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Core i7 870 - 600 watt PSU enough for OC?

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bkzed

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Hi,

I have CoolerMaster xtream power 600 watt psu, can I overclock my i7 870 to 3.8 ghz with this psu?

these are my system specs -

Processor - Core i7 870 2.93 Ghz
Heatsink - CoolerMaster Hyper 212+
Motherboard - MSI H55M - E33
Ram - Corsair VS 1333 Mhz DDR3 4GB RAM
HDD - WD 500GB 7200RPM
PSU - CoolerMaster xtream Power 600w
GPU - Nvidia QuadroFX 3800 1GB
Windows 7 Professional 64bit

Thanks in advance for your suggetions
 
bkzed said:
after reading this - http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/arti...e-Power-Plus-600-W-Power-Supply-Review/1034/9

I think I have purchased fake product form cooler master as stated in above article it says the product is not capable of giving more than 450w power supply.

can I still have the enogh wattage to overclock i7 870 with this product?
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Where did you purchase it from? Any chance or returning it?

Having said that I think will still be OK.
I have the following system;
Asus P5E socket775 MB
Intel Q9450 OC @ 3.2GHz (1.32v)
Asus White Knight cooler
G.Skill 8GB DDR2-800 (4x2GB)
ATI HD4870 1GB GPU
4 HD's (150GB WD Raptor, 2x1TB WD Green, 320GB WD)
2 DVD drives
Logitech wireless KB/mouse reciever
Cosair 520HX PSU

Checking power usage with a Kill-A-Watt, I have ~310 watts at idle and ~380 watts at full CPU load with P95.

Assuming ~80% efficiency, the computer is only using ~300 watts of actual power. I have quite a bit more equipment in my rig compared than the list given. Since you already have it, it's worth giving it a try.
 
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