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What PSU would I need for the "R9 280 DUAL-X 1GB GDDR5 WITH BOOST"? I have that, also 2 hard-drives, a dvd drive that also need powering. (And Motherboard and CPU) My price range is pretty low, around £50'ish.

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A decent 500w would be plenty. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

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I already had a 500W PSU, the PSU's fuse blew when I loaded a game and tried to walk forward.

Not all 500w's are created equal. I'm guessing you had a crappy psu. 

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Not all 500w's are created equal. I'm guessing you had a crappy psu. 

Absolutely true. Just cause it is 500 watts, doesn't mean it is crap. If it doesn't have certification (80+, 80+ bronze, 80+ silver, and so on) though, steer clear.

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That's really helpful, Thanks for the assistance :)

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Absolutely true. Just cause it is 500 watts, doesn't mean it is crap. If it doesn't have certification (80+, 80+ bronze, 80+ silver, and so on) though, steer clear.

CiT Active 85 500W Power Supply 80 Plus Bronze

Would this be good enough?

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Any 500W PSU from well known brands such as Corsair, EVGA, BeQuiet, XFX or Seasonic should be fine, and an 80+ certification would be good as well.

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CiT Active 85 500W Power Supply 80 Plus Bronze

Would this be good enough?

I would go with the one @WoodenMarker suggested as CIT is not exactly great for PSU's

“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!”

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That's really helpful, Thanks for the assistance :)

Also, you need to pay attention to the Amps on the 12v+ RAIL. 3.3v and 5v rails are for accessories in the system. 12v powers your CPU, GPU, and PCIe power. 

For example: I have a 450w power supply with 18Amps on the 12+ rail, and 38Amps on the 5v rail, and a 430w power supple from corsair has 32Amps on the 12v rail, so it can handle a core i5 and a GTX 960 that would fry the cheap 450w.

Here's a good option. 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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What PSU would I need for the "R9 280 DUAL-X 1GB GDDR5 WITH BOOST"? I have that, also 2 hard-drives, a dvd drive that also need powering. (And Motherboard and CPU) My price range is pretty low, around £50'ish.

This Antec is very good for the price.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-tp550c

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@STRMfrmXMN @anihilation

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What PSU would I need for the "R9 280 DUAL-X 1GB GDDR5 WITH BOOST"? I have that, also 2 hard-drives, a dvd drive that also need powering. (And Motherboard and CPU) My price range is pretty low, around £50'ish.

A good quality 500W or higher. The Antec TruePower Classic linked above is the best choice for the price in the UK, if you don't mind it being not modular. 

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CiT Active 85 500W Power Supply 80 Plus Bronze

Would this be good enough?

I wouldn't recommend getting that.

That's more expensive and worse than the 500B1.

This Antec is very good for the price.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-tp550c

It's a great psu but that's pretty normal pricing. 

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That's more expensive and worse than the 500B1.

Wouldn't say explicitly worse. The CX has better voltage regulation, the B1 has better ripple suppression and HUT

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Wouldn't say explicitly worse. The CX has better voltage regulation, the B1 has better ripple suppression and HUT

Because of that, I do consider the 500B1 a bit better. The difference isn't huge so I usually just recommend whichever is cheaper.

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