is this enough power??

[david2710]

I5 2500k
Gtx 460
Corsair H60 liquid cooling
Gigabite Z68-AP-D3
Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 Ram
x2 Sata HDD 250GB 7200 RPM
1 Dvd RW drive.

will this power supply be enough for this rig if its gunna be a squeze dont say yes. will i have room to overclock GPU,CPU with this PSU thanks in advance.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS&tool=3

 

[jazon1]

should be fine but might want to go for a 600watt to be safe for your overclocking.

 

[Nightman28]

My personal opinion for overclocking 600W min, but it also depends on your system and its requirements. I also like to plan my build for a couple years down the road so I suggest 700W+.

 

[david2710]

so carnt i really get that 500w psu to be safe at with abit of oc?

 

[mjw21a]

Agreed, go with a higher end PSU if you intend to overclock.

 

[david2710]

so wont a 500w do this?

 

[mjw21a]

Maybe, but maybe not. One thing you never want to do is overload a PSU. It's not good for the PSU and generally when doing this the quality of the power uoutput to components is not good, potentially damaging them, and certainly causing stability issues. It's always good to give yourself a little leeway.

 

[Nebulous]

I agree. 500w for that system is cutting it quite close. You might be able to get away with running stock speed with it, but once you start overclocking you're going to push that psu to it's limits.

 

[mjw21a]

550W is the minimal you want to look at for overclocking. More is better when you overclock the video card so go with a 600 or 650W unit. It doesn't cost that much more anyway.

 

[Bobnova]

Really?
I figure that's probably plenty. GTX460 tdp is only 150-160w.
Wall loads with a rather heavier CPU load: http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-460-review/13

I wouldn't try to max the 460 out with custom BIOS files and crazy volts, but for some basic OCing a corsair 500w ought to be fine IMO.

 

[mjw21a]

^^^I tend to think in AMD overclock terms

 

[JigPu]

I'm with Bobnova 100% on this one. None of the parts are particularly high power, and he's not using running SLI or Crossfire. A quality 500W PSU would be more than enough to handle stock speeds, and should have enough headroom to support a bit of OCing as well. Nothing crazy, but it shouldn't be a squeeze either.

JigPu

 

[david2710]

so what do i get then 500w - 600w?

 

[mjw21a]

I'd probably go with a 550 myself. Having said that, I'll defer to Bobnova in almost anything PSU related. He knows more about them.