Is the Corsair VS550 good for my build?

Jul 3, 2017
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Title says all. So, first things first, I live in the Philippines, and I've made my own PC build, which can run high-demand games on, at least, high settings, because my current PC is... pretty hard to describe, maybe a big potato. I'm looking forward to buy all the components in Christmas in order to earn some bucks from my uncles and aunts and add it to the expenses. But, I've always had a problem on picking the right PSU for the build.

Here goes the question; The cheapest, and possibly the most optimal or 'best' power supply I can find in the online market is the Corsair VS550. It costs P 2,250 here, or about $45. Even though it's on Tier 3 (I assume), it the only choice I could find. The product has a reasonably positive feedback, but I have found some issues about it on some topic, so I'm quite skeptical.
I'm on a budget of P 30,000 or $600, but I won't be able to squeeze in more money, though I'll try.

'Story' aside, let's get to my build:
Processor/CPU: Intel i3-6100 , 3.7GHz, 6th Gen. Skylake(?)
Video Card/GPU: Gigabyte or Palit GTX 1050, 2GB VRAM, DDR5
Motherboard: AsRock B250M Pro4
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury, 8GB @ 2133MHz, DDR4, 1 finger/stick
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212x

It would also be helpful and appreciated if you can recommend a better PSU; I'd be willing to sacrifice some bit more bucks if it's exceeded the cap.
 
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Suggest to go for the Pentium G4560 (much cheaper) instead of the i3-6100 (they both have 2 cores and 4 threads, similar performance in gaming).

With a G4560 (7th-gen Kaby Lake), your motherboard selection is okay (ASRock B250M Pro4). But, you can get better performance for the RAM by going for a 2 x 4GB for faster dual-channel memory instead of 1 x 8GB.

Loose the CPU Cooler as those CPUs have very low power consumption/heat (TDP).

With the above savings, you can probably upgrade the GPU to a GTX 1050 Ti (or even a GTX 1060, if you find a good price/available).

As to the PSU, don't get the VS Series. I'd look into the Seasonic S12II-520 or M12II-520 EVO at the least, or the Corsair CX450M or CX550M (the gray 2015 edition versions)...
Suggest to go for the Pentium G4560 (much cheaper) instead of the i3-6100 (they both have 2 cores and 4 threads, similar performance in gaming).

With a G4560 (7th-gen Kaby Lake), your motherboard selection is okay (ASRock B250M Pro4). But, you can get better performance for the RAM by going for a 2 x 4GB for faster dual-channel memory instead of 1 x 8GB.

Loose the CPU Cooler as those CPUs have very low power consumption/heat (TDP).

With the above savings, you can probably upgrade the GPU to a GTX 1050 Ti (or even a GTX 1060, if you find a good price/available).

As to the PSU, don't get the VS Series. I'd look into the Seasonic S12II-520 or M12II-520 EVO at the least, or the Corsair CX450M or CX550M (the gray 2015 edition versions) - depending on how much they cost in your location.
 
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