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Wattman vs Afterburner

TheGlenlivet
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Howdy Folks,

Just installed an RX570 on my daughters rig replacing an R7250 and when setting up and testing the airflow and temps, I noticed in Afterburner it shows usage at 16% no matter what.  Usage is obviously higher than this as it performs at the level it should, not at a 16% usage level.

A quick google search shows this is some kind of bug, unfortunately the only current solution I see is to use wattman. 

I have never used this software before as the R720 was the only other AMD card I have ever had. 

Is it any good?  Worth ditching Afterburner for?  Does anyone else know of a fix for the 16% bug?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Cheers!

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id prefer Afterburner, its my go to GPU overclocking program and right now my preferd system monitor. used to use CAM but that sucked up almost 20% CPU usage at times :/ 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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4 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

id prefer Afterburner, its my go to GPU overclocking program and right now my preferd system monitor. used to use CAM but that sucked up almost 20% CPU usage at times :/ 

Agreed, it's mine as well, but the usage bug is the issue here.

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Just now, TheGlenlivet said:

Agreed, it's mine as well, but the usage bug is the issue here.

i cant say that anything but checking if its at 100% or not is something i ever bother to care about, as long as everything else is fine with it id still use it. Sapphire TriXX is also an option for you i guess but i have never used it

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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