Modular PSU or Non-Modular

[lavishly]

I am a beginner to all the PC building and I just noticed quite a big difference between the prices on Non-Modular and Modular PSUs. Is the money for Modular PSUs worth it or is it just a thing to make your PC more clean in terms of cable management. 

[bmx6454]

2 minutes ago, lavishly said:

just a thing to make your PC more clean in terms of cable management

mostly this. if you aren't concerned with looks, or cable management, i would save the money and go non-modular.

[zeusthemoose]

Its mostly for cable management, but most of the better power supplies have it. What is the rest of your build and budget? Ill see if I know any that will be a good fit. There is also a psu tier list in my signature that includes great units.

[Nayr438]

The diffrence is mostly just cable management.

[TomvanWijnen]

Like the others have said, it's indeed mostly a think to make cable management a bit easier - certainly not necessary. Do be sure, though, that the PSU is of good enough quality.

[SystemViper]

I would say go with MODULAR, so down the road you still have all options for your PS and are not locked into a Power-supply with a tail....

[lavishly]

58 minutes ago, zeusthemoose said:

Its mostly for cable management, but most of the better power supplies have it. What is the rest of your build and budget? Ill see if I know any that will be a good fit. There is also a psu tier list in my signature that includes great units.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rjHHyk my max is 600$ CAD
@zeusthemoose

 

[TheRandomness]

- Thread moved to Cases and Power Supplies.

[Escapenz]

57 minutes ago, lavishly said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rjHHyk my max is 600$ CAD
@zeusthemoose

 

so that psu looking to be in  tier b on @zeusthemoose list. So looking at your rig would be a good buy

[zeusthemoose]

1 hour ago, lavishly said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rjHHyk my max is 600$ CAD
@zeusthemoose

Sorry it took so long to reply. That looks pretty good. However a psu on the b+ tier would be more ideal. I’ll work on trying to fit a better power supply and ryzen 3600 in there. I’ll comment soon with a new list for you to look at.

Do you need more than 250gb storage? That’s quite low.

[zeusthemoose]

What are you using the pc for?

[lavishly]

On 7/11/2020 at 8:49 PM, zeusthemoose said:

What are you using the pc for?

Sorry for the super late answer I have no notifications sorry. I'll be using it for gaming, the storage being low is for the reason that I just want it to boot once I get the PC and I can buy an HDD down the line. Can you somehow fit a 3600 with a better PSU in a 650$ budget sorry if that's not much room but that's the max I can possibly go. @zeusthemoose

[zeusthemoose]

Is your budget 650 or 600? Assuming it’s 650, this would be great. It has a 3600, better motherboard, better psu, better ram, what I believe is a better ssd, and the same case.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rzbWhg

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($255.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($118.05 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($78.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Corsair MP510 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB OC Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.29 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $645.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-13 00:17 EDT-0400

[lavishly]

2 minutes ago, zeusthemoose said:

Is your budget 650 or 600? Assuming it’s 650, this would be great. It has a 3600, better motherboard, better psu, better ram, what I believe is a better ssd, and the same case.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rzbWhg

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($255.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4-F Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($118.05 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($78.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Corsair MP510 240 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB OC Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.29 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Monitor: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $645.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-13 00:17 EDT-0400

Thank you! This is perfect. 

[zeusthemoose]

1 minute ago, lavishly said:

Thank you! This is perfect. 

You’re welcome!

[lavishly]

23 hours ago, zeusthemoose said:

You’re welcome!

@zeusthemoose Just to make sure, I can boot with the m.2 without an HDD right?

[zeusthemoose]

Just now, lavishly said:

@zeusthemoose Just to make sure, I can boot with the m.2 without an HDD right?

Yes, download windows (or your operating system of choice) to the m.2 ssd. You can put whatever files you want on there (that fit) for now. When you get the hdd just plug it in and do the initialization on windows and it will be good to go.

[glennhl]

Personally I like the Semi-Modular cables.  The permanent cables are the ones you normally always use (24 pin, 8 pin cpu, and 8 pin gpu).  Then you have modular on the ones you don't always use.  So you have higher reliability with the permanent cables because of less connectors to fail and you still get the tidyness of modular cables you can add only if you need them.