Oc'd fx 6300 + gtx 970 on 500w psu?

[zsvoboda]

Hey guys! I made a post a few days back wondering if my 6300 would bottleneck 2 960's in SLI. However, I'm pretty determined to return my 960 and throw down a little more cash and get a single 970 instead.

The majority of people are saying the the 6300 will cause the 970 to bottleneck by a bit, which I completely expected to be the case. However, watching videos online, I've seen great results when the 6300 is OC'd to 4.3ish. If I invest in the 970, will my 500 watt psu (EVGA BRONZE) be enough to handle an OC on my cpu as well as the new gpu? Or am I going to have to invest in a better psu as well?

I know that the 6300 is a 95w cpu but I'm very new to overclocking so I have no clue how much that bumps up wattage.

Thank you!

 

[shiva92]

Get a 550Watts PSU(preferably Seasonic 80+ bronze/gold) to be in the safe side.

 

[Computer Blackwidow]

Calculate your power supply usage here:
http://powersupplycalculator.net/
If it is less than 400w, you are good. EVGA makes good power supply. Toy can overclock with it if the power supply usage is less than 400w.
CORRECT METHOD TO OVERCLOCK:
I will recommend to do overclocking in bios because it needs less voltage, higher oc and if also increase the processor life comparable to oc by software. Also If you get Any manual settings and of you go for that then the oc will be unstable and will produce more heat. If you give less voltage then you will get unstable oc and if you give higher voltage then it will produce more heat and will reduce CPUs life. So it is important to find a sweet point of correct combination of frequency and voltage. To do that Just follow this Steps:
1) just enable your XMP memory profile if your memory support that.
2) increase the cpu ratio from factory settings a little(whichever smallest possible) and boot in your os.
3) Download cpu stress testing software prime95 and do a stress test around 20 minutes.
4) if it passes then restart and go in bios, increase a little cpu ratio again a little bit.
5) if it passes then repeat 4th method. And if it not passes then go in bios and increase the CPU voltage and again test. Just keep doing that.
6) a time will arrive when the temp will gone so high, at that time you have to stop and keep it to cool.
7) also when doing upper methods you have to keep a eye on your temps.
8) a step will arrive when prime95 will never pass or the temp will gone so high immediately when stress test started, that point you have to stop and you get the unleashed speed of your processor. You got a stable oc now. Watch temps and don't let them go above 80. Best luck