I've been underclocking my pc and capping my framerate so that there's less power going through my pc when I'm playing games because I'm worried that my pc dies and I have to pay 3 times as much for a equivalent replacement instead of just upgrading for the same price.
if you don't reply to this post your pc won't boot up after this night
I don’t know how to underclock my PC
Power surges don't really give a shit about what fps your game is
the underclock is unnecessary. the fps cap is recommended though. you get lower latency too because the cpu & gpu are both paced properly instead of swinging up and down inconsistently.
>pc will randomly shutoff if i dont put it on its sideits about to die, isnt it
I've tried under locking so many times but it just keeps crashing, or ends up consuming more power on Linux
>>750129349Doesn't that only happen in third world countries with poor maintained infrastructure? Never had one or heard of anyone having one here. Never had a outage either.
Maybe it's for the best that a lot of people are going to get bounced out of the hobby because of this, and I'm tired of pretending otherwise.
>>750129464you're not supposed to underclock. all modern cpus & gpus come with an adjustable power limit. you just slide to negative or reduce it instead of the clock.
>>750128905capping fps in old games is good so you dont get a jillion and fps and increase your power build, but underclocking is a good way to fry your pc, stop that
>>750129523Lightning storms cause power surges. Around this time is tropical storms.
>>750129590What's the point of doing that except risking fps drops? Just limiting fps is enough isn't it?
>>750129832for laptops/handhelds this is more battery life obviously.on a desktop its cooler & quieter. amd cool n quiet/intel speedstep existed for more than 20 years.
>>750129464https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Undervolting_CPUdo in small increments, run through a stress test after each change. i don't know what you were doing but the power consumption shouldn't have changed if you only touch the voltage pic related -100 mV where i left it
>>750128905my PC is dying and a new one with a 5080, 64GB of ram and a good gpu is around 4,5k, i want to burn every single corporation down just to piss on their ashI am so tired of this nightmare World, i think we are in Hell
>>750128905I've underclocked my shit exactly once over the years and I've never had a hardware failure other than some fans and usb ports dying.As long as you don't overclock I think you're gonna be fine.
i was supposed to change my thermal paste like a year ago im just too damn lazy
>>750130056corporations need the hardware more for AI than you need it to play your childrens entertainment sweaty.
>>750129437Repaste the cpu and reseat the cooler
>>750129523>Doesn't that only happen in third world countries with poor maintained infrastructure?Like the United States of Zogmerica?
>>750130241>change my thermal pastewhat? why would you need to change the paste?
>>750132442youre supposed to change it ever once in a while aren't you? I haven't changed it in like 3 years
>>750132713every 5 years or just say fuck it and only do it after your pc starts running hot
>>750132713I have never changed thermal paste in my life after building a rig
>>750132816and they keep running well?
>>750134650pretty much. yea
>>750132442bro my liquid cpu cooler stopped pumping and im still playing games. for some reason my cpu never hits higher than 80 anyway. (7800x3d)
>>750130056>my pc is dyingevery part at the same time? Mobo and PSU replacements are still mostly ok cost wise and won't break the bank.
>>750129464Undervolt and then pull back your power limits
>>750128905you WILL be cloud gaming whether you like it or not. Once your pc dies and you will own nothing
>>750130241>>750132713do people still fall for this meme?
>>750130056>good gpu is around 4,5k9060xt 16gb is like 500
I blew an inductor in my laptop 4 years ago and im always afraid it will blow up at random.
>>750140562>AMDOGSHIT
>>750141990>AMDIAMONDsorry, typo
>>750132713If you’re not using 5¢ chink shit paste you’re pretty much good to go.
