N64 overclocking/painting?

[MrBeetle]

I was curious on a few n64 mods... First off, has anyone tried to overclock the n64? If so, results, and if they were good, how?

Secondly, I notived the nice blue dev n64. Now I want to paint mine. Any ideas how? I tried brush, but it looks like ****, and easily falls off the plastic moulding.

I dunno, but a florecent green N64 in blacklight would be a thing of beauty. http://www.dextrose.com/ubb/wink.gif

[JaYsOn]

Im planning to overclock my N64 and ive already put a fan inside it for cooling but im not sure what is required now! If you open the n64 and look at the motherboard you will see two crystals. I need to know the frequencies of the two crystals so i can swap them for something faster, I know its crude but can anyone help?!?!?!?

[NuMaTiC]

ok well good ideas dere
but that crystal thingie im pretty shure will not work ok i tryied on my 40 ch cbs there was 1 crystal so i put in a faster on put batrys in in pressed tx and no go put my freq counter next to it it was not even transmitting i wanted it to tx on a higher or lower freq but it didnt work
what you want to change it the main voltage buy verry little amounts but IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS just like over clocking your computer

[UvulaBob]

I saw the white painted N64 under oddities, but for the life of me, I would have n oidea how to make my N64 look that cool. Any suggestions?

[DaTaThIeF]

Mr. Beetle, I've been wanting to overclock my N64 4ever now, but I need to get the damn tool to open it!! hehe...anyways, I have the mod specifications. If anyone needs it, e-mail me. I will send you a copy. As for painting it...I've seen some pretty cool pics
myself of some very sweet looking paint jobs. So, if anyone finds a way to do it professionally...make sure you give a post!! Laters!! Happy New Year!!!!!

[JaYsOn]

Hey Datathief thanx for the mod info but where did you come accross it? as im not sure of the validity of it. According to that document my N64 is now running at 125mhz (62.5x2) but i see no difference's from b4, all the games run at the same speed and my n64 doesnt get any hotter ! Can anyone confirm this?

[DamnHippy]

My question is what advantage does overclocking give you on the n64? Im totally clueless. Would it be for developers or just for bored people? What is the screws the n64 uses called and where can i order a tool to open it up . Im thinking if you lightly sanded your n64 with very fine grit sand paper "after you removed all the inards of course" and took it to a funiture shop where the dip stuff you could dip it in the paint of your choice and have it come out looking quit good. The white n64 on dextrose looks damn awesome. If anyone does anything and figures out how to make it look good please post!

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[shuZZit]

Just to answer the question about the n64 screws (and I only know because someone else just posted this on another board), the screws are called "external line head" screws and information about where to get the proper tool is at:
http://www.gamesx.com/misctech/gamebit.htm

[cokefiend]

I've not painted my n64 but I did spray my clock radio a while back - I guess the principle is the same.

It's really easy - dont use ordinary household paint, go to a hardware store and buy some spray paint. I bought UV reflective yellow, green and orange and just too the casing off the radio and sprayed it in the garden.

But check the can first - make sure you can use it on plastic as you don't want the paint to erode your n64.

And remeber to open up the n64 first! Unscrew it (that's the hard part) and carefully take out the insides and just spray it. Leave it to dry and then screw it all back together.

Presto - one designer nintendo! But say bye bye to the warranty...

[IamBorg]

To paint your n64 I would suggest sanding it with a medium grit sandpaper and using a epoxy spraypaint! plus if you use a epoxy spray paint you have some cool matalic colors to choose from

[NThero]

http://members.xoom.com/N_expensive/chromen64.jpg

check that address for a nice big picture of a chrome n64. It looks chrome plated but it's actually some kind of thin foil, similar to the kind some decorators use on doors and stuff.. saw this while channel surfing.. it's also used for various hobbies.

I came across the image originally at IGN64, then followed the link to the "platinum balloon". He also had a pic of golden n64.

I think he said the process was called vacuum something or other.. it looks pretty cool.

[Oxygen]

ok well that chrome 64 is Fukking fat acid man i really want to paint mine now and im a really good spraypainter i painted my rc boat i built it it looked like a peice of blue sparkling candy yum good stuff

well ive been a fan of clear things my self i always liked clear things....

well i dont know what color to paint it though??????


if i did paint it i need to paint my z64 tooo to make it match sooo?????

any suggestions????

[Goldcd]

I've got my Playstation covered in Spray Stone which looks pretty good. When I have some time I really want to try and make a wood case for a console.

[pumbaa]

If you really want to find out what is going on inside the N64, you need to locate the
source of the Bus Speed equency!!!! Since we know that the bus speed (from the factory) is 62.5 Mhz, setup an oscilliscope and measure pins coming off of the CPU until you find one that shows a clock frequency of 62.5 Mhz. (HINT: According to the MIPS Spec sheet, the MASTERCLOCK pin for the 4300i cpu is PIN 16.)

So, look at the motherboard and locate Pin16 on the CPU. Then, follow the trace from pin16 to wherever it originates from. Since the RCP operates at 62.5 Mhz, it is likely
that there is one common bus clock signal, which drives both chips (RCP & the CPU).

Locate the source of the Bus Clock and 90% of the work is over. Once located, either
disconnect or clip past the stock frequency generator and order a PLL (or someother
type of frequency generator) that can operate and deliver a higher bus clock than 62.5 Mhz.

All things considered, I don't think that it would matter too much if the r4300i cpu were running at 800 Mhz, because the real improvement needs to made in the speed of the RCP (Video, Sound, special effect processing), not the CPU.
From all of the indications that I've seen, the CPU in NOT the bottleneck, but rather how fast can the RCP render the screen... Also, since the RCP is a custom ASIC chip, I would HIGHLY advise thinking about effective ways to cool the RCP, if you decide to overclock it. I think that the RCP was constructed using the .35 silicon micron process, which is known to run pretty warm. So be careful!

-Eric