Cheapest power supply for overclocking?

[Emillionaire]

I'm currently building a computer, where i intend to overclock the CPU. 
I need a new PSU though, but on the cheap. 
What is the minimum requirement? I'm thinking watt, voltage, 80+ rating and such.

The CPU i intend to overclock is a i7 920.

Also, if i do not wish to overclock it, what is the minimum requirement? 
I tried an old 400W which worked, but I've heard by friends that at least 500W is required. 

 

Thank you for the help.

 

[genexis_x]

When selecting a PSU, QUALITY is very important. Get tier 1-3 PSU from the PSU tier list.

[Rohime]

5 minutes ago, L0gic said:

I'm currently building a computer, where i intend to overclock the CPU. 
I need a new PSU though, but on the cheap. 
What is the minimum requirement? I'm thinking watt, voltage, 80+ rating and such.

The CPU i intend to overclock is a i7 920.

Also, if i do not wish to overclock it, what is the minimum requirement? 
I tried an old 400W which worked, but I've heard by friends that at least 500W is required. 

 

Thank you for the help.

 

 

Dont do power supply "On the cheap" - especially for Overclocking.

 

Whats your budget?

 

 

[SCHISCHKA]

I have a tier 4 Antec earthwatts 550W that works really well. I dont know why its in the same tier as the corsair green

[Emillionaire]

Just now, Rohime said:

 

Dont do power supply "On the cheap" - especially for Overclocking.

 

Whats your budget?

 

 

Not above 60 USD. I'm currently looking on the used market. 
In that case, i might have to stick with my 2.7 Ghz.
 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, L0gic said:

Not above 60 USD. I'm currently looking on the used market. 
In that case, i might have to stick with my 2.7 Ghz.
 

seasonic s12ii is around $40-50 and good enough quality to overclock.

[comicsansms]

Just now, L0gic said:

Not above 60 USD. I'm currently looking on the used market. 
In that case, i might have to stick with my 2.7 Ghz.
 

Antec True Power Quattros are often fairly cheap on eBay. 

[Joseph Stacklin]

3 minutes ago, L0gic said:

Not above 60 USD. I'm currently looking on the used market. 
In that case, i might have to stick with my 2.7 Ghz.
 

To be honest, I haven't had any issues with this PSU: http://amzn.to/2oxmvyj I had the 12v rail die on me once, but they fixed it and sent me a new unit within a week. I was new to OC'ing and my build probably just ate too much power. Really good save that.

[Joseph Stacklin]

1 minute ago, wolfboytech said:

To be honest, I haven't had any issues with this PSU: http://amzn.to/2oxmvyj I had the 12v rail die on me once, but they fixed it and sent me a new unit within a week. I was new to OC'ing and my build probably just ate too much power. Really good save that.

Of course the CX600 from Corsair also has a good rep.

[Emillionaire]

1 minute ago, wolfboytech said:

Of course the CX600 from Corsair also has a good rep.

But is 500W enough for overclocking?

[nonono]

corsair cx500

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 hours ago, L0gic said:

But is 500W enough for overclocking?

Yes likely, but you shouldn't base your PSU choice on your CPU but on your GPU. That's what draws by far and away the most power and produces the most heat. What GPU will you be using?

[Emillionaire]

18 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Yes likely, but you shouldn't base your PSU choice on your CPU but on your GPU. That's what draws by far and away the most power and produces the most heat. What GPU will you be using?

Asus GTX 960 strix, dual fan. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 hours ago, L0gic said:

Asus GTX 960 strix, dual fan. 

Ah, well a CX550M is fine.

[Emillionaire]

On 16/4/2017 at 8:16 PM, STRMfrmXMN said:

Ah, well a CX550M is fine.

What about an CX500 500W?

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 hours ago, L0gic said:

What about an CX500 500W?

Also fine, but the CX550M is a better unit and is newer.