100mhz worth the voltage

[jjohnthedon1]

Hey all, I'm considering downclocking 100mhz to 3.9 as 4ghz requires 1.43v 

but I can do 3.9 at 1.35

i think my chip will last longer and I do love lower temps 

but do you think there will be any significant difference in anything ? 

Gaming ? 

Im ok with loosing 2 fps but if it's gona be like 5/10 maby not

 

do any of you run your cpu under its max oc ?

 

fyi temps are not a issue I never break 60

[DrMikeNZ]

In my opinion, not worth it.

My 1700 requires 1.325 for 3.8GHz and 1.425 for 3.9GHz, so I just run it at 3.8.

 

I do run my system under 24/7 load, and the performance is not measurably different, although the power draw is.

[jjohnthedon1]

Just now, DrMikeNZ said:

In my opinion, not worth it.

My 1700 requires 1.325 for 3.8GHz and 1.425 for 3.9GHz, so I just run it at 3.8.

 

I do run my system under 24/7 load, and the performance is not measurably difference, although the power draw is.

You think gaming will be the same ?

[DrMikeNZ]

Just now, jjohnthedon1 said:

You think gaming will be the same ?

In gaming most of the time the GPU should be the limiting factor, not the CPU (with exception of older single threaded games), particularly at 1440p.

[Emberstone]

17 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

You think gaming will be the same ?

If the game you're playing is mega-CPU-limited or heavily single-threaded you'll likely feel something a little off, but most games these days punish your GPU more than the CPU.

[TahoeDust]

If the temps are ok at 4.0, don't lower it fear of chip degradation.  You are not running high enough voltage for it to be a real concern imho.  Worst case scenario would probably be having to lower the clock 100mhz in 7-8 years.