Not ENOUGH POWER???

[jacob_samd]

https://pcpartpicker.com/builds/edit/?userbuild=ghGG3C

 

Above is my build.. My problem is when I stress test both CPU and GPU I am seeing a power limit.  I have an 850 watt power supply that I just put into the computer today.  Please Help! I have ran out of ideas!!! How can this not be enough? Especially when PCPartPicker expects 399W just on air.. That being said I have nothing overclocked at all so this is just everthing at normal speeds.

[bellabichon]

We can't see your PCPartPicker build. Please paste the sharing link, instead of the page link.

[jacob_samd]

6 minutes ago, bellabichon said:

We can't see your PCPartPicker build. Please paste the sharing link, instead of the page link.

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/ghGG3C

try this

 

[Radium_Angel]

14 minutes ago, jacob_samd said:

when I stress test both CPU and GPU I am seeing a power limit

explain?

I'm not certain I understand

[Alexzz_]

The psu itself is certainly not the problem, 850W is more than plenty for this system.

[jacob_samd]

6 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

explain?

I'm not certain I understand

When I put both my cpu and gpu under full load EVGA OCX Shows a Power Limit Ocassionally. And When running both stress test only the cpu stays at full load.. When i stress only the gpu though it will run at full load. Not both at full load at the same time.

[jacob_samd]

3 minutes ago, Alexzz_ said:

The psu itself is certainly not the problem, 850W is more than plenty for this system.

Thats what I am thinking....

[jacob_samd]

1 minute ago, jacob_samd said:

When I put both my cpu and gpu under full load EVGA OCX Shows a Power Limit Ocassionally. And When running both stress test only the cpu stays at full load.. When i stress only the gpu though it will run at full load. Not both at full load at the same time.

It is almost like the GPU is not getting enough power.  Because even if I just put a load on it the thing still drops down in usage and does not stay at 99-100% use during the benchmark,

[Radium_Angel]

13 minutes ago, jacob_samd said:

When I put both my cpu and gpu under full load EVGA OCX Shows a Power Limit Ocassionally. And When running both stress test only the cpu stays at full load.. When i stress only the gpu though it will run at full load. Not both at full load at the same time.

Ok, ignoring what this software says, is the system performing to your expectations?

Because if it is, then you do not have an issue.

 

[jacob_samd]

Just now, Radium_Angel said:

Ok, ignoring what this software says, is the system performing to your expectations?

Because if it is, then you do not have an issue.

 

It works for me but I still do not think this is right....I did not spend almost $3000 on a pc for it not to perform at its best. 

[Radium_Angel]

Just now, jacob_samd said:

It works for me

Then don't worry about it.

You are making the assumption the software is accurate.

That's a dangerous assumption to make.

If you *really* want to know how much power your system is using under stress testing, go buy a Kill-A-Watt device (they aren't expensive) and see what it says.

[aandril]

If the usage says less than 99-100% it could be a good thing. Meaning it doesn' t need the full power to do what it needs to do?

[jacob_samd]

2 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Then don't worry about it.

You are making the assumption the software is accurate.

That's a dangerous assumption to make.

If you *really* want to know how much power your system is using under stress testing, go buy a Kill-A-Watt device (they aren't expensive) and see what it says.

I do have one of those. I will give it a try.  I used a couple different programs and they all show that power limit. 

[jacob_samd]

Just now, aandril said:

If the usage says less than 99-100% it could be a good thing. Meaning it doesn' t need the full power to do what it needs to do?

The thing is that it will use almost all of the gpu while running just the gpu benchmark. but as soon as I have both the cpu and gpu stressed than I have problems

[Ithanul]

29 minutes ago, jacob_samd said:

When I put both my cpu and gpu under full load EVGA OCX Shows a Power Limit Ocassionally. And When running both stress test only the cpu stays at full load.. When i stress only the gpu though it will run at full load. Not both at full load at the same time.

Did you bump up the TDP limit with OC software?  Depending on the card and its BIOS, you can still hit power limits because of the limitations in the BIOS.  Along with depending on the model of card, certain ones allow different TDP limits in the OC software.

 

[Mick Naughty]

Power limit on the card is supposed to be there. Buying a basic card results in such limitations fairly quick. Turn power to max and not worry about it. 

[jacob_samd]

21 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

Power limit on the card is supposed to be there. Buying a basic card results in such limitations fairly quick. Turn power to max and not worry about it. 

how do i go about turning power to max? 

[jacob_samd]

3 minutes ago, jacob_samd said:

how do i go about turning power to max? 

turn the power target up?

[Mick Naughty]

Yea. Max power and max voltage. Most you’re gonna get out of it without shunting the card. Aside from that don’t worry about it. Just because it’s saying it can use more power, doesn’t mean it will actually translate to anything.