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Building a low/mid ranged PC with about $600 in budget.

Here's what I have:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DmfsrH

 

 

What can I change, add, or remove?

If anything is completely incompatible please tell me - I'm 100% sure everything is fully compatible.

Hopefully this is a decent build.

 

Also keep in mind that this PC needs to be slightly future proof to last a couple of years + with some additional upgrades whenever.

 

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I'd swap the PSU for EVGA 600B, 16 Gb of RAM is a little overkill if you're planning to game, and if you're really tight on money and willing to sacrifice something for the max bang for the buck - get rid of SSD and invest extra money you gain from it into the GPU.

 

Or if you're willing to spend an extra hundred bucks overall, get something like this:

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($253.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $694.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'd swap the PSU for EVGA 600B, 16 Gb of RAM is a little overkill if you're planning to game, and if you're really tight on money and willing to sacrifice something for the max bang for the buck - get rid of SSD and invest extra money you gain from it into the GPU.

Thanks for the reply first of all, much quicker than the reddit thread I made 20 minutes ago with no reply!

 

Anyways - sure, I'll swap out the PSU for an EVGA one.

What GPU do you recommend?

And 16GB is something my friend wanted to have since he plans on using it more than just gaming, some other possibly 'intensive' stuff like editing or graphic design.

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how about changing to a fx 6300. or even fx 8350. That will probably be better for editing.

CPU:  i7 4770k @ overclocked to 4.4ghz             GPU: Intel HD4600                                                                SSD: Kingston V300 120GB (OS)                   Cooler:  Corsair H100i GTX
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolve (Black)                RAM: 2x4gb Corsair Dominator Platinium 2133mhz  HDD: 1TB Seagate                                            Mouse: Logitech G502
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Thanks for the reply first of all, much quicker than the reddit thread I made 20 minutes ago with no reply!

 

Anyways - sure, I'll swap out the PSU for an EVGA one.

What GPU do you recommend?

And 16GB is something my friend wanted to have since he plans on using it more than just gaming, some other possibly 'intensive' stuff like editing or graphic design.

Well, there you go, the same build as in the post above, but with 16 gigs of RAM.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($253.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $722.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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SSD and aftermarket CPU cooling are great, but it's something you can live without. 
 
EDIT: price fluctuations are real...

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$773, add storage later:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LB 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<Front intake
Case Fan: Kingwin CF-012LB 40.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($3.98 @ OutletPC)  <<Front intake
Total: $752.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I would be fairly concerned if you were buying a PC that was a liquid or a gas...

 

On a serious note, that build seems pretty good, and the only thing that might improve performance/ consistent fps in games is the cpu...

Cpu: Ryzen 2700 @ 4.0Ghz | Motherboard: Hero VI x370 | Gpu: EVGA RTX 2080 | Cooler: Custom Water loop | Ram: 16GB Trident Z 3000MHz

PSU: RM650x + Braided cables | Case:  painted Corsair c70 | Monitor: MSI 1440p 144hz VA | Drives: 500GB 850 Evo (OS)

Laptop: 2014 Razer blade 14" Desktop: http://imgur.com/AQZh2sj , http://imgur.com/ukAXerd

 

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Well, there you go, the same build as in the post above, but with 16 gigs of RAM.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($253.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $722.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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SSD and aftermarket CPU cooling are great, but it's something you can live without. 
 
EDIT: price fluctuations are real...

 

I'll go along the lines of this build.

I'm still going to add an SSD, cool NZXT case, and the aftermarket CPU cooler (it's like $20, not much) since I want to make his PC look good and run well. I'm willing to go over budget for that aspect.

 

Thanks a lot.

Finalized build will be posted on here for evaluation!

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I'll go along the lines of this build.

I'm still going to add an SSD, cool NZXT case, and the aftermarket CPU cooler (it's like $20, not much) since I want to make his PC look good and run well. I'm willing to go over budget for that aspect.

 

Thanks a lot.

Finalized build will be posted on here for evaluation!

Consider @stconquest 's build as well, GTX970 is a very powerful card.

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$972.42:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US)  <<You can add a CPU cooler later, you really don't need to overclock this for gaming
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg)  <<16GB is nice, but 8GB is enough for now.  You can always add more a year or two from now
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)  <<not the greatest PSU, but it will do.
Total: $942.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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$998, ready for a second GTX 970:

 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ NCIX US)  <<If you don't plan to overclock you can get the i5 4460 and save $50
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg)  <<This should be purchased at Newegg
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $948.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Not good.  You added $270 to your budget.  My $773 build will run games just as well as your $970 build.  That is $200 for...aesthetics?

Aesthetics is fine - this guy wants a good looking PC and he doesn't really mind about the price:performance ratio if there is some sacrifice with the performance to make it look nice.

And all parts are being purchased from Amazon for... reasons.

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Aesthetics is fine - this guy wants a good looking PC and he doesn't really mind about the price:performance ratio if there is some sacrifice with the performance to make it look nice.

And all parts are being purchased from Amazon for... reasons.

 

So, what is the budget?

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So, what is the budget?

Well it's $1k I suppose.

With taxes and such it's a bit less.

 

However including a decent looking aestethically (can't spell...) pleasing computer case and such, a sacrifice in the budget needs to be made so there won't be as much Price:Performance as a "smarter" build would be. I do understand that... I just want to have a medium ranged gaming PC that can play more titles no problem but still look great. Again, this isn't my PC!

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Well it's $1k I suppose.

With taxes and such it's a bit less.

 

However including a decent looking aestethically (can't spell...) pleasing computer case and such, a sacrifice in the budget needs to be made so there won't be as much Price:Performance as a "smarter" build would be. I do understand that... I just want to have a medium ranged gaming PC that can play more titles no problem but still look great. Again, this isn't my PC!

 

Will run any game well at 1080p: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock B85M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $882.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Will run any game well at 1080p: 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock B85M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $882.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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It's pretty similar to mine. Same GPU (except it's MSI).

What are the differences in this than the one I have?

The main differences I see is/are: RAM is 8GB instead of 16GB (He's not able to upgrade for a year + so I wanted to be nice and throw in 16 to be plentiful), and a different and smaller mobo.

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It's pretty similar to mine. Same GPU (except it's MSI).

What are the differences in this than the one I have?

The main differences I see is/are: RAM is 8GB instead of 16GB (He's not able to upgrade for a year + so I wanted to be nice and throw in 16 to be plentiful), and a different and smaller mobo.

 

GPU is a little faster than the Windforce.  It was also $3 cheaper.

 

Money is the difference.

 

If you never need more than 8GB of RAM, then why pay for it?  Are you rendering videos daily?  Music?  Running 10 simultaneous Virtual Machines?  What is it then, what do need more than 8GB for?  (...and BTW I am running 16GB and never use up to the 8GB)

 

The mobo does the job at the lowest price possible.

 

You have to understand that Amazon is roughly 10%-15% more expensive.  If you shop at different places you get deals.  So the REAL main difference is the price.  You are not going to do better at Amazon.  Your build is $150 more expensive for 8GB that you will never use, and a full tower case that you do not need.

 

Spend your/his money better.  If you want to spend more:

 

1.  Get a 250GB SSD, that is useful.

2.  Get a better power supply.  The EVGA you had, and the Corsair I have are not really good... they are okay.

3.  Get the i5 4690K and a Z97 motherboard so your friend can overclock when he needs the extra CPU speed.

4.  Figure out how many extra fans are needed and get some more airflow.  Maybe even a fan hub controller.

5.  Get the Gigabyte G1 GTX 970 for $30 more.  It is a higher binned GPU so it overclocks better, and it looks nicer because it has a back plate.

 

So many better ways to spend that money.

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GPU is a little faster than the Windforce.  It was also $3 cheaper.

 

Money is the difference.

 

If you never need more than 8GB of RAM, then why pay for it?  Are you rendering videos daily?  Music?  Running 10 simultaneous Virtual Machines?  What is it then, what do need more than 8GB for?  (...and BTW I am running 16GB and never use up to the 8GB)

 

The mobo does the job at the lowest price possible.

 

You have to understand that Amazon is roughly 10%-15% more expensive.  If you shop at different places you get deals.  So the REAL main difference is the price.  You are not going to do better at Amazon.  Your build is $150 more expensive for 8GB that you will never use, and a full tower case that you do not need.

 

Spend your/his money better.  If you want to spend more:

 

1.  Get a 250GB SSD, that is useful.

2.  Get a better power supply.  The EVGA you had, and the Corsair I have are not really good... they are okay.

3.  Get the i5 4690K and a Z97 motherboard so your friend can overclock when he needs the extra CPU speed.

4.  Figure out how many extra fans are needed and get some more airflow.  Maybe even a fan hub controller.

5.  Get the Gigabyte G1 GTX 970 for $30 more.  It is a higher binned GPU so it overclocks better, and it looks nicer because it has a back plate.

 

So many better ways to spend that money.

I'll switch GPUs.

Money isn't a huge problem. I have an unlimited budget but I'm not spending X amount over. He multitasks a lot, uses Photoshop and other rendering programs weekly.

 

Probably going to stay with the same mobo I had selected I guess.

 

And Amazon is my only option to buy from, I have no issue having to spend 10% more. It's not a deal breaker for me.

What other PSU can I order instead then? I have no idea.. EVGA has treated me well in the past few builds I had. I have a supernova in my PC, and used Corsair ones in the past no problem either.

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I'll switch GPUs.

Money isn't a huge problem. I have an unlimited budget but I'm not spending X amount over. He multitasks a lot, uses Photoshop and other rendering programs weekly.

 

Probably going to stay with the same mobo I had selected I guess.

 

And Amazon is my only option to buy from, I have no issue having to spend 10% more. It's not a deal breaker for me.

What other PSU can I order instead then? I have no idea.. EVGA has treated me well in the past few builds I had. I have a supernova in my PC, and used Corsair ones in the past no problem either.

 

For a single GTX 970: 

 

Non modular:  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

 

Semi-Modular:  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m

 

Modular:  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

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Seems fine to me but a Nvidia GPU is better for low end CPUs if what I heard here is right:

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Vishera-X8-9370 | R20 score MC: 1476cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Case Fan VRM: SUNON MagLev KDE1209PTV3 92mm / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: AMD FX-8370 (Base: @4.4GHz | Turbo: @4.7GHz) Black Edition Eight-Core (Global Foundries 32nm) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING, Socket-AM3+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866MHz CL8-10-10-28-37-2T (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN951N 11n Wireless Adapter

Godavari-X4-880K | R20 score MC: 810cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 95w Thermal Solution / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Display: HP 19" Flat Panel L1940 (75Hz) 1280x1024 / GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 2GB (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2, Socket-FM2+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: SK hynix DDR3-1866MHz CL9-10-11-27-40 (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) / Operating System 2: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter

Acer Aspire 7738G custom (changed CPU, GPU & Storage)
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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2-cores, 2-threads, 2.4GHz, 3MB cache (Intel 45nm) / GPU: ATi Radeon HD 4570 515MB DDR2 (T.S.M.C. 55nm) / RAM: DDR2-1066MHz CL7-7-7-20-1T (2x2GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Storage: Crucial BX500 480GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" SSD

Complete portable device SoC history:

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Apple A4 - Apple iPod touch (4th generation)
Apple A5 - Apple iPod touch (5th generation)
Apple A9 - Apple iPhone 6s Plus
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (T.S.M.C. 7nm) - Huawei P40 Lite / Huawei nova 7i
Mediatek Dimensity 700 (T.S.M.C 7nm) - Cherry Mobile Aqua S10 Pro 5G
Mediatek MT2601 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TicWatch E
Mediatek MT6580 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TECNO Spark 2 (1GB RAM)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (orange)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (yellow)
Mediatek MT6735 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - HMD Nokia 3 Dual SIM
Mediatek MT6737 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - Cherry Mobile Flare S6
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (blue)
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (gold)
Mediatek MT6750 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - honor 6C Pro / honor V9 Play
Mediatek MT6765 (T.S.M.C 12nm) - TECNO Pouvoir 3 Plus
Mediatek MT6797D (T.S.M.C 20nm) - my|phone Brown Tab 1
Qualcomm MSM8926 (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Qualcomm MSM8974AA (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Blackberry Passport
Qualcomm SDM710 (Samsung 10nm) - Oppo Realme 3 Pro

 

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What other PSU can I order instead then? I have no idea.. EVGA has treated me well in the past few builds I had. I have a supernova in my PC, and used Corsair ones in the past no problem either.

I think Corsair and Cooler Master are as good as EVGA, maybe better, for similar prices.

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I think Corsair and Cooler Master are as good as EVGA, maybe better, for similar prices.

 

It all depends who makes the power supply.  Corsair, CM, and EVGA do not make their units.

 

The crappier Corsair units are made by CWT.  EVGA has the NEX line which is made by FSP, those are not too good.  The EVGA GS/PS are Seasonic, the B2/G2 are Superflower... those are good units.  CM has CWT and Enhance making a lot of their PSUs.

 

Each PSU is different, so look up well made reviews.

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