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How big a PSU to overclock the card over 1500mhz? Apparently with this card (GTX 980 GIGABITE 4G G1) IT can reach that with no probs, also I'd like to overclock the cpu to 4.6. Here are my specs so far:



CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£259.59 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£81.39 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£145.50 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£108.94 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£142.77 @ PC World Business)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£56.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£469.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£114.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.46 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1536.42

381W so far
 
A 550W would be fine...but that would limit you to one card in the future. If you are good with that, then grab this Seasonic 550W. If its possible to use two cards in the future, use the EVGA Supernova G2 750W we linked you to earlier.

The Corsair CX, while plenty serviceable, isn't exactly a Tier 1 power supply.
 
Thanks, I'll use that build, what do you think I'd be averaging on bf4 in 1080p?
 
Not sure off the top of my head. Any 980 review with BF4 can tell you though.
 
I told you earlier, after testing on my system. You're looking at about 90-100FPS average. Anything more than that is icing, and anything less is likely a defect. The end result is actually overkill.
 
So there we go, the beast has been configured, thanks everyone for their input, very very helpful!!
 
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