[SOLVED] From 4th Gen i5 to 8th Gen i5

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So, i decided to totally upgrade a whole new system.

Things that i might be reuse, would be the
PSU - Deep Cool 530W PSU (DE-530)
GPU - Leadtek 4GB GTX970
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 1TB

Upgrade
CPU - Intel i5 8400 2.8GHz
Mobo - MSI B360M PRO VH
RAM - 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 (1 Stick)
SSD - Kingston 240GB UV500 M.2

O.S - Pirate W7 to Genuine W10. (bought a physical copy)

There is a lot of question in my mind as this would be my last self budget build (excluding upgrade) as a gamer, and also as an adult.
I will therefore like to thank everyone in tom's hardware to help, and given me the best advice for the past years of my built, upgrade.


Who knows i might be seeing/asking you guys for tips again, if my girlfriend, or maybe my wife, or kids has force me to do another build for the future family. =)

As far as hardware concerned, i won't be spending a huge buck for a water cooling rig, i am having the intention to add another 8GB of Ram or maybe a new GPU possibly GTX1060.
What concerned me is that 3 years old PSU. As far during my years of experience being a custom build myself, i have loss a number of cheap PSU during my years. So i was wondering, is it really necessary to get
a new PSU, or maybe hold it off until i decided to get another stick of Ram and GPU altogether?
 
Solution
Cooler Master PSUs are only recommended in their high-end lines like the V series. Their budget offerings tend to be quite atrocious.

Generally speaking, in that price range, there are a lot of quality PSUs you can choose from, usually some 550/650/750W variants of Corsair RMx, EVGA G2/G3, SeaSonic Focus, etc. There are a lot of sales at different times, so the ideal recommendation will depend on when you make your purchase; for example, a couple of my EVGA G3 750s I got for $69.99 and were actually cheaper than the G3 650 at that moment.

AquaralSS

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New PSU is a must that DeepCool , is poor QUALITY.

The good brands that i see around would be Cooler Master or EVGA.
i am quite limited on budget but at best i would like to get at least 600W for future upgrades and a quality PSU for price that is around the price range of
$80.

Keep in mind that i will be running

8GB X 2 2666MHz Ram
1 SSD
1 HDD
1 GPU (GTX 970)
i5 8400
MSI B360 PRO VH
6 USB's peripheral devices.

is there any brands or models, maybe a tip before that i might get limited power when getting one?
 

DSzymborski

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Cooler Master PSUs are only recommended in their high-end lines like the V series. Their budget offerings tend to be quite atrocious.

Generally speaking, in that price range, there are a lot of quality PSUs you can choose from, usually some 550/650/750W variants of Corsair RMx, EVGA G2/G3, SeaSonic Focus, etc. There are a lot of sales at different times, so the ideal recommendation will depend on when you make your purchase; for example, a couple of my EVGA G3 750s I got for $69.99 and were actually cheaper than the G3 650 at that moment.
 
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