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Building an extremely basic build for an older relative and I am looking for the cheapest power supply that is reliable and wont light on fire, as cheap psu's normally do. http://www.atoz.com.mt/products/psu-atx-high-end/5998-psu-atx-high-end-cooler-master-elite-atx-v2.3-500w-12v1=20a-+-12v2=20a I found this at a local store and was wondering if it was good enough for what i want to do, or if there was a better alternative for about $50.

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The cooler master elite power supplies aren't great, something from seasonic or EVGA like this one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze might suit you better.

 

Look for more good PSUs in this thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

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Corsair RM series I didn't have issues with.  Also Lepa G series 500-something watts I didn't have issue with, but I liked the RM series more for having 0 rpm fan speed ability.

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The cooler master elite power supplies aren't great, something from seasonic or EVGA like this one http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze might suit you better.

 

Look for more good PSUs in this thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/

CM elite are garbage.

 

Corsair RM series I didn't have issues with.  Also Lepa G series 500-something watts I didn't have issue with, but I liked the RM series more for having 0 rpm fan speed ability.

Lepa is meh

 

Building an extremely basic build for an older relative and I am looking for the cheapest power supply that is reliable and wont light on fire, as cheap psu's normally do. http://www.atoz.com.mt/products/psu-atx-high-end/5998-psu-atx-high-end-cooler-master-elite-atx-v2.3-500w-12v1=20a-+-12v2=20a I found this at a local store and was wondering if it was good enough for what i want to do, or if there was a better alternative for about $50.

XFX TS 550W or SeaSonic Eco 430W

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there seems to be a hell of a difference between 50USD and 50euro.

 

this might be the best you can get (even then it's 5euro over): https://it.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1450sx2b9

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CM elite are garbage.

 

Lepa is meh

 

XFX TS 550W or SeaSonic Eco 430W

I know it's that why I told him he should go for a S12.

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CM elite are garbage.

 

Lepa is meh

 

XFX TS 550W or SeaSonic Eco 430W

 

XFX and Seasonic both got on my shit list for their bullshit 1250W PSUs that are either a few years old now or still being made today (since the XFX 1250 was a rebranded Seasonic 1250).  "single rail" my dick.  They were just hoping no one actually tries putting 1200W of load on the 12V rail and discovering it's actually multi-rail.  "oh hey why does my desktop click off when I stress test the cpu and gpu together?"

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The CX series of psu would be ideal for your build and are realitevely easy to pick up in Europe.

An AMD cpu has no place in a solely gaming build, end of.

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XFX and Seasonic both got on my shit list for their bullshit 1250W PSUs that are either a few years old now or still being made today (since the XFX 1250 was a rebranded Seasonic 1250).  "single rail" my dick.  They were just hoping no one actually tries putting 1200W of load on the 12V rail and discovering it's actually multi-rail.  "oh hey why does my desktop click off when I stress test the cpu and gpu together?"

You're calling the oldest and most trusted PSU OEM garbage?...K

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I can pick up a cx500 for about less than 60euros should i go for that?

Personally, I'd not since 60 Eu for that is overpriced but if you aren't doing gaming it's fine

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From amazon UK a cx500 is £42 which is €58 without delivery so it's not a bad price, at least in Europe. Plus, I feel more comfortable getting everything locally for something like this

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From amazon UK a cx500 is £42 which is €58 without delivery so it's not a bad price, at least in Europe. Plus, I feel more comfortable getting everything locally for something like this

What build are you powering?

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Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
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An i3 and no graphics card, as I said very basic. Power consumption is extremely low, probably less than 200w

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An i3 and no graphics card, as I said very basic. Power consumption is extremely low, probably less than 200w

Then you're fine with a CX500

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Should I still avoid the cm elite, or are they fine for something like this?

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Should I still avoid the cm elite, or are they fine for something like this?

CM elite are tosh.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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