Why in reviews are the most important details either glossed over or ignored completely? Idle power consumed using this board (Aorus B650 elite AX) measured from the wall is insane and unacceptable. Using hwinfo, and OCCT shows only the part of the story that AMD and Gigabyte would like us to focus on. Using 7800x3d and rtx 4080 with this board as measured with kiil-a-watt from wall shows the nightmare that is being hidden in the reviews. After subtracting power draw of cpu, gpu, memory, etc. the power draw of the motherboard exceeds all of these combined.
1. Power draw on the low end of 100 watts at idle.
2. 7800x3d IGPU when disabled within bios still draws approx 30 watts. There seems to be no way to eliminate this.
3. Adding additional monitors increases power draw exponentially. (Even with all monitors at 60hz)
Why are reviewers not screaming bloody murder about multi-monitor power usage at idle of 135 to 180 watts.
Why are we not seeing multiple write-ups regarding the unusable software (Gigabyte Control Center does not work! The Aorus rtx 4080, and memory don't show up. Aorus B650 Elite AX shows up... empty and unusable. RGB Fusion at least was able to show the mainboard and memory although the rtx 4080 still is not available.)
I am absolutely disgusted by the lack of accurate important pre-purchase information. Reviewers need to stop focusing on asthetics and pay more attention to usability. What excuse is there for a pc that draws so much power at idle that simple web browsing or using productivity apps requires adding additional solar panels or getting a second job just to power the beast! AMD/Gigabyte need to be raked over hot coals regarding these power usage issues. All focus has been on power draw during gaming compared to Intel. At least my former intel build could be used for low power applications without devouring ridiculous amounts of energy.
I applaud Gigabyte for the quality of it's hardware; really I do. However there is absolutely no excuse for the garbage they supply as software or the idle power requirements. Both AMD and Gigabyte would do well to hire competent software engeneers/programmers. Nvidia... please loan some of yours as a community service! Maybe they will reciprocate and set aside some VRAM for your cards.
1. Power draw on the low end of 100 watts at idle.
2. 7800x3d IGPU when disabled within bios still draws approx 30 watts. There seems to be no way to eliminate this.
3. Adding additional monitors increases power draw exponentially. (Even with all monitors at 60hz)
Why are reviewers not screaming bloody murder about multi-monitor power usage at idle of 135 to 180 watts.
Why are we not seeing multiple write-ups regarding the unusable software (Gigabyte Control Center does not work! The Aorus rtx 4080, and memory don't show up. Aorus B650 Elite AX shows up... empty and unusable. RGB Fusion at least was able to show the mainboard and memory although the rtx 4080 still is not available.)
I am absolutely disgusted by the lack of accurate important pre-purchase information. Reviewers need to stop focusing on asthetics and pay more attention to usability. What excuse is there for a pc that draws so much power at idle that simple web browsing or using productivity apps requires adding additional solar panels or getting a second job just to power the beast! AMD/Gigabyte need to be raked over hot coals regarding these power usage issues. All focus has been on power draw during gaming compared to Intel. At least my former intel build could be used for low power applications without devouring ridiculous amounts of energy.
I applaud Gigabyte for the quality of it's hardware; really I do. However there is absolutely no excuse for the garbage they supply as software or the idle power requirements. Both AMD and Gigabyte would do well to hire competent software engeneers/programmers. Nvidia... please loan some of yours as a community service! Maybe they will reciprocate and set aside some VRAM for your cards.
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