[SOLVED] Overclocking and Power consumption

[Ryan3996]

Hey all I’m fairly new to all of the PC builds and still learning I wanted to build my pc myself but instead chose my components and had a company build it (PC specialist) , anyway my question is on my current build I have a 350w Corsair PSU VS-350 and a GTX1660ti GPU I noticed that the GPU is overclockable and wondered if I’d need to upgrade my PSU for overclocking it ? I’ve seen a few videos that don’t touch the actual voltage to the GPU but the GPU memory and GPU core speed , providing I only do this and not touch the voltage will my PSU handle a slight overlook on my GPU , thanks in advance , Ryan 👽

 

[Phaaze88]

It might, it might not. That's a power supply suited for home/office PCs - easy, steady, low power loads, and not a gaming PC - difficult, wildly fluctuating high and low loads.
If nothing else, the Corsair VS shouldn't blow up on you, but if you start crashing/freezing, then you will know why.

What is the cpu?
What is the exact model of the 1660Ti?

 

[Ryan3996]

CPU:

Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-9500F (3.0GHz) 9MB Cache

GPU:

6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 Ti - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!

 

[Ryan3996]

If this is not adequate could you recommend a higher wattage PSU please and any recommendations would be welcome

 

[Phaaze88]

i5-9500: 160w(as a worst case scenario, on Prime 95: https://bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/cpus/intel-core-i5-9500-review/6/)
1660Ti: 120w
= 280w, but we need to include some extra headroom for everything else, so let's add 20% of this total on top...
=336w.
The VS350 has just 300w on the +12v rail... I'd say you're more likely to crash trying to OC.


Corsair CX550, CX550M, TX550M
Seasonic Focus, or Focus Plus 550
EVGA Supernova G3

 

[Ryan3996]

Thankyou for your help As everything is in motion I’ll have to buy a better PSU after the pc turns up and install it myself , any tips ?

 

[Phaaze88]

Not really, other than don't try to overclock the gpu.
I mean, even if you did anyway, the worst that unit would do is crash/freeze on you.

 

[Ryan3996]

I have upped my PSU to 650w so I don’t have to worry about if I wanna add let’s in future upgrades and went with a Corsair vs650 thanks for the help