I need to lower the voltage on my processor.
I need to lower the voltage on my processor.
I have never tried OCing before, but I don't care about it right now. I really want low temperatures and a very quiet system because everyone says lowering the CPU frequency does that. I don't know how to do this or what numbers to type in. The web makes me feel all confused. I have a Ryzen 5 2600X and an Asus ROG B450-I. My goal is to get 45 degrees C when it sits still, then drop to around 50 while gaming, but only if the fans are set to medium speed instead of high.
If you want silence, check where the noise is coming from. Put a tube of paper to your ears and listen carefully. The sound usually comes from moving parts. Often, fans spin at speeds too high for what they need. I suspect the graphics card is causing the most trouble. Instead of undervolting, try just slowing down your PC's performance in task manager or power settings. Lower the max performance to something like 80%. Watch out though; cutting quietness makes it harder to keep going forever.
Cooling at rest (idle) is pretty straightforward. Don't bother trying to undervolt just to see if you hit a lower temperature. Just check how hot things are using something like RyzenMaster from AMD. A few other programs might be lying about the actual numbers, so use the right one for your system.
If you want silence, figure out where the noise is coming from. Put a paper tube over your ear and listen carefully. Noise usually comes from moving pieces of things. Often, fans spinning too fast are making the sound. I think the graphics card might be causing most of it. Instead of trying to lower the voltage (undervolt), you can just limit how powerful your computer runs by changing settings in task manager or power options. Reduce the max performance setting from 100% down to something like 80%. Just be careful though, because being quiet often means having no end.