Is this PSU enough for overclocking i5 2500k?

[danielhetherington12]

I have a 500W ATX-500b PSU, you don't gotta tell me its garbage lmao. Just one question. Would this be enough for over clocking the i5 2500k to around 4.2ghz on a msi z77a-g43 motherboard? Dont got much money atm and a good psu is like £40.

 

[jay32267]

Without a graphics card?

I would say for sure.
Higher end graphics are what sucks most of the power.

 

[danielhetherington12]

Without a graphics card?

I would say for sure.
Higher end graphics are what sucks most of the power.

I have a GTX 1050ti from Asus , https://www.amazon.co.uk/NVIDIA-GeForce-PH-GTX1050TI-4G-Express-Graphics/dp/B01MFBKRI5/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1537558377&sr=1-7&keywords=gtx+1050+ti

 

[geofelt]

The wattage is fine; overclocking does not take all that much compared to graphics cards.

The danger of a cheap psu is not that it might not do the job.
The danger is if it fails under load, it can damage all your other parts.

 

[SgtScream]

It'll work fine, but you may achieve a better stable overclock with something better. I got my 2500k up to 4.9ghz at 1.52v on a EVGA 550w SuperNova G3.

 

[danielhetherington12]

Alright, thanks for the answers guys, just one more question. Should i get a 120mm AIO or an air cooler? Not sure what the specs of my case are as i can't find it anywhere online (originally got it as one of those amazon prebuilt gaming pc's)

Might just end up going with the AIO just incase a bulky air cooler won't fit

 

[SgtScream]

Alright, thanks for the answers guys, just one more question. Should i get a 120mm AIO or an air cooler? Not sure what the specs of my case are as i can't find it anywhere online (originally got it as one of those amazon prebuilt gaming pc's)

Might just end up going with the AIO just incase a bulky air cooler won't fit

I achieved the overclock stated above with a cooler master hyper 212 EVO. Temps never exceeded 75c in my cooler master HAF 922 case.

 

[geofelt]

Measure the height available.
If you have 160mm available, A $35 scythe kotetsu is a very good budget cooler.
The noctua NH-D15s @ $80 is one of the very best.
Both will fit in 160mm.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
Past that, A AIO radiator complicates creating a positive pressure filtered cooling setup which can keep your parts clean.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
Google for AIO leaks to see what can happen.
While unlikely, leaks do happen.

I would support an AIO cooler primarily in a space restricted case.
If one puts looks over function, that is a personal thing; not for me though.
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.

 

[danielhetherington12]

Measure the height available.
If you have 160mm available, A $35 scythe kotetsu is a very good budget cooler.
The noctua NH-D15s @ $80 is one of the very best.
Both will fit in 160mm.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
Past that, A AIO radiator complicates creating a positive pressure filtered cooling setup which can keep your parts clean.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
Google for AIO leaks to see what can happen.
While unlikely, leaks do happen.

I would support an AIO cooler primarily in a space restricted case.
If one puts looks over function, that is a personal thing; not for me though.
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.

Yeah my case won't be able to fit a 160mm Air Cooler. Thats kinda why im leaning towards on AIO. The CRYORIG - C7 is looking like a nice cooler, it matches most of my case and its pretty small. Although i could get a small noctua cooler and put a new fan on it.

 

[geofelt]

What is your case?
How much height do you actually have?
Cryorig H7 is a very good cooler that only needs 145mm.

Here are the TDP cooler guidelines for noctua.
https://noctua.at/en/tdp-guide

Regardless, any cooler needs a good source of fresh air to do it's job.

 

[danielhetherington12]

What is your case?
How much height do you actually have?
Cryorig H7 is a very good cooler that only needs 145mm.

Here are the TDP cooler guidelines for noctua.
https://noctua.at/en/tdp-guide

Regardless, any cooler needs a good source of fresh air to do it's job.

Yeah the thing is i got the pc originally as a prebuilt pc from amazon. You know one of those pretty bad ones with a GT 710, but i've upgraded it with 16gb of ram and gtx 1050ti. I can't seem to find the case online anywhere. I have about 140mm of space for a cooler.