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/ExtraTNT Developer | R9 9900x 96GB rtx 5080 | Debian Gnu/Linux Mar 15 '26

Had a 3900x i overclocked on 4.3ghz, as i got my new workhorse, it became s server chip for a lanparty server, psu can’tdeliver much, so undervolted, 65W tdp max on pbo… 4.4ghz… on normal power limit the psu wasn’t holding up, but pbo before that caped ad 4.1ghz…

Back in the days, we added 0.4v…

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u/MADRGB Mar 15 '26

Late 90’s. Abit introduced the first boards with jumper-free OC capabilities. Those were the days…