(03-20-2014, 07:02 AM)mill1rbt2 Wrote: kinkinkijkin it is an allied branded 300 watt power supply and I had looked at the text printed on it the other day and it said +12v1 13amps and I think +12v2 has 8 amps....on newegg.com the spec's for this apex allied 300 watt atx power supply say the +12 volt rail has 15 amps
DO. NOT. OVERCLOCK ON THAT.
AT ALL.
I doubt you aren't already running max "safe" load (around 240-ish for a PSU like that), and anything higher than safe is dangerous. Overclocking will increase the load, and, in turn, the power supply will rupture electricity in a big, fiery explosion. Relative to normal electrical explosions, though. It'll just be a little spark that ignites the whole PSU and then your house.
Tell me, did you slap your build list together, then realize that you didn't have enough money left in budget to go for a good power supply, so you went for a cheap one with good user ratings that barely fit your power ceiling? Because, if you did, you're an idiot. User reviewers often have absolutely no idea how a power supply works, and would have no reason to do the proper tests on it to make sure it's good, or so they think. Before you buy a power supply, either see it's ratings on sites like jonnyguru, or consult a PSU expert directly.
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