cavalierjan19 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Hi, Recently I have been wondering about one thing. My new system is going to use the following parts. i7-3960X Gigabyte GTX970 OC Asus Rampage IV Extreme Kingston HyperX Beast XMP 16GB 1600MHz RAM Western Digital Black 2TB HDD Samsung 256GB 850 Pro Series SSD Noctua NH-D15 cooling Thermaltake Smart Series 630W PSU Cooler Master CM690III Advanced Case LiteOn DVD+/-RW iHAS122-14 Optical Drive Samsung 27 inch VA Curved 1920x1080 Monitor The question is the following: I want to overclock my CPU, however I don't know how far I can go. With the calculated GPU and CPU usage at maximium + the power consumption of the other parts it's gonna be something about 590-600W with a slight 4.375GHz overclock. Is this safe? Or should I go down to about 4,2GHz- or even lower. Hopefully someone has a good answer to my problem..... My Blog:http://thebadpilotsblog.blogspot.com/ My PC: i7-3970X up to 4.0GHz, Gigabyte GTX970 OC, Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme, Kingston HyperX Beast XMP 16GB, Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SSD, Western Digital Black 2TB, Noctua NH-D15, Thermaltake SE Smart 630W, Cooler Master CM690 III, Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrussell Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 There are many calculators available to provide the info you are seeking. Try this one. Bruce http://www.coolermaster.outervision.com/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]I5-2500k@ 4.5Ghz/ 16 GB Gskill DDR3 1600/Nvidia GTX460 1GB// CH Yoke/Pedals/Throttle/TrackIR/Win7/ Fsx Deluxe SP1 & SP2 "Don't let fear or good judgment hold you back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 With the calculated GPU and CPU usage at maximium + the power consumption of the other parts it's gonna be something about 590-600W with a slight 4.375GHz overclock. Is this safe? How are you calculating the power use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 How are you calculating the power use? Good question. I don't know where he gets such an amount. The video card will max out at 145W, the CPU at around 100W. Cheers! Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavalierjan19 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Assuming my CPU is gonna have a TDP of 155-160 after overclocking to about (4.0-4.2GHz) than it should be just fine. I calculated the Power consumption with pcpartpicker (everything except CPU and GPU) and and added the CPU and GPU power consumption under stress: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-3960x-x79-sandy-bridge-e,3071-19.html https://www.techpowerup.com/mobile/reviews/MSI/GTX_970_Gaming/25.html Here's the sites that I used for the power consumption tests. Edit: The majority of power calculators recommend a 550-560W PSU. My one's fine. My Blog:http://thebadpilotsblog.blogspot.com/ My PC: i7-3970X up to 4.0GHz, Gigabyte GTX970 OC, Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme, Kingston HyperX Beast XMP 16GB, Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SSD, Western Digital Black 2TB, Noctua NH-D15, Thermaltake SE Smart 630W, Cooler Master CM690 III, Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Those are whole system power draws, aren't they? Cheers! Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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