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Which PSU should I pick?

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16 hours ago, Energycore said:

Hi! Where are you buying? Chances are you won't find a good PSU for 30, you should get a cheaper motherboard because that one is quite expensive. Any B150 or H170 will do.

 

Definitely don't get this one, it's crap.

Thank you! I'm buying from PCDiga, a store in Portugal.

 

The reason I chose that motherboard is because in that same store they're doing a sale where they offer 8GB of DDR4 RAM (for free) along with it. Basically paying 157€ for both. Do you think it's worth it? If not, I took a look at the B150M and it would fall down to 720€ with that SeaSonic PSU I have atm in the build, which costs 58€.

 

Also, thanks for the suggestion! I also found this one from Corsair that was a little bit cheaper: http://www.corsair.com/en/vs-seriestm-vs450-450-watt-power-supply

 

What do you think?

___________________________

 

I was able to extend my budget and will get the SeaSonic S12II after all.

Thank you for all your replies!

Greetings!
 

This is my build as of now:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card 
Case: NOX Hummer MC Zero Edition ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

As you can see, I do have a PSU in there but it comes at 60€ and that's a bit too much for me. My budget is exactly 730€ so I'd like to know if, for this 280W build, there is a decent 30€ or less PSU that's at least 80+ Bronze (as I was told that was the minimum I should go with) and that won't explode into flames.

 

 

Thank you in advance,

 - Nervly
 

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2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

There is not however, all psu somehow starts at 30 euros and up

The cheapest one I could find was this one for 35€  -  http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/netzteile/standard/lc500-12-v231/

Not sure whether or not it'd be a good choice, however.

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3 minutes ago, Nervly said:

Greetings!
 

This is my build as of now:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card 
Case: NOX Hummer MC Zero Edition ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

As you can see, I do have a PSU in there but it comes at 60€ and that's a bit too much for me. My budget is exactly 730€ and I can't go any higher than that, so I'd like to know if, for this 280W build, there is a decent 30€ or less PSU that's at least 80+ Bronze (as I was told that was the minimum I should go with) and that won't explode into flames.

 

 

Thank you in advance,

 - Nervly
 

Hi! Where are you buying? Chances are you won't find a good PSU for 30, you should get a cheaper motherboard because that one is quite expensive. Any B150 or H170 will do.

 

1 minute ago, Nervly said:

The cheapest one I could find was this one for 35€  -  http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/netzteile/standard/lc500-12-v231/

Not sure whether or not it'd be a good choice, however.

Definitely don't get this one, it's crap.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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If in germany, this is the cheapest from the recommended list https://www.amazon.de/dp/B005FPT38U/

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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16 hours ago, Energycore said:

Hi! Where are you buying? Chances are you won't find a good PSU for 30, you should get a cheaper motherboard because that one is quite expensive. Any B150 or H170 will do.

 

Definitely don't get this one, it's crap.

Thank you! I'm buying from PCDiga, a store in Portugal.

 

The reason I chose that motherboard is because in that same store they're doing a sale where they offer 8GB of DDR4 RAM (for free) along with it. Basically paying 157€ for both. Do you think it's worth it? If not, I took a look at the B150M and it would fall down to 720€ with that SeaSonic PSU I have atm in the build, which costs 58€.

 

Also, thanks for the suggestion! I also found this one from Corsair that was a little bit cheaper: http://www.corsair.com/en/vs-seriestm-vs450-450-watt-power-supply

 

What do you think?

___________________________

 

I was able to extend my budget and will get the SeaSonic S12II after all.

Thank you for all your replies!

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