good psu for i5-4460 + gtx 950

[swp1207]

I have changed my build list a lot and I have decided to go with an Intel Core i5-4460, 8gb ram ddr3-1600, gtx 950 2gb, and the asrock h97 anniversary motherboard. I am looking for a good power supply that can support my specs and some future upgrades. i hear a lot of bad reviews of a lot of power supplies, and this is probably the hardest part to pick for me. it doesn't need to be a gold certified or anything amazing, but i don't want to worry about it being a piece of junk. i would like to stay around $60, but if it is really worth spending extra, i will see if i can. but i don't want to go crazy like a $100 power supply. one more thing, i am only buying from amazon and newegg in the US. thanks guys.

 

[swp1207]

i didnt know some power supplies are compatible with some cpus and others arent, thats weird, but i will switch to the one blackbird linked, thank you.

 

[Eximo]

Sort of misleading. Future enthusiast cards will stay within limits of what a pair of 8-pin connectors can provide. That is the 'normal' industry max per card. What changes is the performance that amount of power delivers. Nothing actually stopping them from just making bigger chips aside from the cost of chip/wafer size.

Nvidia has more or less been sticking with 8pin+6-pin as their top end on reference designs.

Now on the more consumer grade cards, yes, the trend is towards lower power. With GTX cards sneaking into the no external power required in the GTX750 and GTX750ti.

GTX950 is just a step above it. Just barely requires external power.

Slot powered.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126090
ASUS GTX 950.

Neat, most of the ones I have seen have required a PCIe connector and had TDPs of about 90W. I saw that model on sale via Ebay from Newegg. Probably sold out now, but very tempting to replace my GTX750ti.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sort of misleading. Future enthusiast cards will stay within limits of what a pair of 8-pin connectors can provide. That is the 'normal' industry max per card. What changes is the performance that amount of power delivers. Nothing actually stopping them from just making bigger chips aside from the cost of chip/wafer size.

Nvidia has more or less been sticking with 8pin+6-pin as their top end on reference designs.

Now on the more consumer grade cards, yes, the trend is towards lower power. With GTX cards sneaking into the no external power required in the GTX750 and GTX750ti.

GTX950 is just a step above it. Just barely requires external power.

Slot powered.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126090
ASUS GTX 950.

Neat, most of the ones I have seen have required a PCIe connector and had TDPs of about 90W. I saw that model on sale via Ebay from Newegg. Probably sold out now, but very tempting to replace my GTX750ti.

I Ordered one today for my youngest son's Skylake Budget Gaming build.

 

[Eximo]

I use a 750Ti to run my 4K TV. I am interested in the HDMI 2.0 port the 950 offers. I generally run my TV in 1920x1080 though (no 4K content, and certainly not at 60FPS), so not a big deal. Might hold out for a Pascal card in that class.