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Is a 500w PSU enough for overclocking a 3770k?

PaulKolby
By PaulKolby
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So, recently I resurrected my old pc with a 3770s paired with a gtx 1070. I got a good deal for the 3770s, and I didn't think it would bottleneck my gtx 1070, but I noticed it does in some games. Now, I'm looking at upgrading to a 3770k and I was wondering if a 500w psu would be sufficient.

My Cheap But Good Rig: I7-3770s, Intel Motherboard (actually made by intel), 16gb DDR3, Nvidia Gtx 1070, 250gb Samsung 850 EVO SSD, 750gb HDD, Evga 500 BR power supply

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should be fine, is it from a ok brand?

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22 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

should be fine, is it from a ok brand?

its an evga, seems pretty quality

My Cheap But Good Rig: I7-3770s, Intel Motherboard (actually made by intel), 16gb DDR3, Nvidia Gtx 1070, 250gb Samsung 850 EVO SSD, 750gb HDD, Evga 500 BR power supply

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You should be good to go. You can check with an online PSU calculator just to be on the safe side. I was able to overclock my primary build to 4.0 GHz without any issues and a EVGA 500w PSU.

Intel Core i7 9700F / Cooler Master 212 Evo / GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER / 16 GB G.SKILL RAM @ 2666MHz / GA-B365M-DS3H / EVGA 500w PSU

HP Pavilion Gaming 15 / Ryzen 5 4600H / GeForce GTX 1050 / 8 GB @ 3200MHz

 

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