How much Watts for OC ?

[_Bats_]

hi 

I want to oc my intel core i7 2600k. i currantly have one nvidia gtx 570 and cpu-watercooling. one ssd and one hdd and a 400W psu

How much watt do i need to oc only the cpu ? 

[Guest]

We are going to need more info than "a 400W psu", what model and brand are we talking about? Because quality is often what decides if a PSU can handle it or not.

[_Bats_]

1 minute ago, HydraGaming said:

We are going to need more info than "a 400W psu", what model and brand are we talking about? Because quality is often what decides if a PSU can handle it or not.

bequiet pure power 9 80+silver

[AdamBGames]

4 minutes ago, _Bats_ said:

hi 

I want to oc my intel core i7 2600k. i currantly have one nvidia gtx 570 and cpu-watercooling. one ssd and one hdd and a 400W psu

How much watt do i need to oc only the cpu ? 

Usually for OCing you want about 600W to 750W and an 80+Silver rating but you can get away with a 430W and 80+bronze

[m0k]

I7 2600k TDP 95watts (without overclocking
GTX 570 TDP 220watts (without overclocking)

would strongly suggest 650watts or greater

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, AdamBGames said:

Usually for OCing you want about 600W to 750W and an 80+Silver rating but you can get away with a 430W and 80+bronze

Depends on the hardware and specific PSU in use, the 80+ rating is only for efficiency and 700w for overclocking is absurd. If a PSU can handle the hardware that is already in the PC it will probably also be able to handle it overclocked.

 

6 minutes ago, _Bats_ said:

bequiet pure power 9 80+silver

You should be able to do it but you might not get far. But try it.

[typographie]

That's older hardware, and it's not exactly power-efficient by today's standards. You're probably going to want at least a 550–600 Watt PSU of high quality.

 

I'm surprised you're getting by with a 400 Watt PSU right now, you're probably quite close to its limits under high load. A GTX 570's power draw is probably very close to a Titan X or 980 Ti today.

[_Bats_]

1 minute ago, HydraGaming said:

Depends on the hardware and specific PSU in use, the 80+ rating is only for efficiency and 700w for overclocking is absurd. If a PSU can handle the hardware that is already in the PC it will probably also be able to handle it overclocked.

 

You should be able to do it but you might not get far. But try it.

okay... so do you think it would work for something like 0.4 ghz or so ? 

[_Bats_]

Just now, typographie said:

That's older hardware, and it's not exactly power-efficient by today's standards. You're probably going to want at least a 550–600 Watt PSU of high quality.

 

I'm surprised you're getting by with a 400 Watt PSU right now, you're probably quite close to its limits under high load. A GTX 570's power draw is nearly as high as a Titan X or 980 Ti today.

yeah but the gpu is never under full load because i dont play many games anymore

[Guest]

Just now, _Bats_ said:

okay... so do you think it would work for something like 0.4 ghz or so ? 

I dont know, depends on the silicon lottery. Try pushing core clock as far as it goes without increasing voltage as a start.

[_Bats_]

Just now, HydraGaming said:

I dont know, depends on the silicon lottery. Try pushing core clock as far as it goes without increasing voltage as a start.

okay thank you