Which Power Supply to Get...

[Reverden]

Hey there guys, Black Friday is around the corner and I'm considering the option of upgrading my GPU and hard drive. Anyways, my current PSU is 460W and it's running only my i7 core (currently my PC has no GPU, hence the consideration of purchasing one). The GPU I plan on purchasing is the Radeon 7850. I don't plan to do any overclocking/SLI/crossfire or whatever other GPU lingo there is, just some simple plug and play.

I looked around the forums for a bit and realized I probably would need a bit of a beefier PSU, so I looked around newegg. Most of the PSU's I found had mixed reviews, it works great for one guy, and the next guy has a unit that failed in 24 hours. Currently, my budget stands around 50-70. I ask the helpful community of tomshardware to enlighten me on what PSU I should purchase to fit my budget.

 

[animal]

check this one out:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9

a bit larger power-wise than required but great price and will leave some headroom if you upgrade GPU or overclock in the future

 

[ko888]

For a system using a single AMD reference design Radeon HD 7850 graphics card AMD specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply. The power supply should also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 27 Amps or greater and have at least one 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector. Some of the non-reference design Radeon HD 7850 graphics cards require at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) rated at 45°C - 50°C ambient temperature, is the most critical factor.

What is the brand and model of your current 460 Watt PSU?