Good budget psu for system w/ i7 2600 + gtx 970

[Lennart van de Merwe]

Hi, 

I'm putting together a PC with the following parts:
- i7 2600

- 8 gb ddr3

- Nvidia geforce gtx 970

- some OEM mobo from Medion

- 64 gb ssd

- 1.5 TB hdd

 

I just need to determine which PSU I'll use. I'm currently thinking about buying a Be Quiet! System Power 8 - 500W. My budget max is 55 euros. Do you guys agree on this choice or not, and if you don' t, please suggest a different psu.

Thanks in advance.

[NTDaws]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

[Lennart van de Merwe]

1 minute ago, Being Delirious said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

Can 450 watts even handle this system?

[NTDaws]

3 minutes ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

Can 450 watts even handle this system?

 

On 5/2/2015 at 2:05 AM, {EAC} Shoot em UP said:

No, 400 watts is enough, I would personally probably do 450, but depending on what else is in the system, and overclock settings, it would work. The 970 will not pull more than ~180 ish watts under load. The CPU +mobo + RAM and all of that is under 200 watts. But like I said, more depends on which PSU you choose, the wattage may be enough, but the amps and rail configuration may not be enough...

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 minutes ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

Can 450 watts even handle this system?

My overclocked 1700X and overclocked GTX 970 draw about 330W under load. 450W is plenty.

[Lennart van de Merwe]

10 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

Getting the non-modular one doesn't matter right? I know, it's a stupid question.

[NTDaws]

Just now, Lennart van de Merwe said:

Getting the non-modular one doesn't matter right? I know, it's a stupid question.

No

[Lennart van de Merwe]

26 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

According to this list http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

An EGHA 450B should be better and in my case also cheaper... Is that true?

[NTDaws]

Just now, Lennart van de Merwe said:

According to this list http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

An EGHA 450B should be better and in my case also cheaper... Is that true?

i dont know much on the EVGA 450B so I can't say for myself.

[seon123]

34 minutes ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

According to this list http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

An EGHA 450B should be better and in my case also cheaper... Is that true?

That tier list is completely outdated. The B1 is crap, the CX450 is a much better PSU. 

[OrionFOTL]

Non modular CX450 has only one 6+2pin cable, so check your connectors.

[LIGISTX]

9 hours ago, Being Delirious said:

 

 

Quote from 3 years ago?

[NTDaws]

3 minutes ago, {EAC} Shoot em UP said:

Quote from 3 years ago?

Mhmmmmm ?

[LIGISTX]

29 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

Mhmmmmm ?

How did you even find that. Thats just downright amazing.

[LienusLateTips]

10 hours ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

According to this list http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

An EGHA 450B should be better and in my case also cheaper... Is that true?

No, that list is completely outdated, this is a new model CX

[NTDaws]

38 minutes ago, {EAC} Shoot em UP said:

How did you even find that. Thats just downright amazing.

Google search ?

[Flameytail]

Corsiar CXM 550. 49.99 on amazon

[Stefan Payne]

17 hours ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

Hi, 

I'm putting together a PC with the following parts:
- i7 2600

- 8 gb ddr3

- Nvidia geforce gtx 970

- some OEM mobo from Medion

- 64 gb ssd

- 1.5 TB hdd

 

I just need to determine which PSU I'll use. I'm currently thinking about buying a Be Quiet! System Power 8 - 500W. My budget max is 55 euros. Do you guys agree on this choice or not, and if you don' t, please suggest a different psu.

Thanks in advance.

400-500W Pure Power 10 should be in Budget.

FOr a bit more you could get a 450W Bitfenix Formula.

[Lennart van de Merwe]

I got a cooler master 500B (v1) secondhand for 25.-. 

[OrionFOTL]

Congrats on your purchase. I'm just wondering why you created this thread at all, since you weren't going to listen to advice anyway.

[Lennart van de Merwe]

On ‎18‎-‎2‎-‎2018 at 4:34 PM, OrionFOTL said:

Congrats on your purchase. I'm just wondering why you created this thread at all, since you weren't going to listen to advice anyway.

I sure wanted to listen to the advice, but if I wanted to save up for the PSU that you guys suggested to buy new, I'd have had to wait for another two weeks and in that time I really needed to use the PC (School, etc.)

[Guest]

On 2/18/2018 at 7:21 AM, Lennart van de Merwe said:

I got a cooler master 500B (v1) secondhand for 25.-. 

That's too bad.  You paid too much for it.  Not even worth $10.  And if I bought it for $10, I wouldn't use it in a PC.  I'd use it to teach my kid PSU basics and how to solder/desolder parts on a PCB.

 

http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=3c1767b253f48bc665e82465083cfaf6&t=413235

 

2 hours ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

I sure wanted to listen to the advice, but if I wanted to save up for the PSU that you guys suggested to buy new, I'd have had to wait for another two weeks and in that time I really needed to use the PC (School, etc.)

So you went out and bought one of the worst PSUs you can buy in used condition?  Ok... sure.  

[Stefan Payne]

3 hours ago, Lennart van de Merwe said:

I sure wanted to listen to the advice, but if I wanted to save up for the PSU that you guys suggested to buy new, I'd have had to wait for another two weeks and in that time I really needed to use the PC (School, etc.)

well, getting a good PSU means long lifetime for your components. Its like Oil in your car. Using shitty Oil reduces the life of the engine.

And its the same with the components.

 

Also used PSU are just way too overpriced, that's why you don't buy them used, you get them new because price isn't worth the risk...

 

But that's not the worst one. That is that you wasted our time. Time wich we could have done so much better things like salvaging a garbage PSU for parts so that those things are useful for something at least.

THAT is the worst one...

 

So I'd suggest to save money for a new PC; might need it in the future...

[Lennart van de Merwe]

16 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

That's too bad.  You paid too much for it.  Not even worth $10.  And if I bought it for $10, I wouldn't use it in a PC.  I'd use it to teach my kid PSU basics and how to solder/desolder parts on a PCB.

 

http://www.planet3dnow.de/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=3c1767b253f48bc665e82465083cfaf6&t=413235

 

So you went out and bought one of the worst PSUs you can buy in used condition?  Ok... sure.  

Maybe it was a bad buy, but in comparison to other secondhand and new PSU's I thought it was a good deal. It powers my system just fine and btw this system will probably only be used for about 1 hour a day and I am planning on selling this system so I can buy a new PC with new components only. And also, I'm not the type of person who knows everything about PSU's, I only knew this would do the job for me at a price I could afford it.

[Lennart van de Merwe]

16 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

well, getting a good PSU means long lifetime for your components. Its like Oil in your car. Using shitty Oil reduces the life of the engine.

And its the same with the components.

 

Also used PSU are just way too overpriced, that's why you don't buy them used, you get them new because price isn't worth the risk...

 

But that's not the worst one. That is that you wasted our time. Time wich we could have done so much better things like salvaging a garbage PSU for parts so that those things are useful for something at least.

THAT is the worst one...

 

So I'd suggest to save money for a new PC; might need it in the future...

I think you might be exaggerating.