What should I buy for overclocking

[will]

basically a good quality 450-500w PSU will be enough for you, maybe more if you plan on upgrading later. i can really recommend corsair PSUs, they're really good quality and are really silent. on the cheap end you could go for the corsair vx450 or the vx550, these are the 'value' corsair PSUs, they are still amazing quality as they're made by seasonic. however, they arent modular (ie all the cables are always plugged in, you can't remove them) which can be useful.
anyway you should check out this thread:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=39758&highlight=psu+guide

and look at the manafacturers of all the PSUs you are thinking of, it will show which manafacturers are reliable and which aren't!

 

[Deleted member 24505]

If you can afford it,try and get a corsair hx520w modular,very good and reliable.

 

[coyote1982]

I checked the store's website again and found several PSU that should fit my system. There are no Corsair PSUs but they do have SeaSonic.
Here's a list with all the ~500W-600W models (The last number in every line is the price in local currency):
Zalman ZM500-HP 500Watt Ultra Quiet 605.00
HEC Cougar600 600W 550.00
HEC 500TDT 500W 265.00
HEC WIN550 550W 385.00
HEC ACE580 580W 410.00
Antec EarthWatts EA500 500W 485.00
Antec Basiq BP500 500W 390.00
SilverStone Element SST-ST50EF-FLUS 500W 565.00
SilverStone Strider SST-ST56F 560W 545.00
SilverStone Strider SST-ST50F 500W 450.00
Seasonic S12 SS-550HT 550W SLI 735.00
Seasonic S12 II SS-500GB 500W 580.00
Thermaltake Toughpower QFAN 500W cable management-EPS 12V 575.00
Thermaltake TR2 550W 12CM FAN 450.00
Thermaltake TR2 RX 450W 14CM FAN Cable Management 320.00
Thermaltake TR2 RX 500W 14CM FAN Cable Management 470.00
Thermaltake TR2 RX 550W 14CM FAN Cable Management 540.00
OCZ 500W StealthXStream PSU 365.00
Enermax Liberty-DXX 500W Modular cables 580.00
PC POWER & COOLING S47X Silencer 470W 400.00

What would you buy?

 

[will]

I checked the store's website again and found several PSU that should fit my system. There are no Corsair PSUs but they do have SeaSonic.
Here's a list with all the ~500W-600W models (The last number in every line is the price in local currency):
Zalman ZM500-HP 500Watt Ultra Quiet 605.00
HEC Cougar600 600W 550.00
HEC 500TDT 500W 265.00
HEC WIN550 550W 385.00
HEC ACE580 580W 410.00
Antec EarthWatts EA500 500W 485.00
Antec Basiq BP500 500W 390.00
SilverStone Element SST-ST50EF-FLUS 500W 565.00
SilverStone Strider SST-ST56F 560W 545.00
SilverStone Strider SST-ST50F 500W 450.00
Seasonic S12 SS-550HT 550W SLI 735.00
Seasonic S12 II SS-500GB 500W 580.00
Thermaltake Toughpower QFAN 500W cable management-EPS 12V 575.00
Thermaltake TR2 550W 12CM FAN 450.00
Thermaltake TR2 RX 450W 14CM FAN Cable Management 320.00
Thermaltake TR2 RX 500W 14CM FAN Cable Management 470.00
Thermaltake TR2 RX 550W 14CM FAN Cable Management 540.00
OCZ 500W StealthXStream PSU 365.00
Enermax Liberty-DXX 500W Modular cables 580.00
PC POWER & COOLING S47X Silencer 470W 400.00

What would you buy?

Out of those I would get the seasonic 500w. The 550w is good as well, but not really worth the extra money! Other very good ones are the enermax 500w (especially as its modular), the pc power&cooling 470w. the antex earthwatts and the thermaltake PSUs are also good (not sure about the different models though). I havent had any experience with silverstone PSUs so i cant comment on them.

 

[xmountainxlionx]

I would get a different mobo (ie not intel) as intels don't overclock well (or maybe not at all). I would get an Asus or gigabyte instead. Just make sure it's p35 or x38 based.

what do you mean? p35/x38 is a very good overclocking chipset. unless you where talking about the actual motherboard manufacturer, but you should say what you mean, because i dont know. thanks

 

[coyote1982]

Thanks again Will. Since the SeaSonic looks too expensive, I guess I'll take one of the cheaper 500W PSUs that you recommended:
Antec EarthWatts EA500 500W 485.00
or
Thermaltake TR2 RX 500W 14CM FAN Cable Management 470.00
what do you say?

 

[will]

what do you mean? p35/x38 is a very good overclocking chipset. unless you where talking about the actual motherboard manufacturer, but you should say what you mean, because i dont know. thanks

yeah sorry i should have been clearer, i meant intel manafactured boards, not intel chipsets, they rock!

 

[will]

Thanks again Will. Since the SeaSonic looks too expensive, I guess I'll take one of the cheaper 500W PSUs that you recommended:
Antec EarthWatts EA500 500W 485.00
or
Thermaltake TR2 RX 500W 14CM FAN Cable Management 470.00
what do you say?

out of those two i would get the thermaltake, but im not sure though, you should ask some other people as well, to make sure.

 

[coyote1982]

yeah well I wish more people would read through this thread and give their opinion...

 

[coyote1982]

UPDATE: I just got back from the store and made the purchase for my new PC.
I made some changes according to the salesman's suggestion. Here's the system I'm getting:
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8400
Scythe MUGEN - 5 heat pipes CPU cooler
GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS5
OCZ ReaperX 2 x 2GB, PC2-8000, DDR2-1000MHz (OCZ2RPX10004GK)
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB GDDR4
Western Digital Caviar® SE16 SATA II, 500 GB, 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM
LG 18x Super Multi DVD RW (GSA-H62N)
SilverStone Strider ST50F 500W PSU
HEC (Compucase) 6AR6

I think this is a pretty kick ass monster. I can still make changes if necessary.

@Will, The salesman told me that the silverstone PSU is better than the TR2 series from Thermaltake. They cost the same and I trust he's not trying to con me or anything. He recommended to add 15$ and change the Scythe Mine cooler to the MUGEN. He also changed the RAM because they had a supply problem with G. Skill kits. The OCZ kit is about 55$ more expensive but he was willing to give it to me for the same low price as the G. Skill - I hope that's a good deal. He told me that's the kit he's using in his own PC and he's very happy with the OC results.

The PC should be ready in about 10 days so I have plenty of time to change something if anyone here suggests/recommends.

 

[Fitseries3]

those OCZ's dont have D9 chips and from what i've heard arent the best overclockers.

the 500gig drive shouldn't be used as a OS drive because it's not as fast as most of the sub 300gig drives. it's ok though. it's a great drive non the less.

everything else looks kick ass. you may have to update the bios befor you can boot that e8400. i know i had to on mine. NOW GET IT TOGETHER AND OVERCLOCK THE HELL OUT OF IT!!! post some pics as well.

 

[MrW]

those OCZ's dont have D9 chips and from what i've heard arent the best overclockers.

I'm not sure if the D9 chips can even be used on 2-Gig modules.

The salesman told me that the silverstone PSU is better than the TR2 series from Thermaltake.

I agree with him.

 

[Fitseries3]

I'm not sure if the D9 chips can even be used on 2-Gig modules.



I agree with him.

some, but few have 16 d9gmh's on them. VERY few though.

and yes.... silverstone is very good.

 

[King Wookie]

Good luck mate. Looks like a nice build.

And the Scythe Mugen is awesome!