Best budget PSU?

suchmedievality

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So I have all components I need except for the PSU, obviously. Since I am on a strict Phil. P 25,000 (equivalent to roughly US$500) build, the maximum price I can afford for a PSU is between $30-55.

Here's the rig list:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 3 1200, PhP 5750 (USD 113)
MoBo - Asus Prime A320M-K, PhP 3680 (USD 72)
GPU - NVidia GTX 1050, PhP 5000 (USD 100)
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 4GB 2400 DDR4, PhP 2250 (USD 44)
HDD - WD Caviar Blue 1TB, PhP 2350 (USD 46)
Monitor - BenQ GL2070, PhP 3800 (USD 74)

Thanks!
 
PSU Tier list tier 1-2 are good for gaming
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

I would recommend an EVGA SuperNova Gold G2 / or new G3 /GS / GQ, Platinum P2 / PS, or Titanium T2 or a Seasonic M12-II Evo or S12-II
GOOD PSU EVGA is a B2, G2, G3, P2, GS, PS, or T2. Avoid the EVGA B1 and G1 series/ I bought a EVGA G3 with 7year garentee
https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator
Power supply Calculator
or a corsair 500 600 cxm there not very expensive but quite good not my cup of tea but quite cheap.
 

suchmedievality

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Well, 750 watts is a tad bit too much, to be honest, and it costs a few more bucks than the retail here (about USD 110).
Most of your recommendations have greatly exceeded my maximum budget.
 


What site are you looking at to buy from?

That would give us something to start with/

Anything that is actually worth buying would be on the higher end quality wise.
 
DO NOT buy a cheap psu.
A cheap PSU will be made of substandard components. It will not have safety and overload protections.
If it fails under load, it can destroy anything it is connected to.
It will deliver advertised power only at room temperatures, not at higher temperatures found when installed in a case.
The wattage will be delivered on the 3 and 5v rails, not on the 12v rails where modern parts
like the CPU and Graphics cards need it. What power is delivered may fluctuate and cause instability
issues that are hard to diagnose.
The fan will need to spin up higher to cool it, making it noisy.
A cheap PSU can become very expensive. Do not buy one.
Pick no less than a tier 3 unit from above.

Have you already purchased the other parts?

You can not buy a 2 x 2gb DDR4 ram kit. I don't think you want to run ryzen on single channel.

For a budget build, I think you would be more effective with a G6400 processor, a H110 motherboard and a 2 x 4gb DDR4 ram kit. Price that out.

GTX1050 is a nice card and you will need only a 300w psu.
Seeasonic is always good, and they make some nice 300-400w units.
 

suchmedievality

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jankerson said:
What site are you looking to buy from?

That would give us something to start with/

Anything that is actually worth buying would be on the higher end quality wise.
I've found the lowest prices possible on these stores:
PC Express
DynaQuest PC

The GPU, however, is bought from TipidPC, with a price of at least PhP 4,800-5,000 BNew.
Lazada would also be good though.

geofelt said:
DO not buy a cheap psu.
A cheap PSU will be made of substandard components. It will not have safety and overload protections.
If it fails under load, it can destroy anything it is connected to.
It will deliver advertised power only at room temperatures, not at higher temperatures found when installed in a case.
The wattage will be delivered on the 3 and 5v rails, not on the 12v rails where modern parts
like the CPU and Graphics cards need it. What power is delivered may fluctuate and cause instability
issues that are hard to diagnose.
The fan will need to spin up higher to cool it, making it noisy.
A cheap PSU can become very expensive. Do not buy one.
Pick no less than a tier 3 unit from above.

Have you already purchased the other parts?

You can not buy a 2 x 2gb DDR4 ram kit. I don't think you want to run ryzen on single channel.

For a budget build, I think you would be more effective with a G6400 processor, a H110 motherboard and a 2 x 4gb DDR4 ram kit. Price that out.

GTX1050 is a nice card and you will need only a 300w psu.
Seeasonic is always good, and they make some nice 300-400w units.
I've found a Seasonic S12ii PSU here, would it work well for my build?

2x2 GB DDR4's aren't that common here, actually.
There is a cheap 8GBx2 G.Skill Aegis available here. Is it a good RAM?
 
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