my vcore is at 1.675 to check the amps under the +12 volt rail, look at the chart on the powersupply itself this chart will have +5, +3.3, +12, and a few other rails right below the rail is the number of amps this chart on your powersupply Why is it important? your cpu runs off of the +12volt rail why do you need so many amps? if water is electricity, then amps are like the rate that water moves through a pipe and the pipe is like voltage amps=speed of water movement volts=diameter of pipe wattage=total flow rate so you can see that if you have 500watts, it's not gonna do you any good at all if you only have 5amps on the +12volt rail it would be like a trickle in a drainage ditch pipe check this thread out about electricity what is painfully obvious to one person might be just painful to the other

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thanks! I checked the +12v rail and it said: 15 amp. Is that good or bad?

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no dude, 18amps, you want at least 18amps on the +12 volt rail your powersupply is not cutting it BUT rememer this isnt necesarrily what's limiting your overclocking so before you go out and buy a whole new powersupply check your voltages are they stable? look at your +12volt voltage is it around 12 and stable? i just dont want you to go out and buy something and spend a lot of money, only to find out that you still cant hit 200fsb what is painfully obvious to one person might be just painful to the other

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Thanks for your concern giggles but I must still buy one cos I don't have my own PSU(except a 300w that doesn't do the job). I'm not sure if the rails are stable cos my mobo is burnt and I'm waiting for a new one. I have a hard time finding the amps on the product info when I check in different internet stores. I was, like I said, planning on a q-tec gold 450w(maybe 550w) cos it's cheap, but maybe that's a problem. Do you think that one would cut it? Thanks alot! /Anton

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If the amps aren't listed, don't buy it! You may be shelling out for a POS with only 11-13amps on the +12v rail & that simply won't cut it! This one seems to be one of the favorites around here: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-153-006&depa=0 Another thing to check is your BIOS setting for Spread Spectrum...make sure it's disabled. And your default CPU voltage should be 1.65v, but you may find it needs a little more to stablize your overclock Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

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Like i always say get a good name brand and save yourself from getting crap Antec, Enermax, PC Power and Cooling all excellent in fact the best i would reccomend getting an Antec just because The cheapest PC Power and Cooling model that would be sufficient is i think the silent power 410 which is like $80 no one wants to pay that much for a powersupply! A good Antec will go for about $60 and will do just fine here's things to look for when buying: you want it to be very heavy 'cause this means that it has bigger beefier capacitors and coils and heatsinks inside you want it to have plenty of molex connectors and that is a tip-off to junk powersupplies which often have very few molex connectors on them and since you have an amd system you really want a 2 fan powersupply with a fan on it's bottom that will suck hot air away from your cpu 18 or more amps on the +12 volt rail if the powersupply doesnt give you these numbers then by all means stay away! if they dont give you numbers, they definetly cant be trusted good luck and keep posting! what is painfully obvious to one person might be just painful to the other

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