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Hiya, well im struggling to know what i should buy for my pc build, Atm with this old pc im using i have a 450w this one : http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4272602
And i ordered an i5 4440 Processor and gonna buy this mobo http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CRJU3JA/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AQ2KNWSHKTD2T
Probly 16 gb of ram and a 550 Ti, i know the 550 ti needs atleast a 400w psu to work, so + my cpu idk if it will hande the cpu + gpu, if i have to buy a psu my budget is about 50$ for a psu that will hande it, tyvm hope you guys can help

Oh and btw i know ths has nothing to do, but if i don't have to buy another psu im thinking about buying a samsung 120 gb ssd
 
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Since you can actually get good PSUs in this budget, you should still be able to buy an SSD.
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Hello Nals. Nice choice on the processor. However, I would suggest going with this motherboard for only $4 more than the Asus board you have listed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $87.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 22:05 EST-0500

The advantages of this ASRock board over the Asus are the Z97 chipset supports "K" series Intel CPU's (which feature unlocked multipliers for easy overclocking). This will be more of an advantage in the future when you want to upgrade your CPU, you wouldn't have to buy a new motherboard as well.

This ASRock also supports much faster ram, whereas the Asus only supports up to 1600mhz ram.

I'm not sure how much you are buying the 550 Ti for, but I tried a quick search, and they seem to run around $100...give or take. And at that price point, I would suggest maybe trying to bump it up $20 to this 750 Ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 22:14 EST-0500

And that GPU, along with your i5 4440, will only draw about 250watts. So your 400 watt power supply would be enough. However that is not a good quality power supply...and I would suggest replacing it if you can afford to.

This would be a nice unit that is under the $50 budget you listed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $44.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 22:18 EST-0500
 
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http://coolermaster.outervision.com/
You need a good quality Power Supply. You will need to leave out the SSD for now and buy a decent Power Supply.
Power supply>SSD when on a small budget.
 
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Using Cooler Master's PSU calculator it shows 319W. 250W isn't enough, 350W is better as long as it's good quality.
Find the review of it on http://www.jonnyguru.com before buying a power supply to make sure it's good quality.
 
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what about this one for 40$? http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Certified-ATX12V-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421206280&sr=8-1&keywords=power+supply
 
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PCPartspicker.com says it will draw 214 watts. Each website will be a little different...and PSU manufacturer calculators are notoriously high. The TDP on the 750 ti is 60 watts, and the i5 4440 is 84. That is a majority of your power consumption right there.

Now I never said that a 250 watt PSU would be enough. I said that the CPU and GPU will draw about 250 watts together. So the 450 watt PSU he currently has would be enough to power his system. However, I did also state the it is of low quality. And I therefore listed a good quality Seasonic 400 watt unit for him that comes in under the $50 budget he stated.
 
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http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=384
That's good too, but you can get the Cooler Master for $6 more with 6 year warranty instead of 3 with the EVGA.

If you want better build quality and 1 more performance given by Jonny Guru
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Bronze-Certified-100-B1-0500-KR/dp/B00DGHKK7M/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1421206618&sr=1-2&keywords=power+supply&pebp=1421206635722&peasin=B00DGHKK7M
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&file=print&reid=351

Or this
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-BRONZE-Power-Protection/dp/B0035Q4RPK/ref=sr_1_10?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1421206819&sr=1-10&keywords=power+supply&pebp=1421206825003&peasin=B0035Q4RPK
GX 450W review (GX 550 would be very similar, if not better)
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=231
 
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I would definitely go with the Seasonic over both the cooler master that Madd listed, and that EVGA. Although I would take the EVGA over the cooler master.
 
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Cooler Master Elite V2 550W - 6 year warranty with 3 year extra (still in budget with rebate)
Performance
7.5
Functionality
7
Value
4
Build Quality
7
Total Score
6.6


EVGA 500W - Warranty unknown
Performance
7.5
Functionality
8.5
Value
9
Build Quality
8
Total Score
8.1

EVGA 500B - 3 year warranty
Performance
8.5
Functionality
8.5
Value
9
Build Quality
9
Total Score
8.7

Cooler Master GX 550w - Warranty unknown
Performance
7.5
Functionality
9.5
Value
8
Build Quality
7
Total Score
8

SeaSonic SS-400ET 400W 80 Plus - with 3 year warranty - $8.50 over budget

Both ones in Brown are the Bronze PSUs, the other ones don't have any colour rating thing.

The Seasonic will cost $58.47 with the 3 year warranty. 30 day standard warranty? That's nothing for a Seasonic unit...

Your top 2 choices would be the Cooler Master Elite V2 and the EVGA 500B in my opinion.
 
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So no SSD and ima buy Bronze 500W EVGA?
 
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This one is $45 plus $4 for shipping for a total of $49. I would take the Seasonic bronze certified PSU with a 3 year warranty (which you don't have to buy, it is a manufacturer warranty) over the Cooler Master GX non certified all day, and take it over the two EVGA models you listed also. It is quite well known that Seasonic is arguably the best PSU manufacturer out there.

Now if he is on a very tight budget, I would personally get this EVGA for $30.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $29.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-13 23:11 EST-0500

But honestly, it is much wiser to try to save up more money and get a better PSU, because power supplies are not a component you should try to cheap out on.
 
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Since you can actually get good PSUs in this budget, you should still be able to buy an SSD.
 
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Yeah bro, tyvm you helped me alote and so did RookieOfTheYear, Ima buy the 500B 500W Bronze from EVGA
 
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Evga say in the specs that it doesn't have a modular cable type. Looking on amazon it does look like it is at least semi modular, which someone said it is in the comments.
I'm pretty surprised at how good value it can be at this price. I don't think the Seasonic is modular. Seasonic's website is also very basic and doesn't say anything about modular cables, even though they are a really good brand.
 
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Ok ty, ima buy it right now
 
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This person is saying it's semi modular.
http://www.amazon.com/review/RAA290IRMWYM4/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00DGHKK7M&nodeID=541966&store=pc

While this person is saying that it's not modular.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/SingleProductReview.aspx?reviewid=4180274

Sorry about the confusion.
It still has better efficiency however, adding to the 100W more compared to the Seasonic.

EVGA efficiency: <85%
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

Seasonic efficiency: <82%
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss400etbronze

Edit: Jonny Guru says it's not modular, but I don't know why it shows an image of separate cables on Amazon.
 
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lol wtf
 
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