GTX 960 overclock on 430w psu?

[Glorious Goglets]

Can i overclock a gtx 960 with a 430w psu?

Specs:

CPU: 15 4460
088dt1 (dell motherboard)
8gb ram

 

[vlxedits]

Minimum power supply for standard use is 400 watts, im assuming that 430watts will be okay for overclocking. Only way to see is by testing it though!

 

[mlga91]

Which 430W PSU? If its a quality PSU there should be no problem.

 

[MarkW]

It depends on the power supply. If you have a cheap one, probably not. If on the other hand you have a good or high quality power supply, I would range anywhere from possibly to no.

I would much rather see you with a high quality 450 watt unit to be certain that you were not going to overload the PSU.

But I suspect its a cheap power supply because you did not list the brand or model of it.

 

[Glorious Goglets]

This is the one I'll probably get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

 

[vlxedits]

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437691487&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+500w 5 dollars more, better quality, free shipping , definitely can oc with this

 

[Glorious Goglets]

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437691487&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+500w 5 dollars more, better quality, free shipping , definitely can oc with this

The corsair psu has a rebate; making it only $20

 

[vlxedits]

Yes but those corsair models are a bit lower quality, up to you though .

 

[mlga91]

If you plan to overclock get a decent power supply, dont skimp on the PSU.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

 

[MarkW]

This is the one I'll probably get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

Last week, the Corsair CX series of power supplies was lowered to Tier 4 here on Tomshardware.com. Here is what the header for Tier 4 says:

Tier Four
No Japanese capacitors found. Only Taiwanese capacitors and may even include Chinese capacitors. Very basic safety circuits or even thin gauge wiring used. Not for gaming rigs or overclocking systems of any kind. Avoid unless your budget dictates your choice.

The reason it was lowered is that we are seeing far too many people showing up asking for help with what appears to be capacitors failing, and many of those units are 1 to 2 years old. People are experiencing unexpected reboots and other errors.

The list that I use here has power supplies ranked from Tier 1 (the best) to Tier 5 (trash). We recommend only buying a Tier 1 or Tier 2 power supply. I will link the list here so that you can see for yourself what is in those 2 tiers.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html