Jump to content

500w, $50 US?

CaptainPanda
By CaptainPanda
in Power Supplies
 Share
Posted

I have a friend that wants me to put together a decent gaming PC for his son. I've got all of the other parts picked out, but I'm a little stuck on the power supply. My initial thought was the EVGA 450BT, or the Cooler Master Masterwatt Lite 500w, but I've seen some mixed reviews. I've got a Microcenter near me, so I'm also considering their PowerSpec 550w. My friend is on a fairly tight budget, and I don't want to screw him over. Anyone have any thoughts?

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/884862-500w-50-us/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

If you can find a Corsair CX550M at a decent price, I would go for that. If not, EVGA 500B will get the job done(although it's not as reliable as the CX550M).

Quote or tag me( @Crunchy Dragon) if you want me to see your reply

If a post solved your problem/answered your question, please consider marking it as "solved"

Community Standards // Join Floatplane!

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/884862-500w-50-us/#findComment-10928396
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

deal with the rebates and get this instead, both those units aren't good.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/884862-500w-50-us/#findComment-10928408
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
7 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

deal with the rebates and get this instead, both those units aren't good.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na

^^^ Can recommend, good unit, even if it isn't with rebates it's still $55 for 550W

PSU Nerd | PC Parts Flipper | Cable Management Guru

Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/884862-500w-50-us/#findComment-10928436
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Power Supplies

×