Cheap PSU

[Huntguy34]

Just wondering if anyone had a psu i could have that is atleast 300 watts. If not, if they could tell me where to fins one from a reputable company under $20

[genexis_x]

First of all, why cheap out on PSU?

[kb5zue]

Not knowing where you are located sort of limits what you will get for a response.  Personally when I have a need for something like that, the first thing I do is hit up the local PC repair shops to see if they will let me scrounge thru their stuff.  I have gotten PSU's, HDD's, cables and assorted ram for nothing from these guys.  Of course, I live in a small area in northern california so that helps, everyone sort of knows everyone else around here.

 

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, Huntguy34 said:

 

Don't?

[lewdicrous]

Don't buy a cheap power supply, it's very important and can make or break (sometimes literally) your build.

Don't cheap out on it

[JaegerB]

Cheap PSU? That phrase makes me shudder. You want a bomb, go ahead and pay next to nothing for a crap PSU. 20 dollars is nothing, and I wouldn't even recommend buying a once top tier PSU second hand, no matter how good it was when it was new. Check out  @STRMfrmXMN's PSU tier list: 

Things in Tiers 1-3, that's what you should be looking at. Anything below and you might as well chuck a handgrenade in your chassis.

[Sakkura]

11 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139201&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= Grey label cx around 20 after rebate.

Rebates are annoying, but that is actually an incredible offer.

[D13H4RD]

Cheap PSU = Pray it lives for more than a day

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Don't do it. Eventually, you'll wish you had bought the best. And even those can fail but its obviously less prone to do that if its a quality PSU. You'll also consume less power as the best ones are very efficient. And very stable too, so no fluctuations and thats good for your other components.

[STRMfrmXMN]

10 hours ago, Huntguy34 said:

Just wondering if anyone had a psu i could have that is atleast 300 watts. If not, if they could tell me where to fins one from a reputable company under $20

What are your specs and where are you located?

 

$20 will get you nowhere. The cheapest thing you should be buying is a Corsair CX450 for $20 after a rebate, listed above. That is an incredible deal.