Undervolting Athlon II X4 635

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hi guys i have the following config

Athlon II X4 635
Gigabyte 785GMT-US2H
Corsair 2X2GB 1333MHz VS Rams
Seagate 500GB
Corsair VX450
Cooler Master Elite 310(no added fans)

the voltage supplied to my proccy is touching 1.47v every time i run an antivirus or game
the temps are about 48c after 2 Hrs of Far Cry(old)

is it possible to improve the temps and stability of my proccy by setting its voltage manually to 1.3v in the bios?
the voltage is set to auto now
is undervolting beneficial in the long run?
does it harm the proccy in any way?
p.s.
a friend of mine with similar setup has undervolted his proccy to 1.3v to get temps of 38c
can i do the same?
 
well,i think that the temps. you are getting are indeed very good.i've seen around 60's.

although you can try undervolting your cpu but there will be a small (negligible) drop in performance.

even if you do undervolt your cpu you then undervolt it step by step.

also,i would suggest you not to go below 1.4v if you feel temps are good.
 
no issues with unervolting your cpu--i have undervolted my cpu from 1.4V to 1.175V and its stable. Check my gigabyte motherboard review and take a look at the images to see how it undervolts.
 
guys please suggest some safe methods and process to undervolt my proccy

what approach do i take:

the Bios approach?

or

K10Stat?
 
correct me if i'm wrong,but to me the main purpose of undervolting is for -

1)Reducing Temps / Power Consumption

2)Achieve a Stable State where i have undervolted but at the same time overclocked my CPU to atleast 10% of stock clock speeds.

I cannot understand the reason why you want to undervolt it,as your temps are already very good.

currently i'm running my Phenom II X4 940BE at 3616MHz @ 1.35v & my idle temps are like 42C & on Full load it gets around 51C.

your CPU Load Temps are already lower than mine,so why do you want to undervolt it?
 
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