've got the time. After all, what's the worst that could happen? Maybe blow up some stuff?

I usually caution and advise against overclocking without doing a lot of homework. For the sake of morbid curiosity this case gets a 'waiver'. You seem eager to do something.

Maybe even consider this: ClockGen 1.0.5.3 Download - EXTREME Overclocking

Enter at your own risk.

robjvan · 3 Weeks Ago

Pin mods was a thing of the past Pentiums, was it not? I haven't heard of anyone physically pin or pencil modding since the Athlon days. Get a Core i7 and o/c the h3ll out of it.

edit - I just read the link. Looks simple enough (I question the validity of this method with CPU-Z posts). If you're only using tape, and not irreversibly altering the CPU, I say why not?!

QrazyQuadQore · 3 Weeks Ago

put it this way if the computer dont like the tape or i get beeping or or its unstable, just take the tape off and it should work right??? right? and if i pull my heatsink off to gain acess to my CPU wont I have to reapply the heat paste stuff??

robjvan · 3 Weeks Ago

It would be best if you cleaned off and re-applied the thermal paste, yes. Ideally, if things went wierd - you'd just remove the tape and everything's back to normal. Just make sure you've got your cpu goo on there, and there's good contact with the heatsink.

DCiAdmin · 2 Weeks Ago

Looks like you're in good hands, Qrazy. I'll leave them to it.

3 Weeks Ago	#1
QrazyQuadQore Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: On a Trans-Atlantic Flight Posts: 57 PC Experience: Experienced	Processor Pin Mod Question I have never heard of a pin mod but I have a Q6600 and I wanted to go from 2.4ghz to 3ghz by using this pin mod and it looks interesting. I was wondering how reliable this is and if there are any huge risks other than my CPU could break. The mod makes the fsb go from 1066mhz to 1333mhx so making my clock go higher. This mod I think is for people with a motherboard locked against Ocing which mine is. My motherboard, and RAM can support 1333mhz. If this is as easy as it looks I have to put electrical tape on a pin pad and put my CPU in and it should just work. If its that easy I would do it...free performance!!! NVIDIA Forums > Intel Q6600 Mod Simple Enough For Idiots theres the web site where I found it. Please give ma any ideas towards this thx. Last edited by QrazyQuadQore; 3 Weeks Ago at 11:45 PM.

3 Weeks Ago	#2
skindred Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 361 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: Processor Pin Mod????? Hello QrazyQuadQore I myself have never heard of this at all. Though I am sure one of our techs have, so I will open your thread and one of them should be along soon to help you out. Thank You Skindred __________________ PCHF RULES Promote PCHF Prework Preventative Afterwork Got a Question about McDonald's?

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Cobracon Deceptively Clever CC&BW Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North of Hurricane Bay & South of Tornado Alley "Stuck-in-the-Middle", MS. Posts: 1,338 PC Experience: D'OH!! *&^%$#@!	Re: Processor Pin Mod Question Heck, go for it. If you've got the money I've got the time. After all, what's the worst that could happen? Maybe blow up some stuff? I usually caution and advise against overclocking without doing a lot of homework. For the sake of morbid curiosity this case gets a 'waiver'. You seem eager to do something. Maybe even consider this: ClockGen 1.0.5.3 Download - EXTREME Overclocking Enter at your own risk. __________________ "Have you scanned the RAM timings for Operator's Headspace?? Too much real estate between the audio collectors will block the connection which allows proper operation of your computer." *__Cobra* *PCHF best helps those who best help themselves.* *PC Guru you say.........? Are you suuuuure about that?*

3 Weeks Ago	#4
robjvan Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Interwebs Posts: 48 PC Experience: Uber Geek	Re: Processor Pin Mod Question Pin mods was a thing of the past Pentiums, was it not? I haven't heard of anyone physically pin or pencil modding since the Athlon days. Get a Core i7 and o/c the h3ll out of it. edit - I just read the link. Looks simple enough (I question the validity of this method with CPU-Z posts). If you're only using tape, and not irreversibly altering the CPU, I say why not?! Last edited by robjvan; 3 Weeks Ago at 12:34 AM.

3 Weeks Ago	#5
QrazyQuadQore Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: On a Trans-Atlantic Flight Posts: 57 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: Processor Pin Mod Question put it this way if the computer dont like the tape or i get beeping or or its unstable, just take the tape off and it should work right??? right? and if i pull my heatsink off to gain acess to my CPU wont I have to reapply the heat paste stuff?? Last edited by QrazyQuadQore; 3 Weeks Ago at 01:22 AM.

3 Weeks Ago	#6
robjvan Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Interwebs Posts: 48 PC Experience: Uber Geek	Re: Processor Pin Mod Question It would be best if you cleaned off and re-applied the thermal paste, yes. Ideally, if things went wierd - you'd just remove the tape and everything's back to normal. Just make sure you've got your cpu goo on there, and there's good contact with the heatsink.

2 Weeks Ago	#7
DCiAdmin Tech Team Leader Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Heart of the US Midwest Posts: 6,179 PC Experience: Perpetual Student	Re: Processor Pin Mod Question Looks like you're in good hands, Qrazy. I'll leave them to it. __________________ DCiAdmin *PCHF Rules* / *PreWork* / *AfterWork* / *PCHF Downloads* / *System File Checker* Thank you for entrusting your system to PCHF!

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