undervolting

Forum discussion tagged with undervolting.
  1. DeclanStewart

    Question Should I Upgrade My PSU Before the Intel Arc B580 GPU, or Just Undervolt to Make It Work?

    Currently, my system is equipped with a Corsair CV450 PSU (450W, Bronze rated), a Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, and a GTX 1650 GPU. I’m planning to upgrade my GPU to the new Intel Arc B580, but I’m debating whether to upgrade the GPU now or prioritize getting a new PSU first. Would it be safe to go ahead...
  2. C

    Question How to boost my 4790Ks performance without reducing lifespan (noticeably)

    Hey everyone, so recently I undervolted my laptop to fix it being slower than it could be, and while I will do that to my Desktop CPU as well, I was wondering if there is anything else I can do to get at least somewhat significant improvement since this one doesnt have laptop limits, without...
  3. Tirtho

    Question Monitor destroyed by Undervolting CPU

    CPU: i7-4770 CPU cooler: i3 2nd gen free cooler Motherboard: Consistent smth B85 Ram: 16GB 1600Mhz (ddr3) SSD/HDD: HP Ex900 Plus 256GB GPU: Intel HD-4600 PSU: Random unknown 3 years old Chassis: Foxin office pc chassis OS: Windows 11 Pro Monitor: AOC 24B2W1 I tried to undervolt my cpu core...
  4. TechyInAZ

    Info USB Connectivity Issues on Ryzen 5000/3000 (even on patched AGESA firmware) - Resolvable Through SoC Undervolting

    I wanted to share some finding's I've discovered on the whole USB disconnectivity issues that have plagued Ryzen owners for years. To re-cap, this issue got really popular a few years ago after the Ryzen 5000 launch. USB issues surrounding disconnecting problems became so widespread that AMD...
  5. mcyuzer

    Question Temps after undervolting ?

    14900k after -0.095 offset avgerages 50C while browsing the internet and watching videos without any undervolting cpu reaches 90C just browsing and playing games is steady 100C however with the undervolt i get applications that will just straightup crash and browser pages will also crash apps...
  6. Biro2001

    Question Am I in the clear without undervolting my CPU?

    So recently I built a new computer (it was more like a big upgrade from my previous workstation, I only kept the graphics card), and I bought an i9 -13900kf. After watching some videos and reading some stuff online I tried to undervolt it as in Cinebench R23 I was hitting 100 degrees somewhat...
  7. F

    Question Safe Undervoltage for RTX 4050 / Intel i5 124500 MSI GF63

    Hey guys so basically i was planning to undervolt my laptop, rtx 4050 and read in a couple reddits, how much to undervolt...
  8. EduardoOliveiraF

    Question Motherboard won't turn on after undervolting through BIOS

    So recently my "I7-13700KF" processor was heating up a lot, especially here in my city which today is reaching 42°c, so I researched if there was any way to cool down my processor, the first topics that appeared were about Undervolting, so there I went to research about it and followed a...
  9. S

    Question Is it Possible to undervolt a i7 8650u in a Dell Latitude 7390 with Throttlestop

    So a year ago, I bought a Dell Latitude 7390. It has an i7 8650u, 16 gigs of RAM, and a 256 GB SSD. I bought the laptop because of it's specs. However, I didn't realise the laptop had a severe case of poor cooling. When I play Rblox and other games, I can't even play above two graphic bars or...
  10. N

    Question According to Throttlestop one of the cores receives 0w!!!

    Hello I have already posted here how, according to HWmonitor, my CPU consumes enormous wattage during sudden spikes and reaches a clock speed of 7000 Mhz. Please go through that post, At first, I thought it was the software HWmonitor which is at fault here, but in the same HWmonitor another time...
  11. korono22

    Question Should i undervolt i5-13600kf?

    Hi, i,ve noticed that when running cinnabench multi-core test my cpu is instantly getting to 100 degrees celsius. I've tried undervolting, -0.050 mV it ran at 90 degrees, -0.100 it ran at 60 degrees. Yes, i tried reapplying cooler. My question is should i care about that my cpu is getting too...
  12. S

    [SOLVED] Undervolting my i7 13700K

    Today I decided to undervolt my i7 13700K. And I also changed Changed Long duration power limit and short duration power limit. What I did are as follows (1) Disabled enforce all limits (2) Changed Long duration power limit and short duration power limit 125 and 253 respectively (3) Global core...
  13. RuddroKRM

    Question Help regarding Undervolting of my i7 7700K on Asus Strix Z270H

    Can anybody give me guidance regarding undervolting my i7 7700K on Asus Strix Z270 using bios. I have zero experience regarding undervolting CPU's so don't want to fry anything .
  14. GUMSHi

    Question Advice on undervolting i5 4590

    I recently got a PC with an i5 4590 and when gaming it would reach 70+ degrees C, sometimes even reaching 80. HWINFO doesn't say that it's thermal throttling and I don't really see any decrease in performance, however it still worries me as this chip is old and I don't want to stress it too...
  15. SomeGuyonTHW

    Undervolting Guide

    Jump to Tools if need to get started quickly. Why undervolt? Most graphics cards consume more power than they need to, this is because of stability, not all chips are equal, some can work fine with a certain voltage that is lower than factory, some can't. all GPUs sold must be fully stable in...
  16. alceryes

    Discussion Undervolting Ryzen 7950X - massive power and temperature drop for tiny performance drop

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JiYAwKIHRY Cool down these new 'hogs on watts' with barely a preceptable loss in gaming performance! This example is with the 7950X. The power and temperature savings will vary chip to chip, model to model, and system to system, but these savings are...
  17. Martim Melo

    Question GPU clock drops to 300mhz every 5 seconds, after a while of gaming.

    I have been having this problem with BD prochot lately, however my gpu and cpu temps are just fine. If i disable this option my GPU "dies" every 5sec. I have tried everything: bios, drivers, power options, undervolting cpu and gpu. My guess is either faulty battery or cable, does any one knows...
  18. I

    Question 5900x Low Cinebench Scores & High Temps?

    Hi everyone, I recently upgraded my CPU and GPU, and I have been doing some testing on performance & temps. Based on comparisons, it seems like my Cinebench scores with the R9 5900x are pretty low (more details below). I've also noticed that my temperatures seem quite high, even on idle. I know...
  19. fordcliff

    Question GPU suddenly artifacted and froze, now after a restart the PC won't boot if the GPU is plugged in ?

    SPECS: i7 3770 Q77-H2AM (motherboard) XFX RX 470 4GB 1600mhz RAM 16 GB (4 sticks) Corsair CV550 (550W PSU) So I was running Photoshop on my pc when suddenly it froze/not responding and the display artifacted at the same time. So I turned my pc off and when I tried to boot it again the...
  20. JelkoBG

    Question Driver crash

    Does gpu undervolting can cause driver crash? In TC2 after ~10min my pc gives black screen, after some time it fixes but game crashes. When I open amd software my gpu voltages is set to stock voltages. My gpu is Powercolor Red Dragon V2 RX480 4GB.
  21. C00kiie

    Question CPU temps nearing 90

    Hello guys, I’ve just build a pc with specs: CPU: Amd ryzen 9 5950x GPU: RTX 3060ti Ram: 32gb Corsair Motherboard: AsRock x570 phantom gaming-itx/tb3, Case: Lian Li Q58 Just build this PC, and im seeing some high temp. When idling the CPU is around 35-40ºc. When playing games like Escape...
  22. I

    Question How can I cool my laptop's locked CPU While having good clock speeds ?

    Hi! I am new to this forum. Thought it would be a good place to ask this question. Recently purchased an acer aspire 7 laptop with an i5 10300H , 8GB Ram along with a GTX 1650. And while gaming on High Performance Power Plan while plugged in, I notice my CPU temps hitting around 78-80 degrees...
  23. baracker55

    Intel i7-9750h Thermal throttling, undervolting issues.

    Laptop: MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD CPU: I7-9750h BIOS version: E16U1IMS.101 (lowest version) Hello community, so once again i encounter thermal throttling issue while gaming. About a year ago i was able to solve it with throttlestop by undervolting cpu. I did a break from the games and now started...
  24. psychobacter

    Question Laptop thermal throttling even after repasting and undervolting

    So some info about the whole ordeal first, Recently I repasted my Asus Zephyrus M GU502GU about 3 weeks ago with Cooler Master master gel maker and undervolted it. I ran cinbench r20 to verify if the repasting improved the temps and I got max temps of around 80 degrees celsius on the CPU which...
  25. fn25

    Question Idle Temperatures High After Undervolting

    Recently undervolted my gpu (Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Ti VISION OC 8GB) which brought my temperature under load (during gaming) down by around 10 degrees, which is perfect. But at idle, both my cpu (i9-10850k) and gpu have gone up about 10 degrees. At idle, I used to get 20-30 cpu and 30-40...
  26. C

    [SOLVED] Ryzen 9 5950X undervolt unstable?

    Hello everyone i hope you're doing great I am from Spain and now that we are in summer, it is very hot in my city, so I had decided to undervolt my 5950X which I have with a NH-D15 double fan Download CTR 2.0 and after making the diagnosis, apply the recommended values for undervolting which...
  27. F

    Question Undervolting my laptop's CPU (i7 9750h) ?

    Greetings fellow Tom's, long time no see! I recently discovered undervolting and thought about giving it a go, since it doesn't really involve that much of a risk except for maybe a crash and BSOD here and there. Laptop name (from Lenovo Site via Detect My Product option) Legion Y540-15IRH...
  28. manistar

    [SOLVED] Dell G3 3590 undervolting - BIOS downgrade

    Hi, I want to undervolt my G3 3590 (9300H+1650), because of very high temps at idle. I've downgraded to BIOS 1.8.0 (on this version undervolting working; later versions not, because of Plundervolt issue), then I've reset "default factory settings" in BIOS and after that I've disabled automatic...
  29. samjr

    [SOLVED] Does undervolting my GTX 1650 decrease the power limit consumption?

    Does undervolting only decrease the temps or can reduce the power limit consumption as well? I own Asus ROG Strix G531GT Laptop and noticed that my GPU (having TGP of 50W) always suffers from Power limit throttling. Now since I can't increase the TGP of the laptop, I was thinking whether...
  30. A

    [SOLVED] Does undervolting really increase performance??

    I have a gaming laptop (acer aspire 7 with i5 9300h + gtx 1650) and I undervolted it around -140 mV...and I ran cinebench r15 (without undervolt temp - 88°c, multicore score - 815)(With undervolt temp - 71°c to 79°c, multicore score - 709) why this performance hit with undervolt????? N.B. - I...
  31. octaゼ永あ

    [SOLVED] Why does my RX 580 get so hot?

    I bought my ASRock Phantom Gaming D RX 580 8GB yesterday, and i noticed that the temps are too high, i've seen reviews and the maximum of temperature that this card reaches is like 75c ° (without undervolting), but mine just goes up to 85c ° and it gets thermal throttled, the thing is that i...
  32. J

    [SOLVED] What's causing frame drops in Rust with a 3080 GPU ?

    Ok, this is a confusing one, I previously owned 1060 and my frames on rust medium settings were around 60-70. About 3 months ago I bought a 3080, I cranked my settings and was seeing about 80-100. Unfortunately, after playing for a while I saw some major fps drops which were confusing, so I...
  33. Chibaleko

    Question Undervolting RX 590 settings

    Hello, I have a Radeon RX 590 special edition, which I bought about a year and a half ago. I noticed right away very high temperatures when playing games even in winter, so yesterday I decided to undervolt the card. No matter what numbers i put in the 7 states using both Radeon Software and MSI...
  34. R

    [SOLVED] RX 580 rejected undervolting? Then crashes.

    Long story short, I undervolted my RX 580, and it didn't go well. I followed a guide on YouTube and the creator, as well as everybody in the comments, seemed to have success from this guide. So I know it probably wasn't that. After undervolting, I launched Fortnite which is a game that I have...
  35. Boris_yo

    [SOLVED] Disable Ryzen 3600X PBO for Undervolting?

    Hi, First, a question I had: The difference between Precision Boost (PB) and Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) is when former boosts CPU clock to it's maximum based on die's temperature while the latter boosts CPUs maximum clock even further by "overdriving" it but now it's based on CPU voltage...
  36. D

    [SOLVED] I5-9300H overheating (Undervolting does not help)

    Greetings! When I was gaming yesterday (GTA 5 + Spotify apps were open), I wanted to adjust the screen angle, and at that moment I felt the laptop was quite warm. Then I opened Intel Extreme Tuning Utility and saw that temperature was 97 degrees (Screenshot 1). I reduced the input voltage value...
  37. NikaTGR

    [SOLVED] Undervolting Core 2 Duo E8400

    So as you saw from title I need to undervolt my CPU (Core 2 Duo E8400). Minimum core voltage of it is 0.85V, 2 Cores 3.0 GHz, TDP 65w. So I want to know will it run if I won't change core speeds or do I have to lower it. If so I would like to know the speed I should use.
  38. Mido1

    [SOLVED] High cpu temperature and undervolting -(ryzen 5 3600x)

    I have ryzen 5 3600x with rtx 2080ti but I notice the high temperature of the processor in red dead redemption 2 game , with variable values ranging between 80 to 90 celsius basically and sometimes reaching to 92 and maybe up to 95 celsius .. is this normal ?? if isn't , Can I reduce the...
  39. Lemuel Buenviaje

    [SOLVED] A Question on the use of undervolting for long-term use (Laptop)

    Hey guys, its my first attempt to post a question on this forum so please go easy on me. :) My question is, I have applied an underclock and undervolt to my GTX 1660ti mobile, and have achieved stable performance while gaming and with Heaven benchmark. Now, would it be alright for me to leave...
  40. J

    [SOLVED] Strange voltages on ryzen 5 3600

    Hi, I ve noticed strange behavior on my ryzen 5 3600. Spec: Gigabyte B450 Aorus elite (with dyncamic vcore offset -0.126, xmp profile) Ryzen 5 3600 Cooler: Fortis 3 HE1425 MSI Radeon RX 5700 GAMING X G.Skill RipjawsV 16GB DDR4-3200MHz 2x8gb Look on my HWiNFO 64 under load (OCCT, small...