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spiralfuzion
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I'm looking for a cheaper power supply for a gtx 1060. I saw a gtx 1060 3GB for 199 usd and missed it so hopefully it'll go up again (probably won't). So I'm looking for a psu around 50 USD. preferably lower. the system consists of an i7 4770 and 16GB of ddr3. I was hoping to fit in a cheapo case with a psu and gpu but I cant find the gpu yet. :(  What psu's do you recommend for a gtx 1060? 

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Seasonic S12ii 520w is a good budget option. I got mine for around £40 which is about $53. I think they're cheaper in the US though, so you could probably pick up an S12ii 620w for around $50.

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8 minutes ago, spiralfuzion said:

I'm looking for a cheaper power supply for a gtx 1060. I saw a gtx 1060 3GB for 199 usd and missed it so hopefully it'll go up again (probably won't). So I'm looking for a psu around 50 USD. preferably lower. the system consists of an i7 4770 and 16GB of ddr3. I was hoping to fit in a cheapo case with a psu and gpu but I cant find the gpu yet. :(  What psu's do you recommend for a gtx 1060? 

 

3 minutes ago, Connor Price said:

Seasonic S12ii 520w is a good budget option. I got mine for around £40 which is about $53. I think they're cheaper in the US though, so you could probably pick up an S12ii 620w for around $50.

Superbiz has them on sale for $38 and Newegg has them for $42 after an MIR:

https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=PSS12II520&c=CJ

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Current System: CPU - I5-6500 | Motherboard - ASRock H170M-ITX/ac | RAM - Mushkin Blackline 16GB DDR4 @ 2400mHz | GPU - EVGA 1060 3GB | Case - Fractal Design Nano S | Storage - 250GB 850 EVO, 3TB Barracuda | PSU - EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze | Display - AOC 22" 1080p IPS | Cooling - Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK | Keyboard - Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid(MX Blues) | Mouse - Logitech G602 | Sound - Schiit Stack | Operating System - Windows 10

 

The OG System: I3-2370M @ 2.4 GHz, 750GB 5400 RPM HDD, 8GB RAM @1333Mhz, Lenovo Z580 Laptop (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS).

 

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4 minutes ago, spiralfuzion said:

I'm looking for a cheaper power supply for a gtx 1060. I saw a gtx 1060 3GB for 199 usd and missed it so hopefully it'll go up again (probably won't). So I'm looking for a psu around 50 USD. preferably lower. the system consists of an i7 4770 and 16GB of ddr3. I was hoping to fit in a cheapo case with a psu and gpu but I cant find the gpu yet. :(  What psu's do you recommend for a gtx 1060? 

Honestly I would say go for the 1060 6gb because 3gb is a limiting factor now or if not now in 1 year and for the psu I love say get a cxm 450 2015 version

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25 minutes ago, MrImnotMLG said:

 

Superbiz has them on sale for $38 and Newegg has them for $42 after an MIR:

https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=PSS12II520&c=CJ

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

30 minutes ago, Connor Price said:

Seasonic S12ii 520w is a good budget option. I got mine for around £40 which is about $53. I think they're cheaper in the US though, so you could probably pick up an S12ii 620w for around $50.

Actually the m12/s12 are really bad by modern standards. Get a 2017 cxm

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1 minute ago, Damascus said:

 

Actually the m12/s12 are really bad by modern standards. Get a 2017 cxm

2017 cxm is bad

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1 minute ago, Damascus said:

 

Actually the m12/s12 are really bad by modern standards. Get a 2017 cxm

Hmm, is it in terms of efficiency that it's bad? I've had mine for a while now and it's been rock solid.

Gaming PC: i5 8600k @ 4.8GHz | 16GB T-Force Delta RGB @ 3200Mhz | Asus Prime Z370-A | Sapphire Radeon VII (Dead :( ), RX480 8GB | EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 | 120GB Sandisk SSD Plus, 120GB Kingston A400 | 4TB Seagate 7200RPM , 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Phanteks P400 | Windows 10, MacOS Catalina

Second PC: i5 3340s @ 2.8GHz | 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1333MHz | EVGA 750Ti SC | Cheap £7 250GB WD HDD | Windows 7

Laptop: Late 2009 MacBook (Core 2 Duo, 4GB Ram, 120GB SSD, 9400m, running Mojave) , Late 2013 MacBook Pro Retina (i5, 4GB Ram, 128GB SSD)

Consoles: Xbox One, PS4 Slim, PS3 slim, Xbox 360 fat still going strong after almost 10 years, Original Xbox, PS2, PS1

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25 minutes ago, DeezNoNos said:

2017 cxm is bad

Oops - Cx, Le autocorrect is not mah friend

25 minutes ago, Connor Price said:

Hmm, is it in terms of efficiency that it's bad? I've had mine for a while now and it's been rock solid.

Tldr: it was decent in 2010 but is now far outdone by entry level psus  

 

 

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Just now, Damascus said:

Oops - Cx, Le autocorrect is not mah friend

Tldr: it was decent in 2010 but is now far outdone by entry level psus  

 

 

Yeah, I just read that. I'll replace the PSU when I get a new GPU, the s12ii is fine for my current setup as I don't draw anywhere near 520w.

Gaming PC: i5 8600k @ 4.8GHz | 16GB T-Force Delta RGB @ 3200Mhz | Asus Prime Z370-A | Sapphire Radeon VII (Dead :( ), RX480 8GB | EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 | 120GB Sandisk SSD Plus, 120GB Kingston A400 | 4TB Seagate 7200RPM , 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Phanteks P400 | Windows 10, MacOS Catalina

Second PC: i5 3340s @ 2.8GHz | 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1333MHz | EVGA 750Ti SC | Cheap £7 250GB WD HDD | Windows 7

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Consoles: Xbox One, PS4 Slim, PS3 slim, Xbox 360 fat still going strong after almost 10 years, Original Xbox, PS2, PS1

Phone: Realme 6, Xiaomi Mi A2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x, iPhone 6s (jailbroken)

Tablet: iPad Mini 2nd Gen Retina (Jailbroken)

Headphones:  Hifiman HE4xx, Phillips Fidelio X2, Status Audio CB-1,  Fiio E10k DAC, Schiit Magni 3+, Tin T2 IEM's, Astrotec S80

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15 minutes ago, Connor Price said:

Yeah, I just read that. I'll replace the PSU when I get a new GPU, the s12ii is fine for my current setup as I don't draw anywhere near 520w.

Yeah, it's not bad enough to warrant immediate replacement but not something I would go out and buy.

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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