Looking for a good budget modular PSU

[SiliconSwitch]

Hey Everyone,

I am looking for a PSU for my HTPC, this will be going in a Fractal Design Core 500 Case.

Requirements:
Cost: $50-80
Wattage: ~500
Length: 160mm maximum
Certification: 80 Bronze minimum
Noise: As silent as possible
Cables: Full or Semi modular

Potentials:
Seasonic G550
Silverstone Strider Plus ST50F-P <--old, hard to find
Seasonic M12II 520 Evo <-- slightly pricey


Any recommendations?

 

[Tsumi]

Seasonic G650 for 50 at Newegg.

 

[Jorona]

That seasonic is pretty solid at that price.

The EVGA 550 G2 is also a great PSU thats full modular.

 

[SiliconSwitch]

Great price on the G650 right now, good find Tsumi.

That EVGA 550 G2 looks like a great option also, only 18dB at 300W load compared to 30dB for the G650!

https://us.hardware.info/product/be...plies?products[]=316971&specId=10456&tcId=307

 

[SiliconSwitch]

That seasonic is pretty solid at that price.

The EVGA 550 G2 is also a great PSU thats full modular.

Only problem with the G2 is the length is 165mm, might be a bit too big for the Core 500 with a big GPU in it. The GS is 150mm so that could be an alternate however it is slightly louder (24dB) but still pretty good.

 

[Jorona]

The GS is a Seasonic built unit. Should also be solid.

 

[Tony Ou]

Silverstone Strider Plus ST50F-P <--old, hard to find

We've stopped production on ST50F-P for a while now so that's why it's harder to find. This model has been replaced by ST50F-PB, which has nearly identical features such as 140mm short depth, full modular cable, and 80 PLUS Bronze, so you may want to look into this one instead.