macabreone Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 hello everyone, Iv been runing this system for over a year now and it has worked great but I think I would like to try overclocking it a bit. But Im a little concerned that I wont have enough juice in my PSU and I dont want to overstress my system. My current setup is: CPU: I7 870 MB: H55N mini-ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 VIDEO: GTX460 MSI twin frozerII tallon attack HD: 750gb Seagate baracuda 7200 PSU: SILVERSTONE ST45SF 450W SFX12V 80 PLUS BRONZE I wish I could just add a bigger PSU but the case Im using will only accept SFX sized power supplies. Please let me know what you think, I have not done any overclocking since way back with my 2500+ so Im a little behind the times but Id like to ge the most I can out of my system without frying it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchoman1 Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 i agree, your psu is a little low for an overclocked i7 and a 460, also, you are running a h55 mobo, which afaik cant overclock much, if at all, i think you need a p55 for overclocking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macabreone Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 I know this is not the best system for overclocking. I have seen the mother board overclock pretty well in reviews though. Right now I'm just concerned with having enough power before I try anything at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 I wouldn't overclock at all with that PSU. You're probably very close to the limits of it as is if you load your system down 100%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macabreone Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 Thanks for the input. I knew I was cutting it close as it, I'm just not sure how power supplies work with different rails and what components run off of what. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 One important thing is missing here. What kind of case do you have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinker Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 One important thing is missing here. What kind of case do you have. I should mention that putting all of that system in a lian li lanbox would do wonders. For one it would allow you to get a standard atx psu. Also if you want to mod alot then you could do some of that and place an h100 in the top portion. Would just have to make your own hole. Bt if you were going to do that you may as well get full blown liquid cooling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macabreone Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 Its all cramed into a dander den lan case and I just put a H100 in there last night (it just fit) so heat is no problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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