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if you overvolt it till it frys can it fry other componants on the mobo?
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Yeah I believe it is possible...why? Did you kill your mobo?
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no no,just would like to push it to its limits,but if it will kill the mobo i think id rather not
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no no,just would like to push it to its limits,but if it will kill the mobo i think id rather not
Keep in mind I am no expert at overvolting. I know there are several risks involved for your GPU. I was purely theorizing when I said it could damage your mobo because adding voltage to the GPU could short it and cause a system failure. The likeliness of this happening is unknown to me.
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