Decent 600W PSU for about $60

[dragonwolf8504]

I have Amazon Prime right now and am looking for something that won't be as crappy as my current Raidmax Thunder v2 535W semi modular psu that is powering a AMD FX-6350 and a soon to arrive GTX 1060. Mobo is an MSI 970A-G43.

Would this be good?

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-S12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GB/dp/B003BIEOCI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1502811996&sr=8-2&keywords=SeaSonic+M12II+620

 

[Sedivy]

Here's a good list of PSU's sorted by quality. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Stick to tier one or two, don't go lower.

 

[boosted1g]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095

Any gold rated PSU for your budget is either lying, or a PSU like your raidmax that designs the unit to pass the test with no regards to actual quality (and they cherry picked the one to test).

Thus getting a good bronze rated one is your best option.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You don't need a 600W PSU for that system at all. You're better off getting a 450W unit that'll be higher quality than the 600W for the same price.

 

[dragonwolf8504]

Would this be good?

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-S12II-620-BRONZE-SS-620GB/dp/B003BIEOCI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1502811996&sr=8-2&keywords=SeaSonic+M12II+620

Added to question as well.

 

[faalin]

SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $41.89
SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $41.89

Ether or will be just fine

 

[dragonwolf8504]

You don't need a 600W PSU for that system at all. You're better off getting a 450W unit that'll be higher quality than the 600W for the same price.

I'd like room for overclocking in time plus any extra fans I may throw in...

Would this one be good?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BIEOCI/ref=ox_sc_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You don't need a 600W PSU for that system at all. You're better off getting a 450W unit that'll be higher quality than the 600W for the same price.

I'd like room for overclocking in time plus any extra fans I may throw in...

Would this one be good?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BIEOCI/ref=ox_sc_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Fans use 1 watt of power. And you can overclock to the max both of those pieces of hardware and you'd be looking at around 275W of load when gaming.

 

[dragonwolf8504]

You don't need a 600W PSU for that system at all. You're better off getting a 450W unit that'll be higher quality than the 600W for the same price.

I'd like room for overclocking in time plus any extra fans I may throw in...

Would this one be good?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BIEOCI/ref=ox_sc_mini_detail?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Fans use 1 watt of power. And you can overclock to the max both of those pieces of hardware and you'd be looking at around 275W of load when gaming.

Oh, ok. uh any suggestions then?

 

[dragonwolf8504]

SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $41.89
SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $41.89

Ether or will be just fine

Decided on the S12II modularity is nice but not 100% required. I wanted to make sure I would have room for upgrades down the road or if I added lights etc. Working on guts first then will go 'pretty' Function over form for now.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The EVGA 450 B3 units, both 450W and 550W, are in the $50 price territory https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Modular-Warranty-Compact-220-B3-0450-V1/dp/B071XS597S/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502816618&sr=1-1&keywords=EVGA%2B450%2Bb3&th=1

Still a budget PSU but there's no doubt it's much more modern than the S12ii. Should have better protection circuitry where the S12ii can be lackluster as well as better voltage regulation. Warranty is the same as the Seasonic, 5 years.

But the S12ii works, too, I guess.