Budget psu

[JohnCarlHenry]

Is a Aerocool Rave 80+ decent?

[r2724r16]

 

Any PSU in tier 1, 2, or 3 is decent. Anything below is probably garbage. Find out which tier that PSU mentioned above is in.

[NelizMastr]

10 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

 

Any PSU in tier 1, 2, or 3 is decent. Anything below is probably garbage. Find out which tier that PSU mentioned above is in.

I'd say tier 4 is still acceptable when budget is a consideration. There are a lot of semi-decent PSUs in tier 4 if you can't spend $70+ on a PSU.

[awesomegamer919]

6 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

I'd say tier 4 is still acceptable when budget is a consideration. There are a lot of semi-decent PSUs in tier 4 if you can't spend $70+ on a PSU.

The thing is, there are "t3" PSUs that are plenty good enough (CX, CXm, Masterwatt) at a budget price, and even some "T2" PSUs (Pure Power 10).

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, awesomegamer919 said:

The thing is, there are "t#" PSUs that are plenty good enough (CX, CXm, Masterwatt) at a budget price, and even some "T2" PSUs (Pure Power 10).

Yes, but still, generally telling people to only buy tier 3 and up is sheer elitism in my book. It's not like all tier 4 PSUs are bad value. The price difference between a tier 4 600W and a tier 2-3 600W is somewhere between 20 and 50% so if that's worth it and possible in terms of budget will differ greatly from person to person. 

[Firewrath9]

I mean the tx550m is only 60$ and its tier 1

[awesomegamer919]

1 minute ago, NelizMastr said:

Yes, but still, generally telling people to only buy tier 3 and up is sheer elitism in my book. It's not like all tier 4 PSUs are bad value. The price difference between a tier 4 600W and a tier 2-3 600W is somewhere between 20 and 50% so if that's worth it and possible in terms of budget will differ greatly from person to person. 

If y ou actually need 600w then you are looking at a high quality PSU, not something that's group regulated or is a lower end DC-DC platform. If you are looking at 400-450w then the previously stated models are often cheap (CX and CXm often drop to $20-25, TXm is $35 atm and is even better). "T4" is mostly made up of better quality group regulated units - can go out of spec easily and they generally suck.

[awesomegamer919]

1 minute ago, Firewrath9 said:

I mean the tx550m is only 60$ and its tier 1

It's $35 after MiR right now on Newegg.

[NelizMastr]

7 minutes ago, awesomegamer919 said:

It's $35 after MiR right now on Newegg.

 

8 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

I mean the tx550m is only 60$ and its tier 1

Yeah, those are "local" deals, so they're not representative for the rest of the world, keep that in mind. In Europe you won't find a 80+ Gold PSU with 550W of power under €80 very easily.

[awesomegamer919]

4 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

 

Yeah, those are "local" deals, so they're not representative for the rest of the world, keep that in mind. In Europe you won't find a 80+ Gold PSU with 550W of power under €80 very easily.

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/YBp323/be-quiet-pure-power-10-400w-80-silver-certified-atx-power-supply-bn272 - "T2" and it's under 55 Euro

 

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/jfs8TW/bitfenix-formula-gold-450w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm450ulag-7r Gold rated <65 Euro and is an outstanding performer.

 

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/zBfmP6/bitfenix-formula-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm550ulag-7r Gold rated, hits the 550w and ios < 70 Euro

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, awesomegamer919 said:

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/YBp323/be-quiet-pure-power-10-400w-80-silver-certified-atx-power-supply-bn272 - "T2" and it's under 55 Euro

 

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/jfs8TW/bitfenix-formula-gold-450w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm450ulag-7r Gold rated <65 Euro and is an outstanding performer.

400 and 450W, yeah. I was talking 550W    I never said low power PSUs weren't cheaper.

[awesomegamer919]

1 minute ago, NelizMastr said:

400 and 450W, yeah. I was talking 550W    I never said low power PSUs weren't cheaper.

I linked a 550w for less than 70 Euro.

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, awesomegamer919 said:

I linked a 550w for less than 70 Euro.

That one's a steal for sure, yes. But it's still an outlier, which is the entire point of my discussion here. That there's a considerable premium in some markets IN GENERAL between the tiers, and so the choice for a lower tier PSU than tier 3 can be justified.

[awesomegamer919]

2 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

That one's a steal for sure, yes. But it's still an outlier, which is the entire point of my discussion here. That there's a considerable premium in some markets IN GENERAL between the tiers, and so the choice for a lower tier PSU than tier 3 can be justified.

I have yet to find ANY market in which no PSU that's "T3" or better can be found, if you are on a tight budget a 400/450 PSU is plenty, if you actually need 550w then you have a fairly large budget (i7/R7 + x80TI/Vega)...

 

 

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, awesomegamer919 said:

I have yet to find ANY market in which no PSU that's "T3" or better can be found, if you are on a tight budget a 400/450 PSU is plenty, if you actually need 550w then you have a fairly large budget (i7/R7 + x80TI/Vega)...

Let's agree to disagree then. I'm sticking to my opinion, you can stick to yours.

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 hours ago, JohnCarlHenry said:

Is a Aerocool Rave 80+ decent?

Nah.

 

What are your system specs?

[LienusLateTips]

5 hours ago, awesomegamer919 said:

I have yet to find ANY market in which no PSU that's "T3" or better can be found, if you are on a tight budget a 400/450 PSU is plenty, if you actually need 550w then you have a fairly large budget (i7/R7 + x80TI/Vega)...

 

 

What if let's say you won a 8700K from somewhere, namely LTX? 

/s