Best PSU under 40$

[Nemanja Djordjic]

Which one is better, I am looking for a GPU and I found a MSI Armor GTX 1060 3GB. (And yes 3gb is more than enough for me) But it requires 8pin connector and a good quality PSU while my PSU is crap.
Are there 40$ PSU with 8pin connector? Can you recommend me some?

My build:
i5 3470 (stock)
Stock cooler for i5 3470
MSI ARMOR GTX 1060 3GB
8gb 1333mhz
120gb kingston SSD
2 HDD (2Tb of storage in total)
3 external case fans

 

[Nemanja Djordjic]

The RX 570 would be a better alternative. Some 280Xs and 7970s can use alot of power and gets around the same performance as a GTX 1050ti. You can likely find a new GTX 1050ti within your budget.

And one more question, is S12 520w having 2 12V rails (2x20) or 1 12V rail (1x40) ?

 

[bignastyid]

The sticker on the side shows 2 12v rails but it is actually a single 12v rail. Not sure why Seasonic did this but other models based on the same platform show a single 12v rail.

 

[Nemanja Djordjic]

The sticker on the side shows 2 12v rails but it is actually a single 12v rail. Not sure why Seasonic did this but other models based on the same platform show a single 12v rail.

So I don't need to connect 2 different cables into GPU? And what PCIE connectors does it have?

Some say 1x6pin and 1x6+2pin and some say 2x6+2 pin

 

[bignastyid]

The sticker on the side shows 2 12v rails but it is actually a single 12v rail. Not sure why Seasonic did this but other models based on the same platform show a single 12v rail.

So I don't need to connect 2 different cables into GPU? And what PCIE connectors does it have?

Some say 1x6pin and 1x6+2pin and some say 2x6+2 pin

Depends on the version, some have 1 6-pin and 1 6+2 pin, others have 2 6+2 pin connectors. If the GPU requires 2 connectors both need to be connected no matter how many rails the PSU has. RX 570 and the GTX 1060 usually only require a single 6-pin or 8-pin, GTX 1050ti usually a 6-pin or no connector.

 

[Nemanja Djordjic]

The sticker on the side shows 2 12v rails but it is actually a single 12v rail. Not sure why Seasonic did this but other models based on the same platform show a single 12v rail.

So I don't need to connect 2 different cables into GPU? And what PCIE connectors does it have?

Some say 1x6pin and 1x6+2pin and some say 2x6+2 pin

Depends on the version, some have 1 6-pin and 1 6+2 pin, others have 2 6+2 pin connectors. If the GPU requires 2 connectors both need to be connected no matter how many rails the PSU has. RX 570 and the GTX 1060 usually only require a single 6-pin or 8-pin, GTX 1050ti usually a 6-pin or no connector.

Tomorrow my PSU is gonna ship so I am check if it has 2x6+2 pin or not

 

[Nemanja Djordjic]

It has 2x6+2 pins, and on label it says +12V 40A so 1 rail. And btw on the box it says "S12II 520W"