The Core 2 Duos bring the joy back for the Intel Overclockers with their easy to handle heat and ample of overclock head-room. However, the overclocking capacity depends as much on the motherboards paired with them. Some of the enthusiasts on a tight budget are stuck with a limiting motherboard , particularly in the voltage department. (ASRock Motherboard Users come to mind ;) ) Well now here's a way out for you!

You can basically over-ride the default voltage of 1.325v inherent on many of the Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, E6300 to X6800, with a simple "pin-mod". Well yes, there are no longer pins on these LGA packaged processors... in fact that makes them easier to modify! All you need is some electrical insulation tape and some conductive ink!

**Take Note that such Voltage Modifications would void the warranty for your Processors!!**

**As some CPUs come with a different default voltages such as 1.2875v, etc, using these mods will get you different results so I will be updating with more info for CPUs with different default voltages. For now, this is for 1.325v default.**

To get a slight bump to 1.4v, simply connect the 'pins' shown below with conductive ink. This is a direct representation of your Processor and not your motherboard socket, do take note!

To facilitate precision, tape over the surrounding 'pins' except the ones you are trying to connect.

Pins conductive-inked

To get to 1.45v, you not just have to conductive ink, you will need to tape over a pin as well. However, this is not tough at all and just need some patience. Cut a really small piece of tape the size of an LGA 'pin' Land. Then tape this over the pin marked in the green square tightly. Also, connect the 'pins' shown below with conductive ink, the ones marked in red.

This is how it should look like