Top power supply options within a 50-60 dollar range for boosting your FX 8320's performance
Top power supply options within a 50-60 dollar range for boosting your FX 8320's performance
My Cx600 struggles with overclocking, so I'm searching for a new power supply in the $60 range.
My specs include: FX8320, R9380x (gigabyte), 12GB of 1600 RAM, Corsair Cx600, 1TB Western Digital HDD, Asus M5A97 R.2 motherboard.
Thanks for your assistance—I really appreciate it!
4.7 would be a stretch on that mobo. The r2 isn't bad, at least it's not the LE, so heatsinks aren't a problem on the VRM's. Much depends on how well you can achieve good airflow on the board. If you use liquid cooling, you'll definitely need a fan mounted to the back of your hdd/optical cage. Downdraft coolers like the Noctua NH-C12/14 would be ideal. It also depends on the voltages required for that voltage adjustment of the cpu. To reach 4.7 you'll need very low voltages. Some cpus require higher voltages to stay stable, so in that case you'd be looking at 4.5 or lower.
Seasonic SII12 620 Watt. Keep in mind before investing, as your motherboard isn't suitable for overclocking, which may limit your progress.
Do you believe I could achieve a minimum of 4.7 ghz overclock?
4.7 would be a stretch on that mobo. The r2 isn't bad, at least it's not the LE, so heatsinks aren't a problem on the VRM's. Much depends on how well you can achieve good airflow on the board. If you use liquid cooling, you'll definitely need a fan mounted to the back of your hdd/optical cage. Downdraft coolers like the Noctua NH-C12/14 would be ideal. It also depends on the voltages required for that voltage step of the CPU. To reach 4.7 you'll need very low voltages. Some CPUs require higher voltages to stay stable, so in that case you'd be looking at 4.5 or lower.
MSI 970 Gaming, Asus Sabertooth 990FX R.2, Gigabyte GA-99FXA-UD3/5, Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z, ASRock Fatal1ty Pro etc. Most of the decent 990FX and 990x boards should work well, but the MSI 970 Gaming stands out as the only chipset board I truly trust.
The H7 offers a solid budget cooler, comfortably handling 4.4GHz. As it climbs higher in wattage and frequency, the 4.7 model feels quite different. I wouldn’t be surprised if the numbers jump from 40 to 50 to around 70.