Cheapest "tier 1" PSU?

[KuJoe]

I'm looking at the PSU list in the sticky and trying to find the cheapest one on Newegg but I haven't found one on the list yet while sorting by price. I would have thought this had been asked a million times before but digging through the forums has yielded no results. Can somebody save me some time and sanity by pointing me in the right direction? I'm looking for the cheapest possible Tier 1 PSU. Anything 300 watts or above will meet my needs, it doesn't have to be modular, and it won't be pushing a GPU. The only requirements are that it will fit in an ATX case (even if I have to duct tape it), it's on the Tier 1 list in the sticky, and it's cheaper than all of the others on the list. Thanks in advance!

[iRileyx]

You won't really need a tier 1 if you dont plan to use a graphics card and only need 300 watts, anything from tier 3 or above will be fine.

[KuJoe]

Just now, RKRiley said:

You won't really need a tier 1 if you dont plan to use a graphics card and only need 300 watts, anything from tier 3 or above will be fine.

I honestly have no clue what the tiers mean, I just figured if I was going to be running it 24x7 in a closet the higher the tier the better it would handle the possible heat and constant uptime.

[Guest]

Bitefenix Whisper M 450w

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817376008&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[KuJoe]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Bitefenix Whisper M 450w

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817376008&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Thanks!

[Guest]

Just now, KuJoe said:

I honestly have no clue what the tiers mean, I just figured if I was going to be running it 24x7 in a closet the higher the tier the better it would handle the possible heat and constant uptime.

if you run it all the time you might wanna take a look at efficiency to save electricity bill. 

[paddy-stone]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

 

or modular for $9 extra  https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

[KuJoe]

3 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

 

or modular for $9 extra  https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

Why is that listed under Tier 3?

[paddy-stone]

4 minutes ago, KuJoe said:

Why is that listed under Tier 3?

Yes, tier 3, but well made... anything that's tier 1 you're looking at around $80-$100 minimum unless on sale IIRC.

 

Tier 3

• Antec - High Current Gamer, Neo ECO
• be Quiet! - Straight Power E10, Pure Power 10***
• Bitfenix - Fury 
• Corsair - "Grey unit" CXM***, CSM, some RM variants
• Deepcool - DQ-ST
• Enermax -  Enermax Revolution SFX 650W***
• EVGA - B3***
• Fractal Design - Tesla R2, Integra M
• FSP - Hydro X
• Lian Li - SFX-L
• LEPA - G600
• NZXT - Hale82 N lower-wattage units
• OCZ - ZX
• PC Power & Cooling - Silencer Mk III, Turbo Cool
• Riotoro - Onyx
• Rosewill - Lightning, Silent Night, Tachyon, Photon
• Seasonic - M12II 520/620, M12II EVO 520W/620W, S12II, ECO 430W
• Silverstone - Gold Evolution, Strider Gold, SX700 SFX
• Super Flower - Platinum King
• Thermaltake - DPS Gold/RGB, London, BlueEvo 2.0, Smart Pro RGB

[KuJoe]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

Yes, tier 3, but well made... anything that's tier 1 you're looking at around $80-$100 minimum unless on sale IIRC.

Sorry, I'm looking for Tier 1 only.

[paddy-stone]

Cheapest tier 1 is this as far as I can see https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1

[KuJoe]

3 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Cheapest tier 1 is this as far as I can see https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1

Thanks, I think I found the right PSU for me: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139191&ignorebbr=1

 

$60 shipped, Tier 1, and 80 PLUS Gold rating. If anybody can find a cheaper Tier 1 PSU though I'm all ears.

[paddy-stone]

Just now, KuJoe said:

Thanks, I think I found the right PSU for me: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139191&ignorebbr=1

 

$60 shipped, Tier 1, and 80PLUS Gold rating. If anybody can find a cheaper Tier 1 PSU though I'm all ears.

That;s a certified one, only 1 year warranty... i'd pay the extra $10 for the EVGA as it has a 7 or 10 year warranty.

[KuJoe]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

That;s a certified one, only 1 year warranty... i'd pay the extra $10 for the EVGA as it has a 7 or 10 year warranty.

If it lasts a year I'll be happy. I don't mind buying a better PSU in 12 months when I have the money to waste on a better PSU, it's just right now my budget is tight because I'm building too many PCs at once.

[paddy-stone]

1 minute ago, KuJoe said:

If it lasts a year I'll be happy. I don't mind buying a better PSU in 12 months when I have the money to waste on a better PSU, it's just right now my budget is tight because I'm building too many PCs at once.

Seriously, for $10 difference, and then have to pay $70+ again next year maybe or risk losing your hardware?... OK it's unlikely that itll do that, but I wouldn't take the chance and prefer a warranty to cover it. Anyway, good luck.

[KuJoe]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

Seriously, for $10 difference, and then have to pay $70+ again next year maybe or risk losing your hardware?... OK it's unlikely that itll do that, but I wouldn't take the chance and prefer a warranty to cover it. Anyway, good luck.

That $10 is 50% of one case.

[aisle9]

35 minutes ago, KuJoe said:

If it lasts a year I'll be happy. I don't mind buying a better PSU in 12 months when I have the money to waste on a better PSU, it's just right now my budget is tight because I'm building too many PCs at once.

If you're only looking for the PSU to last a year, you might as well save your money and buy something like the EVGA 500W white units. They go on sale sub-$30 fairly often and can more than handle a 300W power draw with no GPU. Seriously, buying an RM650x for one year of service seems nutty.

[KuJoe]

1 minute ago, aisle9 said:

If you're only looking for the PSU to last a year, you might as well save your money and buy something like the EVGA 500W white units. They go on sale sub-$30 fairly often and can more than handle a 300W power draw with no GPU. Seriously, buying an RM650x for one year of service seems nutty.

I'm pretty sure a Tier 1 PSU will last more than 12 months, if not then the list will be updated in 12 months.

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 hours ago, paddy-stone said:

Seriously, for $10 difference, and then have to pay $70+ again next year maybe or risk losing your hardware?... OK it's unlikely that itll do that, but I wouldn't take the chance and prefer a warranty to cover it. Anyway, good luck.

 

2 hours ago, aisle9 said:

If you're only looking for the PSU to last a year, you might as well save your money and buy something like the EVGA 500W white units. They go on sale sub-$30 fairly often and can more than handle a 300W power draw with no GPU. Seriously, buying an RM650x for one year of service seems nutty.

OP wants to look at a refurb RMx which is serviced in house by Corsair. I think that unit will last more than the year of warranty provided. I'd go with OP's choice.

[paddy-stone]

4 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

 

OP wants to look at a refurb RMx which is serviced in house by Corsair. I think that unit will last more than the year of warranty provided. I'd go with OP's choice.

Seriously? I would almost always go with good warrantied ones, especially for such a little price difference. OPs choice of course, it's not our hardware that could get fucked up after all, not saying the corsair one isn't good, they are both tier 1 PSUs, it is good, but with a 1 year warranty, anything happens after that year and you're SOL, whereas with the EVGA you're good for 7/10 years depending on location/model. IMO it's one of EVGAs better selling points, figuring out that the 10 year warranty for instance works out to like $7 a year for a quality PSU.

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Seriously? I would almost always go with good warrantied ones, especially for such a little price difference. OPs choice of course, it's not our hardware that could get fucked up after all, not saying the corsair one isn't good, they are both tier 1 PSUs, it is good, but with a 1 year warranty, anything happens after that year and you're SOL, whereas with the EVGA you're good for 7/10 years depending on location/model. IMO it's one of EVGAs better selling points, figuring out that the 10 year warranty for instance works out to like $7 a year for a quality PSU.

That is true but then again, $60 for an RMx 550W is good.

[paddy-stone]

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

That is true but then again, $60 for an RMx 550W is good.

Oh yeah, I'm not debating that at all, that is a good deal, just not the warranty IMO, I wouldn't buy a PSU for $60 for a 1 year warranty with it, no way when there are options like I said just $10 more than that for a brand new quality PSU with a 7/10 year warranty is all. If it was like $40, then maybe.

[KuJoe]

1 hour ago, paddy-stone said:

Oh yeah, I'm not debating that at all, that is a good deal, just not the warranty IMO, I wouldn't buy a PSU for $60 for a 1 year warranty with it, no way when there are options like I said just $10 more than that for a brand new quality PSU with a 7/10 year warranty is all. If it was like $40, then maybe.

Technically it's $20 more unless I want to pay $92 now and then go through the hassle of a MIR (which I don't want to) so then I'd buy it from Amazon for $80 shipped which makes it $20 more and thus more expensive than the BitFenix Whisper @deXxterlab97 mentioned above.

 

If I had $92 in my pocket to spend on a PSU then I wouldn't have created this thread.