Good 30$ or under psu

[reaganbfrazier]

It needs to be at least 450 watt. It would really help. (Its for gtx 660ti) (i dont mind if its used)

 

[PC Tailor]

Below $17?

 

[RCFProd]

By buying a power supply for 17 dollars you would be wasting 17 dollars. Unless you somehow find an absolutely amazing used deal somewhere.

 

[mdd1963]

$17?

Is this intended as a legit question?

If so...nice frugal budget, but, perhaps a tad optimistic...; I don't recall seeing prices oin new PSUs quite that low even low back 1997 or so....

 

[USAFRet]

A $17 450+ PSU needs to be bundled with a much more expensive home owners insurance policy.

 

[Rexper]

None. There is no 'good' PSU under $17. Never cheap on a power supply. Using a power supply as cheap of $17 will likely kill most of your systems components quickly, and potentially your life.

 

[superninja12]

if you find one please let me know as well

 

[reaganbfrazier]

$17?

Is this intended as a legit question?

If so...nice frugal budget, but, perhaps a tad optimistic...; I don't recall seeing prices oin new PSUs quite that low even low back 1997 or so....

How bout 30$

 

[boosted1g]

That $17 PSU will be very expensive, because when it dies it will fry your motherboard and your GPU with it.

The LAST part you should go cheap on is your power supply. The PSU is the heart of your computer and your components needs reliable stable power, if your cheapo PSU sends 6.5 volts down the 5v connection your parts are toast. The cheap PSUs are made with the cheapest parts they can find, this means poor accuracy and poor reliability, it also means that they skimped on protections (like short circuit protection, over voltage protection, etc) which is what prevents your PSU from damaging other parts.
There have been numerous cases where these cheapo psu's have sparked and caused fires, burning peoples homes to ashes.

So with all of this information do you still think that you "save" $25 by getting a cheap PSU?

Outside of a 1 in a 1000 deal on craigslist you are not going to find a anything worth a crap for $20 or less.
A quality PSU is part of the cost of gaming,and you should not even try to game without one.

 

[boosted1g]

At $30 you are waiting for a very good special on corsair CX450 or Seasonic s12 520w.
Both right now are $39.99 USD

 

[mdd1963]

If not planning on running any GPU above a GTX1030, you might be able to find an EVGA 430 watt unit for under $40-ish.....check Amazon

 

[mdd1963]

As you specified a GTX660, I'd start my search for a 550/600 watt PSU, truthfully....; going with minimum recommended PSU for a particular GPU might work for a few months, but...eventually, 12-18 months down the road, then you suddenly suffer from spontaneous reboots, etc....

Better to have at least 100-150 watts to spare, within reason, of course....

 

[Rexper]

As you specified a GTX660, I'd start my search for a 550/600 watt PSU, truthfully....; going with minimum recommended PSU for a particular GPU might work for a few months, but...eventually, 12-18 months down the road, then you suddenly suffer from spontaneous reboots, etc....

Better to have at least 100-150 watts to spare, within reason, of course....

100 - 150 watts spare of what the computer use will end in a ~ 400w power supply at max. This PC will likely use around 200w at a gaming load.