My reported with 850 and 900 was @ 61.63 +/- 0.01 but saw only maximum real-time peak of 70 with 850 and now seeing peak of 85+ with 900, Using -1004 for memory drops my reported to about 28/29.
I’m looking at the numbers from a Metrologist (Professional background) point of view because the reality is there is no such thing as 100% certainty. Main thing I’m looking at are the +/- of real-time because this is from the work that is done.
What I’m trying to say is on my current settings I’m fine with the extra 7w of usage because I’m seeing more higher real time peaks which in turn improves the average. I’ve seen a few threads where the real-time was much lower than the reported and after reading HIVEOS FAQ I’m understanding it as the closer the average (Based on Real Time) is to your reported (Estimated) the better.
I built my rig last Saturday and tweaking and stopping and starting the miner I’m not giving it a chance to run a full cycle. I’d like to think If my average ends up higher than than reported it’s a good setup to I should just leave the ball keep rolling.