cheapest, but still solid 500watt PSU! ;-)

[mapegl]

So I am building a really low budget PC from some used old parts and some that I got off ebay.

 

I still have a 6870 with an Arcitc Twin Turbo II, and for a total of 30 bucks I got an matx h61 board with a celeron 1620. I have an HDD laying around that I can use and my brother has an 8 gig kit of Kingston memory.....probably the most expensive thing that will be in the rig.

 

Anyways, I don't want to spend much on the PSU, BUT I also don't want anything that blows up my "new" PC. What budget PSU would you guys recommend?

I am thinking something in the 450-550 watts range, as stated above, not because this system will need it, but I want to reuse the PSU later while upgrading the secondary PC .

 

I have heard people say that Corsair's super cheap PSU are crap, but I just don't know.

[bmspendley]

So I am building a really low budget PC from some used old parts and some that I got off ebay.

 

I still have a 6870 with an Arcitc Twin Turbo II, and for a total of 30 bucks I got an matx h61 board with a celeron 1620. I have an HDD laying around that I can use and my brother has an 8 gig kit of Kingston memory.....probably the most expensive thing that will be in the rig.

 

Anyways, I don't want to spend much on the PSU, BUT I also don't want anything that blows up my "new" PC. What budget PSU would you guys recommend?

I am thinking something in the 450-550 watts range, as stated above, not because this system will need it, but I want to reuse the PSU later while upgrading the secondary PC .

 

I have heard people say that Corsair's super cheap PSU are crap, but I just don't know.

Evga 500 watt 80+

[MachineKillx]

I would recommend CX500 from corsair or EVGA 500B

[Luke4efc]

Cooler Master, Rosewell, Antec or Seasonic. Corsair PSU's are solid btw, I've never had a problem with one

[ZetZet]

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

nvm this is a wrong one.

 

http://geizhals.de/evga-500b-bronze-500w-atx-2-3-100-b1-0500-kr-a975976.html

This one is good.

[Sauron]

Corsais CX500 psus have a pretty good reputation and a good price. They are also 80+ bronze and I wouldn't buy anything that isn't ^^

[Ganz]

Yea I'm not a fan of the Corsair CX series. (High end corsairs are boss.  The CX series from corsair is personal opinion.  Some people like them some people don't.  While I don't care for them I don't believe there is anything inherently wrong with them) How cheap are you looking at?

EVGA: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1

[SkywardKkalox]

EVGA 500Watt 80+, also not a fan of corsair's low end PSUs.

[incarnate]

I'd go with the EVGA GS psu if i were you. don't ever look at the psu as something to cheap out on and save money. this is the most important component in your build. it supplies electricity to all the sensitive components to your pc. looking for one as cheap as possible is not something you want to do. you want to make sure you get a quality one. you can get quality psus for around 80-100 dollars so don't go crazy. my recommendation is the EVGA GS since it is a damn fine well made modular power supply. but others that people have recommended would be good as well. same with the HCG 620M from antec, which is another solid choice.

[mapegl]

Ok, very nice recommendations so far.

Not sure about the CX series now, though I still don't know what is so bad about them....

 

What about the CoolerMaster G450M? Any experiences with that thing?

[mapegl]

I'd go with the EVGA GS psu if i were you. don't ever look at the psu as something to cheap out on and save money. this is the most important component in your build. it supplies electricity to all the sensitive components to your pc. looking for one as cheap as possible is not something you want to do. you want to make sure you get a quality one. you can get quality psus for around 80-100 dollars so don't go crazy. my recommendation is the EVGA GS since it is a damn fine well made modular power supply. but others that people have recommended would be good as well. same with the HCG 620M from antec, which is another solid choice.

That's the reason why I asked around for advice on a "cheap" PSU,

I want to go as cheap as possible while still gettting a quality one, if that makes sense. ;-)

[Guest]

Corsair CX series are good PSU's.

[incarnate]

That's the reason why I asked around for advice on a "cheap" PSU,

I want to go as cheap as possible while still gettting a quality one, if that makes sense. ;-)

 

it does. and i totally get that. i'd say get an antec hcg 620m or evga supernova gs 650w or 550w (stay away from the g1 though) and call it a day. or something from the corsair cx series. we could sit here listing decent power supplies all day but you only need one. and again, i wouldn't go any lower than the ones being recommended. also i wouldn't go with a 450w psu, as this would severely limit any future upgrades, especially as the capacitors age.

[Aniallation]

What about the CoolerMaster G450M? Any experiences with that thing?

Cooler Master GM are decent. Better then Corsair CX, but still nowhere near the quality of the EVGA GS.

[mapegl]

Cooler Master GM are decent. Better then Corsair CX, but still nowhere near the quality of the EVGA GS.

So I bought the coolermaster. It was just the best deal. Only about 3 bucks more than the other suggested ones and modular. The evga ones are very nice but more in the price range for my actual gaming rig.