Will lowering the clock speed improve your performance?
Will lowering the clock speed improve your performance?
i have an amd 8 core 4.2ghz 8350 with an msi gtx 970 and 8 gb ram. during summers, i play a lot of games, mostly gta v. i can run the game smoothly even when i increase settings to ultra, but sometimes my pc shuts down automatically. i know the issue is likely because the cpu gets too hot, around 90+ degrees. i've checked the case fan and it stays fine at 70-77 degrees, but i don't want the fan to be open all the time. i'm wondering if underclocking the cpu or adding more fans would help.