I am looking on amazon for a reliable 500 - 550 w PSU. looking for under £35 if possible if u have any suggestion feel free to ask
http://www.amazon.co.uk/550W-Silent-...5926090&sr=1-5
Last edited by Pedroc1999; 25 Aug 2012 at 15:25. Reason: forgot link
I wouldn`t buy any pc parts through amazon.
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Im on a tight budget would u give an opinion + im in the uk and i would rather a national store
You are not going to get a quality PSU for that price. You need to be looking at a minimum price of £1 per 10W, so for a 550W model you need to look at £55 (or more). I realise that you are on a tight budget (most of us are), but skimping on something as vital as a quality PSU can have dire consequences, especially if it brings your motherboard down should it fail.
So on Amazon, tek heads, overclockers ebuyer and any other uk store or supplier what is the cheapest PSU u would recommend
can i ahve an opinion on the gtx550ti you own as this is the card i am thinking of buying?
The problem with Amazon is that many times you are not actually buying FROM Amazon.
Instead, you are buying from some other dealer THROUGH the Amazon web site.
I looked through all the PSUs at Amazon and find none under 50 pounds that I'd buy.
I DID find a couple of good ones elsewhere under 50 pounds and I mentioned them in your other thread.
XFX 450W Core Edition Pro PSU | Ebuyer.com
XFX Core Edition, 450 watt; 37.29
Antec 400W High Current Gamer PSU | Ebuyer.com
Antec High Current Gamer 400 watts; 45.15; this is 40.00 at Overclockers.co.uk
Both of those are made by Seasonic, a premier manufacturer.
I would get the XFX.
Many of the brands you are looking at are NOT manufacturers. They have someone else build the thing and put their name on it.
If you are on a budget, cut back somewhere else other than the PSU.
You do NOT need a 500 plus watt PSU.
sorry my misconception on the wattage thx for the advice, if i were to give u the links of my components whould u try to help me cut back as this is my first build and im not sure about some items
I posted the links in your other thread.
Are you paying attention to it???????
If you want advice you need to do 3 things:
1: name your absolute top amount for budget.
2: name the parts you need to buy from that budget. That may be 3 parts or it may be 10. I have no idea what you already have.
Which of these do you need?
case
motherboard
CPU
monitor
hard drives
DVD drive
RAM
keyboard
mouse
modem
operating system
power supply
CPU cooler if not using the stock cooler
other items such as case fans
thermal paste
video card
sound card
3: name your possible UK sources: Ebuyer, Overclockers, Amazon, whoever
1. £320.00
2.Case, Motherboard,CPU,RAM,DVD Drive (internal or external),RAM,Power supply,Video card, thermal paste (if not already applied on fan), Fan (or stock cooler), Wireless card if possible(not priority)
ebuyer, overclockers, tek Heads and any other uk source(not Amazon, changed my mind after you said some arnt actually from Amazon
I already got a HDD ,Operating system, sound card, mouse and keyboard and monitor
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