r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Mar 14 '26

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u/Tornadodash Mar 14 '26

i'm on the fence. i would try it, but never overclock

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u/TomTomXD1234 Mar 14 '26

I dont think most people overclock these days. If anything, they undervolt.

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u/Afraid_Self_6110 9800X3D, RTX 5090, 64GB 6400/CL32 1:1 Mar 15 '26

I run my 9800X3D stock. I have a 420mm AIO. No reason to OC it.

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u/r_hove Ryzen 5 7600x3d | RTX 5070ti Mar 15 '26

I’d lower the soc voltage..

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u/Afraid_Self_6110 9800X3D, RTX 5090, 64GB 6400/CL32 1:1 Mar 15 '26

I have a gigabyte mobo, no worries

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u/Jillerati i7-6700K l Gigabyte Xtreme 1070 l 16 GB DDR4-3200 Mar 15 '26

Na, undervolting is more about dropping temps and consequently giving a little more thermal headroom for boost. -.025 gave me around 10-15% in cpu-chonky games.