Magic 3.6 PS2 modchip

[killamente]

Im starting to see places selling a magic 3.6 modchip for the ps2. I was wondering between the messiah and the dms for which one to buy, but this new chip looks quite nice. Anyone heard anything about it i.e any good?

[killamente]

guess no-one knows then?

[driftonin]

I have a model 4 PS2 and I got down to G & D and said screw this. Unsoldered all the wires and put the PS2 back together again.

I dont even know where you would but a soldering iron, to solder in places that small. I have the smallest rat shack carried, Know where a smaller one is? Or a better way of connecting these points?

I have a 40x magnifieing glass I still said screw this, Theres bound to be a diffrent location to connect these two wires.

But as far as better some swear by the messiah, some swear by the magic , so its what you like some wouldnt do a chip at all
they use a filp top or a boot cd, or the neo 2.2 with a gameshark
think this Is what Im going back to much easier to install.

[killamente]

heard bad things about the flip and hate using swap tricks. Modded quite a few Original playstations and started the ps1 which I'm hoping is just as small so I expect it to be a bit more challenging than this becuase of the extra wires.
I've worked out to go for the messiah anyway. Seems the 3.6 is just a modified 3.1 and still has issues booting something so if you are ever gonna risk soldering all those wires may as well go for the best first time!!

[driftonin]

When the mod first came out I guess, From the 1000 to psx2

psx1 are easy, but trying to solder wires to pins thats as close
as the thicknes of a aluminum can well you need a special solder iron, not rat shacks stuff.

[driftonin]

What I use is phone line wire for my + and grnd wire

works out better try this with the magic should solve your problem.

or use two 32 guage wires on the + and _ connections and on the ground solder the two _ to diffrent ground points.

Usually solves the boot problem. Ive put two in other units the place in hong kong where I got them recomended this, but they wasnt like the one Im doing now, Ill get it Just gona finf a smaller tip soldering iron I know there out there, .

[ps2king]

about the magic 3.6. sorry to break but it to u it's a fake. It may look nice but i assure it isn't. What ur looking for is a Magic 3.1.

As for the preferece, well magic comes at a cheap price, it does what its suppose to do and that's it. The messiah 2 pro do what they need to do and they do it flawlessly. When u boot a backup in a modded m2 pro you'll find no difference from a backup to an orignal. Same goes for the DMS. ofcourse the DMS comes packed with a couple more features like a DivX player mp3 player etc.... IT costs more but you get what u pay for.

I bought a messiah 2 pro v1.3 and i downloaded media players for my ps2. NOw i can play mp3's DIVX, mpeg.... You can upgrade a DMS thru a CD and online. SO it's pretty good. 1 version to rule them all!