http://www.overclock.net/graphics-cards-volt-mods/293265-how-do-solderless-8800gt-gts-volt.html
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=247576
http://iax-tech.com/video/8800gt/8800gt03.htm
I'm about to vmod my 2 8800's with the voltage regulators since mine don't oc worth a crap, just wondering if anyone else has done this or would like to.
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- Yes someone has done this and would like to.
- Yes someone has done this but wouldn't like to.
- No nobody has done this and would like to.
- No nobody has done this but wouldn't like to.
I believe I have covered all possible answers to the question.
As for voltmods in general, yes people do them all the time including to your card. Personally I don't mount a pot on the card, I only use the pot long enough to dial in the needed resistance then I desolder it and instead use a couple of resistors making it drift less over time and be less conspicuous, and not so liable to be bumped at the edge of the card like a pot would.
Also you don't need to go all the way to that screw hole to find a ground point, there are several all over the card including the power connector pins right next to the pot. The multimeter resistance setting can find common ground points, it looks much neater to have the wires as short as possible and use much less solder than the pictures show. A thinner wire is a good idea too, I like to use solid strand cat5 cable because it's not only thin but will stay in the shape you bend it into.
Keep in mind that a significant voltage increase will raise the temperature a lot. Beyond a certain point it's more important to get the GPU cooler than it is to raise temp because higher temp also requires more voltage to stay stable at any given speed.
If you haven't good soldering skills yet I recommend practicing on something old and worthless before trying to solder to surface mounted parts or solder pads on a video card.