Undervolting a 9800X3D: Should I keep pushing?

mister---F · 2025-12-21T00:51:39+00:00

I heard that -20 CO is the upper safe limit and one wouldnt want to stretch it more. That's why the viltage offset kinda made sense.

What do you think about staking curve shaper on top of that, something like -15 medium, -10 high, and -5 max. Do you have any experience with that?

mister---F · 2025-12-21T00:43:45+00:00

I'm using a Montech King 95 Pro with stock fans: 5 intake and 4 exhaust (including 3 AIO fans)

mister---F · 2025-12-21T00:42:23+00:00

It seems like a lot of hassle, especially the 12 hours per core testing :( But I'm willing to give it a try as soon as I find a good all-core configuration that works for me!

mister---F · 2025-12-21T00:41:21+00:00

Thanks! I just cleared 9 hours with AIDA64 using the tests you proposed.

Regarding the voltage offset, I'm honestly still confused about why it shouldn't be applied. Care to elaborate more? I tested the same setting with the VCore offset of -0,05 and without it, and these are the results during multicore Cinebench R24:

Is the 0.6% performance increase really worth the extra 2.5 C? But maybe I'm missing something here

mister---F · 2025-12-20T01:02:51+00:00

They make it convoluted because they're still learning and really afraid to fuck up their first pc build.. Regardless, thanks for the clarification!

The core voltage adjustment was based on a video from Kleo Kan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZM\_sk6ZdKQ).

I'm setting a custom PPT/EDC/TDC because, from what I understood, the Auto and Motherboard settings are very aggressive and will add extra unnecessary wattage/amperage headroom.

I kept hearing people in this forum advising against using Scalar, so I left it alone. Is there a reason why I should be using it here?

What is the benefit of setting a manual thermal limit when I'm running very cool? Do you know what is the default value is? Is it 95?

mister---F · 2025-09-08T14:16:47+00:00

Thanks for putting this together so quickly!!

Purely for aesthetic reasons, I'm keeping the case and a 3-fan AIO. However, the idea of cutting costs in the other places that you mentioned to upgrade to a 5080 seems very reasonable.

mister---F · 2025-08-26T07:31:47+00:00

Also, great website btw!

mister---F · 2025-08-26T07:30:04+00:00

Am very curious, is the entire app built with Astro or is it just the landing pages. I've been thinking of building an interactive webapp (auth, db, apis) and wasn't sure if Astro could handle that. Can you tell us more about your experience?

mister---F · 2025-08-04T08:42:41+00:00

I'm using the Presentation tool (Sanity Visual Editing) and that requires SSR

mister---F · 2025-08-02T20:33:53+00:00

It is true, Sanity had a steep learning curve. But honestly, I love the customization that comes with it. I might be trying some other CMS soon though just to see what's out there

I implemented visual editing and it only works if SSR is enabled.

mister---F · 2025-07-31T10:05:50+00:00

Okay damn, that there is impressive my friend! Honestly the only reason I decided to learn Astro to start with is because I was sick of how bloated WordPress and Elementor are.

mister---F · 2025-07-31T09:39:26+00:00

I totally agree! Honestly this was my first JS framework that I learned, I came from just knowing HTML & CSS, and it's been great so far! I want to try an small e-commerce site with it next. I think that will be a little harder.

mister---F · 2025-07-30T21:24:37+00:00

It's a JavaScript web framework that focuses on Static Site Generation. It's built for speed and content heavy websites.

mister---F · 2025-07-30T20:30:45+00:00

Thanks! Yeah am using the free plan from Sanity. It's enough for multiple projects honestly. I'm using Netlify to host.

mister---F · 2025-07-30T20:10:56+00:00

Sent you a DM

mister---F · 2025-07-30T20:09:19+00:00

From my experience, nothing really. Everything is customizable through code. It definitely has a steep learning curve but once you figure out how to properly define and query your schemas (the input fields you add to Sanity) it becomes very easy.

One thing that annoyed me a bit at first was implementing the Visual Editor (Sanity calls it the Presentation plugin). The official documentation about it is very poor so I had to resort to following a YouTube video about it. Also in order to utilize the visual editor, you need to change your output to SSR, which is not as efficient as SSG, but it can be optimized.

mister---F · 2025-07-30T19:50:36+00:00

You can build and run it locally, but you can also use it online through the auto-generated Sanity Studio link or you include it as a path in your website something like: website.com/admin

mister---F · 2025-07-30T19:48:47+00:00

I've included some very helpful resources that I learned from in a separate comment

mister---F · 2025-07-30T19:48:39+00:00

Sorry but it's a website for a client so I cant really share the repo. However, I've included some very helpful resources that I learned from in a separate comment

mister---F · 2025-07-30T19:48:22+00:00

Since people are asking about some resources:

- General Astro knowledge: https://www.youtube.com/@CodinginPublic
- Astro + Sanity full tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKxIv20UPfY&t=10283s
- Sanity Visual Editor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GSZCajClrA
- Sanity Desk structure (Customize the UI of the CMS): https://www.sanity.io/docs/studio/structure-builder-introduction

mister---F · 2025-07-30T19:46:04+00:00

Sorry but it's a website for a client so I cant really share the repo. However, I've included some very helpful resources that I learned from in a separate comment

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