So my previous post was about acquiring a CXD5300GGB from a CECH-2504B, JSD-001 board.
The machine was purchased originally from France.
I was able to score a cooling plate, so no more issues with the temps. I replaced the thermal paste (MX-4 because of the high viscosity) and the thermal pads (Gelid GP-Ultimate 15W/mk for the mosfets).
No delid for any of the chips.
I forgot to mention this is a Sony chip (this info comes from the LV1 dump), so it explains why this is a high clocker.
Turns out 950/1000 is the maximum with stock voltages.
I tried 1000/900 but it starts to produce artifacts so it’s definitely a voltage related issue.
I must admit it would have been nice to reach 1000/1000 with stock voltages, but as I just read through the excellent thread on PSX Palace and watching RIP Felix’s video, above a certain threshold there are diminishing returns.
But I also must say, I finished Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on this high overclock settings, just for testing it, without a single hiccup.
It looks like the kick-start of the 25xx series was excellent.
I would like to say a big thank you to the awesome PS3 community for the inspiration, for the knowledge and for the excellent work.