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Enough Wattage For Overclocking?

XILEGEND
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I just got a new EVGA XC Ultra RTX 2060 Super and was wondering if I can overclock with my current power supply, the EVGA 500w 80+. Im using a Prime ASUS z270-a motherboard, i7-7700k base clock, 16 gigs of DDR4 and the psu and gpu stated above. Planning on using msi Afterburner to overclock if it is even a good idea to do so with this build. Not sure what the repercussions are with using too much power but I would rather not find out from experience lol. Thanks for taking the time to read!

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4 minutes ago, XILEGEND said:

I just got a new EVGA XC Ultra RTX 2060 Super and was wondering if I can overclock with my current power supply, the EVGA 500w 80+. Im using a Prime ASUS z270-a motherboard, i7-7700k base clock, 16 gigs of DDR4 and the psu and gpu stated above. Planning on using msi Afterburner to overclock if it is even a good idea to do so with this build. Not sure what the repercussions are with using too much power but I would rather not find out from experience lol. Thanks for taking the time to read!

The minimum PSU you need is 550w, but i would go for a 650w

CPU:i7 9700k 5047.5Mhz All Cores Mobo: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC, RAM:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 OC 3467Mhz GPU:MSI RTX 2070 ARMOR 8GB OC Storage:Samsung SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB, 2x SSD ADATA PRO SP900 256GB, HDD WD CB 2TB, HDD GREEN 2TB PSU: Seasonic focus plus 750w Gold Display(s): 1st: LG 27UK650-W, 4K, IPS, HDR10, 10bit(8bit + A-FRC). 2nd: Samsung 24" LED Monitor (SE390), Cooling:Fazn CPU Cooler Aero 120T Push/pull Corsair ML PRO Fans Keyboard: Corsair K95 Platinum RGB mx Rapidfire Mouse:Razer Naga Chroma  Headset: Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma Sound: Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker Case: Modded Case Inverted, 5 intake 120mm, one exhaust 120mm.

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If you get one that's rated for more wattage it won't make it use more power, all it means is the PSU can supply the power up to the rated wattage if the demand is there for it.

I'd have to say 650W isn't bad myself and would do fine for your build BUT if you want to go larger, it certainly wouldn't hurt things if you did.

 

 

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7 minutes ago, Constantin said:

The minimum PSU you need is 550w, but i would go for a 650w

So best to leave as is until upgrading to a better psu? Any reccomendations on a quality (but not over the top expensive)psu? And is there going to be any bottlenecking issues with the gpu and cpu after, or even before overclocking? Appreciate your help!

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1 minute ago, XILEGEND said:

So best to leave as is until upgrading to a better psu? Any reccomendations on a quality (but not over the top expensive)psu? And is there going to be any bottlenecking issues with the gpu and cpu after, or even before overclocking? Appreciate your help!

The  i7-7700k with the  RTX 2060 Super is a very good matching.

Get a decent PSU!

CPU:i7 9700k 5047.5Mhz All Cores Mobo: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC, RAM:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 OC 3467Mhz GPU:MSI RTX 2070 ARMOR 8GB OC Storage:Samsung SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB, 2x SSD ADATA PRO SP900 256GB, HDD WD CB 2TB, HDD GREEN 2TB PSU: Seasonic focus plus 750w Gold Display(s): 1st: LG 27UK650-W, 4K, IPS, HDR10, 10bit(8bit + A-FRC). 2nd: Samsung 24" LED Monitor (SE390), Cooling:Fazn CPU Cooler Aero 120T Push/pull Corsair ML PRO Fans Keyboard: Corsair K95 Platinum RGB mx Rapidfire Mouse:Razer Naga Chroma  Headset: Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma Sound: Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker Case: Modded Case Inverted, 5 intake 120mm, one exhaust 120mm.

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