Snbaeeqa Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Hello,Is there a way to underclock my graphics card to reduce power consumption on the 12v rail - or maybe the CPUMy 500w power supply cant handle my system,My choice was between a new PSU or a new fridge - the fridge barely made itSystem Specs500W Antec EarthWattsGigabyte GA-M7500SLI-DSAAMD Phenom 8650 2.3Ghz2gb ddr2 ramRadeon HD 4870 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 You could try using ATI Tool ? - not sure exactly what effect it would have on power consumption />http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/The vertical slider bar on the left controls the GPU clock rateThe one on the right controls the memory clock rate. Drag the bars downward to reduce the clock rates. Once you have selected your clock rates, click the "Set Clock" button to assign the new clock rates. These clock rates will only persist until the next time you boot Windows. To arrange for the clock rates to be set to your new values every time Windows boots, click the "New" button. Then select a name for your new profile. The new profile will be created with the clock rates which are currently set. Then click the "Settings" button. Click the "Default" button to restore the clock rates to their original values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 You could try using ATI Tool ? - not sure exactly what effect it would have on power consumption http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/The vertical slider bar on the left controls the GPU clock rateThe one on the right controls the memory clock rate. Drag the bars downward to reduce the clock rates. Once you have selected your clock rates, click the "Set Clock" button to assign the new clock rates. These clock rates will only persist until the next time you boot Windows. To arrange for the clock rates to be set to your new values every time Windows boots, click the "New" button. Then select a name for your new profile. The new profile will be created with the clock rates which are currently set. Then click the "Settings" button. Click the "Default" button to restore the clock rates to their original values.Thanks for the link, Boris. Always looking for this kind of fiddlin’ website. I’m gonna try out the recommended software right now.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 You could try using ATI Tool ? - not sure exactly what effect it would have on power consumption http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/The vertical slider bar on the left controls the GPU clock rateThe one on the right controls the memory clock rate. Drag the bars downward to reduce the clock rates. Once you have selected your clock rates, click the "Set Clock" button to assign the new clock rates. These clock rates will only persist until the next time you boot Windows. To arrange for the clock rates to be set to your new values every time Windows boots, click the "New" button. Then select a name for your new profile. The new profile will be created with the clock rates which are currently set. Then click the "Settings" button. Click the "Default" button to restore the clock rates to their original values.Thanks for the link, Boris. Always looking for this kind of fiddlin’ website. I’m gonna try out the recommended software right now.;) If you are going to experiment with the ATI tool then bear in mind that you have to be careful or you could frazzle your GPU and/or graphics RAM :0 Only use small increments if overclocking (as opposed to underclocking that the OP wants to do) the graphics card.I nearly frazzled one of my graphics cards by being too adventrous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 If you are going to experiment with the ATI tool then bear in mind that you have to be careful or you could frazzle your GPU and/or graphics RAM :0 Only use small increments if overclocking (as opposed to underclocking that the OP wants to do) the graphics card.I nearly frazzled one of my graphics cards by being too adventrous Gotcha! I have had a little experience with under/over-clocking and have in fact fried a couple of CPUs and GPUs. I just like to browse tech related sites and have never run across this one. The software that was suggested won’t run on this machine anyway. Probably a good thing as I kind of see it as disposable anyway.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 I just like to browse tech related sites and have never run across this one. The software that was suggested won’t run on this machine anyway. Probably a good thing as I kind of see it as disposable anyway.:lol: You probably have a Nvidia graphics card ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 You probably have a Nvidia graphics card !It’s Intel 82810E Graphics Controller. I do not know what I was thinking. This is a machine I picked from the side of the road. I thought it was ATI until I ran Speccy on it. Just goes to show….:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 You probably have a Nvidia graphics card !It’s Intel 82810E Graphics Controller.Isn't that onboard graphics ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 You probably have a Nvidia graphics card !It's Intel 82810E Graphics Controller.Isn't that onboard graphics ?Yes, sir. Integrated it is. I never claimed to be the brightest bulb or the most observant…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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