Overclocking with this power supply?

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Quoting just the final score doesn't really show a great understanding how PSUs are better than one or the other. That just shows the relative performance at the time creating as per the reviewer. Comparing actually performance results and internal selections to a corsair CX450M for example proves the unit isn't very good. Sure you can get a lot worse but the w1 is about the cheapest I would go, and I definitely won't recommend it with a build of this budget.

As to the other comment, that link was to show how quality affects overclocking. You...
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I'm saying this, because some people had said that my power supply is bad quality, when I thought it was a good one. So, would it be safe to do it, with this power supply?
 
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It is more about the quality of the unit rather than the wattage when overclocking. That PSU is borderline crap, so don't expect any great overclocking or longevity.

https://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/02/27/how_does_my_power_supply_impact_overclocking/
 
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that link doesnt say anything about the EVGA psu. we recommend EVGA here quite often.

 
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Quoting just the final score doesn't really show a great understanding how PSUs are better than one or the other. That just shows the relative performance at the time creating as per the reviewer. Comparing actually performance results and internal selections to a corsair CX450M for example proves the unit isn't very good. Sure you can get a lot worse but the w1 is about the cheapest I would go, and I definitely won't recommend it with a build of this budget.

As to the other comment, that link was to show how quality affects overclocking. You either recommend it because you haven't cared to look at its actual quality or performance, or the build was very low budget.

Using the same review you used, it is seen the ripple on the w1 is just under 90mV which is very mediocre compared to corsair cx650m's 31.8 mV according to this review:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/corsair-cx650m-psu,4770-9.html

The w1 has a load regulation of 2.8 while the CXM's is just 1.21% deviation.

These are just example of performance. The overal part quality is better on the CXM.

The W1 won't blow up or anything dangerous, it isn't crap, but it certainly is very mediocre and not great for overclocking.
 
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I don't recommend it, but since he already has it, he can use it for some time, until he buys a new one, if he buys a new one.
Yes, a CX450M is supposedly much better, but I wouldn't recommend this one too, because jonny guru hasn't reviewed it, even though most people on this forum praise it.
For the price of a CX450M and less, you can get a Seasonic S12II 620W, that's a much better PSU than the CX450M and is also 620W instead of 450W.
 
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I didn't see they already had it. That first point of yours is agreed with.

Jonnyguru isn't the only reviewer... In fact, Aris (the reviewer of the review I linked before) goes farm more in depth and his equipment is much more expensive/accurate.

IIRC the 12v on the s12ii is ~580w, it is definitely not a much better PSU than the corsair CXM grey label. Read the reviews as I explained. The overall performance is better on the CXM, especially during Crossload (due to s12ii's group regulation), part quality is similar except, the fan on the CXM isn't so good though but the warranty makes up for it. Not to mention how much newer the CXM grey labels are.
 
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So can I overclock only my gpu with this power supply? I know, I should get a better power supply, and I would when I upgrade my graphic card which is after summer. And I would take advantage and upgrade psu as well. So, would overclock with this psu cause any harm?
 
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The only problem with overclocking is it draws more power. That, plus usually cheap power supplies can't sustain a steady voltage. Overclocking generally requires a certain amount of voltage and any dips/drops will or can cause a crash under load.

So besides the voltage issues, you generally dont want to stress it by pulling the max power. I don't even know what your system is, only that you have a GTX 1070. 600watt is enough for a midrange system. But if you start overclocking it will draw an extra 100watts.
 
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I actually don't believe the gtx 1070, is part of the mid range. xD It might be, in a few time, but for now is considered high end, along with the gtx 1080. The Enthusiast are the 1080 ti and xp, pascal according to Wikipedia.
 
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Oh sorry, English is not my first language. xD So.. Is it better, to not overclock and keep everything stock? I'm not worrying about the watts, because I think 600w is enough. But I mean, in voltage and stuff like that, which I'm not very familiar with.. So, would it be safer to keep the graphic card stock? The cpu is stock, and I won't oc it, because I know it draws a lot more power people says.. cpu is i7 skylake so you have an idea.
 
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