Chipmod (www.***********) Review:

[ro4eva]

How you doin ladies, enjoyin the holidays? You kick Santa's ass for not gettin you a PSP? I hear he ran out of stock. Don't worry (I'm feelin the same way), we'll get our chance soon enough. Until then, we got more and more "new" mod-chips comin out for - i own all 3 systems (xbox, gc, ps2) - the best piece of entertainment you got other than ******* HD over this ****ing cold weather. So as Ben Stiller once said in Starsky & Hutch... Let's 'Doooo it!'

Todays review is on the Chipmod (come on guys, there's more original names out there) I picked up from ***********. Despite the somewhat pricey selection, they are a very reliable company to order from in terms of turnaround time. Feel free to disagree though, I don't really care.

What i do care about is that this chip has never been reviewed (at least fully) at da scene.org and so it should.

The install went great. Only 18 wires (2 vias) to solder to on a V4 NO GAP NTSC. Took me about an hour. No crossing anywhere. Yada Yada. I booted each of the following test subjects twice. Once using a Reset while the game was in the drive to begin with, and once inserting the game while at the browser/config screen. Here then are the test results:

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PS2:
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DVD Original(s):
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ATV Offroad Fury 2 - 100%
Madden NFL 2003 - 100%

DVD Original(s) import:
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Tekken 4 NTSC J - 100%

DVD-R Backup(s):
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ATV Offroad Fury 2 - 100%
Madden NFL 2003 - 100%
Metal Gear Solid 2 - 100%

DVD+R Backup(s):
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Metal Gear Solid 3 - 100%
Tekken 4 NTSC J - 100%

DVD Rip(s):
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Tekken 4 - 100%
NBA 2K3 - 100%
Yo Mamma - 100%

CD Original(s):
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Ico - 100%
Unreal Tournament - 100%

CD Original(s) import:
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Virtua Fighter 4 NTSC J - 100%

CD Backup(s):
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Ico - 100%
Unreal Tournament - 100%

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Original(s):
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Metal Gear Solid - 100%
Resident Evil - Director's Cut - 100%
Resident Evil 2 - 100%

Originals import:
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Tekken NTSC J - 100%
Capcom Generations Vol. 1 - 100%

Backup(s):
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Metal Gear Solid - 100%
Resident Evil - Director's Cut - Failed (Freezes at PSX Logo Screen. Drive motor momentarily stops spinning, then restarts and waits for me to introduce it to my fist)
Resident Evil 2 - Failed (Same shit happenin as R.E. - D.C.)

DVD Originals:
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The Chronicles of Riddick - 100%
Independence Day S.E. - 100%

DVD-R Backup(s):
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Independence Day S.E. - 100%

DVD+R Backup(s):
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The Matrix - 100%

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Summary:
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PS2 Mode - 100% Working
PS1/DVD Mode - 90% (Weird... the R.E. games are not anti-mod. They should be working.)

**RW Media not tested due to the obvious (it's a V4).

If it were not for the fact that my favorite (and rare nowadays) PS1 games are not booting when backed up, I'd give this chip three thumbs up ; ). I've been hearing rumors that this chip is actually a Magic 3.1. Anyone wanna confirm that?

Bottom Line: For the price and ease of install - especially on the older ps2's (Only 2 via points to solder to), you can't go wrong with it. There's no devolution mode but it aint on top of everybody's list of features wanted in a chip i'm sure.

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Score: 8/10

+Only 18 wires to solder on a V4
+100% Boot rate with ps2 backups/imports/originals

-Some PS1 backups don't boot
-No dev mode
-Clone? (Magic 3.1)
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I'm out, peace.

[jung_rob]

diggin up an old thread, someone has complained that they dont boot splinter cell games.
so possibly a magic 3.1 clone?

[iLLNESS]

magic3.1 clone? how does it boot from browser?
itll have to be modified code if so

[ro4eva]

splinter cell works fine with a magic 5?

[iLLNESS]

splinter cell works fine with a magic 3 but not 3.1

imo, the 3 is better then a 3.1 if u fit it with a switch to turn it off

[cakcetin]

v4? heh.....
Why do you install in v4 magic or clones??Ok it cheap but have more problem and you know how move; I don't know.....

[<G>]

its not a magic3.1 clone, its just a rip of ICE.

[tec9]

bhaa
overpriced clone.
consider yourself ripped off, just like the code on the chip