Which Budget PSU

[Skellter]

So i have a limited budget and the options i have are : 

Deepcool DA-500 which is cheaper or the SEASONIC S12III-550 which is like 25 bucks more expensive . Is it worth paying those 25 bucks more for that PSU ? Or should i take the DA-550. I have an i5-4460 , 16gb of ram and i intend to buy a RX-580 or a GTX 1070.I am just asking if it's worth the 30 bucks more.  I don't think Deepcool DA-500 dwill fry my other pieces or burn my house it has a 80+ bronze just like the seasonic. I would rather keep the 25$ for the gpu.

[Jrob224]

do you mean https://www.deepcool.com/product/powersupply/2014-02/10_793.shtml ? for DA-50?

 

[Jrob224]

My personal philosophy is that you should not cheap out on the PSU, it is one of the most important parts.

[Skellter]

2 minutes ago, Jrob224 said:

do you mean https://www.deepcool.com/product/powersupply/2014-02/10_793.shtml ? for DA-50?

 

No the Regular DA-500 not the M one.

[Hairless Monkey]

The S12III will do fine for your system. I'd go for that one if I were you.

[Skellter]

Just now, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

The S12III will do fine for your system. I'd go for that one if I were you.

The cheaper Deepcool won't do fine ? 

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Skellter said:

won't do fine ? 

that psu is well..pretty bad at least according to the list, and honestly both are pretty subpart, if you're limited to both of these, the s12iii is better. and efficiency is not quality.

[Jrob224]

1 minute ago, Skellter said:

The cheaper Deepcool won't do fine ? 

It COULD be fine, but it's best not too cheap put on a PSU.

[Ankerson]

12 minutes ago, Skellter said:

So i have a limited budget and the options i have are : 

Deepcool DA-500 which is cheaper or the SEASONIC S12III-550 which is like 25 bucks more expensive . Is it worth paying those 25 bucks more for that PSU ? Or should i take the DA-550. I have an i5-4460 , 16gb of ram and i intend to buy a RX-580 or a GTX 1070.I am just asking if it's worth the 30 bucks more.  I don't think Deepcool DA-500 dwill fry my other pieces or burn my house it has a 80+ bronze just like the seasonic. I would rather keep the 25$ for the gpu.

 

If you are thinking about a GTX 1070 then you need to rethink your PSU budget.

 

In other words get a better PSU.

 

 

[Skellter]

1 minute ago, TofuHaroto said:

that psu is well..pretty bad at least according to the list, and honestly both are pretty subpart, if you're limited to both of these, the s12iii is better. and efficiency is not quality.

pretty bad you mean will explode ? Cause as long as it doesn't destroy something , i don't care.

[Skellter]

1 minute ago, Ankerson said:

 

If you are thinking about a GTX 1070 then you need to rethink your PSU budget.

 

In other words get a better PSU.

 

 

Why ? Shouldn't 500-550 be enough for any singular card system ?

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Skellter said:

i don't care.

it could die silently or take the system with it, don't risk killing your system with a cheap psu, as i said the s12iii is better.

 

10 hours ago, Skellter said:

Shouldn't 500-550 be enough for any singular card system ?

for most? yea but wattage and efficiency are now quality.

[Ankerson]

Just now, Skellter said:

Why ? Shouldn't 500-550 be enough for any singular card system ?

 

Better means higher quality, not more wattage.

 

Look at the Tier list and you can pick from the TIER B.

[butre]

if you have to cheap out on a power supply buy a used one from a trusted OEM.  I'm pretty partial to FSP group whenever I need a psu for next to nothing.  you can usually find them on ebay for >$40.  just make sure you pick something that meets your wattage requirements and has all the connectors you need.  an 80+ rating is a good bonus but most oem power supplies don't get rated.

[Skellter]

12 minutes ago, butre said:

if you have to cheap out on a power supply buy a used one from a trusted OEM.  I'm pretty partial to FSP group whenever I need a psu for next to nothing.  you can usually find them on ebay for >$40.  just make sure you pick something that meets your wattage requirements and has all the connectors you need.  an 80+ rating is a good bonus but most oem power supplies don't get rated.

i mean both of these psu are 50$+ , the deepcool is like 57$ and the Seasonic is 80$ , it's not like i am trying to buy a 20$ psu , i still put some decent amount of money.

[Ankerson]

2 hours ago, Skellter said:

i mean both of these psu are 50$+ , the deepcool is like 57$ and the Seasonic is 80$ , it's not like i am trying to buy a 20$ psu , i still put some decent amount of money.

 

 

PSU prices have gone up, some quite a bit.......