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So my brother has a basic pre built AM3+ system (FX4100, 8GB RAM), and I want to do something nice for him and that god forsaken potato of his. I wanted to give him my GTX 480, but being a pre built system, the power supply is super crappy. I don't wanna cheap out or anything, but have a pretty limited budget of maybe $50. I would love to go lower if the PSU is somewhat reliable, and let me know if I could get something really good for just slightly more, but otherwise, around $50 would be perfect.

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https://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

or modular

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

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http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

 

have this going on 3 years with no problem, maybe more actually, was running a i5-2500 with 2x2gb ram gtx 960, now its in a i5-2500 with a gts 450 

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you should get him the corsair ax1500i. definitely!

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3 minutes ago, papapoi said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

 

have this going on 3 years with no problem, maybe more actually, was running a i5-2500 with 2x2gb ram gtx 960, now its in a i5-2500 with a gts 450 

Not a good idea to pair with the hottest GPU in existence.

 

11 minutes ago, ChickenNugget said:

So my brother has a basic pre built AM3+ system (FX4100, 8GB RAM), and I want to do something nice for him and that god forsaken potato of his. I wanted to give him my GTX 480, but being a pre built system, the power supply is super crappy. I don't wanna cheap out or anything, but have a pretty limited budget of maybe $50. I would love to go lower if the PSU is somewhat reliable, and let me know if I could get something really good for just slightly more, but otherwise, around $50 would be perfect.

The EVGA 650W GQ is usually around 70 USD while the 750B2 (probably the better option for you) is around the same price. Either will do.

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This guy has 700W, is EVGA, 5 eggs on Newegg and costs $50...  It's no G2 but I think it might work with a 3 year warranty:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10700k1

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2 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Gotchu

how about this one then, close to his price range and on some tier 2 lists

http://www.ncixus.com/products/index.php?sku=97531&vpn=110-B2-0750-VR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1413&affiliate_id=18097&click_id=1594681774

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4 minutes ago, papapoi said:

how about this one then, close to his price range and on some tier 2 lists

http://www.ncixus.com/products/index.php?sku=97531&vpn=110-B2-0750-VR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1413&affiliate_id=18097&click_id=1594681774

Yep, I recommended that one.

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