Hello,
I am asking in this section since overclockers would have the most experience and knowledge about power phases:
I have an Asus B85M-G motherboard, and an i7-4790 (non-K), and after doing some research I found that the Asus B85M-G only has 3 power phases (VRMs). I am using this pc for gaming and recording gameplay (using x264, hitting around 70-80% cpu usage), but do not plan on overclocking, will 3 power phases of the B85M-G be enough to supply the cpu with the power it needs? Can the board handle that without throttling the cpu? (due to heat from the power phases/not enough power from the power phases)
Are the higher power phase designs (4+1 etc) only meant for overclocking? What would the advantages in having more power phases be for non-overclockers?
Thank you for any help and clarification in advance.
I am asking in this section since overclockers would have the most experience and knowledge about power phases:
I have an Asus B85M-G motherboard, and an i7-4790 (non-K), and after doing some research I found that the Asus B85M-G only has 3 power phases (VRMs). I am using this pc for gaming and recording gameplay (using x264, hitting around 70-80% cpu usage), but do not plan on overclocking, will 3 power phases of the B85M-G be enough to supply the cpu with the power it needs? Can the board handle that without throttling the cpu? (due to heat from the power phases/not enough power from the power phases)
Are the higher power phase designs (4+1 etc) only meant for overclocking? What would the advantages in having more power phases be for non-overclockers?
Thank you for any help and clarification in advance.