X300 vgpu mod

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 15:21

Hi there this is my first post so here goes
I have this current setup
3.4ghz p4 cpu clocked at 3.0ghz
400w psu
asus ptgd1-la mobo
And a ati x300 gpu
I was wondering if anyone had a guide to do a pencil mod on this gpu
please dont say buy a better gpu or thats old as i am only 13 and i dont get pocket money but i do know a lot about computers but i dont have a soldering iron and i would just like to mod what i have and if it frys my bday is coming soon and all buy another one

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 15:47

will uploads pics if wanted

TaKeN · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:01

Can't see you getting any major gains to be honest. Personally I'd hang on until your birthday

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:04

no but i would still like to do it and tbh i only get £25 4 my bday and without vgpu mod and a stock cooler i get 470mhz core and 230mhz mem i think

Monkeynut · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:17

IS your GPU passively (no fan, just heatsink) or actively (fan & heatsink) cooled?

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 16:55

it was passively cooled but i added a fan to it so it is now actively cooled

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 17:04

also i lapped the cooler and put as5 on it

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:21

Back of gpu

jorzeh · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:25

Honestly would not bother you will not gain anything really, Only differance you will see is if you get a new video card.

rounddodger · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:26

Honestly, just get a bloody paper round or summat! It ain't worth it.

You could prob grab a 8800GT for under 30 quid easy.

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:29

sorry i couldnt get a decent shot of the front will try when my sister lets me use her camera so i dont have to use this scanner

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:30

i will get a proper card but for now i just want to mod this one

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:31

any one willing to send me a better card???...

connorwat51 · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:31

at least monkeynut was supportive

MichaelM · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:39

It looks like no one has experience of doing that mod here. Have you tried googling around and seeing if there is any guides or forums about exactly this?

brigzilla · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:39

As a general rule, pencil mods arent very advantageous, and the increase is minimal at best, plus the chance of bricking the card by overvaulting it accidentally. If I were you, as others have suggested I would wait a bit until you can get something more powerful.

P.S I have performed a few pencil mods before. and only two have yielded noticable performance increases, both of which were on ATI 4 series GPU's, and that was only about 4 frames tops. There is really no point.

MichaelM · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:50

I think he just wants to do it because it can be done rather than because it will make his card future proof.

pastymuncher · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:52

The thing is, it's such an old card and a low end one at that, there probably are'nt any mods for it. Most mods are for mid to high end cards. Any gains are going to be minimal anyway as it's such a low end card. No chance of increasing the voltage using afterburner?

brigzilla · 13 Mar 2011 at 18:58

If i am correct that GPU is popwered from the PCI bus? not from a 6 pin connector or anything else? if so i wouldnt recommend you attempt it at all, if you go wrong you could brick the motherboard aswell...

Monkeynut · 13 Mar 2011 at 19:03

connorwat51 what games is your GPU struggling with as there may be ways of boosting performance without messing with the GPU.