Can any cheap power supply pair with a gtx 1050 ti with no pin connector?

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Dylan_111

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I want to buy a new PSU
my other one popped

i don't know how to see if my gpu, motherboard etc still work ( i'm praying i do)
so i want to buy a cheap psu to replace it.
Since the gtx 1050 ti does not need a external pin connector, i thought there would be no issue for it to blow up?
i'm thinking of buying one of those novatech psu's between £20-£30.
Suggestions? Thanks.
 
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So you "popped" a power supply and are worried about it possibly frying your other parts. And you still want to buy another cheap power supply? Well to each his own, but I would personally save up for something halfway decent.

A 1050 ti with no supplemental power connector gets all of it's power through the PCIE slot, that power still comes from the power supply. So if your old PSU, depending on the way it failed, was also a cheap junk psu without proper protection circuitry then yes it certainly could've damaged other parts including the GPU when it failed.

This is pretty much the cheapest PSU I would recommend with confidence.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na
 
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i mean get a cheap reliable one so that if my computer does work i can keep it and not have to invest into a better one anymore, and if it doesnt work then atleast i doidnt waste too much money in buying one.
my cpus a i3 2100

 
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Here's the thing, if you spend $20 and the PSU 'pops' and you spend another $20 to replace it, you've spent $40 and you still have a crap PSU.

If you spend $40 for a good PSU, you've spent the same $40 as for the cheap PSUs but it didn't pop and possibly kill other components, and you still have a good PSU.
 
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You dont get what im trying to say.
i want to buy a cheap psu so that
- if the computer doesnt work because my motherboard/gpu got fried by the LAST one, then i didnt waste too much money investing into a $40 one.
- If the computer DOES work, then i still have a reliable cheap psu that wont pop like the LAST one did.
 
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This still doesn't make sense. Even if other components did get fried, I'm assuming you would then replace them/build a new PC right? In which case you could use the new PSU you're planning on buying with those new components. So I don't understand why you think your investment in a new PSU would go to waste...
If the computer DOES work, then i still have a reliable cheap psu that wont pop like the LAST one did.
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Cheap or reliable. Pick one. Although the cheap ones really don't end up being so cheap in the long run, as you've already discovered with your last PSU.
 
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If my components dont work, then im most likely not replacing them, as ive invested alot of money into it, and it would take too long to get new components.
My last PSU was an OEM.
As ive searched on youtube, it seems you dont really need a expensive psu for low end computers. even though my computer isnt that low end, it has a 1050ti with a fixed wattage, 1 hdd, 4gb ram and a i3.
therefore im most likely buying a cheap one which doesnt need to stress itself and cause itself to blow up.
risky but ill take the chance, since im most likely not building another gaming pc after this one.
 
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