is this a good psu for a r9 280

[pinkrice28]

EVGA 110-B2-0850-RX 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply its refurbished trying to save money is it okay to buy a psu refurbished?

 

[spentshells]

Refurbished means previously returned due to faults.

Get a reasonably good psu @ around 550 watts, that should do ya just fine. Do not buy a refurbished PSU.

If you need help what is your budget.

 

[RazerZ]

It's a good PSU though it is overkill for a single 280. A decent 500-550W unit will work great.

Do you have a budget for the PSU? Is it in USD? I can help find you one.

 

[pinkrice28]

It's a good PSU though it is overkill for a single 280. A decent 500-550W unit will work great.

Do you have a budget for the PSU? Is it in USD? I can help find you one.

lol the card said it took 850 on new egg
thank you so much saved me a fuck ton of money and if you could that would be great someone recommended me this EVGA 500 B1 80+ BRONZE, 500W for a gtx 960 a bit back would it be good for the 280

 

[RazerZ]

No problem. They always put a PSU with a wattage much larger than what is needed to account for the crap PSUs out there and leave plenty of headroom.

As you can see even an overclocked 280 does not break 400W under load from a high stress benchmark.

I would avoid the 500B, it is a mediocre unit and is not the best choice for a gaming pc. Do you have a budget for the PSU? Before or after rebates?

 

[pinkrice28]

No problem. They always put a PSU with a wattage much larger than what is needed to account for the crap PSUs out there and leave plenty of headroom.

As you can see even an overclocked 280 does not break 400W under load from a high stress benchmark.

I would avoid the 500B, it is a mediocre unit and is not the best choice for a gaming pc. Do you have a budget for the PSU? Before or after rebates?

i would spend 60$ but im curious of why its mediocre? and could it cause problems to my system if used it?

 

[RazerZ]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1500086/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-400-430-500-600-500b-600b

Poor 12V ripple suppression (will reduce the graphic's card lifespan in the long run) and lots of cheap Chinese CapXon capacitors used which tend to burst and fail under load.

 

[pinkrice28]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1500086/why-you-should-not-buy-an-evga-400-430-500-600-500b-600b

Poor 12V ripple suppression (will reduce the graphic's card lifespan in the long run) and lots of cheap Chinese CapXon capacitors used which tend to burst and fail under load.

could you recommend the best card even if its kinda shit for 60$ looking to save money and i plan on upgrading the gpu in a few years

 

[RazerZ]

Card as in graphics card? Or did you mean power supply?

If you meant graphics card and plan to use it for gaming you are much better off looking for a used card.

 

[pinkrice28]

Card as in graphics card? Or did you mean power supply?

If you meant graphics card and plan to use it for gaming you are much better off looking for a used card.

fuck too high lol meant psu

 

[RazerZ]

If you plan to go for a single card upgrade I would go with this Antec Neo ECO 620W, $65 and comes with a $25 rebate.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $39.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-08 20:07 EDT-0400

It is non modular though. If you wanted semi or fully modular it will be more expensive.

non modular: no cables can be removed
semi modular: cables that you are likely to need can not be removed, the rest can
fully modular: all cables can be removed

 

[pinkrice28]

If you plan to go for a single card upgrade I would go with this Antec Neo ECO 620W, $65 and comes with a $25 rebate.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $39.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-08 20:07 EDT-0400

It is non modular though. If you wanted semi or fully modular it will be more expensive.

non modular: no cables can be removed
semi modular: cables that you are likely to need can not be removed, the rest can
fully modular: all cables can be removed

i really gotta say thanks i appreciate you helping me out with getting psu you are a mvp

 

[RazerZ]

Anytime