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saving power - upgrading x51 r2
Hi. I just upgrade my processor of my X51 R2 from a i5-4460 to a i7-4790K. The i7 uses about 4W more than the i5.
I'm alos planning to upgrade my GPU from a gtx 745 OEM to a EVGA GTX 970 (04G-P4-1970-KR), which I hear should be possible. However I still have some power concerns, taking the +4W from my new CPU into account.
So, I would like to know if it is possible to save some power. Like for example, disconnecting the case lighting, since it is just only used for appearance sake.
Or alternatively, the second best gpu that I could get for my X51.
eaglenv
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April 26th, 2016 18:00
Hey...just wondering why you purchased a 4790(k) and not just a 4790? The R2 cannot be overclocked. To answer your GPU question...(as long as you have a 330 watt power supply) I ran a GTX 970 for a few months without any issues at all and I am now running a GTX 980 and have had zero issues. Just make sure you buy a reference style card otherwise you will have heat issues.
SCdeluxe
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April 27th, 2016 09:00
Thanks for the reply. I'm certain now that I will use the gtx 970.
And partaining your question about 4790k, I wanted my pc to be able to keep up as long as possible. and the K version has 0.4 GHz more on his baseclock and it scored better overal, so I was willing to go that extra mile, even though I cannot overclock it.
Game7a1
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April 27th, 2016 17:00
Please delete. Sorry.
SCdeluxe
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August 2nd, 2016 19:00
It's been a while, since I last looked at this discussion. I recently found a cheaper priced 330W adapter for my X51 r2.
Or at least I think I did; Does anyone know if these two are the same? The laptop adapter mentioned here is throwing me off here, so I just wanted to make sure. The second link does go to a dutch page, just so you know.
accessories.us.dell.com/.../productdetail.aspx
www.batterij-pc.nl/adapter-0XM3C3-XM3C3-17328.htm