I think it's the intel chips? Not sure?
I ran some runs this morning at ambient, this time with GPU-Z open. Without touching classy tool, the run used only 480 watts power, and was hitting Vrel, Vop constantly. With classy, it was stuck on Pwr limit the entire time, pulling 540w on the stock LN2 BIOS.
Well, that makes me realize my card probably wont make much more than 15,300 without an ice bucket to keep the core temp <30, and beyond that, it needs XOC as its smashing its head off the power limits no matter how much more voltage I throw at it.
This has just been a fun experiment for me, as I have never been much of a benchmarker at all. I just wanted an idea of how well my card was binned and how these KPs performed. The XOC BIOS seems a bit extreme for me, and I'm mostly a gamer, so I wouldn't get it. If there was a BIOS released down the road that was say 600w for
little more headroom, I'd get that, but with the protections in place, but I'm doubtful.
I need to learn how to set up VF curves, PX1 doesnt make sense to me. I might be able to squeeze a little more with that, as I can undervolt or something?
Oh and kris, how do you mitigate condensation when using an ice bucket with the rad? That makes me nervous!