Hi, I'm new to posting on this website so I apologise in advance if I did anything wrong. I know that overclocking questions have been answered before but my case is a bit different.
I bought a used gaming computer for a really good price; specs:
CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr 2 GB
Ram: 8GB Mushkin DDR3 1333 MHz
HDD: 500 GB WD
PSU: Corsair 460 W
It is a pretty old rig, but I thought it would handle games such as Overwatch, League of Legends, Counterstrike, not very high demand games, which it does. But I really want to overclock my system nonetheless. The only problem is, the power supply is 460W and the GTX 680 recommended is 500W. I overclocked it a tiny bit and it is working perfectly right now, It runs overwatch and league on max settings 60 fps at 1080, but I want to overclock It a bit more. Will I have troubles if I set the Max power input at 150% on MSI afterburner for example? I was hoping someone can help me overclock my rig safely as it is a temporary one but I can't live without it. Will it cause power issues if I overclock the CPU as well? I want to overclock the CPU and GPU both safely without causing any damage and if anyone can help me with that I'd be very grateful.
Thanks a lot!
I bought a used gaming computer for a really good price; specs:
CPU: AMD FX 6300
GPU: MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr 2 GB
Ram: 8GB Mushkin DDR3 1333 MHz
HDD: 500 GB WD
PSU: Corsair 460 W
It is a pretty old rig, but I thought it would handle games such as Overwatch, League of Legends, Counterstrike, not very high demand games, which it does. But I really want to overclock my system nonetheless. The only problem is, the power supply is 460W and the GTX 680 recommended is 500W. I overclocked it a tiny bit and it is working perfectly right now, It runs overwatch and league on max settings 60 fps at 1080, but I want to overclock It a bit more. Will I have troubles if I set the Max power input at 150% on MSI afterburner for example? I was hoping someone can help me overclock my rig safely as it is a temporary one but I can't live without it. Will it cause power issues if I overclock the CPU as well? I want to overclock the CPU and GPU both safely without causing any damage and if anyone can help me with that I'd be very grateful.
Thanks a lot!
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