Quote:(i) Would a 300w PSU be enough to overclock the expensive rig to 4.0 GHz? The base-line total is 269W.
Good lord no. Others in this thread are recommending 450 watts but I would recommend a 550w PSU simply because they're nearly the same price.
Quote:I am a beginner at overclocking, could someone recommend a good resource?
http://www.google.com
Quote:(ii) The cheaper rig wouldn't be able to do LLE Audio b/c that requires its own core, right? Does anyone have experience playing Twilight Princess w/ High level audio? Is it acceptable?
No. Get the i5-3570K.
Swap out that SSD with a samsung 830. Swap out that cooler with a noctua.
Quote:or at least lower power consumption when at a clock rate giving the same IPS
Did you mean IPS (instructions per second) or IPC (instructions per clock cycle)?
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-Mark Antony