need help choosing a power supply (buying tonight)

[manlykeweaver465]

my budget is £235 and im going to be buying a new gpu and powersupply for my pc as my psu is some old af crappy psu what has just blown after 3 years and my gpu just isnt cutting it anymore (gtx 750 1gb)

 

i was looking at a gtx 1060 3gb £190, but that would only leave me with £45 for a psu, and i know i cant have a good and cheap power supply so what should i do

 

buy a cheaper gpu such as a gtx 1050 ti or buy a used gpu which will give me more headroom when looking to buy a new psu 

 

(if this is in the wrong topic please move to the correct one  )

[TheRandomness]

A cheap RX 480 4GB would outperform the 1060 in some games. A CX450M would be a decent PSU. 

[manlykeweaver465]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

A cheap RX 480 4GB would outperform the 1060 in some games. A CX450M would be a decent PSU. 

i hear people saying bad things about it and people convincing me to get a psu out the tier 2 or tier 1 and they are quite pricey 

[manlykeweaver465]

5 minutes ago, Thread212 said:

Pick from tier 3 above. Corsair CXM 550/450w will do just fine.

 

CXM GREY unit is not bad. the one that bad is the Green one.

Thanks, really want that 1060 haha 

[TheRandomness]

26 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

Thanks, really want that 1060 haha 

Why though? As I already said, the RX 480 can outperform it by quite a lot.

[manlykeweaver465]

8 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Why though? As I already said, the RX 480 can outperform it by quite a lot.

if i brought an rx 480 i would have £25 for a power supply so i would either have to go with a gtx 1060 3gb or rx 470 4gb 

[Petoovee]

I'd pick an RM700x maybe even RM800x since the price difference is so low.

 

My thinking is I'd keep an RMx twice as long as a CM, which justifies the price rather well.

 

Actually it's got 10 year warranty.

[Guest]

RX480 4gb + corsair cx450m

[TheRandomness]

51 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

if i brought an rx 480 i would have £25 for a power supply so i would either have to go with a gtx 1060 3gb or rx 470 4gb 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (£187.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£48.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £236.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-14 13:49 GMT+0000

 

You sure? I know it's one of the worst 480s, but it's still better than the 1060.

[manlykeweaver465]

1 hour ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 4GB G1 Gaming Video Card  (£187.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£48.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £236.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-14 13:49 GMT+0000

 

You sure? I know it's one of the worst 480s, but it's still better than the 1060.

well i cant decide yet because the money what was supposed to be in my account from an amazon refund which was issued around 2 weeks ago and it said it would be 5-7 days and is not in my account, so i cant buy anything yet which is really annoying had so many problems with the products i ordered from amazon itself and not a 3rd party seller 

[MyName13]

3 hours ago, Petoovee said:

I'd pick an RM700x maybe even RM800x since the price difference is so low.

 

My thinking is I'd keep an RMx twice as long as a CM, which justifies the price rather well.

 

Actually it's got 10 year warranty.

700w psu for 1060 or 480?Wat @_@

[Petoovee]

1 hour ago, MyName13 said:

700w psu for 1060 or 480?Wat @_@

So he has room for another 480 next year, should he pick one up.

 

Unless he goes for a 1060 to throw in the bin in two years.

Either way, if you're going for a PSU to keep for a decade, why not make sure it has room for cheap futureproofing

[Quaker]

5 hours ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

i hear people saying bad things about it and people convincing me to get a psu out the tier 2 or tier 1 and they are quite pricey 

You only need a tier 1 or 2 power supply if you are into heavy overclocking or your electrical power is very, very, expensive.(And even then, the word "need" is debatable).

 

For the average user a basic 80+ bronze power supply such as the Corsair CX550M is more than adequate. A CX450M would also be "enough" if you are on a really tight budget, but the extra headroom of the 550M is worth the extra cost (if any - sometimes, because of sales, etc, they are almost the same price).