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[Solved] Is my PSU sufficient?

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cpitts1   01-25-2012 at 03:35:15 AM

I'd like to be able to overclock my 2500k to about 4.3 GHz, and maybe clock my 570 a little bit higher, but i'm worried about my power supply, i have a corsair ax 750w, and i was wondering if it would be okay to overclock? i also have 6 case fans, a dvd drive, and 2 hard drives (if that makes a difference)
Thanks

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cpitts1 wrote :

I'd like to be able to overclock my 2500k to about 4.3 GHz, and maybe clock my 570 a little bit higher, but i'm worried about my power supply, i have a corsair ax 750w, and i was wondering if it would be okay to overclock? i also have 6 case fans, a dvd drive, and 2 hard drives (if that makes a difference)
Thanks



Well, here is one free online psu calculator:

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

There are others, I am not sure which is most accurate. Corsair is solid for psu's, 750watts should be more than enough for one 570 overclocked. How many 12v rails does that psu have, and how many amps per 12v rail?

Looks like your psu is 80plus Gold certified, with one +12v rail and 62amps. That is quite good, I believe. Should have no problems at all running what you are currently thinking about.

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ebalong   01-25-2012 at 04:27:49 AM
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cpitts1 wrote :

I'd like to be able to overclock my 2500k to about 4.3 GHz, and maybe clock my 570 a little bit higher, but i'm worried about my power supply, i have a corsair ax 750w, and i was wondering if it would be okay to overclock? i also have 6 case fans, a dvd drive, and 2 hard drives (if that makes a difference)
Thanks



Well, here is one free online psu calculator:

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

There are others, I am not sure which is most accurate. Corsair is solid for psu's, 750watts should be more than enough for one 570 overclocked. How many 12v rails does that psu have, and how many amps per 12v rail?

Looks like your psu is 80plus Gold certified, with one +12v rail and 62amps. That is quite good, I believe. Should have no problems at all running what you are currently thinking about.


Message edited by ebalong on 01-25-2012 at 04:34:33 AM
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davcon   01-25-2012 at 06:24:57 AM

You have nothing to be concerned about with oc'ing your rig with that psu.
It could handle 570 Sli no problem.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/gefo [...] -review/13

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jsc   01-31-2012 at 09:48:28 AM

Goodness, yes. A good 550 watt PSU will handle your system as long as it has only one GPU.

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Mousemonkey   02-01-2012 at 08:28:44 PM

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cpitts1 wrote :

I'd like to be able to overclock my 2500k to about 4.3 GHz, and maybe clock my 570 a little bit higher, but i'm worried about my power supply, i have a corsair ax 750w, and i was wondering if it would be okay to overclock? i also have 6 case fans, a dvd drive, and 2 hard drives (if that makes a difference)
Thanks



Well, here is one free online psu calculator:

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

There are others, I am not sure which is most accurate. Corsair is solid for psu's, 750watts should be more than enough for one 570 overclocked. How many 12v rails does that psu have, and how many amps per 12v rail?

Looks like your psu is 80plus Gold certified, with one +12v rail and 62amps. That is quite good, I believe. Should have no problems at all running what you are currently thinking about.

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