Intended OC build - enough power?
I'm looking at building a PC based on 3XS's Smart 3570K bundle, with the following components:
i5 3750K OC'd to 4.5Ghz
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
8GB RAM
GTX 560 Ti SC
600W PSU
...And then the following things to go with the bundle:
1TB SATA HDD
DVD±RW SATA drive
300 Mbps wireless adapter (PCI-E)
Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus case
In short, will the 600W supply definitely be enough to support all of that? If yes, how much room is there for expansion? I can't afford it right now, but later I might want to add another HD (either SATA or SSD) and possibly a Blu-ray writer and a video capture card.
Re: Intended OC build - enough power?
600w is more than enough even with the future upgrades
Re: Intended OC build - enough power?
I would say that 600W with that setup is going to be more than enough :)
I would stress however to ensure that you stick to a reliable well known brand as using a budget PSU is likely to cause issues on any new machine, especially if overclocked.
For a good PSU I would recommend any from the following manufacturers:
Corsair
Antec
Seasonic
OCZ
Hope this helps
Regards,
Re: Intended OC build - enough power?
Thanks for the help both of you - the PSU I'm looking at is by Corsair so hopefully that should all be fine. :) Almost time to order, woo!
Re: Intended OC build - enough power?
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Originally Posted by
Amorphous
Thanks for the help both of you - the PSU I'm looking at is by Corsair so hopefully that should all be fine. :) Almost time to order, woo!
Just be aware that you will probably need to get a bigger PSU if you ever want to have 2x GFX cards in SLI.
Re: Intended OC build - enough power?
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Originally Posted by
Absolution
Just be aware that you will probably need to get a bigger PSU if you ever want to have 2x GFX cards in SLI.
Ditto that.