Which PSU Suits this Build (Seasonic-Cooler Master-Bitfenix) ?

Hazem Fouad

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*the only options for me here are the PSUs that i'll be mentioning so please keep the answers about them and not suggesting other PSUs*
i'm planning to wait until the Intel B360 Motherboards come out so i can get
I3-8100 CPU and GTX 1050 TI with 8GB DDR4 RAM and will be running on two hard drives

i know that i should go with the seasonic without question but the thing here is the seasonic isn't skylake compatible and it's circuits (from what i heard and read here in the forums in multiple threads) is old for this new generation of CPUs while the Cooler Master MWE and the Bitfenix BPA both offer this (ErP Lot 6 Compliant) which is i think from what i know (and correct for me if i'm wrong) is the skylake and the future Microarchitectures

so will this 7~8 year old psu (seasonic) compatible with all these modern components and will be better than the two newer PSUs with their new circuits that are supposed to be modified for this new CPU Architecture

so i'd really appreciate what PSU you guys recommend according to Best to the Worst
and also tell me if i'm looking at this whole thing in the wrong way or what

-Cooler Master MWE 500W 80PLUS : http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/mwe-series/mwe-500/
http://www.egprices.com/en/product/cooler-master-mwe-500-psu-80-plus-mpw-5002-acabw-uk--el-nekhely-technology
which is 80PLUS (not 80 plus *BRONZE*)
-Bitfenix BPA 500W which is also 80 plus but not bronze : https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/power-supplies/bitfenix-bpa
-and the Seasonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified : https://seasonic.com/s12ii
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the bronze one is not available in my country which is this one : http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/s/mwe-bronze-500/
 
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Didn't Aris very highly rate a Bitfenix? As to the other, I never recommend Coolermaster, ever. Only if the alternatives were Apevia, Diablotek, or Logisys would I ever consider one.
Some of the slightly older Corsair CX units have rather short lifetimes, but iirc that particular model is at least okay.
Didn't Aris very highly rate a Bitfenix? As to the other, I never recommend Coolermaster, ever. Only if the alternatives were Apevia, Diablotek, or Logisys would I ever consider one.
Some of the slightly older Corsair CX units have rather short lifetimes, but iirc that particular model is at least okay.
 
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