Best power supply for 8400 + 1060 under £50

[Jono8]

As the title says I am looking for the best power supply for under £50 to go with a medium range build - z370 i5-8400 and a gtx 1060, just one hard drive, a couple of fans so nothing fancy.

I am guessing 500w would be more than enough (there won't be any overclocking).

Any recommendations?

 

[lee32uk]

Not a lot of choice in that price range. A Corsair CX or CXM (Grey label) is probably your cheapest option for something half decent.

 

[pastymuncher]

There is nothing at £50 or less that I would be happy to use myself. In fact the cheapest psu that I would be happy to use myself would be the Superflower Platinum King 550w at £75 or the Corsair TX550M at £78 but in all reality I would never pick either of those as the excellent Seasonic Focus Plus 550w is only £85. The psu is not the place to save money.

 

[ExoMale]

About as far as it goes from this site for anything decent, the super flower HX350 gold be good, but whether it's enough juice is questionable.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x XFX XT Series 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply= £42.95
• 1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR)= £44.99
• 1 x Corsair CX450 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (CP-9020120-UK)= £49.99

Total: £149.03
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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[southernorth]

If you're still looking, get:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...us-platinum-power-supply-black-ca-056-sf.html

5 year warranty, very efficient and built on a high performing, well reviewed platform. Yes it is slightly over budget, but it is substantially better than anything just under £50. I would not skimp on the PSU just to save £10.

Currently on offer for £59.99, but this 20% discount ends tomorrow around lunch time.


This would also offer you extra headroom if you wanted to upgrade to a 1070/1070ti/1080 or even the mid-range Volta cards next year