Edit: I’m on Linux Edit 2: B550 AMD chipset
I am seeding from an AMD Ryzen 7 5700G system and with all the peripherals turned off and disconnected, instantaneous load was about 65 watts, until I undervolted it (negative 30, all cores), after which it has been fluctuating around 60 watts.
I’d like to keep seeding indefinitely - of course, my all time share ratio is at around 12 for now - but I’d like to use less energy and spend less money on it - even though the cost difference will be negligible, I guess.
Questions
- Do you have any recommendations on what hardware to switch to?
- Or any suggestions on further tweaking the power setting’s in the BIOS? For now, I’m using AMD’s AI solution for undervolting (PBO or Curve Optimizer or whatever it’s called?), but there is for instance also the actual overclocking menu, which would force settings on the CPU.
- What do you think about putting a single board computer inside my desktop (the chassi is HUGE) and somehow hooking up my four 4TB 2.5 inch torrenting SSDs to it? Possibly still powering them with my desktop’s PSU? And running the client (qBittorrent) on the SBC?
Did you use a guide / tutorial for undervolting the CPU? I have a similar setup to yours and I’d like to undervolt it soon
Oh, and if you do heavy work, as in gaming, editing audio and/or video, do some benchmarking before settling on a value.
I don’t have any single guide to recommend, but I do recommend searching for the name of your CPU + undervolting + reddit. Some great threads there!
What I did pick up from my research, is fiddling with the Precision Boost Overdrive in your BIOS, specifically the Curve Optimizer, setting “all cores” to whatever negative value you can push it to = you computer boots without rebooting.
Sounds good, I’ll keep this in mind when I get to doing it on a weekend. My setup’s performance needs are low at the moment, but the CPU’s a bit exotic (Ryzen 7 Pro 5755G), which is why I didn’t dare to delve into the topic of undervolting. Thanks for the advice!
“A little exotic”? I’ve never heard of that CPU in my LIFE xD hahaha
Fair enough :D I needed an AM4 CPU with integrated graphics and ECC support, so I got this one