Need help picking a power supply!

mdiiorgi · Feb 16, 2016

Permalink below and plan on building soon but I am not sure what power supply I should pick. I know I need one within the 500-600 watt range. I would like to spend between $35 and $60 at the most. Thanks!

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZZtRZL

rcxtra · Feb 16, 2016

Here's a link to the PSU Tier List here on Tom's...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Don't waste your money on anything less than a Tier 2 supply if you plan on doing any overclocking.

geofelt · Feb 16, 2016

A nice build.
As good as it gets on the cpu, a bit weak on the gpu.
The GTX960 needs only a 430w psu.
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

But, DO NOT buy a cheap psu.
A cheap PSU will be made of substandard components. It will not have safety and overload protections.
If it fails under load, it can destroy anything it is connected to.
It will deliver advertised power only at room temperatures, not at higher temperatures found when installed in a case.
The wattage will be delivered on the 3 and 5v rails, not on the 12v rails where modern parts
like the CPU and Graphics cards need it. What power is delivered may fluctuate and cause instability
issues that are hard to diagnose.
The fan will need to spin up higher to cool it, making it noisy.
A cheap PSU can become very expensive. Do not buy one.

Buy a tier 1 or 2 unit from a list such as this:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true
And... as you indicated, the 500-500w range will allow you a future graphics card upgrade.
I might suggest the Seasonic S12II 520w at $65.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

mdiiorgi · Feb 16, 2016

geofelt :

A nice build.
As good as it gets on the coy, a bit weak on the gpu.
The GTX960 needs only a 430w psu.
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

But, DO NOT buy a cheap psu.
A cheap PSU will be made of substandard components. It will not have safety and overload protections.
If it fails under load, it can destroy anything it is connected to.
It will deliver advertised power only at room temperatures, not at higher temperatures found when installed in a case.
The wattage will be delivered on the 3 and 5v rails, not on the 12v rails where modern parts
like the CPU and Graphics cards need it. What power is delivered may fluctuate and cause instability
issues that are hard to diagnose.
The fan will need to spin up higher to cool it, making it noisy.
A cheap PSU can become very expensive. Do not buy one.

Buy a tier 1 or 2 unit from a list such as this:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true
And... as you indicated, the 500-500w range will allow you a future graphics card upgrade.
I might suggest the Seasonic S12II 520w at $65.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

What do you think about this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050&cm_re=Corsair_CX_500W_80%2b_Bronze_Certified_Semi-Modular_ATX_Power_Supply-_-17-139-050-_-Product

geofelt · Feb 16, 2016

Not much.
The CX line is not good quality and they fail more than they should.
The good news is that a failure is not likely to cause other damage, and Corsair RMA process is good.

DO NOT buy a poor quality psu.
If your budget is so poor, go cheap on the case.
Buy a less expensive M-ATX motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132573
And a cheaper M-ATX case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163223
.

rcxtra · Feb 16, 2016

mdiiorgi :

The CX line are junk... Did you even look at the PSU Tier List I posted above?

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