- Jan 9, 2018
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Hello,
I am interested in the idea of undervolting the RX 570 4gb gpu without sacrificing too much of a performance in order for it work under an old 400w power supply unit. Is something like this viable, or even possible. I am completely uneducated in such matters so I came here for advice.
I have been here recently, asking about CPU upgrade and one of your distinguished number suggested a GPU upgrade as well. I declined that suggestion being acutely aware of the mission creep in matters of upgrade. But then again, I looked anyway and was surprised to see low power consumption GPUs cost as much as some of the more powerful ones. Or perhaps it is the other way around, that something like a RX 570 not being more costly than the less powerful ones.
The only reason I am asking because the RX 570 4gb is comparable in price to RX 560 and even slightly more inexpensive than GTX 1050Ti, where I live, that is.
These latter two cards were my original choice, but this has much more horsepower at roughly the same price point, yet the hurdle is obviously its power requirement. So I simply wondered, in a hope against hope, hah, or perhaps more likely with morbid curiosity, if someone had undertaken the experiment before and lived to tell the tale.
SPECIFICATIONS:
PHENOM II X6 1055T 125w
8GB RAM
MSI 400w PSU
Indeed, I am well aware that the system is old and obsolete but I am just curious about your opinion on this specific matter.
I am interested in the idea of undervolting the RX 570 4gb gpu without sacrificing too much of a performance in order for it work under an old 400w power supply unit. Is something like this viable, or even possible. I am completely uneducated in such matters so I came here for advice.
I have been here recently, asking about CPU upgrade and one of your distinguished number suggested a GPU upgrade as well. I declined that suggestion being acutely aware of the mission creep in matters of upgrade. But then again, I looked anyway and was surprised to see low power consumption GPUs cost as much as some of the more powerful ones. Or perhaps it is the other way around, that something like a RX 570 not being more costly than the less powerful ones.
The only reason I am asking because the RX 570 4gb is comparable in price to RX 560 and even slightly more inexpensive than GTX 1050Ti, where I live, that is.
These latter two cards were my original choice, but this has much more horsepower at roughly the same price point, yet the hurdle is obviously its power requirement. So I simply wondered, in a hope against hope, hah, or perhaps more likely with morbid curiosity, if someone had undertaken the experiment before and lived to tell the tale.
SPECIFICATIONS:
PHENOM II X6 1055T 125w
8GB RAM
MSI 400w PSU
Indeed, I am well aware that the system is old and obsolete but I am just curious about your opinion on this specific matter.
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