Undervolting

[TheShadowblast123]

For the sake of lower temps and longevity, is undervolting a viable option. I wouldn't overvolt, simply because of how unlucky I am as a person, but maybe undervolting just to lower the energy bill, thermals, and the current going through the circuitry (if I'm correctly remembering from physics) would be all around good for the long run.

[Mew]

Intel cpus all have different voltages and pretty much use the minimum voltage that is needed to operate. You won't be able to undervolt much if at all. 

[TheShadowblast123]

What about AMD 

 

 

EDIT:

I mean AMD CPUs and Nvidia GPUs to be exact

[suchamoneypit]

The money you would save undervolting is pretty small. Turn off your PC when you aren't using it, thats the most effective way. Why spend money on parts and then limit them?

[TheShadowblast123]

1 minute ago, suchamoneypit said:

Why spend money on parts and then limit them?

Because I have terrible luck. I've had two hard drives (which was the boot and storage drive, and they weren't backed up) fail on me in the same year, two different computers. And my friend had a drive fail on him. When it comes to luck, I've basically accepted the fact that I'm going to get the crappy end of the deal anyways.

[elliott35]

If you are unlucky than you should just stop tinkering and leave it stock the way the smart engineers from Intel designed it. Also, you should be more specific about what hardware you have.

[incarnate]

1 hour ago, TheShadowblast123 said:

Because I have terrible luck. I've had two hard drives (which was the boot and storage drive, and they weren't backed up) fail on me in the same year, two different computers. And my friend had a drive fail on him. When it comes to luck, I've basically accepted the fact that I'm going to get the crappy end of the deal anyways.

Undervolting can be risky as well. It can cause problems, data loss etc. Just leave it at stock. So long as you have ok airflow in your case and you clean the dust out once in a while, the temps will be fine. It won't help with longevity and you won't even notice an impact on power draw.

[suchamoneypit]

15 hours ago, TheShadowblast123 said:

Because I have terrible luck. I've had two hard drives (which was the boot and storage drive, and they weren't backed up) fail on me in the same year, two different computers. And my friend had a drive fail on him. When it comes to luck, I've basically accepted the fact that I'm going to get the crappy end of the deal anyways.

well undervolting your CPU/GPU isnt going to save you from crappy HDDS...