Will the Corsair VS550 handle a GTX970 and OC'd FX-6300?

[PhillipCZ]

Hello,

I have this rig, mentioned in the title, and everything is running just fine. Now, I would like to OC my CPU, to like 4,4GHz, raising the voltage by about 0,06. (I know this works, I had it OC'd once with a weaker GPU) Would the PSU handle that? If it shortens it's lifespan by even 50%, I don't care. I plan on replacing it soon (1 year). I don't really care about the noise, I would just want to know, if it would run, for at least a year.

Thank you.

(not a native english speaker, if something is not clear, please let me know)

 

[laviniuc]

the vs is the budget range from corsair, not the best psu-s... what was your other graphics card?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Yes it will be fine wattage wise, but being low quality, the extra load will wear out it's capacitors even faster and it may fail. You can use it in the interim while you get a better PSU, but no one can guarantee if it will take the load for a year or not.

 

[baniDJ]

It should work even if you overclock your CPU. The 970 is very efficient. Your PC in full load won't eat more than 400W, so you are saffe. You have 42A in 12V which means that you have 502W in 12V and that is enough for you PC even if you OC your GPU a little bit.

 

[PhillipCZ]

My other GPU was HD7750, i think it's consumption is about 30 - 40% of the 970.

 

[baniDJ]

Don't worry, it will work just fine.

Edit: Im running 2 270 with 49A at 12v

 

[PhillipCZ]

Well, thank you all. I will try it, who knows, maybe it won't bring the boost I wanted and I'll return it to its stock speeds.

http://www.seasonicusa.com/M12-EVO-Edition.htm - would this be a good replacement? (520W version)

 

[MeteorsRaining]

NOTE: No matter what the wattage or amperage is, if capacitors are low quality, they will wear out faster, making short life out of your PSU, maybe even your rig.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Well, thank you all. I will try it, who knows, maybe it won't bring the boost I wanted and I'll return it to its stock speeds.

http://www.seasonicusa.com/M12-EVO-Edition.htm - would this be a good replacement? (520W version)

Great choice, will last you long.