Power supply help

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Only have a generic psu atm, and am wondering on a low budget what is the best psu for this build and the cheapest yet a name brand.

CPU: AMD A4-4000 3.0Ghz Dual-Core Llano Series FM2 APU w/ Radeon HD 7480D



4GB DDR 3 1600 MHZ PC-12800 Memory

500GB Hard Drive
1 HDMI Port/ 1VGA port
8 USB Ports: 6 Rear, 2 Front
DVD RW Drive

WIFI Adapter

Logisys CS308RD Red/ Black with Blue LED FAN ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

480W Power Supply

 
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I'm really unsure how quality some of those eVga Psu's really are. The reviews I've read state that most of them have issues of some sort or another. If you need something solid, but cheap, I'd honestly recommend a Corsair CX or CXM series. They are the cheapest Psu's that generally get recommended here, so if money is your primary concern, I'd buy one of those.

CX 500: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500
I'm really unsure how quality some of those eVga Psu's really are. The reviews I've read state that most of them have issues of some sort or another. If you need something solid, but cheap, I'd honestly recommend a Corsair CX or CXM series. They are the cheapest Psu's that generally get recommended here, so if money is your primary concern, I'd buy one of those.

CX 500: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500
 
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Why 500W guys? He doesn't even have a dedicated GPU? Antec 380W, Corsair CX430, Any Seasonic 300-450. I'm a huge fan of the rosewill capstone series. Not very expensive (though a lot more then the ones I just mentioned.) and I'm running a 7950/280 off the 450W unit.
 
Considering you have an A4 I don't think you should upgrade to anything that needs two 6pin plugs or better. If something is much cheaper due to odd sale I'd consider it. But your system is so low end that you shouldn't need anything "beefy". PSU or GPU.