Q6600 Vs power used by my rig

[Black Dragon]

I'm on the verge of buying one of these just now and it occurred to me that my PSU may not be up to the task if i over clock it. My rig is still the same as in my sig and nothing would change other than the CPU and cooler. My graphics card is overclocked a little but not hugely.

Anyone running something similar to mine, or any thoughts on whether i'd need to upgrade PSU also?

One other thing i'm considering is an e6850 or e8400(if it gets in stock in the next couple of days). I've been reading around that most people couldn't get the 6850 working on a 965-DS3 Rev 2, with one or 2 people saying it worked fine. Can anyone confirm these chips work on said boards?

 

[hp7909]

What the Corsair 520W? That's more than capable to handle a Q6600!

 

[Black Dragon]

Good to hear. What about the 6850's, anyone got them to run on 965-DS3 Ver 2's?

I'm seeing hints at a beta bios that will allow the board to run them nut that's all i'm seeing.

 

[khemist]

Black Dragon I will be sticking an e6850 on mm at some point today due to new cpu..all you need is a few more posts to be able to view it.

 

[Black Dragon]

Black Dragon I will be sticking an e6850 on mm at some point today due to new cpu..all you need is a few more posts to be able to view it.

That's all very well, i still wouldn't know if it would work on my board or not.

 

[Black Dragon]

So does anyone know? Or are you all too busy playin with your shiny new 8400's