[SOLVED] Need very cheap power supply reccomendation

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Insane Potatoz

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Hello everyone. I've gotten into the hobby of PC flipping, and I'm challenging myself to build a very cheap ($150-175 USD)build with used parts... here's what I have so far:
Core i5-750
Zotac GTX 650 TI 1gb
H57H-AM2 micro atx 1156 board
I'm planning on getting:
a single 8gb stick of DDR3
RGB cooler
2 molex fans
500gb SATA 7.2k rpm 500gb HDD

So my question is: what power supply should I get? My budget for the power supply is about $28 with shipping. I need it to have one 6-pin, a few molex and sata, a 4-pin CPU connector, and a 20+4 pin motherboard connector. I've seen a bunch of sketchy "Hercules 600w dual fan power supplies" ( https://tinyurl.com/t86y4dh ) and some other sketchy brands like Venus and stuff. Should I get one of these? I want this build to last for a bit... a year or two at the least. I am going to resell it, after all.
Thanks!
 
Solution
Its will be very hard to get a name brand PSU at that price.

For $35 you can get a new EVGA N1 400w. This unit is not 80+ nor is it good, but it is adaquate for a 750ti. It has a 6+2 pin.

If you look used, you can get used OEM PSUs from companies like FSP and Delta or even OEM seasonic units that are of good enough quality.

Delta 475w 80+ Bronze with a 6 pin PCIe connector for $15. This does use a propriatary 18 pin motherboard connector that needs an adapter tho.
Just a heads up, the I5 750 is a dual core inadequate cor mode4n gaming.

For around $10 you can get a 4 core 8 thread i7 to replace it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core...sh=item26300a02a7:g:KAcAAOSwz1peDTZ0&LH_BIN=1

Sure it will drive cost up but you can sell it for a little more as a " Intel Core i7 gaming PC"


Possibly can even get a 6 core 12 thread xeon but you will need to ensure motherboard and bios compatability.