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Quick question about underclocking..

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  • GTA_MGS_1
     
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    Jan 23, 2013 6:26 am GMT

    This may sound a bit silly but would underclocking a GTX 670 for use of older games save power? or should I just leave it alone?

    I heard the PSU will only use the power thats needed so is it best to leave it alone? thanks



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    This may sound a bit silly but would underclocking a GTX 670 for use of older games save power? or should I just leave it alone?

    I heard the PSU will only use the power thats needed so is it best to leave it alone? thanks

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  • MonsieurX
     
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    Jan 23, 2013 6:32 am GMT
    Pretty sure you wouldn't save much anyway

    whoDat_whoDat wrote:
    Engrish_Major wrote:
    No, like I stated before, the memory limitations alone on consoles can't hold enough textures to be able to replicate Crysis 1.
    thats why they dont need the memory PS3 has a little something something called Blu-Ray. and its 25 times the size of a petty 2gb SD RAM

    Pretty sure you wouldn't save much anyway
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    Jan 23, 2013 6:42 am GMT

    GTA_MGS_1 wrote:

    This may sound a bit silly but would underclocking a GTX 670 for use of older games save power? or should I just leave it alone?

    I heard the PSU will only use the power thats needed so is it best to leave it alone? thanks

    In a normal gaming build? There is no point.
    The wattage you would save, while gaming, would make little difference in your cost of electricity.

    Your best bet, if you were so inclined, would be to undervolt and underclock. The only real reason to do so would be if you were running the card in an unusual environment, trying to cram that beast into a cramped build(think HTPC) where heat/airflow might be an issue or if you wanted an extremely quiet system by installing a passive/nearly passive cooler or if you were doing some sort of folding/number crunching.

    Edited on Jan 23, 2013 6:43 am GMT

    [QUOTE="GTA_MGS_1"]

    This may sound a bit silly but would underclocking a GTX 670 for use of older games save power? or should I just leave it alone?

    I heard the PSU will only use the power thats needed so is it best to leave it alone? thanks

    [/QUOTE]

    In a normal gaming build? There is no point.
    The wattage you would save, while gaming, would make little difference in your cost of electricity.

    Your best bet, if you were so inclined, would be to undervolt and underclock. The only real reason to do so would be if you were running the card in an unusual environment, trying to cram that beast into a cramped build(think HTPC) where heat/airflow might be an issue or if you wanted an extremely quiet system by installing a passive/nearly passive cooler or if you were doing some sort of folding/number crunching.

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  • kraken2109
     
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    Jan 23, 2013 9:18 am GMT

    If you want to save power enable vsync or a framerate limiter.

    If you want to save power enable vsync or a framerate limiter.

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  • horgen123
     
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    Jan 23, 2013 10:27 am GMT
    kraken2109 wrote:

    If you want to save power enable vsync or a framerate limiter.


    Yeah. No need to go pass 60FPS. That will be the most effective thing to do.
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    [QUOTE="kraken2109"]

    If you want to save power enable vsync or a framerate limiter.

    [/QUOTE] Yeah. No need to go pass 60FPS. That will be the most effective thing to do.
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