Question Budget PSU recommendations ?

[Nighthawk117]

Hi guys,

Can you recommend a good budget PSU for the following build:

Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO
CPU: 5600X
GPU: Nvidia 4060 Ti
FANS: 2
SSD: 1

Ideally one that is less than £100.

Thanks

 

[Aeacus]

Ideally one that is less than £100.

Best i'd be comfortable with, would be Corsair RMe 750W at 115 quid,
link: https://neocomputers.co.uk/shop-now...-30-pcie-50-840006699446.html?tagrid=57316900

While your PC can do with 650W unit as well, those cost more.
And less than 100 quid = not good enough PSU build quality.

 

[Ralston18]

Start here:

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-psus,4229.html

 

[--SID--]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...ed-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-pa-6g1bb-us should do fine and higher quality than Corsair RMe and a lot cheaper.
There's also a 750w and 850w, both cheaper than RM750e too.

 

[Nighthawk117]

Best i'd be comfortable with, would be Corsair RMe 750W at 115 quid,
link: https://neocomputers.co.uk/shop-now...-30-pcie-50-840006699446.html?tagrid=57316900

While your PC can do with 650W unit as well, those cost more.
And less than 100 quid = not good enough PSU build quality.

Thanks for the advice. I did also find this: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/s...mXV8p5-AsB_Xz5M0GChoC5goQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I use one of these myself but higher wattage. 650W seems enough, if I use the Cooler Master PSU Calculator it would suggest system power consumption falls some way short of 400W. It's 352W with a 2060 Super as they don't have a 4060 Ti option and it seemed similar in power consumption. Most PSU calculators though would recommend to get 750W.

 

[Nighthawk117]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...ed-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-pa-6g1bb-us should do fine and higher quality than Corsair RMe and a lot cheaper.
There's also a 750w and 850w, both cheaper than RM750e too.

Thanks for the suggestion, the NZXT seems like a good option and a bit cheaper.

 

[Aeacus]

I did also find this: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/s...mXV8p5-AsB_Xz5M0GChoC5goQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Solid unit and would've been my 1st suggestion if i would've found it myself.

Btw, i also use same series PSU, but mine is Focus PX-550 (powering my AMD build). The two other builds i have, are powered by Seasonic PRIME TX-650.

 

[Nighthawk117]

Solid unit and would've been my 1st suggestion if i would've found it myself.

Btw, i also use same series PSU, but mine is Focus PX-550 (powering my AMD build). The two other builds i have, are powered by Seasonic PRIME TX-650.

That's interesting, PX I think is a little better, can I ask what CPU and GPU your using in your AMD build?
Would you have any concerns about 650W for a 5600X and 4060 Ti? I know the 30 series had some transient spike issues which meant they could use dramatically more power than normal for very brief periods of time.

 

[--SID--]

NZXT V Gold 2022 is a better unit than a Focus GX/PX. Better platform, better fan, better fancontrol, better cables and connectors and a 50 degree rating instead of 40 degree.

 

[Nighthawk117]

NZXT V Gold 2022 is a better unit than a Focus GX/PX. Better platform, better fan, better fancontrol, better cables and connectors and a 50 degree rating instead of 40 degree.

Thanks for the advice, I will keep that in mind.

 

[Aeacus]

That's interesting, PX I think is a little better, can I ask what CPU and GPU your using in your AMD build?

Focus PX has 80+ Platinum efficiency. If yours is Focus GX then you have 80+ Gold efficiency.

For my AMD build, nothing fancy. Old Athlon II CPU and HD7770 GPU. Full specs with pics in my sig.

Would you have any concerns about 650W for a 5600X and 4060 Ti? I know the 30 series had some transient spike issues which meant they could use dramatically more power than normal for very brief periods of time.

RTX 40-series doesn't have such severe transient power spikes issues as RTX 30-series GPUs had them.

More in-depth about RTX 4060 Ti power consumption from GamersNexus, at 28:19;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2b0MWGwK_U


That GPU can pull ~178W under OC.

Same is when cross-referencing the data from TechPowerUp review,
link: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-founders-edition/39.html

GPU spikes up to 169W.

So, let's say ~200W for GPU + ~200W for the rest of the system (including 65W CPU) = ~400W, making 650W PSU more than enough. Even having plenty of CPU/GPU OC headroom wattage wise.

 

[Nighthawk117]

Thanks guys for the feedback, it's not for me but I've passed on suggestions above.