Risk in under volting?

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ococ

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Is there downside to under volting the cpu?
i.e., if I'm able to run a E6400 @ 2.8ghz using 1.25V Orthos 10hr stable...is there any downside to doing so?
 
the only downside is that it won't help heat your room as much :p

a LOT of people with CarPC's and HTPC's undervolt. It cuts down on heat output a lot. I used to run my 3200+ winchester on 1.22v while at stock speed. ran nice and cool that way too...I think at full load it may have hit 38c on a warm day so my fans were always on low speed.
 
Darn, it's 85 degrees in October in Socal...i need my PC to keep me warmer ;)

So basically i can undervolt as much as the system is stable?
 
ococ said:
Darn, it's 85 degrees in October in Socal...i need my PC to keep me warmer ;)

So basically i can undervolt as much as the system is stable?
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lol i know its so annoying. if i still lived in ct then i would have insane temps, probably idle in the high teens-low twenties with my water :)
 
ok..well in that case, I've now taken the voltage down a few notches and things are looking better (cooler).

I tried 2.8ghz 7x400 @1.1785 but Orthos crashed after 35min. I'm now at 1.1825 stable for 2hrs. TAT reports peak of 62 degrees...but that's alot better than the 68 it was at when the voltage was at 1.35. Gotta get better cooling!
 
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