how important is it to upgrade my power supply if i overclock my barton?

[chinkee]

here's my setup:


80 Gig WD hd
Sony 8x DVD writer
mobile barton 2400+
nf7-s v2
Thermalright slk 900a
350 Antec True Power Ps (came with the Antec 3700 BQE case)
*I have not yet bought RAM, but am thinkin about 1GB of either Corsair 3200 XMS or Mushkin 3500 Level II*

If i want to make the most out of my setup and ram timings, would I need to upgrade my power supply? i see a lot of people using the Antec True power 430W or was it 480W. Or is 350 W enough for what I want to do?

 

[Corporate Thug]

that powersupply is fine for OCing

 

[charloscarlies]

Originally posted by: shady06
that powersupply is fine for OCing

 

[zodder]

Great choice of cases.

You'll be fine. I have a 2.6C@3.25, stock cpu cooler, 2 optical drives, 1 hdd, 2 - 120mm case fans and that Antec PSU has been flawless so far.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: shady06
that powersupply is fine for OCing

Not necessarily, that's the same psu that Jeff7181 had in his system, and it was fine for him, until he bought a mobile Barton. Then the best he could do was 2.4ghz, until he bought an Antec TruePower 430, which made all of his problems go away.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: shady06
that powersupply is fine for OCing

Not necessarily, that's the same psu that Jeff7181 had in his system, and it was fine for him, until he bought a mobile Barton. Then the best he could do was 2.4ghz, until he bought an Antec TruePower 430, which made all of his problems go away.

I believe jeff had a smart power and not a truepower.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: shady06
that powersupply is fine for OCing

Not necessarily, that's the same psu that Jeff7181 had in his system, and it was fine for him, until he bought a mobile Barton. Then the best he could do was 2.4ghz, until he bought an Antec TruePower 430, which made all of his problems go away.

I believe jeff had a smart power and not a truepower.

Right, the same psu that this guy has. I know, because I bought the same case.
edit: Oh, and Antec doesn't even make a 350 watt TruePower. They make 330, 380, 430, 480, and 550 TruePowers.

 

[Shimmishim]

well chinkee deceived me!!!

i figured something was wrong when it said 350 true...

 

[Soulkeeper]

i've owned several antec psu's now
the 430 480 and 550 all treated me right in my various oc setups
the 350 should be plenty although 400 or more is what i usually suggest

good luck

 

[chinkee]

sorry, i didn't know there was a difference b/w smart power and true power. i just have the original power supply that came with the case = )

 

[Jeff7181]

It was an Antec SL350 2.4 Ghz was the limit... and the RAM was limited to 210 Mhz as well, which is now running 218 with my new power supply.

 

[chinkee]

so what is your mobile OC'ed up to now jeff? just trying to figure out if it'll be worth it in the long run I was actually "hoping" to achieve a 2.4 GHz overclock, wasn't expecting much more with all the posts of people claiming to only be able to reach 2.2~2.3GHz Oc w/ 2400 mobile bartons.

 

[Jeff7181]

I haven't played with it much cause only a few days after I got the PSU I left for Florida... but I left it at 218x11 which is still 2.4 Ghz... but better than the 209x11.5 I was running before. Voltages are more stable now with the new PSU, and I'm pretty confident that I can get to 2.5 Ghz on 1.75 volts. I'll try it out more when I get back from this vacation.

 

[Lyfer]

Get the best PSU you can afford. The TruePower 430W is a steal at $66 IMO.