How Do I know if My Power Supply is strong enough for Overclocking?

[Ace No-Money]

I've been doing a lot of overclocking lately, but I am beginning to wonder if my computer is holding me back from overclocking more because of the Undependable Power Supply. I have a 550w Lead Power PSU, but I have noticed that the voltages move up and down A lot, especially when using a lot of voltage.

How can i tell if I need a better brand of PSU or not? How are the voltages supposed to fluctuate?


Dangit! People have hit 2.7GHz with this CPU and I can't get mine much farther than 2.5GHz! What am I doing wrong?

 

[Apokalipse]

if the voltages move a lot, it's not good for overclocking.
a stable PSU means less chance of your CPU producing errors. even at stock this is true.

 

[Spartan]

or it just might be a dud core on top of ur unstable psu, happens sometimes

 

[Ste]

Lead? never heard of it. Its probably not the best or even close to good. Especially since I never heard of it. If you want tell me a budget and Ill find you a replacement.

What Brand name was that again?

Lead??/

 

[Spartan]

lol, i didnt even notice that, wtf?? lead, rofl

 

[Apokalipse]

you should get an Antec, OCZ or PCP&C

 

[lazerman]

I believe 2.7 is one of the highest on air so far now. I can only get mine to 2.53ghz Prime95 stable, but I could do more, if I had different ram. I believe even with watercooling any much more then that (2.7ghz) is almost not possible.