Need PSU recommendation

[Quiz]

My brother has an old PC that we built back in 2017. It has an Intel Core i7-7700K + 16 GB DDR4 RAM + GTX 1060 6 GB + 1 SSD + 1 HDD. His current PSU (an EVGA PSU) seems to have gone bad as the PC keeps shutting down randomly now. Current PSU is 9 years old.

He wants to sell the PC but wants to replace the PSU before hand. Any recommendations for a budget PSU (but no unbranded stuff) that he could get? He wants to spend around $60 or so.

 

[pendragon1]

https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Chanllenger-Taiwanese-Capacitor-Non-Modular/dp/B0DNNZ87NS
or egg if you prefer
https://www.newegg.com/asrock-atx-6...ower-supplies-black-cl-650b/p/N82E16817955018

 

[yinzerniner]

$60 price point new is very restrictive. Basically you’re paying for packaging / shipping / raw materials without anything left over for design / quality / as. Even bumping up to $80 (ie 3-4 less coffees or 2 less fast food meals) opens up a ton of possibilities. Gold ratings, modularity, 10 year warranties.

If $60 used then any modular 650+ gold rated psu rated b-tier or above will do. Seasonic, be quiet, Corsair, super flower, Msi, Asrock, etc are all good quality as the big names usually all buy from 2-3 main OEM manufacturers. I’ve had good luck with Corsair rme/rmx models and they’re ubiquitous.

 

[pendragon1]

he doesnt need anything fancy when its just being sold. all he needs is a decent but basic psu.

 

[yinzerniner]

he doesnt need anything fancy when its just being sold. all he needs is a decent but basic psu.

Missed that part, if only selling then might be better off just parting it out. With that parts list looking at maybe a $400-450 pc? $60 on a psu won’t bump it up to a $460-510 pc, at most would add $20-30.

 

[Quiz]

If parting it out, how would you recommend we do it? Meaning:

CPU + Motherboard + RAM together?
CPU cooler separately?
GPU separately?
SSD separately?
HDD separately?
Case separately?

 

[pendragon1]

if you want to go through that then; mobo+cpu+ram+heatsink bundled, gpu, ssd, hhd, and case all separate. i would try to shift it together though. the psu i linked is $45 on sale from $75, add $50 to the total.

 

[Tsumi]

Have him try selling the whole system as-is, full disclosure of the problems. If he can get what he wants out of it that way, it'll be less hassle.

 

[Nobu]

Yeah, shipping the case separate will be expensive. The weight of the PSU may add some cost too, depending on how they calculate that. You can justify the added cost of the cooler since you know it works, but might as well leave out the PSU since it's heavy and at best you might break even.

 

[Quiz]

I won't be shipping anything. I live in the UAE and whoever buys anything will come to my place and pick it up.

 

[Unabomber]

That rig isn't going to be power-hungry at all.

The unit that pendragon1 linked will be more than plenty.

His two biggest power draws will come from the CPU (91 W TDP), and the GPU (120 W max).

Also:

https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-...cwus-w/p/N82E16817153232?Item=N82E16817153232

or even something like this:

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16817182485?Item=N82E16817182485

I'm using that same Rosewill PSU in one of my workstations in my lab that happens to be running a 7700K. I was using it for protein structure calculations using CYANA 2.1, and there are no issues with it even under max load.

 

[Quiz]

He ended up buying a Corsair RM650e. Waiting for it to be delivered.

 

[StevenJamesBorchard]

He ended up buying a Corsair RM650e. Waiting for it to be delivered.

Seems like it is a good choice.

Ive been out of the power supply game for awhile now, but last time i checked Corsair usually don't have issues with quality or poor parts.

I usually reccomend
Silverstone
Seasonic
Corsair
eVGA

Then I would of said PC Power and Cooling but apparently they have not existed for some time.

 

[Tsumi]

Seems like it is a good choice.

Ive been out of the power supply game for awhile now, but last time i checked Corsair usually don't have issues with quality or poor parts.

I usually reccomend
Silverstone
Seasonic
Corsair
eVGA

Then I would of said PC Power and Cooling but apparently they have not existed for some time.

Stop recommending EVGA. They're a skeleton crew that's doing the bare minimum to exist at this point.