Pixel FX N64Digital Installation

[@jckf]

00:01 Kit contents and tools you'll need 02:20 Console disassembly 06:30 (Optional) Cutting a notch for the HDMI output 18:20 (Optional) Installing flex cable for analog out (RGB/YPbPr) 21:30 Installing main flex cable 32:58 (Some optional) Connecting control signals 38:25 Routing and finishing install of the main flex cable 41:52 Routing the analog signal flex cable and testing the HDMI out 47:22 (Optional) Configuring the clock mod and disabling the N64's on-board clock 53:00 Final install of the N64 main board 57:04 (Optional) Oops, forgot a piece of the clock mod 59:55 Reassembling the console

[@TheSoulmarine]

My body is ready! I hope there will be enough kits available for us mortals...

[@apedap]

I got bad news...

[@johnny555]

It would be really cool if you guys provided as an add on a practise kit with some generic ribbon cables and wires for the beginner modders out there. I'm sure a person can find some old mainboard from another piece of junk or broken hardware to hone their soldering skills before starting on the actual console. I'm an electronics engineer, so this is all pretty basic stuff, but I've paid my dues (sometimes on very expensive components) For instance a few try's at "blob and swipe" on the fine pins of some of those IC's is a lot easier than trying to hit them individually. Plus it looks cleaner in the long run. One suggestion, not sure what the push button near the HDMI port does, but changing it to a 90 deg button would allow someone to add a small hole at the back of the console and actuate it with a paperclip if needed without having to open the enclosure.

[@mbe102]

This is so freaking exciting! I've got my money saved up, and I'm all ready!

[@MrBlizzard769]

I own every kit dans ever took part in . They are flawless . The ps1 digital blew me outta the water at how perfect it is . Mad respect for you and everything you do . Pink skeleton has my Dreamcast atm with your dc digital and I’m excited to play it when it returns !

[@alexlefevre3555]

I oddly enough really enjoy taking my time and getting HDMI cutout to look as perfect as possible. It makes such a huge difference aesthetic wise. Really enjoy seeing the engineer installing this bad boy :) Really like you left mistakes in the video. It makes a world of difference for those who may have been in those predicaments. My first PS1Digital install required shifting the flex... Sheer terror.

[@hereforthetech]

Just installed one for a client. Used a mix of your video and the written guide, and everything went off without a hitch. Thanks for the video! I have previously installed the ultrahdmi, as well as HDMI mods for Dreamcast and NES. This was right up there with being one of the most straightforward HDMI mods I’ve done.

[@jval2476]

I was able to order one, can't wait to get this bad boy installed!

[@37Kilo2]

Ditto.

[@Farmerwal]

how much $?

[@pas7680]

200+

[@jval2476]

@@Farmerwal it was $175 USD before tax and shipping

[@NordicDan]

For the sake of longevity I would put new thermal compound on the ICs and on every layer of interface that stacks on top of them for heat transfer. Then again I have a boatload of Grizzly that I use on everything that doesn't require non conductive thermal paste. I have GOT to get me one of these kits. Great guide!

[@JaeliusFairmout]

Congratulations on managing to get this mod made during the semiconductor shortage.

[@DarkLink1889]

Great Video I cannot wait to purchase one, hopefully I am lucky and can get one. Been waiting two years for a solution, you all are the best for this.

[@Pullee1]

Man I was so close own all the tools and figured I give it a shot, I enjoy soldering. Had everything soldered and plugged in for testing was happy to see it all come up was able to pull up OSD menu controller started acting weird. unplugged everything checked everything swapped a different controller same effect, decided to look at pins and add solder on RCP ribbon pins. And it all went downhill from there, now I need a new RCP ribbon and just gonna pay someone wasted money to learn lol.

[@jeffhampton6972]

Seeing this video pop up makes my day! The PS1 Digital was so much fun and I've been looking forward to this. :D Thanks for making awesome stuff!

[@redfield8758]

I missed first batch, hope you will get more soon !

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

What the hell that flux is goddamn massive

[@37Kilo2]

So glad I was able to score one of these today! That site got slammed! Took 45 minutes to purchase...

[@Mod_In_France]

Great work, can't wait to install those !

[@jimmylyons8464]

It’s so beautiful I could cry. Will there be an install video for the Pikachu edition consoles or just documentation? I have the Japanese variant.

[@MrBlizzard769]

It’s almost the exact same way :-) just a bit different if you want a no cut install but everyone ( laser bear is the best ) make the no cut pieces for the pikachu as well ! Love the look of the pikachu consoles

[@stevensdiy9485]

when are these going to be in stock again?

[@raulherrera1878]

My body is ready! 😍😍

[@Rotpard]

Protip: Don't plug the flex cable in backwards after initial testing and spend 3 hours embarrassing yourself emailing people trying to figure out what's wrong.

[@mjc0961]

No worries - I plugged it in backwards FOR testing. That wasn't fun. 🤣

[@HomeAwesomation]

any idea when these will be back in stock?

[@HudsonU]

Super excited, hoping I can get this mod done to my n64

[@BigJoker]

Do you know if the in game button combinations work with 3rd party controllers? I've got the wireless Retrofighters brawler and the button combination doesn't work with my RGB mod for some reason, but OEM wired controllers do.

[@CRTWorlds]

Great walkthrough, almost makes me confident enough to take mine apart ... Except I love that sweet sweet low fidelity composite out. Haha. It is kinda the whole purpose of my channel. :) Thanks for sharing, I subscribed!

[@JaeliusFairmout]

So no need to import JP or US units with the clock control. That's a rather sweet feature

[@mjc0961]

No-cut people are going to want to go to 18:23 😉

[@davethebulb]

If installing an RGB amp to the AV out pins, does this go on-top or beneath the ribbon cable? Thanks

[@AwkwardHugger]

Guides will be linked in the discription.

[@ABOhiccups]

Do you offer N64 Digital + Installation Service?

[@BigJoker]

What are those silver shields on the chips? I think mine are just bare.

[@emmettturner9452]

You probably removed them with the heat sink. He unscrewed the heat sink and left the heat blocks. It is possible to lift the RDRAM if you don’t lift from the back or leave the block in place so this method is the safest. Still, removing that many screws to leave the heat block is unnecessary if you know to lift from the back. ;)

[@thelopenator]

This looks difficult. I don't know if I should attempt this.. I don't even have a solder iron that can change temperature.

[@Ed-yj1ux]

Hello Dan, I recently was lucky to get an n64 with the pixel fx n64 digital mod. The system works fine but when I play my games they don’t look as good as they do on the internet, their is some blurriness or maybe it’s just me, because I heard that it’s suppose to look really clear, all the hearts for the debug are there. I have the firmware update 2.1.4, the one where the title screen n64 is colored. So you think it’s my tv and I should get a better quality one. Any ideas, I believed it should look better as the console was not cheap at all. Thank you.

[@neetrain]

It's terrifying that I have to do the soldering for myself when I get this. I have no experience with flex-to-chip soldering.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

It’s not any harder than soldering on pcb boards

[@ivantasovski6327]

@@user-yk1cw8im4h In fact it's considerably easier since you don't have to deal with the mess that wires can easily become.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

@@ivantasovski6327 yeah that's true

[@davidkenyon5444]

Are there any advantages in using the clock from the n64D board over the stock clock?

[@coopercummings8370]

If you do the clock mod it will run both NTSC and PAL games at the correct speed regardless of what region the console is from.

[@haunteddeandollsuk]

i wish the frame rate on n64 games could be fixed , someone told me on youtube it might be possible with n64 digital

[@apedap]

The framerate is due to the limitations of the N64, only a handful of games will run 50/60 fps so if you want the best framerate I'd suggest getting an NTSC N64 and region modding it first.

[@augustberchelmann4946]

30:05 Wow that looks hard!

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

calling this hard makes me laugh.

[@johnny555]

heh it's not easy. But you can do a left to right swipe as long as the solder stays liquid long enough it won't create bridges.

[@RastaJediX]

Hmm... I wonder how Dan knows about the PSU's self-resetting fuse 🤔😂

[@VictorHugo-iz7qw]

Didnt you made a no cut for the mod ? Does the ultra HDMI no cut mod works for the n64digital?

[@tyber_roman313]

You said 365 is a bit hot (about 19:57). What temp do you recommend to someone else to use instead of 365? I see you turned it down to 330 and then to 305 later

[@ALI27727]

Try 300 since it's Leaded Solder and increase slightly if you need it.

[@JaeliusFairmout]

I wonder if they'll be any changes to the installation between this video and the release of the first wave of boards?

[@emmettturner9452]

He updated the guide to reflect that the controller 1 data connection on the PIF-NUS chip is different for later board revisions like NUS-CPU-08 and NUS-CPU-09. My brother says it may work with the same connection but won’t work without a game like the alternate connection will. Not sure about that because I recall it not working when I connected straight to the PIF on a later board rev.

[@emiliofahr504]

Is there any way to repair a solder pad? I accidentally ripped out the reset pad. Everything works but I have to get my butt off the couch to switch games on my EverDrive

[@johnny555]

Basically you need to carefully scrape away some of the mask around the pad, make a very fine spiral with very fine wire, plop it on the pad and re-cap it with solder. There's tons of videos. Difficulty 7/10

[@evanpaulsmithfalconfogolin6147]

what is the actual best n64 motherboard version for performance for these mods? are these kits still in production?

[@vgrepairs]

Bro any n64 motherboard will work

[@convergence-e-s659]

I've been trying to get one of these (or one like it) HD N64 kits for years, every few months I check the status and they're always sold out , or I've just missed out on a group buy, so frustrating....

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

You should make a twitter account and follow pixelfx, everything gets announced there.

[@huangaga6923]

anyone knows the RGBs output ttl or csync 75ohm? I would like to use snes scart cable with 470ohm on csync. for testing.

[@scottpetersen6331]

Your iron temp is 305 to 330 CELCIUS?

[@areaof]

Holy shit I hope I can get one

[@gammaloth]

Where can i buy this !!!!!!!!! :)

[@ChewyChicken589]

It's this compatible with the Pikachu Edition?

[@digipimp75]

How did you test without a cart in the slot?

[@OurFellowGamer]

Ok. But the new kit?

[@tonyrd43]

Can we hire you to install this chip into our N64's? I would definitely hire you, I don't where I can get this done.

[@kevinkellus]

Some KZbinr said if you have a different CPU you need to install it differently. Is this true

[@jbsmith86]

why are you taking apart the entire heatsink? that's not needed you can pull it out as one piece

[@caivsivlivs]

37:45 what could be coming in the future ? 😳

[@dylbob9000]

Does this kit also make the console region free with carts or just allow you to change the output?

[@scotterdmann2499]

The way you make the n64 region free is by replacing the tray inside where the cartridge sits with a region free tray or cutting the tabs in there. The region free tray is the way to go.

[@dylbob9000]

@@scotterdmann2499 i mean between PAL and NTSC

[@scotterdmann2499]

Lol, oh got me on that one. Is there any pal exclusives worth playing?

[@emmettturner9452]

You can play NTSC and PAL with a flash cart but you will need something like UltraPIF to do original carts from both regions. UltraPIF already does the dual frequency output so I don’t know if you would let N64Digital handle that or not.

[@djsnowman06]

So when do the next batch get released

[@achriscilley3965]

Can SOMEONE please inform me, Is their a certain model/version Nintendo 64 that is "better" to install the N64 digital in than the rest? I want to make sure I'm doing this wonderful piece of tech justice. I have NO mods currently on my console & want to know, #1. Should I pre-mod the console before install? and if so, #2. which mod will get me the best picture quality out of the gate? ( I hope that makes sense, lol. Any help is GREATLY appreciated! Hope everyone has a SUPER AWESOME DAY!!!

[@ALI27727]

NUS-CPU-04

[@emmettturner9452]

@@ALI27727 Why do you say that? NUS-CPU-01 to NUS-CPU-04 were only recommended for the traditional RGB amp since they have an RGB-capable DAC/encoder chip on-board. The N64Digital completely bypasses that on any N64 by sourcing digital RGB and then converting that to digital HDMI and analog RGB, YPbPr, etc. This enables things like VI Deblur that you couldn’t get from a standard RGB amp..

[@Leny1777]

Is this an Ultra Hdmi?

[@danilodequeiroz9520]

is it possible to do a "no cut" install?

[@tyisafk]

Laserbear is already selling "no cut" kits for this. Got my bracket already a few days back.

[@wcrcp24]

when is this going on sell

[@Cellsplitter]

Personally having problems finding leaded solder. Anyone know of a way to buy in Sweden if you're just a private citizen? All i find are for business only.

[@JaeliusFairmout]

Unless there's some weird regulation you should be able to get it off eBay. I made a mod order from RetroSix and also got massive reel of 60/40 solder for a fair price

[@Cellsplitter]

@@JaeliusFairmout Thanks for the tip! I never thought to check Ebay :)

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

It’s always ebay and amazon how do you never thought it

[@Cellsplitter]

@@user-yk1cw8im4h It's why I specified "in Sweden" as Amazon and Ebay aren't the first options here. They're kinda the last resort as importing takes forever and we have to pay import tax as well.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

@@Cellsplitter wow how could sweden not have their own ebay and amazon

[@TheSoulmarine]

Will you have EU seller?

[@danilodequeiroz9520]

When will it be available for order?

[@GoukiTehPwner]

First week of May.

[@danilodequeiroz9520]

@@GoukiTehPwner yeah, it happened that I rechecked their website and noticed. Can't wait for this.

[@thematrix2661]

All these guys need to care about the international community, make an ebay store or make it easy for us to order

[@bananensaft5028]

i have tried 5 times to install the kit, and failed 5 times. i lost over 700€.

[@Jaxxon123]

Well, as usual, the order process was a shit show. Sighs.

[@pcmcg]

Agree, don't understand why the official install video can't have the correct steps in order and not "actually I did forget one thing" ... smh.

[@Jaxxon123]

@@pcmcg I was referring to ordering them off their site, but yeah that's annoying too...Lol