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Sufficient PSU?

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CMC79

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Ordered a Venice 3200, DFI NF4 Ultra, and a x800xl video card. I also have two optical drives, two hard drives, and two case fans, and 2x512mb sticks of memory. I'm using a 420W Thermaltake PurePower PSU--is this going to be sufficient for my system, or do I need an upgrade? I do plan on overclocking--only on air, and limited voltage increases. If I need more power, any suggestions that are reasonably priced?
 
Is that a 20pin PS or a 24pin one? DFI strongly recomends a 24pin PS for their nF4 boards, although you are able to run it on a high quality 20pin PS.
 
No. Don't get an adapter. If its 20 pin, run it with jsut the 20pins, adapters are supposed to cause much instability.

Are you planning on OCing?
 
Yes, but only on air cooling and with modest voltage increases. I'm not a total noob--I've usually overclocked if I can--but I'm certainly not an expert. I'm usually cautious about it, but I'm rather eager to see what the Venice core can do.
 
While you can run the DFI nF4 stably with the 20 pin PS, I don't know if you can OC with it. I would get a 24 pin PS if your going to OC.
 
Thanks for the info. Any suggestions about 24 pin PSU's? Especially under $100 ones? When I do a search for PSU's that have 24 pins on Newegg, what do I look for to know if they have it? The information isn't always consistent from one entry to the next.
 
just get a decent psu that meets dfi's recommendations- 24 pin and at least 480w with i think a minimum of 26 on 12v (check dfi street for exact specs). they're not that much $.
 
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