Super budget PSU

[flibberdipper]

I am in need of a super budget PSU. It will not be running anything extravagant (an AMD A6 3650 APU, 2x4GB sticks of Samsung 1333MHz RAM, and ODD, and an HDD), so the wattage doesn't have to be much higher than 350. But this thing needs to last a REALLY long time. My grandma never turns her computer off, and the temperatures for it are going to be less than ideal. I would love to have her get a CX430M, but I don't quite think it's in the budget. And the less cables that I have to stuff in her little HP case, the better. I don't know as much about the more basic lineup of PSU's, so... Yeah.

[xnoobftw]

What is your budget?

And FYI budget doesnt equals to cheap

it means the parameters that you are gonna work in (in terms of $$)

[AlexStriz]

How about this?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr

 

Reputable brand, good reviews, 500 watts, 80+ certified

 

edit: PCPartPicker says it's $14.99... no idea why it's $30 on NCIX.com. Still a good price tho.

 

edit II: or this - http://www.microcenter.com/product/437668/Elite_V2_Series_550W_ATX_Power_Supply

 

same pros of the EVGA. Choose which you want. Both should be fine

[007agentHP]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151090&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

great seasonic unit

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

This.

[Clyne]

Define super budget?

Like max price range?

[kameshss]

Antec EA-380D Green may be?

I picked it on PCPP.

[Geekazoid]

How about this?

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr

 

Reputable brand, 500 watts, 80+ certified

 

edit: PCPartPicker says it's $14.99... no idea why it's $30 on NCIX.com

  

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151090&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

great seasonic unit

Both excellent brands!

[flibberdipper]

What is your budget?

And FYI budget doesnt equals to cheap

it means the parameters that you are gonna work in (in terms of $$)

 

Define super budget?

Like max price range?

Preferably lower than a CX430M if it's just as good and just as reliable. I mean, we are talking a couple YEARS of constant uptime.

[Clyne]

Preferably lower than a CX430M if it's just as good and just as reliable. I mean, we are talking a couple YEARS of constant uptime.

CS550M

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=366

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139059&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

40 bucks after promo code and rebate

just ignore the valve in Jonnyguru review because they took points of that because it was 100 dollars, now it's 40 dollars.

80+ Gold and Semi Modular. 

[Firearm2112]

I got my CX430M off Newegg's ebay page for 29.99

[quan289]

I had mentioned on your other thread. The CS450M may be a good option: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139058

$3 promo with a $30 MIR. Making it $27.99

[SteveGrabowski]

I am in need of a super budget PSU. It will not be running anything extravagant (an AMD A6 3650 APU, 2x4GB sticks of Samsung 1333MHz RAM, and ODD, and an HDD), so the wattage doesn't have to be much higher than 350. But this thing needs to last a REALLY long time. My grandma never turns her computer off, and the temperatures for it are going to be less than ideal. I would love to have her get a CX430M, but I don't quite think it's in the budget. And the less cables that I have to stuff in her little HP case, the better. I don't know as much about the more basic lineup of PSU's, so... Yeah.

 

Are you sure you can use a standard PSU in it? I know lots of these prebuilts use proprietary boards and PSUs so you can't do shit like this and granny is forced to buy the next black box of junk.

[SteveGrabowski]

I wish you could still find the Antec Earthwatts 380 made by Seasonic. Affordable and rock solid. I used that 24/7/365 for 6.5 years before upgrading to an Antec Neo Eco 620C for my current system, but now the Antec Earthwatts 380 is made by FSP I think.

[quan289]

I wish you could still find the Antec Earthwatts 380 made by Seasonic. Affordable and rock solid. I used that 24/7/365 for 6.5 years before upgrading to an Antec Neo Eco 620C for my current system, but now the Antec Earthwatts 380 is made by FSP I think.

 

The Antec Earthwatt 380w Green are made by Delta Electronics which is a solid budget unit as well. The ones that are made by FSP are the Platinum unit, based on the Aurum platform.

[SteveGrabowski]

Can't go wrong with Seasonic PSUs though

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151090

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151086

[SteveGrabowski]

The Antec Earthwatt 380w Green are made by Delta Electronics which is a solid budget unit as well. The ones that are made by FSP are the Platinum unit, based on the Aurum platform.

 

Oh ok, thanks! The Earthwatts 380D gets some great reviews on newegg.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033

 

If it's half the PSU the Seasonic OEM version I bought in 2008 is, it's a bargain at that price.

[SteveGrabowski]

Preferably lower than a CX430M if it's just as good and just as reliable. I mean, we are talking a couple YEARS of constant uptime.

 

I highly recommend anything by Seasonic. I split 13.5 years of 24/7/365 uptime between two budget Seasonic OEM PSU's (both Antec brand) from 2001 until a couple of months ago, and both were still rock solid when I replaced them only to get more wattage. And often that uptime at night was spent compiling operating systems (used to love Linux From Scratch and built it over and over again while testing new tweaks and such) and downloading shit, so it's not like my CPU & PSU were in low power states every night. I mean it wasn't getting heavy use every night, but I definitely got my money's worth many times over with those two PSUs.

[flibberdipper]

Are you sure you can use a standard PSU in it? I know lots of these prebuilts use proprietary boards and PSUs so you can't do shit like this and granny is forced to buy the next black box of junk.

Yes you can. I had my CX430M in it to get the deathtrap Bestec one out, but her computer won't deliver enough voltage for the fan I put in (since the fan in my CX430M had failed), so it's been running passive in less than optimal conditions for about a week.

[koks]

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Edited January 1, 2015 by koks