Which 500W PSU would you recommend me?

[Neymus]

Okay, so my build will be a Ryzen 5 2600 with a 1660 Ti, coupled with 16 Gb of ram. I barely know anything about PSUs, I just know the basics like 80+ and stuff. So yeah, I'd like a semi-modular PSU but I don't know if that fits in my budget, but yeah you can recommend me any good PSU for the price, modular or notre, so I can have a list of what I should get and then see what I can do.

[bronsonj]

my main thing is to stick with reputable brands seasonic is my favorite but here is two id recomend

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-100-BR-0500-K1-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B07DTMXD83/ref=sr_1_3?crid=UUAKE0OZ2H5Z&keywords=500+watt+power+supply&qid=1571426665&sprefix=500+watt+%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-3

 

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-S12III-SSR-500GB3-Control-Warranty/dp/B07MWG3911/ref=sr_1_5?crid=UUAKE0OZ2H5Z&keywords=500+watt+power+supply&qid=1571426679&sprefix=500+watt+%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-5

[mxk]

1 minute ago, bronsonj said:

my main thing is to stick with reputable brands seasonic is my favorite but here is two id recomend

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-100-BR-0500-K1-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B07DTMXD83/ref=sr_1_3?crid=UUAKE0OZ2H5Z&keywords=500+watt+power+supply&qid=1571426665&sprefix=500+watt+%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-3

 

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-S12III-SSR-500GB3-Control-Warranty/dp/B07MWG3911/ref=sr_1_5?crid=UUAKE0OZ2H5Z&keywords=500+watt+power+supply&qid=1571426679&sprefix=500+watt+%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-5

ehhhh those aren't too great

 

good brands but just because it's seasonic or evga doesn't mean all/most of their power supplies are a good buy

[mxk]

yeah but whats your budget?

[Tristerin]

Most PSU companies are rebranded.  Check out the PSU Tier list stickied in this sub forum.  Or Ill put the luke signal to the sky and see if he can come and stop this crime @LukeSavenije

[bronsonj]

1 minute ago, mxk said:

ehhhh those aren't too great

 

good brands but just because it's seasonic or evga doesn't mean all/most of their power supplies are a good buy

thats what i normally go with but as of right now im rocking a sketchy no name i got off craigslist lol

[Zando_]

CX550 is an excellent budget model, the TX550M/650M/750M are excellent semi-modulars, and the RM series and higher are excellent fully modular units. 

From EVGA you're best off with the G2 series IIRC. 

Don't know much about Seasonic's but I do know the S12II/M12II are incredibly outdated and you shouldn't be buying one new, much better options exist for the same price. 

[Neymus]

2 minutes ago, mxk said:

yeah but whats your budget?

Yeah so my budget is around 65-70€ max (in french prices), I also saw I could get a be quiet system power 9, will that do?

[Neymus]

I don't think modular will be a thing for my budget so I guess I'll stick with a non-modular 

[Tan3l6]

That one might be available near France - https://www.jonnyguru.com/blog/2015/04/06/silentiumpc-supremo-m1-gold-550w-power-supply/6/

Might be eastern europe only though.

[Princess Luna]

14 minutes ago, Neymus said:

Yeah so my budget is around 65-70€ max (in french prices), I also saw I could get a be quiet system power 9, will that do?

13 minutes ago, Neymus said:

I don't think modular will be a thing for my budget so I guess I'll stick with a non-modular 

Unfortunately I am indeed skeptical of the fully modular PSUs at your price range according to France's PCPP.

 

However if you're cool with non-modularity this PSU should be the best pick for your budget also accord to France's PCPP:

 

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0775R3KDB?tag=pcp09-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

 

Cheers.

 

[LukeSavenije]

3 hours ago, Tristerin said:

Most PSU companies are rebranded.  Check out the PSU Tier list stickied in this sub forum.  Or Ill put the luke signal to the sky and see if he can come and stop this crime @LukeSavenije

oh, i see luna already, so i got nothing to worry about here

 

as well as that formula she linked

[-rascal-]

Going by the prices from PCPartPicker with region set to France, within your 60 ~ 70 price budget, only a few stood out.

 

BitFenix Formula Gold 550W that @Princess Luna mentioned:

https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/product/zBfmP6/bitfenix-formula-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm550ulag-7r

 

BeQuiet! Pure Power 11 500W (coming up as 66.39€ for me) :

https://www.amazon.fr/Alimentation-quiet-Pure-Power-Plus/dp/B07JJH9XLP/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=be+quiet!+Pure+Power+11+500W&qid=1571442308&s=computers&sr=1-1

Spoiler

 

Go with a semi-modular PSU, and drop down 1 or 2 tiers -- while still a decent PSU -- Corsair CXM 550W (grey label):

https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

 

[Princess Luna]

14 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

Corsair CMX 550W (grey label)

CXM is not the same as the CX, it is based on older topology and is not worth it at that price point.

 

That is a Pure Power 11 not a Straight Power 11, these two are very different hehe.

[FALC0N]

All things considered, the Formula Gold does appear to be the best all around option so far.

[Vejnemojnen]

Formula Gold! Quite frequently sold out locally, due to high demand. Corsair TX550M (semi-modular) or Whisper M 550w (fully modular) are also great options.

 

Most "affordable but good" PSU-s come with x50w power, (corsair RMX, TXM series, SeaSonic Focus series, Bitfenix Whisper&Formula...). AFAIK the PurePower11 by bequiet is a FSP raider on steroids and overpriced (just like everything with BQ badge) ^^

 

a PC with those components would need something like 250watts during gaming, so you can even opt for 450w-units.

[LukeSavenije]

8 hours ago, Vejnemojnen said:

AFAIK the PurePower11 by bequiet is a FSP raider on steroids and overpriced (just like everything with BQ badge) ^^

well, yes and no

 

it's based off the raider/raider ii, but so far away from it it's not even fair to link them

 

as it's of course custom, because be quiet

[Vejnemojnen]

3 hours ago, LukeSavenije said:

it's based off the raider/raider ii, but so far away... 

Thanks. Will keep it in mind. (I am unfortunately a bit too subjective about BQ products, because of local prices and hype in mainstream stores...) my mistake of being human and prejudice.

[-rascal-]

On 10/18/2019 at 5:08 PM, Princess Luna said:

CXM is not the same as the CX, it is based on older topology and is not worth it at that price point.

 

That is a Pure Power 11 not a Straight Power 11, these two are very different hehe.

 

The CX (green label) were the older models that didn't fair very good.

The revised CXM (grey label) should be better...or so I assumed.

Ohh..the CX (grey label) set of PSUs exists too...

 

Well...Friday afternoon ~5:00 PM mix up.

What I meant to say was Pure Power 11 

(I was looking at both Straight Power, and Pure Power, jumping between tabs)