Wierd Gp32 I Got...


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My gp32 Flu overclocks up to 172 mhz, but when i try to load osnes9x 0.2 it resets at anything over 166, same as in drmd. But in 0.3 osnes9x it works with the 172 mhz, and i know it does cuz theres a diffrence of 3 fps in mario world.

If i were to mod it would it overclock to 190-200? and if so is is hard to do
 
Drak posted on May 20 2005 at 07:57 PM said:
My gp32 Flu overclocks up to 172 mhz, but when i try to load osnes9x 0.2 it resets at anything over 166, same as in drmd. But in 0.3 osnes9x it works with the 172 mhz, and i know it does cuz theres a diffrence of 3 fps in mario world.

If i were to mod it would it overclock to 190-200? and if so is is hard to do
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The easy answer is "should", but you never know for sure. Mine would clock up to 154-56 before I modded the resistor. Now I get 172 mhz in apps that support it, any higher and it hangs after a bit.

If you wish to O/C, there is always the "pencil trick", and if you have soldering skills, the best route is the resistor mod. I actually just soldered a 1.5M ohm resistor to the R52 resistor, since SMTs are hard to find unless you order them (at least around my area they are)


Cheers! :P
 
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Ya i dont wanna use the pencil trick cuz i wouldnt know exactly how high i could o/c to..

And for the mod which im gunna do ya the resistor... How do you tell wat the voltage is? is there a program or sumtin?
 
Vimacs posted on May 21 2005 at 03:36 AM said:
Blah posted on May 21 2005 at 03:19 AM said:
Heard of the pencil trick? See the topic called "Easy Overclocking"
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or "easy frying"
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Name some names, buddy. I haven't heard of anyone frying their GP. <_<
 
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Drak posted on May 21 2005 at 04:36 AM said:
Ya i dont wanna use the pencil trick cuz i wouldnt know exactly how high i could o/c to..

And for the mod which im gunna do ya the resistor... How do you tell wat the voltage is? is there a program or sumtin?
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You don't need to know with the resistor mod. It gives a controlled voltage so it is not a shot in the dark like the pencil trick is. Just use the correct resistors and you are fine.
 
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Drak posted on May 21 2005 at 12:57 AM said:
My gp32 Flu overclocks up to 172 mhz, but when i try to load osnes9x 0.2 it resets at anything over 166, same as in drmd. But in 0.3 osnes9x it works with the 172 mhz, and i know it does cuz theres a diffrence of 3 fps in mario world.

If i were to mod it would it overclock to 190-200? and if so is is hard to do
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That is common for the GP32 to go higher in some apps than in others. It depends on how it uses the CPU.
 
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DaveC posted on May 20 2005 at 10:33 PM said:
Drak posted on May 21 2005 at 04:36 AM said:
Ya i dont wanna use the pencil trick cuz i wouldnt know exactly how high i could o/c to..

And for the mod which im gunna do ya the resistor... How do you tell wat the voltage is? is there a program or sumtin?
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You don't need to know with the resistor mod. It gives a controlled voltage so it is not a shot in the dark like the pencil trick is. Just use the correct resistors and you are fine.
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Yes, but its still a "shot in the dark" when it comes to how much mhz you'll get.
 
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Jarska333 posted on May 21 2005 at 07:17 AM said:
Vimacs posted on May 21 2005 at 03:36 AM said:
Blah posted on May 21 2005 at 03:19 AM said:
Heard of the pencil trick? See the topic called "Easy Overclocking"
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or "easy frying"
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Name some names, buddy. I haven't heard of anyone frying their GP. <_<
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yeah, thats true, nobody has fried his cpu because of the pencil trick.
 
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True, No one has killed their GP using the pencil trick. :)

You probably stand more chance of killing your GP instantly with the resistor mod through lack of knowledge and experience with a soldering iron than you do via the pencil trick.

Trooper
 
trooper posted on May 21 2005 at 07:35 AM said:
True, No one has killed their GP using the pencil trick. :)

You probably stand more chance of killing your GP instantly with the resistor mod through lack of knowledge and experience with a soldering iron than you do via the pencil trick.

Trooper
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So if i use the pencil trick and select a mhz say 200. will it reset just like a normal gp32 would when it knows it cant o/c? or would it just up and die. Otherwise this seems like a good idea :)
 
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