recommend me an AMD GPU thats more efficient ?

Psycho Sonny · 26 Feb 2020 at 13:34

ShiWarrior said:
Ran superposition , put it on 4K optimised

hoved around 80 for a while, max was 83
bit better not by much

think its down to air flow, going to get new front case fan, switch it to a 4pin design to put onto motherboard to start with
i might be getting a 5700 XT to replace my GPU with also

2060 super will be going on sale for £299 on Friday - limited to 100 units on ocuk I believe as part of their 20 year celebration. so be quick.

After they sell out expect prices to double due to shortages incoming. you have been warned. coronavirus is causing factories to close down or run at less than capacity.

so the time to buy if you are in the market is now. rather than in a few weeks time.

alec · 26 Feb 2020 at 13:39

Most efficient AMD gpu right now is 5700 non-XT.
but you don't want efficient, you want something with a good cooling system. Then top tier 5700XT should be good

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 26 Feb 2020 at 14:54

ShiWarrior said:
Ran superposition , put it on 4K optimised

hoved around 80 for a while, max was 83
bit better not by much

think its down to air flow, going to get new front case fan, switch it to a 4pin design to put onto motherboard to start with
i might be getting a 5700 XT to replace my GPU with also

Can you please show a picture of your case and its cooling configuration??

I ran an overclocked and overvolted RX470,and a overclocked GTX1080 in a mini-ITX system with different cases,and found case ventilation is an important factor. Mate had an RX580 too and it seemed OK,but they made sure the airflow was properly worked out.

So its not only the number of fans,but their airflow,the type(high pressure fans are better if the airflow is impeded),whether its a positive pressure or negative pressure fan setup,etc. Even things such as dried up thermal paste can cause issues.

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:17

ordered some parts

will sort it out for sure !

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:25

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Can you please show a picture of your case and its cooling configuration??

I ran an overclocked and overvolted RX470,and a overclocked GTX1080 in a mini-ITX system with different cases,and found case ventilation is an important factor. Mate had an RX580 too and it seemed OK,but they made sure the airflow was properly worked out.

So its not only the number of fans,but their airflow,the type(high pressure fans are better if the airflow is impeded),whether its a positive pressure or negative pressure fan setup,etc. Even things such as dried up thermal paste can cause issues.

here you go...

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:27

ShiWarrior said:
here you go...

Thanks, so there is one exhaust fan - how many intake fans and how many top mounted fans?

Edit!!

Also another thing - make sure you run a malware and antivirus scan on your PC.

Even on this forum some people have had hot running GPUs as they had mining malware on the system!!

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:29

1 x front
1 x rear

thats it
cant put any more at the front or back in this case (Coolermaster CM 690)

Heatsink is big, just misses the side of the case

time for a new case

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:33

ShiWarrior said:
1 x front
1 x rear

thats it
cant put any more at the front or back in this case (Coolermaster CM 690)

Heatsink is big, just misses the side of the case

time for a new case

That might explain it - I have a mini-ITX case,and have a 120mm and 140mm intake,and two 120mm exhausts.

I would add another intake and perhaps a top mounted exhaust.

I don't know if you caught my edit in the previous post,but a hot running GPU can be the result of crypto-malware,so I would make sure to run the antivirus and software such as Malwarebytes and Superantispyware,.just in case.

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:37

not sure how a virus would jump from a physical Graphics card to a new PC build etc
but i will just in case, thanks

i wish i could fit another fan on the front, but i cant

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:39

this is my case :

https://bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/cases/cooler_master_cm_690/2/

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:47

ShiWarrior said:
not sure how a virus would jump from a physical Graphics card to a new PC build etc
but i will just in case, thanks

i wish i could fit another fan on the front, but i cant

Someone caught it when web browsing and it caused their R9 290 to run very hot. They removed it and the card went back to normal. They are quite common:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/racco...-range-to-steal-your-data-and-cryptocurrency/

Just worth a scan to check anyway.

ShiWarrior said:
this is my case :

https://bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/cases/cooler_master_cm_690/2/

I would probably add a 120mm intake on the bottom position near the PSU(make sure its covered by a dust filter),and one extra 120mm exhaust on the top.

JediFragger · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:48

ShiWarrior said:
thanks guys

jedi, yes that what is happening to me, gone back to older profile, changed it, re saved into another new profile, seems to be working, but ill give msi a go

Never had an issue with AB setting things or the overlay, just make sure all the Manual boxes are selected in Wattman and you're good to go.

Wattman is just trash for keeping settings, damn trash. You hear me @LtMatt , get them to fix this **** too while they're fixing the drivers.

edit - Tbf I love every other aspect of the drivers, esp the monitoring overlay it's just this for me has *never* worked right. Maybe hit Unwinder up for a bit of help.

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 15:59

Thanks guys

I ran malwarebytes Free, found nothing
Kapersky also found nothing

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 16:02

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Someone caught it when web browsing and it caused their R9 290 to run very hot. They removed it and the card went back to normal. They are quite common:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/racco...-range-to-steal-your-data-and-cryptocurrency/

Just worth a scan to check anyway.

I would probably add a 120mm intake on the bottom position near the PSU(make sure its covered by a dust filter),and one extra 120mm exhaust on the top.

There is a dust filter on the bottom of my case already, I can just put a fan over that?

Got 2 fans coming so the current ones in my case will be removed and added to bottom and top if needed , I'll do a heap of testing

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 26 Feb 2020 at 16:04

ShiWarrior said:
There is a dust filter on the bottom of my case already, I can just put a fan over that?

Got 2 fans coming so the current ones in my case will be removed and added to bottom and top if needed , I'll do a heap of testing

It should hopefully help with temperatures.

ShiWarrior said:
Thanks guys

I ran malwarebytes Free, found nothing
Kapersky also found nothing

That is good to hear - I would run superantispyware just as a final check.

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 16:24

ran superantispyware

276 tracking cookies found

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 26 Feb 2020 at 16:54

ShiWarrior said:
ran superantispyware

276 tracking cookies found

I would just clear those - but luckily no crypto malware it appears. Also with all these applications make sure its updated to the latest database version.

ShiWarrior · 26 Feb 2020 at 16:56

yep

all done

ShiWarrior · 27 Feb 2020 at 09:07

If I add a fan on the top should I point it upwards or downwards? I suppose it depends, but in my situation probably blowing down?

ShiWarrior · 27 Feb 2020 at 13:40

Also I got a new card waiting for me at home, so I'll put that in, and test it quickly see how it compares before I start changing all my case fans to 4 pin and changing the speeds of them