overclocking 2600k on asus-p8z68-v-gen3

freelancerTax

hi
anyone here overclocked the i7 2600k on the asus-p8z68-v-gen3?

i wanna see if i can get it going to 4.8 on air (nh-d14) for rendering 3d animation

specs for this build are


Total build cost: £572.66 (inc Delivery £0.00 and VAT £95.44)
Intel Core i7 2600K Unlocked S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad, 3.4GHz, HD3000 IGP 850Mhz, 8MB Cache 95W Retail £248.60
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3 PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.5V £38.59
Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator and Fan Quiet CPU Cooler £64.18
Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3, Intel Z68, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0 (x16), D-Sub/DVI-D/HDMI, ATX £136.42
NZXT Source 210 Elite Black Mid Tower Gaming Case with USB 3.0 w/o PSU £33.85
520W Antec Neo Eco Modular PSU 82%Eff', 80 PLUS Bronze, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX *Scan Exclusive* £51.02

gonna add a nvidia geoforce 450 gt? also

also wondering if the antec 520 is enough to power this with an overclock and gpu?

cheers,
ft

jme2010

freelancerTax wrote: »

hi

also wondering if the antec 520 is enough to power this with an overclock and gpu?

Its always better to be over than under on wattage.

The 450 card would need ~120W leaving 400W for CPU/RAM/HDD's/Optical Drives. etc. Remember an overclocked CPU will draw even more power than is specified by the manufacturer.

You'll end up frying your new equipment.

I'd say start at least with a good 650W 80 plus rated PSU. Because you can always bring a great PSU over to your next build.

freelancerTax

thanks jme2010

got a 620 80+ psu in the end...
no hdds (os is on a readonly 4 gig flash drive)
no optical

all setup and runnig ubuntu 10.04
seems to be running fine on 620watt

cheers,
mark

EddieWeddie

Any news on your overclocking?
What speed did you get it to? Temp? Voltage? etc.
Planning to do the same with same set up so very interested in this.