PSU advice

CinderzFTW · 7 Sep 2012 at 15:46

I am hopefully getting a phenom 965 (to replace my athlon x4 640) and have a asus gtx560 directcu... is the Corsair CX600 V2 PSU enough for me to overclock both the cpu and gpu when i get it??? or will i need something a bit more gutsy!

RJC · 7 Sep 2012 at 15:48

Your psu will be fine.

CinderzFTW · 7 Sep 2012 at 15:49

really because its only got 40amps on the 12v rail and my mate says that my card will take up most of that (asus gtx560 direct cu (1st version)) so i won't have enough amps to overclock my cpu too

RJC · 7 Sep 2012 at 15:56

Your GPU would at a guess pull 180 to 200w absolute max.

jbloggs · 7 Sep 2012 at 16:02

I'm running the following on a Corsair VX450:

Asus P8P67 Pro, 8GB ram, 2500K @4.6, ATI 5850, 1 x SSD, 3 x HDDs, 1 x-Fi ExtremeMusic

And have been doing so for the last 15 months without issues...

CinderzFTW · 7 Sep 2012 at 16:04

coolio thanks

also you think replacing my athlon x4 640 with a 965 would be a decent step up at all?

Lemin · 7 Sep 2012 at 17:10

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chart...ming-Left-4-Dead-2,Marque_fbrandx32,2433.html

CinderzFTW · 7 Sep 2012 at 17:20

cool thanks and would my arctic freezer pro 7 rev 2 be ok to cool it yea?

Orcvader · 7 Sep 2012 at 17:24

The pro 7 is basically a quiet version of the stock cooler, I would be more tempted to go for a better one.

CinderzFTW · 7 Sep 2012 at 17:25

hmmm i cant afford a new one atm... im getting the psu/cpu by accident so... i should be ok on stock and maybe a small overclock shouldn't i?