smoothnobody

first time doing per core. it is a pain in the ass. but i'm in it now and want to see it through.

PBO is considered overclocking because you are running it beyond the manufacturers settings. AMD themselves said using PBO runs the chip outside of intended operation and voids warranty.
 
i'm not misunderstanding anything. i know what undervolting does. i've already done this with my cpu and gpu.
 
i'm not sure if your reading comprehension isn't good, or you are trolling. you seem to be the one who is confused about the purpose of this post. i'm not asking how undervolting works. i'm asking how PBO works, and if curve optimizer can be used without PBO. you claim PBO reduces voltage, while reputable people like steve linus and even asus themselves tells you in the bios PBO allows higher voltage. i've provided multiple references to support this. so unless you can back up your claims with some form of proof, i'm going to consider you a troll and disregard what you are saying.

hey mark, can you provide any reference that PBO = less voltage? cause i think you are wrong. PBO = more voltage. curve optimizer = less voltage. here are my references that says PBO uses more voltage.