Recommend me a cheap PSU?

Akagi

Akagi

Akagi

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Specs are:

Core 2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz
4GB Crucial 1066MHz DDR3
Gigabyte GA-P41T-D3
Asus GeForce 8800GTS 320MB
250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200
Phillips DVD-RW Drive
Antec 300
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ;)

Currently being powered by a 350W JeanTech PSU and the GCard is powered by a single molex to 6pin adapter.

To be frank, the PSU setup is nasty, cheap, horrible, potentially damaging/dangerous and throttles my GPU like a *****.

Which PSU do you think I should get? The main 3 budget PSU's on OC are the CoreXstream, the Elite Power 500W and the 500W Xiggy.

Which of these would you recommend? Or what used PSU's should I look out for on popular used trading sites/auction sites?

This rig was built on the mega cheap.

I already owned the case
Got the motherboard, CPU + cooler and RAM for £22 spares or repairs (just had to give it a deep clean and fit new push pins to the cooler)
The PSU was £5
HDD was given to me
The GPU was wait for it... £3.20 broken, re-flowed it and re-assembled it.
Optical drive was paid for in chocolate bars.

Not bad for £30.20 and some chocolate bars :p

You get the idea ;)
 
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schizo said:
Budget ?

A power supply is not something you should "get cheap"

A good branded psu will last you years.
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It is between the three I listed really. They all seem like solid units, all have good reviews, I know that OCZ aren't highly recommended PSU's on OC but I have had no problem with my ModXstream Pro. Done builds in the past with CoolerMaster PSU's and OCZ PSU's (as well as others of course) Xigmatek is a new one on me though. Around that price as an absolute maximum. Keeping my eye on the MM as well. I'm really looking for people with experience with these three PSU's or those with horror stories etc. :)
 
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schizo said:
I only use corsair so cant comment on the other psu's im afraid.
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Ahh, a man with high standards.

I cant really afford Corsair PSU's or other PSU's with Seasonic insides for this particular build unfortunately :rolleyes:
 
lol i like ur cheap build thats awesome
hm only seen 1 review of the ocz and it did ok
only negative they gave was not silent

it doubles ur budget tho, id be more impressed if u could steal one :)
 
Mei said:
lol i like ur cheap build thats awesome
hm only seen 1 review of the ocz and it did ok
only negative they gave was not silent

it doubles ur budget tho, id be more impressed if u could steal one :)
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Stealing things is usually a bad move :p

This build is a personal challenge that I set myself to build a half decent gaming computer for as little as a possibly could.
 
Not sure how you can get a reliable PSU cheap like the rest of your parts, unless you can DIY the PSU from ground-up with old components alone :D

The OCZ CoreXtreme 500W would be a sensible budget choice, but it cost as much as what you've spent so far XD
 
acme15 said:
Ahh, a man with high standards.
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:) i dont have high standards as such,There are many many threads on here telling people not to scrape on the psu,ive had corsair for over 5 years now and have never ever let me down.

The psu is the most important component in your case so please dont get a cheap one.
 
schizo said:
:) i dont have high standards as such,There are many many threads on here telling people not to scrape on the psu,ive had corsair for over 5 years now and have never ever let me down.

The psu is the most important component in your case so please dont get a cheap one.
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There's just a thread over graphic forum yesterday with some poor soul's "850W" PSU from the well-known electrical gooda store setted his GTX670 (if I remember right) on fire :o
 
Yea. OcUK kindy removed the name from our posts, despite none of us really saw it being remote an competitor, and thought incidents like this would actually encourage more people to buy quality branded goods from OcUK, than to randomly from a electrical store and buy a hardware which the brand name sounds flashy but nobody ever heard of before :p
 
Just got a practically new OCZ CoreXstream 500W and an Asus Royal Knight together for £30 inc postage on thwe members market ;)

I will put the 350W PSU on a popular auction site and see if I can get maybe £8 - £12 back.

The cooler will be a welcome addition as it will allow me to overclock the CPU a bit. I currently have the stock cooler installed. So it will reduce noise too.
 
profit!
this so should have had a build log, i like these ones :)
next week; how to make sleeving out of stockings ><
 
Mei said:
profit!
this so should have had a build log, i like these ones :)
next week; how to make sleeving out of stockings ><
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Haha, sorry I didn't really think about it.
It is partly for use as a LAN system for when friends are round, partly to prove that games consoles are overpriced, partly because of personal curiosity and a challenge i set myself, and partly just to keep me occupied since this stuff is my main hobby :)
 
I have a cheapy PSU on my computer build, I seem to have no problems. But I have been told to get a better make, which I will do soon.
 
Mei said:
profit!
this so should have had a build log, i like these ones :)
next week; how to make sleeving out of stockings ><
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Just for you, I took a few pictures :p

The rig before the GPU, PSU, CPU cooler update (GPU is an HD5450 which I am keeping in-case the re-flowed 8800gts dies :rolleyes:):

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And after + removed optical drive:

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Folding with team OCUK :D

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