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Hey guys so I had my PC built long ago when I was around 12 or 13 and now coming to age and understanding prices and components I realize i got ripped off back then. So i need help in replacing a few parts of my PC. 

My main replacement will be the PSU and GPU.

At this point of time my PC has 

an i7-4790 @3.60GHz

8GB DDR 3 RAM
1tb Segate HDD

a really shady powersuply picture provided below 

no GPU (will upgrade to either a GTX 960 or GTX 950 or GTX1050 (Whichever I am able to get for 400DHS/$110)

and a GIGABYTE H8TM-S2PH mother board 

I put these into https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator and they gave me these results( In the image)

 

Now since i live in UAE it's really hard for me to be able to buy reasonable price components therefore i am settling for second hand parts. 

So from the second hand market i am able to find a few PSUs 

1)Gigabyte Superb 720 GE-P610A-C2 - power supply - 610 Watt Series for $30

2)Corsair CX500, 500 Watt (500W) Power Supply, 80+ for $70 (http://tnydu.biz/DUiaz7)

3)gigabyte 500w for $32 (http://tnydu.biz/DUibA3)

 

It would be great if anyone could help me choose from these 3 power supplies or give me a better alternative which will be compatible with my PC(with its new GPU)

P.S. I know the cable management is shitty i'll get onto doing it when i get my new PSU

 

 

Thank you so much for taking your time to read this hope you can help me out.

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Get a Corsair CXM or Seasonic S12II. Or a Seasonic M12II if you want a fully modular PSU around $60 USD. 

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Follow the guide provided by @STRMfrmXMN

I personally off the top of my head would go for a basic Antec Earthwatts as a reliable no frills PSU.

 

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5 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

A CX500 would be fine for you

The website says I require 322W so wouldn't a PSU of 400W be better than a 500W one because I still remember Linus had mentioned that if you use a PSU of higher Wattage it can effect performance 

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28 minutes ago, Lucifer02 said:

The website says I require 322W so wouldn't a PSU of 400W be better than a 500W one because I still remember Linus had mentioned that if you use a PSU of higher Wattage it can effect performance 

No, it wouldn't make a difference. Linus knows better than that too. Not sure where you heard that.

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5 hours ago, Lucifer02 said:

would the gigabyte 610W be a bad choice or will that even do because i get a bundle deal with it (a case and some ram)

 

It should be fine for a 1050.

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1 minute ago, Lucifer02 said:

1:30 

 

 

He's talking about efficiency which is a metric I'd think most should avoid unless they plan to run a system 24/7 or a very, very power hungry one. Think 80 PLUS efficiency, not efficiency of your CPU or GPU or whatever.

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Get the PSU in my signature (the quote below my post, and click show more)

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