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OC Headroom?

Totally-A-Hero
By Totally-A-Hero
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So on PC part picker my build is gonna draw 378 watts.If i get a 500 watt is that enough headroom to OC?

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It's plenty.

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Depends on the PSU and what you want to overclock and how much.

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Don't just rely on pcpartpicker or psu calculators in general. List your specs.

Also, not all 500w psus are created equal. List what psus you have in mind.

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personally i would get a 700+ watt power supply. That gives you not only room for over clocking but upgrading.

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Its a corsair PSU CX 500 i think its semi modular,the reason for not going with a 750 for crossfire support in future is becuase if i get something that big im gonna get a modular nad cant afford htat right now so if 500 meets my needs 500 it is.

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Yeah, I used to run my over clocked system on a cx600m PSU. It used to crash every once in a while and on full load my GPU would get quite hot. I then read that the CX series of PSUs aren't actually capable of provided the amount of power that's listed on them. So, I replaced my cx600m with a seasonic g series 550w and I've yet to experience crashes and temps are back to normal. Bottom line, a PSU is really not something you should cheap out on and a little research goes a long way.

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