Hi guys,
I just bought the ATI HD 4850. First off, a lot of people seem to have issues with overheating and thats because the fan barely runs on the card. I was shocked at the 81 C idle temp i was getting, then i found the workaround here: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=2751569 . Im pretty happy that i dont have to get an after-market cooler to overclock. However, i only have a 500W power supply. It's an OCZ Stealthstream with two 12V rails @ 18A each. My specs are: Athlon X2 5200+, 2x1GB PC6400 Ballistix, SB X-FI Extreme Audio, not sure on the HD, nothing fancy though, 2x120mm fans, 1x80mm fan. I was wondering if i overclocked maybe 8-10% past the 625MHz 993MHz stock speeds if I would see crashes, BSODs, etc, solely based on any inadequacy from the power supply. In other words, do i need a better power supply to OC my HD 4850?
I just bought the ATI HD 4850. First off, a lot of people seem to have issues with overheating and thats because the fan barely runs on the card. I was shocked at the 81 C idle temp i was getting, then i found the workaround here: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=2751569 . Im pretty happy that i dont have to get an after-market cooler to overclock. However, i only have a 500W power supply. It's an OCZ Stealthstream with two 12V rails @ 18A each. My specs are: Athlon X2 5200+, 2x1GB PC6400 Ballistix, SB X-FI Extreme Audio, not sure on the HD, nothing fancy though, 2x120mm fans, 1x80mm fan. I was wondering if i overclocked maybe 8-10% past the 625MHz 993MHz stock speeds if I would see crashes, BSODs, etc, solely based on any inadequacy from the power supply. In other words, do i need a better power supply to OC my HD 4850?