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    Posted: 02 Mar 2009 at 2:19pm
Afternoon all,

I'm after a bit of advice, should I upgrade the power supply unit for my pc? I've been advised that overclocking and the GTX won't help the small wattage it has. Should I upgrade?
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I presume it's 650 at the moment as in your title?

 

Have a look at the following PSU calculator.

 

You may be surprised how little power you need, as long as it's a good make PSU that’s does what it's supposed to... many cheap ones don't.

 

http://www.antec.outervision.com/

 

It includes the i7.
 
Just had a quick go based on guessing your kit and got 600 watt.
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569W I got, seems ok to me! Maybe when I have a little more money I might sell and upgrade the PSU just to be on the safe side.
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Good quality PSU's can give out their peak wattage consistantly. You could push the PSU at 620W and it shouldn't be a problem, if its high quality. (Corsair, OCZ, SilverStone etc).
 
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I use mine for spare knickers when I'm traveling.
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If it's stable now, don't obsess. Just have fun with your PC.
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