obobski Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 i know, i was just listing the AMD that has the most power, esp since he went with the i5 2500, its the closest to it that AMD has (the i5 2500k is the one i was gunna go with for my PC) the PSU price all depends on the Watts. i planned on a 600W on mine and it was $70 (-$50 after rebate) and its a corsair. the graphics card will be the most expensive part of your build, and thats not a bad thing. dropping $10-$20 on your Case and/or PSU and/or CPU and/or Motherboard and/or anything else and putting that money into a Graphics Card is well worth it PSU price is not dictated by wattage, its dictated by many factors (quality of components, mark-up, etc) and wattage does not dictate quality, and you should never skimp on the PSU for any reason - frying the entire system with a bad PSU is not a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3C14R Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) the PSU price all depends on the Watts. i planned on a 600W on mine and it was $70 (-$50 after rebate) and its a corsair.There's a LOT more than just wattage. Like whether the PSU is modular, maximum amperage, 80 plus certification, amount of 12v rails, overload/surge protection, component quality, maximum rated output, rated operating temperature, etc. There's an obvious difference between a $40 and $100 PSU of the same wattage if you get into the finer details. Edited June 16, 2011 by N3C14R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 yeaa. i didnt mean it only depended on Watts, but in most cases, the more Watts the more money.... i only know basics, so when looking for PSUs, thats what i noticed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3C14R Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) Not necessarily, Back a couple of years ago when I was on vacation in Singapore, I saw some generic branded fanless 1200W PSU with terrible efficiency (think it was 70% efficient) and a single rail for sale for around $90. A similar one but with WAYYYYY better specs goes for about $300 nowadays. I wouldn't trust my $1000+ hardware to some budget sub $100 PSU. That's one component that most system builders tend to overlook and if they're unlucky, sooner or later they end up with a $1000+ paperweight. Edited June 16, 2011 by N3C14R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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