Replacing motherboard VRM

[johnphilips]

Can I buy better capacitors,mosfets and whatever is needed to replace my motherboard VRM by soldering / desoldering stuff???

 

[drea.drechsler]

Can I buy better capacitors,mosfets and whatever is needed to replace my motherboard VRM by soldering / desoldering stuff???

wow

I suppose you could but you'd have to completely re-engineer the circuitry because the different mosfets will have different operating parameters. Then there is also the fact the VRM layout on the motherboard is customized and compromised such that you can't achieve the new component's potential with the existing motherboard. Layout refers to the interconnects and component locations in an allotted area and is something intrinsic to the very design of the motherboard.

Then there's the economics of it: when not bought in lot quantities these components are far more expensive than a motherboard mfr. pays. You'd probably find it cheaper to just buy a new motherboard anyway.

Lastly: if you have to ask this question I doubt very much you've the skills to pull it off. Not meaning to be harsh it's just that this isn't something even experienced hardware hackers attempt, at least on not on this scale, and I'm just telling it the way i see it. The most I've ever seen is Buildzoid cuts the (superior) VRM section off of a video card and 'patches' it onto another video card. That would be a fine accomplishment for a motherboard except the VRM section of a motherboard is somewhat more 'buried' in the PWB (trapped between the IO connects, the CPU and the PCIe interconnects) so would be hard to remove from a donor and then isolate in the recipient without screwing up everything else surrounding it.

 

[johnphilips]

The problem is that my case is mitx, and my processor is a 9600k. I just would like to enhance the overclocking capabilities of any mini itx motherboard , afaik their vrm is not that good. But thank you for the education.

 

[johnphilips]

Or is it possible to acquire a compatible one, more efficient?

 

[drea.drechsler]

Or is it possible to acquire a compatible one, more efficient?

That is possible but the problem with mITX is the tiny form factor complicates cooling immensely and it's especially hard if you're working in a tiny 'bookshelf' type mITX case.

You'd get better results if you started a thread with that question. Be sure to include your current motherboard, case and CPU cooler. You may get good advice on cooling what you got better that would help attain a better overclock.