finally i decided to go with the corsair 450W Power Supply (VX450W). Is it enough for powering up my pc. and can it even allow me to overclock?

my pc is:
q6600 @2.7ghz
GA-72vm-s2
8800gt 512mb alphadog (625 mhz)
single stick 2gb transcend 667 @ 750 mhz

the rest of the components.

also tell me what would me my overclocking limit?

plzz reply soon. gonna buy today.

You should be fine, get 2X1g sticks of ram and set them up dual channel though.

This may give you some idea:

I have a q6600 @ 3.3ghz
9600gt 512mb (overclocked)
1gb Kingston value ram X 4 (4 gig)
1 X Velocer Raptor 300g HD
1 X 500 gig Samsung HD
1 generic DVD


My power supply is a Cool master 470w and I have no problems at all. In fact, my system according to a Watt meter draws only 80w (this includes the LCD display which draws about 12w). This does not make sense to me, but it consistenly only displays that. I have tired the watt meter on other devices and it is accurate (e.g plugging in to a 60w glob, displays 60w).

I hope this is helpful.

This may give you some idea:

I have a q6600 @ 3.3ghz
9600gt 512mb (overclocked)
1gb Kingston value ram X 4 (4 gig)
1 X Velocer Raptor 300g HD
1 X 500 gig Samsung HD
1 generic DVD


My power supply is a Cool master 470w and I have no problems at all. In fact, my system according to a Watt meter draws only 80w (this includes the LCD display which draws about 12w). This does not make sense to me, but it consistenly only displays that. I have tired the watt meter on other devices and it is accurate (e.g plugging in to a 60w glob, displays 60w).

I hope this is helpful.

I agree with the above posts. Only get 2x2GB sticks, so you can run dual channel mode and have the possibility to upgrade later to 8 GB.

You should be fine with that 450VX.

yeh i agree with Horhe

So instead of making a new topic, I'll bump this one.

My PSU is the NZXT PP500 (500W), will it be able to run my system if I upgrade to an 8800GT Superclocked or should I buy a 650W PSU?

System Specs:
CPU-
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (not OC)

GPU-
NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT 512MB (EVGA)

MOBO-
ASUS P5N-E SLI

RAM-
4GB (4x 1GB) PC6400 Corsair RAM

Drives-
One CDR/CDRW & DVDR/DVDRW Combo Drive

HDD-
One 250GB 7200RPM drive

Fans-
2 LED 80mm fans & 2 LED 120mm fans

Even if you NZXT can run the system, it's not a good quality PS, and is thus potentially a danger to your system when it blows. Watts don't matter in today's systems; rather, you need to look at the +12V amp ratings, which are also listed on a sticker on the side of the PS. What are the +12V amp ratings for your NZXT?

This isn't a bump, it's called a hijack.

I don't believe I've ever heard the term "hijack" in a forum lol.

There are two +12V ratings.

12V1 = 16A

12V2 = 17A

I don't know much about power supplies... is this bad?

A hijack is when you do what you've done, ask questions in someone else's post. You should've started your own. Yes, I'd look at a better PSU.

"Hijack" is a common forum term for taking over (hence "hijacking" ) someone else's thread. I suppose it's easier to write than "threadjack".
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