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Frosty_Pat

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I need to choose a psu these are my only options, which should I choose:
Cooler Master 500 Watts B500 B2 Gaming Power Supply, 80+
Cooler master B600 B2 Gaming Power Supply, 80+
Corsair 600 Watts CX600 Gaming Power Supply, 80+
Corsair 600 watts CX600m modular gaming power supply
Corsair 600 Watts CX600M Modular Gaming Power Supply, 80+

I will not be overclocking and this is my build:
I5 6600 quad core 3.3ghz
Gtx 1060
16gb ddr4
1tb hdd
212x Evo fan

Please help I need to order my PC soon and i don't have the option to buy other psu so please tell me which is best.

I only need a 450w power supply but I don't mind to pay for more if it's a better make
 
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EVGA Supernova GS 550W would be the best of the bunch.

Super Flower Golden Green??? ROTFLMAO! Sounds like the name of a Chinese restaurant near me.
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Frosty_Pat

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The PSUs I mentioned are the only ones available to me as I'm buying my PC from a website prebuilt

I know people say it's easy to build a PC but I'm not building my own, will these PSUs really damage my PC, or is that only if I'm overclocking etc? (many people must have bought these PSUs before for them to have a company so how bad can they be?)

 
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the corsair cx series are absolutly junk, thats why there are so many rmad on newegg and amazon.
read up and you see theyre desinged for a basic build not for gaming systems, they tend to rbeak down and can take down your components.

op invest more into a good powersupply. its not 500w=good.
 
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Frosty_Pat

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What about the fsp 80plus bronze 500w psu?
Or EVGA 80 plus white 500w psu
 
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Frosty_Pat

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Unfortunately not :/ which psu is the best out of the above? Which is the highest tier?
I'm not sure what to go with as I've heard mixed reviews about the cx series but idk what it would be like for my pc specs, would you say my PC specs are medium or high end? I don't know too much about PCs and this is my first one so I'm just trying to find a reliable PSU from the available ones which will last a long time and won't destroy my PC or shut down all the time

Also is the gtx 1060 classed as high tier and needs a higher psu with it?

What will happen if one of the worse PSUs were matched with it?

On all the custom PC building websites the PSUs are the same type, why would a company match you a PSU that would break your system?
 
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What will happen if one of the worse PSUs were matched with it?
-unstable voltage can cause black screens, in worst case scenario your psu blows up.

-On all the custom PC building websites the PSUs are the same type, why would a company match you a PSU that would break your system?
because idiots buy them anyways and they're cheap to make. and if they break they buy another.
 
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Frosty_Pat

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Okay I have changed the website I'm buying from now and these are my new options, they're all more expensive than the other website but I'm prepared to pay a little more to make my computer last considerably longer:

Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black

Corsair CS550M 550W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified

Seasonic M12II-520 EVO 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

The 2 cheapest out of these are super flower and sea sonic,could you inform me on which are good and will last many years thanks

Cougar GX V3 600W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply

EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply







 
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Frosty_Pat

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Okay I have changed the website I'm buying from now and these are my new options, they're all more expensive than the other website but I'm prepared to pay a little more to make my computer last considerably longer:

Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black

Corsair CS550M 550W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified

Seasonic M12II-520 EVO 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

The 2 cheapest out of these are super flower and sea sonic,could you inform me on which are good and will last many years thanks

Cougar GX V3 600W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply

EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply







 
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Frosty_Pat

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Haha thanks for the help, I guess it's "you get what you pay for" with PSUs and if you don't pay well you risk all of your PC gone.

Clearly the site I was buying from didn't care about my PC as the sales representative of the website kept telling me corsair cx600 was "highly respectable brand" and "very top quality PSU" I should buy.
 
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