Power Supply Question

[Johnny Marco]

Hello everyone,

I have an FX 6300, a GTX 750 ti, an ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3, and 8 gb of RAM.

My PSU to power this is the Antec VP-450. I've done some OC with my CPU already and have gotten it stable at 4.5 ghz with low temps (Hyper 212 EVO cooler). My question is: is it best to upgrade my PSU if I plan to OC more, say both my GPU and CPU? It is only a 450W, so I'm a bit concerned that it is not enough for my OC demands.

Thanks!

 

[DonkeyOatie]

The GTX 750ti is very low power use, 450W is plenty (well enough at least) You system draw is unlikely to exceed 320W, even when overclocked both CPU and GPU.

I would not have recommended that motherboard (I hope). It lacks heatsinks on the VRMs and can overheat when you overclock. Get some aftermarket heatsinks or zip-tie a fan in the case to cool your motherboard.

I would prefer to use a higher-performance PSU for Overclocking or anything else. What market are you in?

 

[Johnny Marco]

The GTX 750ti is very low power use, 450W is plenty (well enough at least) You system draw is unlikely to exceed 320W, even when overclocked both CPU and GPU.

I would not have recommended that motherboard (I hope). It lacks heatsinks on the VRMs and can overheat when you overclock. Get some aftermarket heatsinks or zip-tie a fan in the case to cool your motherboard.

I would prefer to use a higher-performance PSU for Overclocking or anything else. What market are you in?

So far it's been a good motherboard; can't complain. I have about 4 fans cooling my rig, 5 if you count the CPU cooler, so I don't think temperatures for the motherboard will be an issue. I do have a fan specifically cooling the motherboard too.

I'm in the budget market; whatever will get me the most bang for my buck.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

If there are issues, the will appear when you go higher or when the motherboard gets older. It seems that you have that under control anyway.