Can't decide on a PSU

[The_Laginator]

My friend is switching from Mac and PS4 to PC ( ).

 

His budget is 650 Euros, though he'd prefer to spend less if possible.

I made a system for him, though I can't decide on the PSU, my build without the PSU is 510$ on PcPartPicker.com.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

PcPartPicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kYFdRB

[Sir Asvald]

My friend is switching from Mac and PS4 to PC ( ).

 

His budget is 650 Euros, though he'd prefer to spend less if possible.

I made a system for him, though I can't decide on the PSU, my build without the PSU is 510$ on PcPartPicker.com.

 

Thanks in advance!

Can you post the PCPP link?

[paprikman]

My friend is switching from Mac and PS4 to PC ( ).

 

His budget is 650 Euros, though he'd prefer to spend less if possible.

I made a system for him, though I can't decide on the PSU, my build without the PSU is 510$ on PcPartPicker.com.

 

Thanks in advance!

It depends.

You should name other parts here, preferably via pcpartpicker.

[aguycalledJames]

We'd have to know the specs of the computer before we can make suggestions on the PSU

[The_Laginator]

It depends.

You should name other parts here, preferably via pcpartpicker.

 

 

We'd have to know the specs of the computer before we can make suggestions on the PSU

 

 

Can you post the PCPP link?

 

​Added it

[Walker998]

first of all, use this calculator cooler master made to see how much wattage and then check what money you have left from that build and then go on amazon, dabs, and some other suppliers to find one that will suit the build

here's the link to the calculator http://coolermaster.outervision.com/index.jsp

[don_svetlio]

Cheapest good PSU - also - I managed to fit a 285
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card  ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $574.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 05:19 EDT-0400

[don_svetlio]

first of all, use this calculator cooler master made to see how much wattage and then check what money you have left from that build and then go on amazon, dabs, and some other suppliers to find one that will suit the build

here's the link to the calculator http://coolermaster.outervision.com/index.jsp

That is a random bullshit generator

[Sam Z Man]

Why are you using the American PC part picker if your price is in euros?

[The_Laginator]

Cheapest good PSU - also - I managed to fit a 285

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 285 2GB ITX COMPACT OC Video Card  ($167.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $574.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 05:19 EDT-0400

A 850W PSU would be overkill

[The_Laginator]

Why are you using the American PC part picker if your price is in euros?

There is no dutch PcPartPicker.

[TheGamingBarrel]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VxBPrH

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VxBPrH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VxBPrH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($38.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $610.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 05:25 EDT-0400

 

I dont care that the PSU is crazy overkill, he has massive options for if he wants to upgrade later

[desertcomputer]

A 850W PSU would be overkill

Yes way overkill .. a good 550w bronze PSU should be good enough. even 400watts is enough and still have overclocking headroom. 

[TheGamingBarrel]

There is no dutch PcPartPicker.

Why not use the german one?

[Walker998]

There is no dutch PcPartPicker.

there seems to be a deutchland one, and other european ones

[The_Laginator]

Why not use the german one?

 

Prices will still be way off

[The_Laginator]

there seems to be a deutchland one, and other european ones

 

Prices could differ up to 100 Euros

[The_Laginator]

Is this a good PSU?

Cooler master G550M?

[Walker998]

Is this a good PSU?

Cooler master G550M?

yes,

[Sam Z Man]

there seems to be a deutchland one, and other european ones

*Deutschland isn't the Netherlands.

[Caloon]

Here. I went with 650W from EVGA which is great PSU for the money. Try to convince your friend to pay a bit 50€ more to add a SSD, which will speed up his PC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $630.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 05:39 EDT-0400

[The_Laginator]

Here. I went with 650W from EVGA which is great PSU for the money. Try to convince your friend to pay a bit 50€ more to add a SSD, which will speed up his PC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $630.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 05:39 EDT-0400

I have read that Kingston SSD's have been unreliable, DOA etc. should I still go with them? of should I get a Samsung SSD for example?

 

 

Edit:

It doesn't matter anyway as where I am buying from everything without the SSD is already 665 Euros.

[don_svetlio]

A 850W PSU would be overkill

it's the cheapest good quality one - he needs only 450W realistically.

[Caloon]

I have read that Kingston SSD's have been unreliable, DOA etc. should I still go with them? of should I get a Samsung SSD for example?

Edit:

It doesn't matter anyway as where I am buying from everything without the SSD is already 665 Euros.

Well, I'd say so. If the prices are close go for samsung all the way Otherwise hyperX is good for money and I doubt that it will break so fast