Power Supply dilemma

[Mladen96]

I recently bought AMD FX-8350 processor and RX 560 4GB graph. Can somebody recommend me a good Power Supply that will serve me good. I am not really into PSUs, i read that msi etc are pretty bad so I am wondering what brands are good for me?

 

[SENOR BURTOS]

The FX 8350 was a bad choice.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139146&cm_re=corsair_CX-_-17-139-146-_-Product

This is a steal for $27 after a mail-in rebate.

450W is plenty for your system, that card should run on a 350W OEM PSU. Though we always need to get high-quality PSUs. That CX450M is a really good choice for the money

 

[glytch5]

aw come on, don't tell him the FX was a bad choice!
its very discouraging when people say that. my second rig is still proudly pumping the 8350! I really enjoy that CPU.

the CXM will treat you just fine... going with higher end PSUs will give you more power efficiency for the electric bill, nicer cables and quieter operation... and of course more stable power!
Figure out what you want for cables (modular, non modular, semi modular) and if you care about efficiency and silence.

the 450 watt mentioned above should do it with your components... but in the future if you buy something crazy power hungry and you don't want to buy again... I would get something a little more powerful and nicer... there is an old saying that goes ( you only want to cry once) haha

 

[Mladen96]

I really don't understand shitting on AMD. Especially on 8350, it is pretty powerfull thingy. Also thanks for help.

 

[SENOR BURTOS]

I really don't understand shitting on AMD. Especially on 8350, it is pretty powerfull thingy. Also thanks for help.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328.html

AMD FXs series and AMD A series have been one of the worst AMD launches since AMD Phenom I i think.

* Poor gaming performance

* Low overall single-threaded performance

* High power consumption

* Thermals

* Limited upgrades

* They are simply old, and include old connectivity

Buying an FX these days is a silly buy, that is what AMD ryzen was made for, ryzen cpus are good FXs aren't. But anyway you already bought it

 

[SENOR BURTOS]

aw come on, don't tell him the FX was a bad choice!
its very discouraging when people say that. my second rig is still proudly pumping the 8350! I really enjoy that CPU.

Maybe you bought it a long time ago when it made sense and we didn't know the AM3+ platform would die soon but he said "I recently bought AMD FX-8350" buying an old AMD CPU these days is a waste of money. Why not buying ryzen 5 or waiting for ryzen 3? They do all FX and APUs could not accomplish in the past.

the CXM will treat you just fine... going with higher end PSUs will give you more power efficiency for the electric bill, nicer cables and quieter operation... and of course more stable power!
Figure out what you want for cables (modular, non modular, semi modular) and if you care about efficiency and silence.

the 450 watt mentioned above should do it with your components... but in the future if you buy something crazy power hungry and you don't want to buy again... I would get something a little more powerful and nicer... there is an old saying that goes ( you only want to cry once) haha

tbf the difference between an 80+ rated PSU and 80+ gold one is very minimal when it comes to power savings. Some of them might be higher quality but the ones that are really competitive are much pricier If you are on a tight budget you shouldn't even worry about those things. In fact the CX450M is semi modular and really good quality. It is just perfect for an RX 560

 

[SENOR BURTOS]

I really don't understand shitting on AMD. Especially on 8350, it is pretty powerfull thingy. Also thanks for help.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TgW9TW/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii520bronze

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dDH48d/corsair-txm-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020133-na

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DPCwrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm

If you want higher wattage PSUs check these out, but like I said that system draws like 300W at most. Moreover, i think the CX450M can do 550W so you can't really whine about that one. A 550W PSU is already capable of handling a high-end OC'd PC (unless you use very power hungry cards)

 

[glytch5]

Nice PSUs are just nicer! idk... I love power supplies. I really like my supernovas.
For a standard PSU that is going to be fairly decent, I always recommend the GQ series... mostly modular (24 pinn is the only thing that is not) very quiet, has the eco mode with 5 year. Just a great supply for the money.

 

[SENOR BURTOS]

Nice PSUs are just nicer! idk... I love power supplies. I really like my supernovas.
For a standard PSU that is going to be fairly decent, I always recommend the GQ series... mostly modular (24 pinn is the only thing that is not) very quiet, has the eco mode with 5 year. Just a great supply for the money.

I think EVGA G2 and G3 PSUs are better and have a discount.

I would pick those instead.