PSU went down, need a cheap temporary replacement..

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Vinnie_D

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Hi,
As the header shows, my PSU gave up after 6yrs of loyal service...
Since I'm kinda tight on budget now (holidays coming up etc etc) I need a cheap but reliable temporary replacement...
I been looking at these under 50 bucks PSU's:

- LC Power LC600H-12
- Antec VP500PC
- Energon EPS-550W

I'm running a Pentium G series 3.4GHZ dual core with 16GB 1600mhz ram and a GTX 660 3gb oc GPU
Cuz of that GPU I need two 6pin connectors or one 6pin and an additional molex to 6pin converter....
My personal choice goes out to the LC power 600W version, but i just wanna make sure I'm making a good judgement call on that...
Bear in mind its only temporary, till I got money for an EVGA again, like I always had...
Thanks in advance!!!
 
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A cheap PSU for your expensive PC is like cheap gas for your expensive car - it has a really good chance of causing problems.

So IMO a "cheap" psu is VERY BAD IDEA.
Best idea - get a loan for the proper replacement.
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leave your PC off until you can get a proper replacement (unpopular choice I know)
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look into something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G28N4618

get a "known good brand" SeaSonic, Corsair, EVGA, Thermaltake. Antec has been known to make good stuff to. The others I have not heard of - but that doesnt mean they are bad quality.
 
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Vinnie_D

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Oh alright Ty guys!
But will 500W be sufficient for powering my gpu?
500W is the real bottomline for my GPU....
I am open for other suggestions though as long as it doesnt exceed 50 USD.......
 
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500W is plenty.
Your cpu is around 60 wattsTDP (I don't know exact, you didn't give exact model but I am assuming it's.
http://ark.intel.com/products/82723/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3258-3M-Cache-3_20-GHz

You graphics card is tdp of 140 watts. The rest of a computer does not use much power.
Basically 500 watts gives you 300 watts to run all your fans/hard drives/sound cards/etc which is way more than enough.
 
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