OC Wattage
OC Wattage
I have an i5-3570k running at 4.2ghz, powered by a Hyper 212 EVO, paired with an R7 250 GPU and a 350w PSU. During a stress test, temperatures peaked around 62°C, so cooling seems sufficient. I’m curious about pushing the CPU further with such a low-power PSU.
The only certainty comes from testing directly. Adding another 100-200MHz would consume very few watts overall. The situation also relies heavily on the quality of your 350W PSU. Generally, as you approach its maximum output, the PSU becomes less stable and consistent, which could affect OC performance.