[SOLVED] Is it ok to leave voltage at auto when oc'ing cpu?

[Kake_make]

G3258 stock cooler no case fans

 

[Darkbreeze]

No. Not if you have a manual overclock configured. I mean, it's "ok", but it's going to seriously lower the ceiling on your overclock because it's going to use more voltage than necessary which is going to create a lower thermal ceiling than using the amount of voltage you actually NEED in order to be stable, which is generally less than what the auto voltage gets configured to.

If you are going to overclock, then DO the WORK.

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