EVGA 500W1 Best psu for $50CAD?

[aSpoink]

Looking for a psu for my brothers computer, his specs are:

Athlon x4 860k

8gb ddr3

1tb hdd

Zotac 660ti 

ASUS A88XM plus motherboard

Right now he's using a Seasonic 350w I had in a pre-built. 350w is pretty sketchy and im using molex adapters to power the gpu so he needs a new one. I found the EVGA 500 W1 and it seems to be the best priced one from a reputable brand. It also has free shipping which is nice. There's also the CX450M, but it's more than the EVGA one. My question at this point is if the EVGA psu I linked seems to be the best option for $50CAD. Any help is appreciated.

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I saw a CX500 the other day for sale at NCIX. Maybe that could do

[STRMfrmXMN]

2 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

Looking for a psu for my brothers computer, his specs are:

Athlon x4 860k

8gb ddr3

1tb hdd

Zotac 660ti 

ASUS A88XM plus motherboard

Right now he's using a Seasonic 350w I had in a pre-built. 350w is pretty sketchy and im using molex adapters to power the gpu so he needs a new one. I found the EVGA 500 W1 and it seems to be the best priced one from a reputable brand. It also has free shipping which is nice. There's also the CX450M, but it's more than the EVGA one. My question at this point is if the EVGA psu I linked seems to be the best option for $50CAD. Any help is appreciated.

That EVGA, although not very good, will power a 660ti.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

That EVGA, although not very good, will power a 660ti.

if i have the right person in mind, OP's system is currently "running" off of a 350 watt disaster

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7 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

That EVGA, although not very good, will power a 660ti.

 

9 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I saw a CX500 the other day for sale at NCIX. Maybe that could do

Would this be any better than the EVGA one? http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC1629

[STRMfrmXMN]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

if i have the right person in mind, OP's system is currently "running" off of a 350 watt disaster

I mean it is a Seasonic PSU so it's not total garbage, right?

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, aSpoink said:

 

Would this be any better than the EVGA one? http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC1629

Yes

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Yes

that's a painful answer to a green label cx

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

I mean it is a Seasonic PSU so it's not total garbage, right?

anything with molex to pcie isnt a good idea, even if it's engineered by nasa

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6 minutes ago, manikyath said:

that's a painful answer to a green label cx

Have anything else in mind that would be better for $50ish?

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, manikyath said:

that's a painful answer to a green label cx

that's a unit i had last week to pair i5 and 480

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

Have anything else in mind that would be better for $50ish?

unfortunately not, and however much i dislke the poor quality of the green CX'es, its better than some of the garbage i tend to deal with. i've seen the worst of "80+ chinesium", and a lot of those seem to run long-term fine enough, if you take the unmistaken smell of slight burn with it

[aSpoink]

29 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Yes

Is there any difference in quality between the CX500 and the EVGA 500b?

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3 hours ago, aSpoink said:

Is there any difference in quality between the CX500 and the EVGA 500b?

cx500 performs a little bit better but has a lower temperature rating

 

no big difference in quality