i5 8600k undervolt. HELP.

[Mahbub]

Whats the safe undervolting limit for i5 8600k? I don't wanna overclock or underclock.. just undervolt. Whats the safe least voltage at which the cou can run well at stock speeds.. also is undervolting harmful for cpu?

[Jurrunio]

It's not harmful, so you could go as low as the board allows as long as it's stable

[Mahbub]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

It's not harmful, so you could go as low as the board allows as long as it's stable

Ok so like the normal shows 1.185v.. i offset .85 at first attempt.. is that ok or should i be less aggressive when reducing?

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, Mahbub said:

Ok so like the normal shows 1.185v.. i offset .85 at first attempt.. is that ok or should i be less aggressive when reducing?

that's fine, I usually lower in 0.05v intervals.

[Mahbub]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

that's fine, I usually lower in 0.05v intervals.

Ok also i am seeing in cpu stress test that after undervolting the boost reaches 4.1 ghz instead of 4.3 advertised.. so now i feel to like overclock manually to 4.3 at 1.1v.. so i wanna ask in a manual overclock does the cou always run at the manually ovrclock speed during non load work.. or like turns down the clock just like it does if theres no oc applied

 

[Jurrunio]

5 minutes ago, Mahbub said:

Ok also i am seeing in cpu stress test that after undervolting the boost reaches 4.1 ghz instead of 4.3 advertised.. so now i feel to like overclock manually to 4.3 at 1.1v.. so i wanna ask in a manual overclock does the cou always run at the manually ovrclock speed during non load work.. or like turns down the clock just like it does if theres no oc applied

 

keep C-states enabled = clock drop during idle

[Mahbub]

6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

keep C-states enabled = clock drop during idle

Thank u

[Mahbub]

6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

keep C-states enabled = clock drop during idle

Ok i made a mistake.. i increased the volt to default. 1.185 n running stress to find its same 4100 mhz.. i have another question. So like on 1.185v and 1.100v the cpu runs at the same 4100 mhz.. isint that harmful. Like the cou has to run the same mhz at a lower voltage... So like would that cause any harm? Amd i am planning to reduce it to 1v. And keep at 1v.. now if the cpu runs at 4100mhz at 1v stably i plan to keep it at that.. but will it be safe.. like forcing cpu to run at 4100mhz at much less volts.

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, Mahbub said:

Ok i made a mistake.. i increased the volt to default. 1.185 n running stress to find its same 4100 mhz.. i have another question. So like on 1.185v and 1.100v the cpu runs at the same 4100 mhz.. isint that harmful. Like the cou has to run the same mhz at a lower voltage... So like would that cause any harm? Amd i am planning to reduce it to 1v. And keep at 1v.. now if the cpu runs at 4100mhz at 1v stably i plan to keep it at that.. but will it be safe.. like forcing cpu to run at 4100mhz at much less volts.

it's safe. The only reason to not run lower voltage is because it will crash or drop performance otherwise

[Mahbub]

7 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

it's safe. The only reason to not run lower voltage is because it will crash or drop performance otherwise

Thank u