Desperately Looking for a PSU

[Wesley_10]

I'm looking for a high quality PSU for my Dad's office build. I've been looking at the cx430 and evga 500w but I'm not sure on the quality of them. I would like the option in the future to be able to use a GPU. Thanks, any help is much appreciated.

Build
Fractal Design Mini C
i3-7100
GIGABYTE GA-B250M-DS3H
WD 2TB
Samsung 850 EVO - 250 GB
CRUCIAL 2x 8gb ddr4 sticks

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Both of those are very poor , get a SEASONIC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $41.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-20 13:05 EST-0500​

 

[raisonjohn]

The Corsair CX430 and the EVGA 500W 80+ are lower-quality PSU's. Don't get them if you are looking for high-quality ones. I would suggest any of the following PSUs (whichever is available and cheapest in your location):

Seasonic G-450 450W 80+ Gold: https://seasonic.com/product/g-450/
Seasonic S12G-450 450W 80+ Gold: https://seasonic.com/product/s12g-450/
XFX TS 430W 80+ Bronze: http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/ts-series-bronze-full-wired/ts-series-450w-psu-p1-450s-gren
Seasonic S12II-430 430W 80+ Bronze: https://seasonic.com/product/s12ii-430/
Seasonic G-360 360W 80+ Gold: https://seasonic.com/product/g-360/
Seasonic S12II-350 350W 80+ Bronze: https://seasonic.com/product/s12ii-350/

Note that your Dad's office build only draws minimal wattage AS OF THIS DATE. The PSU required wattage would very much depend on the GPU you will install IN THE FUTURE. In the above recommended PSU's:

430W - 450W PSU - You can get a GTX 1060 or an RX 470
350W - 360W PSU - You can get a GTX 1050 or a GTX 1050Ti or an RX 460

If you want a more powerful GPU (such as the GTX 1070 or RX 480), you might have to bump the PSU wattage up to around 500W for more headroom (although some have used 450W PSU as just enough as long as their PSU is high quality).