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Undervolt issues.

babaco86

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Hi guys. I recently undervolted my pc and I always try to make it go further in offset voltages. I tried -120mv in cpu core and cpu cache and I can run gta 5 perfectly with heavy use (20-30 mins of gameplay). But in game if ı change the power plan to power saving plan then I get a BSOD. Should I keep -120mv or go to my before voltage settings?
I am asking about is this means its unstable?
 
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Hi, please fill out the system specifications details or give us a general idea of what you're using.
But to answer your question, the reason you are crashing when power saving is activated is because of the built in V/F curve.

When you set a negative -120 mV undervolt, you are setting it for all voltage/frequency curves.

If your system idles at 0.800 @ 800 MHz , it will now idle at 0.680 @ 800 MHz , which may not be enough to retain idle stability. There are portions of the CPU outside of the cores that have a minimum necessitated voltage, like the cache. The core voltage is shared with the cache (assuming you're on Intel). The cores might be stable at something like 0.680 , but the cache needs that higher voltage to function properly.

You can either set the performance plan to High Performance and leave it there - which has a tendency of locking your voltage and frequency at the highest setting.
Or you can set a static fixed voltage to assure it never goes above or below your target voltage (example: a target voltage of 1.10v - don't actually use this voltage. I don't know what hardware you're running. It is an example.)

The difference in idle power draw between a static fixed voltage and an adaptive offset is minimal (on modern CPU's), so long as your C-states are active.

I also recommend at the very least using Cinebench R15 and R23 to stress test. Ideally you would download OCCT (it's free) and run the built-in CPU stress test for 30 minutes, assuming all you do is game on said machine.
 
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Hi guys. I recently undervolted my pc and I always try to make it go further in offset voltages. I tried -120mv in cpu core and cpu cache and I can run gta 5 perfectly with heavy use (20-30 mins of gameplay). But in game if ı change the power plan to power saving plan then I get a BSOD. Should I keep -120mv or go to my before voltage settings?
I am asking about is this means its unstable?
Your undervolting is causing instability when adjusting the powerplan, don't do it
 
Your undervolting is causing instability when adjusting the powerplan, don't do it

True, and not all cpu and gpu's are happy with uv and it sometimes can take a long time to validate properly.

My own RTX 4070 ain't happy with the average RTX 4070 uv settings to get it down to like 150-160W from 195W so I choose to leave it and did a mem boost instead and it keeps peaking at 195W not going over.
 
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