Any recommendation for a cheap PSU that will handle Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ FX480 8GB?

Kudera

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I bought myself the above card, and after spending £250 and installing it on my PC with those specs:

AMD FX(tm)- 8320 Eight-Core Processor 3.50 GHZ
16GB RAM
Gigabyte GA 78LMT USB3 motherboard
graphics card mentiond above
ACE A-650BR (640 watts)

I found out the hard way that this ACE whatever thing (which is valued £17 on ebay) is not good enough. My PC will switch off the moment I turn any game on (Watch Dogs is enough GTA V kills it)

So my question is, are there any cheap reliable power supplies that will do the job? I know I should not go for cheap but for quality but for the time being I just cant find £80 to buy one of the 80+ golds/platinums. Maybe people know any cheap bronze/silver? I just don't know a thing about power supplies. Never bought one. Thank you.
 
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What is 'cheap' to you?

Your GPU can pull 225-250W, and a 125W CPU + ~100W for the balance = 475W. I wouldn't even contemplate anything less than a quality 550W, ideeally 650W.

UK prices are tough for quality PSUs. The 80GBP range is roughly where you need to be for 'true' quality.

The closest thing I can find to 'quality' for 'cheap' (which I'm taking to be <50) would be the 600W XFX XT.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fntWGX/xfx-power-supply-p1600bxtfr

Not the best PSU in the world.

70GBP would be a great long-term PSU investment. The SeaSonic S12II 620W will see you through quite a few builds, and it true quality:http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

Barty1884

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What is 'cheap' to you?

Your GPU can pull 225-250W, and a 125W CPU + ~100W for the balance = 475W. I wouldn't even contemplate anything less than a quality 550W, ideeally 650W.

UK prices are tough for quality PSUs. The 80GBP range is roughly where you need to be for 'true' quality.

The closest thing I can find to 'quality' for 'cheap' (which I'm taking to be <50) would be the 600W XFX XT.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fntWGX/xfx-power-supply-p1600bxtfr

Not the best PSU in the world.

70GBP would be a great long-term PSU investment. The SeaSonic S12II 620W will see you through quite a few builds, and it true quality:http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze
 
Solution
The PSU is the heart of your system. Without it NOTHING works. It is the only component that can, if it fails, destroy ALL of your other components. Never "cheap out" on the PSU, it is false economy, and could, if it fails, be the most expensive component in your system!