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TheNuzziNuzz
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Alright, here is a build I am doing for a client:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DnmwVY

 

They want the computer to be under $800, and I don't think I need such a PSU. I am thinking 400-500 Watt will be fine, and ideally cheap enough to be under 800, or be within $10-$20 range.

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3 minutes ago, TheNuzziNuzz said:

Alright, here is a build I am doing for a client:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DnmwVY

 

They want the computer to be under $800, and I don't think I need such a PSU. I am thinking 400-500 Watt will be fine, and ideally cheap enough to be under 800, or be within $10-$20 range.

anything in that price range will be saleel al sawarim allahu akbar. i dont recommend going cheap on the PSU. id go cheap on my other componets just to get a good one. 

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anything around that price range is very sketchy 

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8 minutes ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

anything in that price range will be saleel al sawarim allahu akbar. i dont recommend going cheap on the PSU. id go cheap on my other componets just to get a good one. 

never heard it put quite like that before 9_9

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While 400-500w would be fine, I wouldn't skimp on the PSU. Not a great idea to cheap out on the one component that could kill all of the other components. 

 

You have ones available like the XFX XT 500W for $53 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/bTnG3C/xfx-power-supply-p1500bxtfr

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1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

never heard it put quite like that before 9_9

well when a PSU goes it will jihad something with it. especially the cheap ones that dont have any built in protection in them 

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500B1: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/zNK7YJ/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

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43 minutes ago, TheNuzziNuzz said:

Alright, here is a build I am doing for a client:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DnmwVY

 

They want the computer to be under $800, and I don't think I need such a PSU. I am thinking 400-500 Watt will be fine, and ideally cheap enough to be under 800, or be within $10-$20 range.

No good 10-20 dollar PSU is going to be any good. Get an EVGA 500B.

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I wasn't trying to skimp, Just get lower on the budget. I have cut almost every other component, And this build doesn't need 500 WATTs. I udnerstand the risks of going cheap, and I don't want to go THAT cheap. I just think the PSU I have is overkill, am I wrong?

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By adjusting the RAM and going to a seasonic unit you can knock it down to 809 and not have to deal with RAM's

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bsKFd6

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1 hour ago, Str_Mape said:

By adjusting the RAM and going to a seasonic unit you can knock it down to 809 and not have to deal with RAM's

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bsKFd6

RAMs?

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17 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

RAMs?

Changed from Corsair to G.Skill and saved $8 xD

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2 minutes ago, Str_Mape said:

Changed from Corsair to G.Skill and saved $8 xD

oh, ok :)

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