AussieBear
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So, i put in a best offer on another r7 360 for 60 AUD and the guy said he will accept it once he gets home. So, if he isnt full of shat or doesnt get a better offer by that time, its mine.
Now, i need to find ways to combat psu load. Ive never had the need to reduce power usage. But by adding a second card to this system i may be hitting near max psu load. going by some random psu calculator ill be pushing roughly 440w at full draw - it recommends a 500w psu at minimum.
My PSU is a 475w bronze hpz oem that would require a modded adapter to fit an aftermarket psu. It currently only has one 6 pin connector so i will be using a evga dual 4 pin molex to 6 pin adapter on the second card.
The R7 360s are rated at 100w TDP. Through MSI Afterburner i can limit card power by 10% without seeing a reduction in performance. I will be trying trixx to see how that works as well, because msi AB has a compatibility issue with fallout 4. anytime i use AB, fallout 4 wont run.
What other ways can i nerf the power usage from my system?
My cpu is a 6 core xeon w3690 rated at 130w. ive rarely seen it pushed in any games and i doubt all 6 cores would be needed in that situation for now. I wouldnt know how to turn off cores, never had to. I cant even remember if my stock hpz mobo bios will let me.. hmm maybe i should go look at it.
Any other ways of reducing a few watts used here and there.. even if its just 5w.
Why am i pushing my system.. because its old and im cheap. i dont care about the life of the psu. this pc will be replaced eventually. just trying to suck everything i can out of it before i have to. i wish i had originally bought the rx 460 to try and xfire.. but im not buying two of those.. even used they still run around 100+ aud.
If power draws becomes an issue, ill sell both r7s and replace them with a 1050 ti or 1060 3gb. the ti is 75w i think. while the 1060s tdp is roughly 120w i want to say.. saving me roughly 80w vs CF R7s.
i could probably sell the pair for 150-180 and that'll leave me a few bucks short of a 1050 ti that sell for around 2 hundo. new r7 360 still sell for 115-135+ aud.
or ill keep both card for my sons eventual pc and aftermarket psu.
Now, i need to find ways to combat psu load. Ive never had the need to reduce power usage. But by adding a second card to this system i may be hitting near max psu load. going by some random psu calculator ill be pushing roughly 440w at full draw - it recommends a 500w psu at minimum.
My PSU is a 475w bronze hpz oem that would require a modded adapter to fit an aftermarket psu. It currently only has one 6 pin connector so i will be using a evga dual 4 pin molex to 6 pin adapter on the second card.
The R7 360s are rated at 100w TDP. Through MSI Afterburner i can limit card power by 10% without seeing a reduction in performance. I will be trying trixx to see how that works as well, because msi AB has a compatibility issue with fallout 4. anytime i use AB, fallout 4 wont run.
What other ways can i nerf the power usage from my system?
My cpu is a 6 core xeon w3690 rated at 130w. ive rarely seen it pushed in any games and i doubt all 6 cores would be needed in that situation for now. I wouldnt know how to turn off cores, never had to. I cant even remember if my stock hpz mobo bios will let me.. hmm maybe i should go look at it.
Any other ways of reducing a few watts used here and there.. even if its just 5w.
Why am i pushing my system.. because its old and im cheap. i dont care about the life of the psu. this pc will be replaced eventually. just trying to suck everything i can out of it before i have to. i wish i had originally bought the rx 460 to try and xfire.. but im not buying two of those.. even used they still run around 100+ aud.
If power draws becomes an issue, ill sell both r7s and replace them with a 1050 ti or 1060 3gb. the ti is 75w i think. while the 1060s tdp is roughly 120w i want to say.. saving me roughly 80w vs CF R7s.
i could probably sell the pair for 150-180 and that'll leave me a few bucks short of a 1050 ti that sell for around 2 hundo. new r7 360 still sell for 115-135+ aud.
or ill keep both card for my sons eventual pc and aftermarket psu.