What psu is recommended

[jrhd13]

I'm purchasing these parts and the psu doesn't really jump out at me I'm only using it for kodi and retro games with kodi and retroarch. I've gone on pc partpicker and thats one of the psu they recommended. I've also gone on to cooler master psu calculator and they recommended a 400w. What do you guys recommend?

[GabeThePCHelper]

4 minutes ago, jrhd13 said:

I'm purchasing these parts and the psu doesn't really jump out at me I'm only using it for kodi and retro games with kodi and retroarch. I've gone on pc partpicker and thats one of the psu they recommended. I've also gone on to cooler master psu calculator and they recommended a 400w. What do you guys recommend?

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That 500watt will do you nicely, especially if you ever want to upgrade to a 1050ti, or a 1060 3gb/6gb.

 

I would also not recommend not skimping or cheaping out on your PSU, get a MasterWatt 550w, or any other main brand like Corsair, Cooler Master, etc.

[LukeSavenije]

not going sketch on your psu like that one

 

around 400 you get the better units, not that you need it wattagewise, but you do qualitywise

 

btw, why waste your money on a 1030?

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, GabeThePCHelper said:

That 500watt will do you nicely, especially if you ever want to upgrade to a 1050ti, or a 1060 3gb/6gb.

16 pounds 500 watt psu from a unknown company (to me)

 

what can go wrong?

 

like, a lot

[GabeThePCHelper]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

16 pounds 500 watt psu from a unknown company (to me)

 

what can go wrong?

 

like, a lot

true, i edited my post

[NunoLava1998]

Get a CX450 instead of that 500W, guaranteed to cause a fire with that

[Bajantechnician]

1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Get a CX450 instead of that 500W, guaranteed to cause a fire with that

*CXM

[NunoLava1998]

Just now, Bajantechnician said:

*CXM

CX450 is a thing too

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Bajantechnician said:

*CXM

 

2 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Get a CX450 instead of that 500W, guaranteed to cause a fire with that

both, or look if you can find a system power 9 for less

[Stormseeker9]

15 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Get a CX450 instead of that 500W, guaranteed to cause a fire with that

That PSU is for sure gonna blow up at some point

[aisle9]

Like others have said, that does not look to be a great PSU. No warranty information, no-name company, and what you can see of the insides from the picture of the back of the unit looks...light. Probably a Chinese firecracker. The CX450/CX450M is a great alternative that is seemingly always on sale somewhere.

[Bajantechnician]

32 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

CX450 is a thing too

I know. the CX is built very badly

[Bajantechnician]

39 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

 

both, or look if you can find a system power 9 for less

CXM is built way better than CX

 

edit: disregard what i said, look at the link

 

40 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

CX450 is a thing too

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/986897-psu-tier-list-30/

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Bajantechnician said:

CXM is built way better than CX

that's... bullshit

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Bajantechnician said:

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/986897-psu-tier-list-30/

and that even goes against you...

 

and I'm working with lienus on it

[Spotty]

41 minutes ago, jrhd13 said:

I'm purchasing these parts and the psu doesn't really jump out at me

It'll make you jump when it pops.

 

From what I can see of it, it looks like absolute crap. Which is to be expected when it costs 16 pounds.

2x SATA

2x molex

And most important in 2019 a cable for your floppy disk drive.

 

What are the full specs of the system you're building? 

I'm with @LukeSavenije... Why buy the gt 1030? Grab a 2200g as the CPU instead and use integrated Vega graphics.

[Bajantechnician]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

that's... bullshit

 

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

and that even goes against you...

Ooo, maybe that's the older CX im thinking about

I remember at one time the CX had really bad ripple or something and that people were advised to get the CXM

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

From what I can see of it, it looks like absolute crap

26 amps on 12v? oh boy, that's bad

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Bajantechnician said:

 

Ooo, maybe that's the older CX im thinking about

I remember at one time the CX had really bad ripple or something and that people were advised to get the CXM

you're thinking about the green label cx up to the 650 watt. the cx and cxm gray are quite similar

[NunoLava1998]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

26 amps on 12v? oh boy, that's bad

312W oh no

 

[jrhd13]

I've got an i3 4130 at the moment and 8gb ddr3.

Would this psu be any good?

[NunoLava1998]

Just now, jrhd13 said:

I've got an i3 4130 at the moment and 8gb ddr3.

Would this psu be any good?

No, go for the CX450M or CX450

[Bajantechnician]

 

4 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

you're thinking about the green label cx up to the 650 watt. the cx and cxm gray are quite similar

Ooo, makes sense

[LukeSavenije]

3 minutes ago, jrhd13 said:

I've got an i3 4130 at the moment and 8gb ddr3.

Would this psu be any good?

nope, 80+ white evga units really aren't that good

 

system power 9?

[Spotty]

5 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

26 amps on 12v? oh boy, that's bad

More that it looks like it's group regulated, but for 16 pounds I guess that's a given. Plus the lack of useful cables like 8pin EPS12v and any PCIe cables. Though that's probably a safety feature to stop you from powering anything of value with it.

 

2 minutes ago, jrhd13 said:

I've got an i3 4130 at the moment and 8gb ddr3.

Would this psu be any good?

Still not a very good PSU, but a lot better than the one you had picked before.

Normally I wouldn't recommend it, but for what you're powering it'll probably be fine.

If you can afford a better PSU like the Corsair cx450/m which had been suggested by others, then get that instead of the EVGA.