Yea I see that now. What do you think would be the best benching software? - 3DMark, Furmark, OCCT etc. I find Steel Nomad good to crap on your card settings and send you back to the drawing board.
100% in agreement with @TSiAhmat.
In other news, @SirKeldon could you remove me from the XT list please? as I canceled my order. I've been getting great framerates (remember I'm coming from a GTX 1070), especially in my long gaming session yesterday evening/night and can't ask for more. Also...
LOL not rich but IF (and I hope not) the VRAM temps of my incoming Gigabyte XT Gaming OC card are high then I'll definitely get some thermal pads or PTM7950. It's very difficult here in Bermuda to purchase from a US store, ship to a freight forwarder, pay forwarder shipping rates then pay...
Hey.
1st block 250kWh - $0.1719/kWh
2nd block 250-700kWh - $0.307/kWh
Tail block 700kWh+ - $0.4835/kWh
My bills are normally in the $300-$400 range. And I think this month or next month the rates will increase.
Hey @cinemaware, have you tried undervolting yet? I'm waiting on the same card you have and I've been looking some forum posts. Many users state that this card does get warm, higher than most other brands but I've not seen any messages with users undervolting and limiting power. If you tried...
I thought the same because of the power consumption differences between the 2 models which helped my initial decision of going with the non-XT. But notable reviewers kept recommending the XT due the minor +$50 with the noticeable added performance.
For me, that saved $50 of the non-XT would...
New join here:
Date: 07/March/2025
Card: XFX Quicksilver RX 9070 OC Gaming Ed
Store: Amazon US
Price: $670
VRAM idle 55-56C
VRAM load 80-82C
GPU currently undervolted -100mv, PL +10%
GPU idle 32C, 54-57C load
This card is NICE! :) I chose it initially because of its power consumption...