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    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.

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    Re: Intended OC build - enough power?

    600w is more than enough even with the future upgrades

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    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

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    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!

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    Re: Intended OC build - enough power?

    Quote Originally Posted by Amorphous View Post
    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.

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    Re: Intended OC build - enough power?

    Quote Originally Posted by Absolution View Post
    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.

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