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cachowww
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Hey guys, as of now I am in a bit of a situation with my psu. Initially I was going to get the corsair cx (2017) 550w 80+ Bronze however, prices have literally exploded and it jumped from about $80NZD to $200NZD and there's no way I'll buy it. at that. prices. So now I'm stuck looking for a new psu that isn't too bank breaking but is good. If the prices don't go down by. the time I go to purchase my pc parts, I was thinking either go for the 650w corsair cx or something like the Silverstone essential. As of now this is my full pc setup so far: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/user/benjmg/saved/vtMp23. Any help would be great thanks :)

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Look at pbtech ? they have loads of good 550-650 psu under $100

CPU - I9 10900 | CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H100x AIO | Motherboard -  Aorus B460 PRO AC | RAM -G.SKILL Ripjaw V series 4x8GB 2666MHZ | Graphics Card - Gigabyte RTX 3070  | Power Supply - Cooler Master 650w  | Storage -  Working on a new Spicy 

 

Operating System - Windows 10 Pro

 

 

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Corsair CX650 for 130 NZD, nothing cheaper but still decent you can get there, there are a lot of various Silverstone units, no reviews on half of them and those that have reviews are worse than Corsair CX so i don't recommend. The only thing that's better there are Corsair RM550x but it's 170 NZD.

Edit: CM MWE Bronze for 80 NZD would be decent too probably but only if you don't intend to upgrade the GPU to smth more powerful (450W are barely enough for mid\high-end PC and there might be coil whine with some GPUs because it's double-forward topology).

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this guy @LukeSavenije has made (with help) a PSU tier list.

you should check it out and take some inspiration from that

Anything i've written between the * and * is not meant to be taken seriously.

keep in mind that helping with problems is hard if you aren't specific and detailed.

i'm also not a professional, (yet) so make sure to personally verify important information as i could be wrong.

 

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as pointed out by @Juular the cheapest good option is the cx650. 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($344.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9 Plus 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($51.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($224.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($136.59 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Storage: Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($475.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($150.54 @ Aquila Technology) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($189.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Monitor: Acer KG251QF 24.5" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($339.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master MK730 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($188.99 @ PB Technologies) 
Mouse: Logitech G703 (Black) Wireless Optical Mouse  ($135.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $2524.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-17 20:18 NZDT+1300

 

made some cost improvements and made it a bit better. im assuming you dont own the PC parts yet. 

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Just now, Juular said:

Assuming they didn't buy these parts yet i'd also swap the SSD for Crucial MX500 at least but i pretty sure they do already.

true, tho i didnt have a budget to work with, so i just tried to remain at the same cost. 

 

id also probably look at a VA monitor instead of a TN one for more, but the picture quality is much nicer. 

 

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/4cw7YJ/msi-optix-mag271c

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40 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

as pointed out by @Juular the cheapest good option is the cx650. 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($344.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9 Plus 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($51.50 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($224.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($136.59 @ Paradigm PCs) 
Storage: Crucial BX500 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($72.95 @ Computer Lounge) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB GAMING X Video Card  ($475.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P400A Digital ATX Mid Tower Case  ($150.54 @ Aquila Technology) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($189.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Monitor: Acer KG251QF 24.5" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($339.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master MK730 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($188.99 @ PB Technologies) 
Mouse: Logitech G703 (Black) Wireless Optical Mouse  ($135.00 @ 1stWave Technologies) 
Total: $2524.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-17 20:18 NZDT+1300

 

made some cost improvements and made it a bit better. im assuming you dont own the PC parts yet. 

would the cryorig be better than the hyper 212 black edition?

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48 minutes ago, cachowww said:

and also would the t-force be worse than the g.skill Ripjaws? because I don't mind paying like $10 more for better quality ram

 

there are 3 companies who make ram. 

 

there is no difference in quality between them from a normal user perspecitve providing the timing and speed is the same. 

 

51 minutes ago, cachowww said:

would the cryorig be better than the hyper 212 black edition?

well it costs less, comes with an extra fan and is seemingly larger with the same number of heatpipes. afaik its better. 

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42 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

there are 3 companies who make ram. 

 

there is no difference in quality between them from a normal user perspecitve providing the timing and speed is the same. 

 

well it costs less, comes with an extra fan and is seemingly larger with the same number of heatpipes. afaik its better. 

alright I'll go with the m9 but I might stick with the g.skill just because it's fully black and apparently the t-force doesn't have the greatest heat sink

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7 minutes ago, cachowww said:

apparently the t-force doesn't have the greatest heat sink

DDR4 doesnt create enough heat to warrant a heatsink in the first place. so i dont see how that is an issue regardless of the quality of the Ram. 

 

if you want to pay extra for looks, thats up to you i guess

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51 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

DDR4 doesnt create enough heat to warrant a heatsink in the first place. so i dont see how that is an issue regardless of the quality of the Ram. 

 

if you want to pay extra for looks, thats up to you i guess

heat spreader* but yeah will look into it might change but not sure

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