Any PC Gamers Around?

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

It’s here. So exite.

Its... its.. beautiful.

[weederr33]

Thinking about undervolting my 5900x. Any tips or experiences with undervolting your cpu?

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Thinking about undervolting my 5900x. Any tips or experiences with undervolting your cpu?

What, why?

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Spuds

What, why?

Mostly to lower my temps. Since I'm in the world's most hated SFF PC (NZXT H1) I was thinking of the idea. Mostly cuz I've heard many good things about it.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Mostly to lower my temps. Since I'm in the world's most hated SFF PC (NZXT H1) I was thinking of the idea. Mostly cuz I've heard many good things about it.

Is the PC overheating?

It will probably cause issues similar to that which you would get overclocking at some point. Basically lowering your voltage causes rise and fall threshold times to increase, which reduces the safety margin assuming you keep your clock constant. It will also affect any on chip capacitor-related function in ways that might be hard to predict.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

Its... its.. beautiful.

Feels so good

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Is the PC overheating?

It will probably cause issues similar to that which you would get overclocking at some point. Basically lowering your voltage causes rise and fall threshold times to increase, which reduces the safety margin assuming you keep your clock constant. It will also affect any on chip capacitor-related function in ways that might be hard to predict.

Nope no overheating. Just wanting to reduce temps a little.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Nope no overheating. Just wanting to reduce temps a little.

But why? If it’s never throttling there’s no reason to.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

But why? If it’s never throttling there’s no reason to.

That's why I'm asking if it's worth it or if anyone has done it lol.

[p1l0t]

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[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by weederr33

That's why I'm asking if it's worth it or if anyone has done it lol.

If it’s not throttling it’s not worth it, you can run into serious instability issues that could be very hard to narrow down.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Nope no overheating. Just wanting to reduce temps a little.

If you want to reduce temps I’ll trade you my 3800X

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Thinking about undervolting my 5900x. Any tips or experiences with undervolting your cpu?

You could just simply change the profile setup on your targeted clock speed. Change fan settings or upgrade to magnetic levitation fans


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[weederr33]

So.... I made a huge amateur mistake. Part of the reason I was thinking about undervolting my CPU was the reduce temps. I usually keep tabs on them via Asus Suite 3 program. While not overheating, just idling I'd see spikes of upwards of 88c. I know Ryzen is known for this, blah blah. But the fans kicking in would annoy me despite the fan curve I felt was pretty good. Yesterday evening I did the most basic maintenance: dusting.

I cracked her open and WOW. The AIO heatsink and dust filters were caked with dust. Like ugly El Paso dust. My GPU fans, CPU fan, and everything else were just grimed up in filth. So, I took Q tips, a duster, and lots of lung air to clean it out as best I could. I feel stupid in saying this, but... it worked. -_____-

So yeah... temps are fine and fans don't sound like the world is ending. I learned my lesson.