Good budget PSU

[Izaak_1]

Hi community,
Sorry for all the questions (it's my first pc build), but I'm looking for a decent budget PSU. My pc will be housing:
Sapphire R9 380X Nitro
Intel i3 6100
1x8gb DDR4 at 2133 mHZ
Any suggestions for a decent PSU under $85 would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Izaak

 

[The Paladin]

so pcpart reports
Note: Wattages are estimates only. Actual power draw may differ from listed values.
Component : Estimated Wattage
Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor 6W - 51W
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory 9W - 9W
Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card 47W - 190W
Total: 62W - 250W

so 450w would be a good cover as this munber runs up to 340w when you add motherboard ram and hdd as seen below:

Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor 6W - 51W
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler 5W - 10W
Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 15W - 60W
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory 9W - 9W
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 4W - 20W
Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card 47W - 190W
Total: 86W - 340W

so 450w would be good... I suggest;

SeaSonic SSP-450RT 450 Watts 80+ Gold 60$
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cb7wrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssp450rt

 

[Zerk2012]

Dont cut yourself short on power buy a good power supply with a bit of extra for future upgrades.
This right now is the best buy on a PSU in the US.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DPCwrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm

 

[Zerk2012]

so pcpart reports
Note: Wattages are estimates only. Actual power draw may differ from listed values.
Component : Estimated Wattage
Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor 6W - 51W
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory 9W - 9W
Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card 47W - 190W
Total: 62W - 250W

so 450w would be a good cover as this munber runs up to 340w when you add motherboard ram and hdd as seen below:

Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor 6W - 51W
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler 5W - 10W
Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 15W - 60W
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory 9W - 9W
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 4W - 20W
Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card 47W - 190W
Total: 86W - 340W

so 450w would be good... I suggest;

SeaSonic SSP-450RT 450 Watts 80+ Gold 60$
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cb7wrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssp450rt

Thats not one of their very good power supplies and is out of stock. Only a 3 year warranty on that model.

 

[The Paladin]

could be I am not pro when it comes to PSU, I still run a CX750w on my 4 year old computer and never had issues. so eh!

 

[Izaak_1]

so pcpart reports
Note: Wattages are estimates only. Actual power draw may differ from listed values.
Component : Estimated Wattage
Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor 6W - 51W
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory 9W - 9W
Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card 47W - 190W
Total: 62W - 250W

so 450w would be a good cover as this munber runs up to 340w when you add motherboard ram and hdd as seen below:

Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor 6W - 51W
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler 5W - 10W
Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard 15W - 60W
Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory 9W - 9W
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 4W - 20W
Sapphire Radeon R9 380X 4GB NITRO Video Card 47W - 190W
Total: 86W - 340W

so 450w would be good... I suggest;

SeaSonic SSP-450RT 450 Watts 80+ Gold 60$
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cb7wrH/seasonic-power-supply-ssp450rt

Thats not one of their very good power supplies and is out of stock. Only a 3 year warranty on that model.

Are either of these two good? And if so, which one is better? The more expensive one has less watts, so I can only assume it would a better quality PSU, but I know nothing about power supplies.
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies/ATX/57596-SST-ST50F-ESB
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies/ATX/53861-SST-ST60F-ESB

 

[The Paladin]

if the choices are only between the two I would go with the 600w because of the cabling options
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies/ATX/53861-SST-ST60F-ESB?UniqueId=ixudltxv6e000a17034mc

 

[Zerk2012]

Everything their is fairly expensive. For the price this is about the best one I seen.
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies/ATX/64610-CP-9020102-AU

 

[Izaak_1]

Everything their is fairly expensive. For the price this is about the best one I seen.
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies/ATX/64610-CP-9020102-AU

According to the tier list, the CX550M is a tier four PSU, so that won't be what I go with.

 

[sizzling]

The old CX range were tier 4. That CX550M is from the new range (grey label and not green). The new CX550M is much better and is a decent buy.

Why Corsair didn't change the prefix we will never know, it would have been far less confusing.

 

[Zerk2012]

Everything their is fairly expensive. For the price this is about the best one I seen.
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies/ATX/64610-CP-9020102-AU

According to the tier list, the CX550M is a tier four PSU, so that won't be what I go with.

The tier list has not been updated since the CX 550m has been released.

 

[ImHappy_FeelinGlad]

Corsair RM Series (with the Gold rating) are pretty good as far as price and performance goes, you'd be able to get a 450W one with your parts. My 550W was only ~$90.

 

[gwapito]

80+ gold full modular. A lot of headroom for upgrade for just $74. Fits your budget

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/g63RsY/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr

 

[ImHappy_FeelinGlad]

80+ gold full modular. A lot of headroom for upgrade for just $74. Fits your budget

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/g63RsY/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr

Normally, I wouldn't trust someone with the Apple logo as their profile pic, but I've heard a lot of good stuff about EVGA PSUs.
For $80 you can just not bother with the pain-in-the-ass rebate if you buy from Newegg btw.

1x8gb DDR4 at 2133 mHZ

P.S. In regards to your setup, it's usually better to do (for 8GB RAM) 2 4GB chips in a dual channel layout, it gives you a bit better performance and reduces individual wear on the chips.

 

[Zerk2012]

80+ gold full modular. A lot of headroom for upgrade for just $74. Fits your budget

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/g63RsY/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr

Normally, I wouldn't trust someone with the Apple logo as their profile pic, but I've heard a lot of good stuff about EVGA PSUs.
For $80 you can just not bother with the pain-in-the-ass rebate if you buy from Newegg btw.

1x8gb DDR4 at 2133 mHZ

P.S. In regards to your setup, it's usually better to do (for 8GB RAM) 2 4GB chips in a dual channel layout, it gives you a bit better performance and reduces individual wear on the chips.

Your RM 550 Is just a average PSU made by CWT a tier 3 power supply and would be on par with the CX 550m and not all the EVGA series are good the G1 series is not really what to buy.
For the memory most people will buy a single 8GB stick to leave room for future upgrade when the board only has 2 memory slots.
You also need to take into account where he is buying parts from.
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies