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Never heard about them, and they being "cheap" (not specified?) I asume crap

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Dont cheap out on a PSU. Youll end up killing your PC....

 

@STRMfrmXMN might be able to help you out finding a cheaper PSU which wont kill your components

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Never cheap out on PSU

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Never heard about them, and they being "cheap" (not specified?) I asume crap

Buy cheap I mean not famose eBay stile psu
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I have this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822039&cm_re=diaboletek_psu-_-17-822-039-_-Product

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The PSU is the most important part of your rig. Please don't skimp out on it. Choose a decent brand/quality PSU and it will easily last you 10+ years.

 

As for Apline, they're crap and give out nothing near their rated wattage. You'll be lucky if the 750W could handle a 500W sustained load without stability issues. There are many reviews of their PSUs exploding.

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How are the alpine /cheap 750w psu

Looks sketchy. EVGA's B2 is the best for your money at a low price point.

What are the specs of your PC?

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Well, that's quite an "expensive" build... Cheaping out on the PSU for that would be the most terrible idea ever.

Your options are:

-Save more

-Get a gap in that budget for the PSU, actually, do you really need a 500 GB SSD?

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Well, that's quite an "expensive" build... Cheaping out on the PSU for that would be the most terrible idea ever.

Your options are:

-Save more

-Get a gap in that budget for the PSU, actually, do you really need a 500 GB SSD?

The difference is 250gb 70£ 500gb is 120£
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The difference is 250gb 70£ 500gb is 120£

What I mean is that I see no HDD.... Usually if you're in a tight budget you don't go full SSD

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The words "cheap" and "PSU" should never be used in the same sentence. 

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What I mean is that I see no HDD.... Usually if you're in a tight budget you don't go full SSD

I might change it when I have the full mony
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I might change it when I have the full mony

Post a thread when you've the money, as they might be different discounts, new parts or whatever.

With other people crunching different setups you might get a better bang for buck (but not a literal bang if you don't cheap out on the PSU...)

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Incorrect

 

"The Cheap PSU will blow up and burn your house down"

 

I stand corrected.  :lol:

 

@Erfan1382 - I disagree with those saying to go with HDD only and not an SSD in a budget build. 1TB HDD's are cheap and can easily be added a little later. I think it's better to go with an SSD right from the start, you just won't have too much room for too many games at first. I did this with my first "modern" gaming PC build back in the fall of 2013 and don't regret it one bit. SSD's are so much faster, you won't want to go back to mechanical HDs again. ;)  

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

Spoiler

Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

Spoiler

FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

Spoiler

SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

Spoiler

MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

Spoiler

Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

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Owned one, absolutely do not go for it. it's light as heck for a 750W PSU and only comes with one PCIE connector. Get a S12ii or XFX unit instead.

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