2017 Hardware Thread

Cliff S said:

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Yep, that's it, just checked. It drops down to 1.1 on idle and light loads on 2D but any test with 3D changes it to 3.0.

CountMike said:

Yep, that's it, just checked. It drops down to 1.1 on idle and light loads on 2D but any test with 3D changes it to 3.0.

So does mine, as long as no 3D apps are in use. That's how it's suppose to work I guess.

Cliff S said:

So does mine, as long as no 3D apps are in use. That's how it's suppose to work I guess.

Where did that Render test come from ?

CountMike said:

Where did that Render test come from ?

It comes with GPU-Z.

Cliff S said:

It comes with GPU-Z.

Ah, blue question mark !!!

CountMike said:

Ah, blue question mark !!!

Yep, se this at 0:52 seconds:

Cliff S said:

Yep, se this at 0:52 seconds:

Tnx, never actually used CPU_z for much testing.

CountMike said:

Tnx, never actually used CPU_z for much testing.

I'm starting to use it to do adjustments on my Voltage/Frequency editor in Afterburner, as this renderer puts the card full throttle, and will just crash the renderer, if I over do it, and not freeze the system. I can then fine tune with other programs later.

solarstarshines said:

That's nothing i have a GTX 970 in a system the GPU cost more than i mean seriously

GTX 970 was like $400.00 when i bought it the cpu is $100.00 FX8320@4.6 the Mobo $100.00 Asrock 990FX Fatality the Corsair H75 like $70.00 PSU was CoolerMaster extreme 700w $50 CaseCoolerMaster $40 and DVD burner LG $30.00 ha ram was Ballistick Sport DDR3 $80 $440 all together GPU was about that Brand new funny how Prices drop and change

I find it ridiculous to pay for one piece more than whole system. Years ago I bought 1966 Mercury pickup for $250, running and everything but with cracked windshield. They asked $300 to make new windshield and I couldn't find used one. I refused and let it sit for a year until I found cheap used one. Ok, I did frame up resto in mean time but until I found affordable windshield it didn't see the road.