Is the OCZ 600w adj. power supply overkill?

[spc hink]

First of all, I am not for sure if this was the best forum to post on, but my questions are specifically about overclocking. Also I did a search on it but would like to have more insight from other users.

I will be recieving a 600w adj. power supply in a trade Link and i was wondering if it is too much than I need. These are the components that I hope to run in my pc:
3200+ venice
DFI nf4 ultra-d
BFG 6600gt (maybe a 6800gt or 7800gt)
OCZ PC4000 VX (not sure yet)
OCZ 600w adj.

Water Cooling set up:
Danger Den D-4
DD TDX waterblock
Black Ice dual radiator
Maze 4 gpu block

I hope to one day add peltiers to my cooling set-up after i have gained some more info on watercooling and overclocking.

How much more of an overclock will I be able to achieve with the ocz over other models that are in the sub-$100 level.

Also, are there any other components in my potential build that would bottle-neck an overclock.

I really appreciate all the help that members here on Anandtech provide. Thanks.

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: spc hink
First of all, I am not for sure if this was the best forum to post on, but my questions are specifically about overclocking. Also I did a search on it but would like to have more insight from other users.

I will be recieving a 600w adj. power supply in a trade Link and i was wondering if it is too much than I need. These are the components that I hope to run in my pc:
3200+ venice
DFI nf4 ultra-d
BFG 6600gt (maybe a 6800gt or 7800gt)
OCZ PC4000 VX (not sure yet)
OCZ 600w adj.

Water Cooling set up:
Danger Den D-4
DD TDX waterblock
Black Ice dual radiator
Maze 4 gpu block

I hope to one day add peltiers to my cooling set-up after i have gained some more info on watercooling and overclocking.

How much more of an overclock will I be able to achieve with the ocz over other models that are in the sub-$100 level.

Also, are there any other components in my potential build that would bottle-neck an overclock.

I really appreciate all the help that members here on Anandtech provide. Thanks.

If you're gaming the most important is your videocard, so before spending money on stuff for overclocking get a good videocard (7800 or X1800 series), and then see what you have left.

When overclocking, specially if you think of adding advanced cooling solutions it's good to have a nice headroom on your PSU, and it's also something that can last several PC's.

 

[spc hink]

Thanks for the advice. I will probley keep the psu then. I have another rig that i use for gaming with a 7800gt. This new build is mainly for overclocking and for a case mod, and some cs:s to lan it up on.

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: spc hink
Thanks for the advice. I will probley keep the psu then. I have another rig that i use for gaming with a 7800gt. This new build is mainly for overclocking and for a case mod, and some cs:s to lan it up on.

a rig for mainly overclocking? Normally I would expect a computer optimized for the software that was going to run on, but I guess that's just me


I'm not sure I understand why you would do that, but if it's just for an experimental build......

 

[spc hink]

Originally posted by: biostud

Originally posted by: spc hink
Thanks for the advice. I will probley keep the psu then. I have another rig that i use for gaming with a 7800gt. This new build is mainly for overclocking and for a case mod, and some cs:s to lan it up on.

a rig for mainly overclocking? Normally I would expect a computer optimized for the software that was going to run on, but I guess that's just me


I'm not sure I understand why you would do that, but if it's just for an experimental build......

Well, I just want a computer that I can mess around with and not worry about messing something up. The program that I will be running on it most will be F@H, so a higher cpu speed definitly helps that. Instead of spending my money on girls and going to parties, I spend it on computers.