budget quality modular PSU

[Hollow Volition]

Hello. I am looking for a modular PSU for the following build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($161.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $980.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 08:27 EST-0500

 

I picked the SeaSonic M12II for the time being, but I have a feeling it might be a little overkill for my system. Anyway, I'm open to your suggestions.

[dragoon20005]

that PSU is great for your system

 

although some other brands like EVGA may have a better one for the same price

[SeanBond]

 

 

The power supply you have is about perfect wattage for your system. And if you are into rebates you can go with overkill and get the evga g2 750w for 90 right now. At that price point nothing else comes close. 

[KamiKatze]

The Corsair CX500M is fine i guess.

[Hollow Volition]

that PSU is great for your system

 

although some other brands like EVGA may have a better one for the same price

 

I couldn't find a modular PSU from EVGA at that price point.

 

The power supply you have is about perfect wattage for your system. And if you are into rebates you can go with overkill and get the evga g2 750w for 90 right now. At that price point nothing else comes close. 

 

I can't be bothered with rebates, I'm not in the US. I see where you're going with that though, I can't justify it - I'm not overclocking.

 

The Corsair CX500M is fine i guess.

 

I've heard those don't come highly recommended.

[spwath]

The power supply you have is about perfect wattage for your system. And if you are into rebates you can go with overkill and get the evga g2 750w for 90 right now. At that price point nothing else comes close.

The 850g2 is 90 so that competes

Stick with the seasonic

[Thorium19]

How much can you get the XFX XTR for? that's an outstanding unit which uses seasonic as the OEM, plus it has the hybrid fan mode like EVGA and corsair have in their fully modular units.

[Hollow Volition]

How much can you get the XFX XTR for? that's an outstanding unit which uses seasonic as the OEM, plus it has the hybrid fan mode like EVGA and corsair have in their fully modular units.

 

~$90 on newegg - pricier than the ~$76 SeaSonic unit.

[ulthar]

Corsair cx series, but if you have a bit more, Evga or CS series from Corsair

[Thorium19]

~$90 on newegg - pricier than the ~$76 SeaSonic unit.

Go for the seasonic then, it's a top quality unit, it just doesn't feature all the bells and whistles of the EVGA and XFX units, which are fairly minimal and vain, all things considered.