underclocking for silence

[Coro Dominicano]

Is underclocking safe?

I underclocked my CPU from a 3.0 to a 2.9 due to the fact that the cpu fan was constantly spiking to 5,100 rpm, and that was wayyy to noisy, so i underclogged using Asus AI booster a SM -3% and my fan lowered drastically to a 2,657rpm.. NO NOISE ... Is this safe?

Current cpu temp at Underclock is 48c and the cpu fan is at 2,600 rpm

My mobo is a asus p4p800e with a Intel prescott 3.0 HT

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

clogging... like.. underclocking? theirs no reason it should be unsafe, tho all cpu's have a maximum overclocking and a minimum underclocking before damaga is done, but 100 mhz, is nothing..

 

[Coro Dominicano]

My normal idle Cpu temp before the underclocking was usually 42, now it is 49/50c, is this normal.

Can underclocking harm my system in any way?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

No, as long as the voltage is safe for that speed, 100mhz is jack, so no there is no danger

 

[Gerbil333]

Why don't you get a quieter hsf and run at normal speeds? I have $8 hsfs on 3/4 of my Athlon XP machines, and they're all nearly silent @ 2000rpm.

 

[piroroadkill]

It'll be fine.

100mhz either way is usually nothing at all.