do power supplys have to be cpu specific?

[oshana11]

to elaborate on the title, im looking to purchase a new power supply and i was wondering if i can pick any power supply for my computer. does the power supply have to be specific for my desktop or can i choose any? thank you for the answers

 

[bjsm]

I does not have to be specific to your cpu. Refer to this list to make sure you buy a good one

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html