Need power supply for gtx 1060

SpicyHippo · Sep 25, 2016

I am getting a gtx 1060 and i need a power supply for it. its recommended a 400w but i was thinking around 500w for max performance. anyone know a cheap and reliable one for it? it must have a 6 pin power connector. (id say around 70 dollars CAD)

ryguybuddy · Sep 25, 2016

CX450M.

photonboy · Sep 25, 2016

I don't recommend a CX450M or anything similarly low quality.

I don't pretend to be an expert, but I'd start with THIS one:
http://pcpartpicker.com/product/vRmLrH/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

The GTX1060 itself uses roughly 125W max. Overclocking it won't add much power to that. It's the REST of the system that matters so if you have an overclocked FX-8350 or similar power hog you may need to reconsider.

ryguybuddy · Sep 25, 2016

photonboy :

The CX450M is the cheapest sorta-quality PSU available.

SpicyHippo · Sep 25, 2016

photonboy :

yeah that looks like a right power supply but that price is in USD I need around 70 dollars (lower if possible) CAD

Karadjgne · Sep 25, 2016

Cheap and psu do not belong in the same sentence. Or even reference to each other. The psu is the heart of your pc and if you honestly want to trust a $1500 pc to a $70 psu, be my guest, but don't whine later when you have power issues.

Cheap psus are neither reliable or accurate, often built on an old design using the cheapest affordable parts. Kiss your OC goodbye, in a few years you'll be replacing the hdd, gpu, cpu and motherboard. Maybe make that a few months.

https://youtu.be/f6snWfd1v7M

SpicyHippo · Sep 25, 2016

Karadjgne :

i asked a question to get an answer not to have some meaningless guy judge me for a psu... my friend has had a used psu he got for 20 dollars he has had it for 3 years and recently upgraded his gpu to a 970 and yet still no problems....

Karadjgne · Sep 25, 2016

Ok. And if he got a used Seasonic psu, or one built by Seasonic, he got a fantastic bargain.

The Corsair CX450M (the new one) is actually a very good psu, by all accounts. It's a serious step up in quality from the prior CXM versions. It would be a good match for your 1060. As would a Seasonic 450-520w, XFX (not XT version), Evga GS, GQ, G2, B2.

Photonboy was correct in his assessment of the rest of your system too, though, a 450w unit is pushing it if you do pair it with a decently oc'd fx 8. In that case, I'd be looking at a 520w-550w. There aren't really any decent 500w units.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/fZyFf7/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/3hkwrH/corsair-power-supply-cp9020102na
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

There's nothing else for those prices or below in that list I'd trust not to either damage your system over time with crappy voltage regulation/accurate delivery or live out its full warranty without blowing up.

turkey3_scratch · Sep 25, 2016

The CX450M is very good don't know what you guys are talking about. An overclocked system is not going to push his system because of how efficient the GPU is; 120W that is.

ryguybuddy · Sep 25, 2016

Thank you guys for backing me up

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