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iamdarkbowser
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I need the cheapest reliable PSU capable of 500W that can be found. Black would be preferred but I might be able to make other colors work. It can be new or refurbished.

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grey CXM series is good afaik

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Have a look at XFX and also I take it you're on a tight budget but would still like a budget none the less just to give us an idea. I don't know whether to look at units costing $10 or $60.

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1 minute ago, FJRiley said:

Have a look at XFX and also I take it you're on a tight budget but would still like a budget none the less just to give us an idea. I don't know whether to look at units costing $10 or $60.

Around $50 USD max. I am already about $200 above my original budget and will have to do some compromising.  

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8 minutes ago, iamdarkbowser said:

Around $50 USD max. I am already about $200 above my original budget and will have to do some compromising.  

The PSU is the last thing you should compromise on.

Personal build >  New-ish AMD main gaming setup           

   PLEASE QUOTE OR @ ME FOR A RESPONSE xD 

 

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8 minutes ago, iamdarkbowser said:

Around $50 USD max. I am already about $200 above my original budget and will have to do some compromising.  

Can't you borrow a bunch of stuff from your brother :P

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1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Can't you borrow a bunch of stuff from your brother :P

I want everything to be new, and this computer is for a friend with a laptop that seems to want to commit suicide.

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1 minute ago, iamdarkbowser said:

I want everything to be new, and this computer is for a friend with a laptop that seems to want to commit suicide.

Ah, well I gotcha then.

 

A Corsair CXM would be best for your situation 

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1 minute ago, iamdarkbowser said:

I want everything to be new, and this computer is for a friend with a laptop that seems to want to commit suicide.

The friend or the laptop?  One of these would be much more concerning.

 

On-topic:  The Rosewill Quarks are affordable, often go on deep discounts, and are decently well made according to the teardowns/reviews I've read.

SFF-ish:  Ryzen 5 1600X, Asrock AB350M Pro4, 16GB Corsair LPX 3200, Sapphire R9 Fury Nitro -75mV, 512gb Plextor Nvme m.2, 512gb Sandisk SATA m.2, Cryorig H7, stuffed into an Inwin 301 with rgb front panel mod.  LG27UD58.

 

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14 minutes ago, iamdarkbowser said:

Around $50 USD max. I am already about $200 above my original budget and will have to do some compromising.  

If you can wait for a $10.00 rebate, Newegg has a SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze EVO out there for right around $50.00 after the rebate.

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2 minutes ago, Phate.exe said:

The friend or the laptop?  One of these would be much more concerning.

 

On-topic:  The Rosewill Quarks are affordable, often go on deep discounts, and are decently well made according to the teardowns/reviews I've read.

Off topic: If it were for the laptop, I would be using something far more powerful and explosive, to make it pop.

 

On topic: Just searching "rosewell quark" on amazon, only one of the PSUs is under $100 USD

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2 minutes ago, WMGroomAK said:

If you can wait for a $10.00 rebate, Newegg has a SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze EVO out there for right around $50.00 after the rebate.

Sold!

 

Not actually bought yet, I just have chosen it.

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4 minutes ago, iamdarkbowser said:

Off topic: If it were for the laptop, I would be using something far more powerful and explosive, to make it pop.

 

On topic: Just searching "rosewell quark" on amazon, only one of the PSUs is under $100 USD

The Quark 550W is currently US$89.99 on Newegg.

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182349

 

I bought mine on sale for around $50-60.  Hard to say no at that price for a fully-modular, 80+ Platinum, all-black PSU that was reviewed decently.

SFF-ish:  Ryzen 5 1600X, Asrock AB350M Pro4, 16GB Corsair LPX 3200, Sapphire R9 Fury Nitro -75mV, 512gb Plextor Nvme m.2, 512gb Sandisk SATA m.2, Cryorig H7, stuffed into an Inwin 301 with rgb front panel mod.  LG27UD58.

 

Aging Workhorse:  Phenom II X6 1090T Black (4GHz #Yolo), 16GB Corsair XMS 1333, RX 470 Red Devil 4gb (Sold for $330 to Cryptominers), HD6850 1gb, Hilariously overkill Asus Crosshair V, 240gb Sandisk SSD Plus, 4TB's worth of mechanical drives, and a bunch of water/glycol.  Coming soon:  Bykski CPU block, whatever cheap Polaris 10 GPU I can get once miners start unloading them.

 

MintyFreshMedia:  Thinkserver TS130 with i3-3220, 4gb ecc ram, 120GB Toshiba/OCZ SSD booting Linux Mint XFCE, 2TB Hitachi Ultrastar.  In Progress:  3D printed drive mounts, 4 2TB ultrastars in RAID 5.

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2 minutes ago, Phate.exe said:

The Quark 550W is currently US$89.99 on Newegg.

 

I bought mine on sale for around $50-60

Ah, ok, I'm going for the  SeaSonic M12II anyway.

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2 minutes ago, iamdarkbowser said:

Ah, ok, I'm going for the  SeaSonic M12II anyway.

Seasonic can pretty much do no wrong.

SFF-ish:  Ryzen 5 1600X, Asrock AB350M Pro4, 16GB Corsair LPX 3200, Sapphire R9 Fury Nitro -75mV, 512gb Plextor Nvme m.2, 512gb Sandisk SATA m.2, Cryorig H7, stuffed into an Inwin 301 with rgb front panel mod.  LG27UD58.

 

Aging Workhorse:  Phenom II X6 1090T Black (4GHz #Yolo), 16GB Corsair XMS 1333, RX 470 Red Devil 4gb (Sold for $330 to Cryptominers), HD6850 1gb, Hilariously overkill Asus Crosshair V, 240gb Sandisk SSD Plus, 4TB's worth of mechanical drives, and a bunch of water/glycol.  Coming soon:  Bykski CPU block, whatever cheap Polaris 10 GPU I can get once miners start unloading them.

 

MintyFreshMedia:  Thinkserver TS130 with i3-3220, 4gb ecc ram, 120GB Toshiba/OCZ SSD booting Linux Mint XFCE, 2TB Hitachi Ultrastar.  In Progress:  3D printed drive mounts, 4 2TB ultrastars in RAID 5.

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