Ask GN 71: Can Undervolting Hurt GPUs & CPUs? OC Damage

This latest Ask GN episode (#71) talks undervolting damage to GPUs and CPUs, overclocking damage, and out of the box thermals. Ad: CableMod PRO ModMesh sleeved cables on Amazon () Important notes on nail polish for liquid metal: From VSG of Thermal Bench: “Nail polish typically has nitrocellulose or another functionalized cellulose in it which forms a thin, stable film without a gap over items such as fingernails, or the capacitors you used it over. Alkyl acetate helps move it into place, and then promptly evaporates leaving behind just the thin film. Some nail polish formulations have benzene derivates. Toluene is a prime candidate used by some companies, which does a similar job as nitrocellulose. Look at the composition before buying or using these, as toluene isn’t nice to play with even at lower concentrations.“ TIMESTAMPS 02:15 – Notwist: “@Steve Burke quick question: can undervolting a GPU hurt the card in any way? Particularly if, during testing, you undervolt too far and it gets unstable?” 04:54 – PimpThySky: “#askgn-questions Why did Nvidia decide to go 20xx instead of 11xx like a lot of people were saying? Thx for great content.” 05:56 – Galiu: “#askgn-questions @Steve Burke Is it possible to damage/degrade a GPU more than in a normal use case (base clocks) JUST BY overclocking the memory too high? No overvoltage, power limit would be under 70 and good temps (55-60c). I’m asking this because for example, I have a MSI 1060 3GB with Samsung memory. I can overclock it with 1000 and it doesn’t crash when mining. But in benchmarking I can see artifacts, so I keep my OC at 700 even though I could potentially get some extra MH.” 12:12 - Andrewz Ravenz: “I took my reference R9 290X to a computer shop for changing the fan, thermal pads and thermal paste. A day later they called me telling that the heat sink is damaged and needs replacing.” 16:33 - Homer Thompson: “I don’t want a free shirt, but can I have a free puck?” 17:33 - Blessman Fred: “Why don’t you guys show off some crazy hardware builds like a lot of other YouTubers? Not necessarily custom loop stuff.” 18:22 – SerpentXSF: “@Steve Burke #askgn-questions Steve if I used liquid metal on GPU die, while using nail polish or electrical tape to protect surrounding areas, how often would I need to maintenance the graphics card? Would the electrical tape or nail polish degraded over time?” 21:48 - II ARROWS: “How do you think the original “OUT OF THE BOX THERMALS!“ feels right now? Does he still watch you?” 23:12 – silkmonkey: “When did you have a surprising triumph (ie reviving dead hardware) or screw up (ie broke a part with ESD) and what did you learn?” 25:20 – Karl: “#AskGN With all these TG panel cases coming out, like the Corsair 500D with gaps between the panels for dust entry, does this affect Airflow/Thermals within the case or is it minimal? Would a non-gap sidepanel perform better? Airtight sidepanel?” 27:59 – Brammm: “@Steve Burke apologies if it’s been asked/answered before, but in your latest ask GN you ranted about commenters for a little while and you mentioned you weren’t planning on doing pre-release content. We know you have some kind of professional relationship with LTT and I saw your Floatbird tweet to Luke, would you consider using Floatplane or rather stick with Patreon?” 30:45 - Resident Peanute: “What’s Snowflakes out of the bed thermals?” We have a new GN store: Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Host: Steve Burke Video: Andrew Coleman