does a Great! psu help overclocking stability?

[JayP]

I was just curious... How important does the role of a psu play in the stability of overclocking? I'm using a generic 300w psu. My voltage is at 1.85v. I have 7 fans running in my system, not counting the psu itself:

2 92mm fans
3 80mm fans
2 60mm fans

I using burn6 for about an hour, then I decided to restart my computer. After it was going to post I got this strange bios rom checksum error.... i was stuck from there so i had to switch off the psu. I waited a few minutes and turn the psu back on, and then the powered up the system... This time no error. Why is this happening? Does it have to do with my psu not having enough juice?

[eobard]

I'm not sure why you had that specific error but I can tell you that a good ps is an essential part of overclocking success. I've got a piece of crap generic 300w and when I connect a volt mod I did on my motherboard to boost my core voltage to 2.06v my 5v line drops through the floor and I get regular crashes and can't even boot sometimes. I'd check your 5v line if I were you. Mine gives me problems below 4.83v although others have had different experiences. Hopefully your's isn't below 4.9v.

[The Coolest]

When I had low volts my comp wouldn't even boot... I think u should check you temps also

[Yodums]

It plays a big role in overclocking.. for everything..

CPU, Fans and such..

I mean sometimes your computer will run crappy with some bad generic PSU while your computer will overclock well as well run good with a very good brand of PSU's.. IE: Enermax, Antec and so on.