Overclocking and PSU

[nealh]

Holy Crap...why is it everyone is missing the point here

Lopri..states this is hypothetical and more concept question

He is not looking to RMA the PSU or unhappy by his OC...I want to scream..

Here is my answer:.. anytime one uses the term OVERCLOCKING(assuming the CSR even knows what this is)...that auto triggers end user error and component destruction and you can bet for the most part few if any comapnies will allow an RMA

I think you would need to tell them it is failing its rated specs

I am not smart enough to know for sure if the PSU is not providing appropriate power needs even given your comments and thoughts...I do agree the PSU maybe suspect
If you really up the vcore to say 1.65v do you see the same system crashes(And of course drop ram timings to take it out of the equation)

I do know I got better OCing when i went from a Antec 480w truepower to OCZ Powerstream 520W(on A64 3200@2750)..system ran overall smoother...so PSUs can play a huge role and there are time we get a 700w PSU but is a marginal unit ..so issues development

 

[myocardia]

It's been proven time and again that a psu is part of what makes a stable overclocked system. If you want to make sure that your psu isn't what's limiting your overclock, make sure that you have a good one, with abundant amounts of 12v power. That pretty much goes double, if you have a power-hungry video card, or 6 hard drives and 5 or 6 high speed fans.

 

[lopri]

Thank you Neal and Duvie. Yes, this issue made me quite curious about the PSU RMA and how it's getting done. It is doubly so because I've been thinking that PSU problem is a component that is often hardest to diagnos. As Neal correctly understood, I am very happy with my current OC, and more than anything else have no intention to take apart my immaculate cabling job! Maybe I should have exampled lower frequencies, but I thought the issue of 'overclocking' would be made more prominent by high frequencies. Regardless, I will definitely listen to Duvie's advice and try an active cooling on the NB/SB. But the question I threw in still remains unclear to me. I even PM'ed JonnyGuru but he hasn't replied in this thread yet, so I guess this issue will stay grey to me? Has anyone RMA'ed a PSU for any other reason than plain simple death of PSU?

 

[lopri]

Originally posted by: nealh
Here is my answer:.. anytime one uses the term OVERCLOCKING(assuming the CSR even knows what this is)...that auto triggers end user error and component destruction and you can bet for the most part few if any comapnies will allow an RMA

This is probably the closest to truth, I guess.

 

[lopri]

Off-topic Update: I am having an exactly same issue with EVGA 680i board now, with the only difference being the CPU frequency 3.60GHz this time. :frown: I have a Corsair PSU on my way, so I will see how things go.