Commando volt mod.

[Kriztoffer]

The Vcore boost and Vdrop modification works perfectly. I'm happy since this is my first time with a solder iron. I managed to do the mod, and everything is working fine.

The Vcore mod scales very nice when you bump voltage in BIOS. When I sat 1.6v in bios I got 1.68v Vcore, so I can finaly get 2v out of my Commando. Without the seriouse unstable Vdrop..it pops around like popcorn without this mod.



My work.. First time I've soldered a motherboard or any other electrical circuits.
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9053/img4031v.th.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/img4031v.jpg/)

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/1056/img4029.th.jpg (http://img384.imageshack.us/i/img4029.jpg/)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5585/img4033h.th.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/img4033h.jpg/)

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/3443/img4027a.th.jpg (http://img93.imageshack.us/i/img4027a.jpg/)http://ceemic.pri.ee/hardware/commando/commando_m

[DrNip]

Hit up punx around here. He should be able to help you in that area. Wish I could get my hands on a Commando.

[Kriztoffer]

Hit up punx around here. He should be able to help you in that area. Wish I could get my hands on a Commando.

I see, i will send him a P.M, thought I don't like to nag people.

As you probably see, the two first pictures are the same Vmod done by same guy, the 2nd one is a bit different, and looks easier to understand. But I guess, there are a lot of different Vmods out there for the Commando.

EBay, got a few. There was a brand new one one there a few days ago, Retail.:)

I got this board in Norway brand new from store, but it was pretty expensive for such an old MoBo. I bought it for 330$ USD...heh.

[punx223]

those mod points look a lil tight make sure you have a very fine tip on your iron for sure.... adjustable temp iron/soldering station will help alot.

if it is an older board you can have alot of trouble getting solder to stick.


what exactly did ya need to know?

[Kriztoffer]

those mod points look a lil tight make sure you have a very fine tip on your iron for sure.... adjustable temp iron/soldering station will help alot.

if it is an older board you can have alot of trouble getting solder to stick.


what exactly did ya need to know?

Aye, I will look for a good one. I know a guy which own a TV and radio repair store. He's always helpfull, and I could probably borrow a good soldering iron/station from him.

It's pretty new, bought it brand new this summer. I think it could be one of the last revisions of the Commando. It had a pretty awesome bundle:p

So resistances are self tuned by adjusting the screw? And you use a volt meter to adusj them, right?

About the last picture, it's easy to understand. Should I go for that method?

And about Volt read, if I solder a cable onto it and fasten the end of it into a molex, I can read the cpu voltage with a volt meter?

Thanks, Kriz.

[Kriztoffer]

Been training on a old router board today, I got a pretty standard soldering iron, which are a little to big for MoBo and GPU's. Anyway, I feel it was king of easy. Soldered some grounds , a few caps and some cables to random components. It doesn't seem very hard tbh. Just need some patient and a good iron.

Doubt you need to be a rocketscientist for volt modding a Commando :p

[Kriztoffer]

This method..

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/2135/commandovcorevdroopx.th.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/i/commandovcorevdroopx.jpg/)

Or will this one be better?
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7572/commandomod01.th.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/commandomod01.jpg/)

Okay, first these two.


Will a 47k work instead of a 50k?
Which is ground, - and +?
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9630/img4002l.th.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/img4002l.jpg/) http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9351/img4004xn.th.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/img4004xn.jpg/)


This is my 100k one:
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5695/img4006o.th.jpg (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/img4006o.jpg/)http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4856/img4008c.th.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/img4008c.jpg/)


I'm really unsure how to tune these ones, but soldering the cables seems like a piece of cake.

This is my Equipment. + cabels.:) and MoBo
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/358/img4011ef.th.jpg (http://img42.imageshack.us/i/img4011ef.jpg/)

[ocgmj]

Do you have a Digital Multimeter?

[Kriztoffer]

yes. I'll take a picture of it.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7185/img4013q.th.jpg (http://img42.imageshack.us/i/img4013q.jpg/)http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/6097/img4014l.th.jpg (http://img42.imageshack.us/i/img4014l.jpg/)

[Kriztoffer]

I'm I right?
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8082/img4015q.jpg

[Gutterz]

have you put your multi meter on the vr? Cause if I remember rite the middle pin does nothing when moving the dial. But when you test the outter pins you should see results using the dial.

In this pic their is 2 wires to each vr. http://tom.drunken-student.co.uk/commando/commando%20Vcore%20Vdroop.JPG
(http://tom.drunken-student.co.uk/commando/commando%20Vcore%20Vdroop.JPG)

[Kriztoffer]

"1) Green wire: can go to the middle leg or an outer leg of the VR. doesn't matter. Connect the other leg to a ground. I used the ground on the fan header you see on the lower left of your picture.

2) Black and white: Connect one wire to the middle leg and the other wire to the the outer leg of your VR. doesn't matter which goes to which. Neither of them connects to a ground. No ground is necessary in this mod. All this mod does is add your VR in parallel to the existing resistor."


Which of the cabels from the fan header is ground?2510?

[Kriztoffer]

I'm done! Update in post one, everything is working really good!

[Kal-EL]

Congrats bro, is it workiing well?

[DrNip]

Not bad my friend not bad at all.

[Kriztoffer]

Congrats bro, is it workiing well?

Aye. It's doing like other voltmods. I can get around 1.68v if set 1.6v in bios. So I probably got voltage for over 2v now. Gonna try that Cedar Mill 347 this weekend on dice.

Not bad my friend not bad at all.


Thanks a lot Nip. :)

[DrNip]

Nice chip, I have one as well. Gots me a Celeron 352 as well as Pentium 641 as well. Just need to score me a Commando but don't want to fork out $115-125 for it. Looking for a $75'er like I paid for my P5B Deluxe, may it rest in peace. http://www.smileyhut.com/sad/rip.gif

[Kriztoffer]

Nice chip, I have one as well. Gots me a Celeron 352 as well as Pentium 641 as well. Just need to score me a Commando but don't want to fork out $115-125 for it. Looking for a $75'er like I paid for my P5B Deluxe, may it rest in peace. http://www.smileyhut.com/sad/rip.gif


Haha. Man, I bought mine for 328$ brand new in Norway.... :laughing:

I want a P5B Deluxe, but I can't find any.

[DrNip]

Ebay has them but highest stock volts on them are 1.7v.

[Kriztoffer]

Ebay has them but highest stock volts on them are 1.7v.


I see, they has exactly the same volt mod as Commando.:)

[Kriztoffer]

Got my new commando yesterday, since I shorted my old one... So I had to do some soldering again. Vcore boost, Vdrop fix and Vcore read point. Everything is working as it should!:blink:


http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7770/img4904qw.jpg
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6081/img4909e.jpg
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9989/img4906n.jpg

[Kal-EL]

You're getting too good at this mod stuff bro, nice work

[Kriztoffer]

Thanks mate!:) Nah, I'm not good. I can just use the soldering iron.:p
I can't point out vmods and stuff at all..

[kikicoco1334]

wow i am loving it!
btw is that you in the picture?
http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/image.php?u=354&dateline=1267323248

[Splave]

I think its his Norwegian beauty of a GF :) a Mary Kate Olsen look alike ftw!

[MaadDaawg]

I'm hoping it's not a pic of him if Supes is callin him Bro lol