On my GTX 750 Ti's, going from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 16.04 reduced my BRP6 times from 125 minutes to 100 minutes (single work unit, stock clocks), or 25% faster.
I would expect that to hold true for the GTX 1060 too.
Perhaps someone who is familiar with the RX 480 on Linux could tell us how much of a gain you get there.
My Founders Edition GTX 1060 arrived today. Sadly I believe I received a defective copy. While it is able to perform the basic VGA functions under the default Windows driver which handles an uninstalled graphics card, when I ran the Nvidia driver installer with it in the primary slot, the Nvidia software refused to carry on past the compatibility check deeming there to be no appropriate hardware in the system.
When I placed a 750Ti in the primary slot and the 1060 in the secondary slot, the driver installer ran, but the result was not an installed 1060, but rather a generic Windows graphic adapter instance with a problem.
The driver installer version I was running was 368.81, as currently prescribed for the 1060.
So I've filed an return request.
I still like the idea of the 1060, and imagine I'll choose one of the two-fan inexpensive models and provide test results when I get delivery--maybe two to six weeks from now.
My first GTX 750 Ti gave me a BSOD right on the first boot, which I thought was strange. But eventually I got the drivers loaded OK. However, that machine was never quite right, and I eventually concluded that the later GTX 750 Ti's were more stable. So I took a very close look at the cards, and saw that there had been a rearrangement of the components, and probably more decoupling capacitors, in the revised cards. Ever since I have stayed away from early runs.
My Founders Edition GTX 1060 arrived today. Sadly I believe I received a defective copy. While it is able to perform the basic VGA functions under the default Windows driver which handles an uninstalled graphics card, when I ran the Nvidia driver installer with it in the primary slot, the Nvidia software refused to carry on past the compatibility check deeming there to be no appropriate hardware in the system.
When I placed a 750Ti in the primary slot and the 1060 in the secondary slot, the driver installer ran, but the result was not an installed 1060, but rather a generic Windows graphic adapter instance with a problem.
The driver installer version I was running was 368.81, as currently prescribed for the 1060.
So I've filed an return request.
I still like the idea of the 1060, and imagine I'll choose one of the two-fan inexpensive models and provide test results when I get delivery--maybe two to six weeks from now.
Sorry for raising false hopes of results soon.
Can you please run HWiNFO there, create a report file and attach it here (or send me via e-mail) ? Including the HWiNFO Debug File would be even better.
I'll try to check if I see anything suspicious there why it won't work.
Can you please run HWiNFO there, create a report file and attach it here (or send me via e-mail) ? Including the HWiNFO Debug File would be even better.
I have HWiNFO installed on the subject machine, but don't known what you mean by a report file. I did spot the place to turn on debug mode in a trip through the settings just now.
I did look at HWiNFO while I had the card installed, and I forget what it showed but it definitely did not display it as it normally would a GPU.
I am ready to consider putting the card back in the machine, but want to be sure I know what to do.
Can you please run HWiNFO there, create a report file and attach it here (or send me via e-mail) ? Including the HWiNFO Debug File would be even better.
I have HWiNFO installed on the subject machine, but don't known what you mean by a report file. I did spot the place to turn on debug mode in a trip through the settings just now.
I did look at HWiNFO while I had the card installed, and I forget what it showed but it definitely did not display it as it normally would a GPU.
I am ready to consider putting the card back in the machine, but want to be sure I know what to do.
If you run HWiNFO in Sensors-only mode, then you don't get the main window, where you can create a Report File. So in that case disable Sensors-only, let it run thru and in the main window menu click Save Report.
Enabling Debug Mode will create an additional file called HWiNFO64.DBG when you close HWiNFO.
Those two files might shed some light on what's going on there.
Note that when the GPU doesn't have drivers installed you don't get a lot information about the GPU especially for NVIDIA. But it still might give some clues, especially the DBG file which contains lots of low-level details...
On my GTX 750 Ti's, going
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On my GTX 750 Ti's, going from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 16.04 reduced my BRP6 times from 125 minutes to 100 minutes (single work unit, stock clocks), or 25% faster.
I would expect that to hold true for the GTX 1060 too.
Perhaps someone who is familiar with the RX 480 on Linux could tell us how much of a gain you get there.
RE: Perhaps someone who is
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I don't know anything about Windows so i couldn't safely say.
RE: RE: Perhaps someone
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The BRP6 RX-480 times were quite variable (as much as 25% higher) on Windows 10, compared to Linux. Also noticbly higher power consumption +20-30W.
This may suggest, some differences in driver efficiency as it is very early in the lifecycle.
My Founders Edition GTX 1060
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My Founders Edition GTX 1060 arrived today. Sadly I believe I received a defective copy. While it is able to perform the basic VGA functions under the default Windows driver which handles an uninstalled graphics card, when I ran the Nvidia driver installer with it in the primary slot, the Nvidia software refused to carry on past the compatibility check deeming there to be no appropriate hardware in the system.
When I placed a 750Ti in the primary slot and the 1060 in the secondary slot, the driver installer ran, but the result was not an installed 1060, but rather a generic Windows graphic adapter instance with a problem.
The driver installer version I was running was 368.81, as currently prescribed for the 1060.
So I've filed an return request.
I still like the idea of the 1060, and imagine I'll choose one of the two-fan inexpensive models and provide test results when I get delivery--maybe two to six weeks from now.
Sorry for raising false hopes of results soon.
My first GTX 750 Ti gave me a
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My first GTX 750 Ti gave me a BSOD right on the first boot, which I thought was strange. But eventually I got the drivers loaded OK. However, that machine was never quite right, and I eventually concluded that the later GTX 750 Ti's were more stable. So I took a very close look at the cards, and saw that there had been a rearrangement of the components, and probably more decoupling capacitors, in the revised cards. Ever since I have stayed away from early runs.
I have a 1060 by MSI on its
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I have a 1060 by MSI on its way. It could be up and running by Tuesday, if it installs and otherwise behaves itself.
RE: I have a 1060 by MSI on
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Splendid. I'll be eager to learn what you think of the fan noise (both loudness and such characteristics as tone vs. whoosh).
I'd expect yours to install just fine. Either mine was the oddball defective one, or I did something dumb.
RE: My Founders Edition GTX
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Can you please run HWiNFO there, create a report file and attach it here (or send me via e-mail) ? Including the HWiNFO Debug File would be even better.
I'll try to check if I see anything suspicious there why it won't work.
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RE: Can you please run
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I have HWiNFO installed on the subject machine, but don't known what you mean by a report file. I did spot the place to turn on debug mode in a trip through the settings just now.
I did look at HWiNFO while I had the card installed, and I forget what it showed but it definitely did not display it as it normally would a GPU.
I am ready to consider putting the card back in the machine, but want to be sure I know what to do.
RE: RE: Can you please
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If you run HWiNFO in Sensors-only mode, then you don't get the main window, where you can create a Report File. So in that case disable Sensors-only, let it run thru and in the main window menu click Save Report.
Enabling Debug Mode will create an additional file called HWiNFO64.DBG when you close HWiNFO.
Those two files might shed some light on what's going on there.
Note that when the GPU doesn't have drivers installed you don't get a lot information about the GPU especially for NVIDIA. But it still might give some clues, especially the DBG file which contains lots of low-level details...
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