Common PC Building Mistake #1: Choosing A Cheap Low-Quality Power Supply

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If you're building a single-GPU setup with a GTX 1070 or lower, the Corsair CX550M featured in this video is a quality budget-friendly unit that will give you more than enough power for your system. You can get it on Amazon here:

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**Re-uploaded for louder audio. Still learning the ropes with audio editing and getting clearer, better-sounding vocals.

[bokulushpal]

Ok, but you never actually explain what is a "decent quality power supply". I know you say do some research but if you're gonna make the video, at least explain what makes makes a PSU good or bad..

[mrlooneycooney]

OK, love this..title! Finally someone who tells what's 'budgetbuilding' is all about...budgetbuilding is to invest on the long term and stay in the hobby, not to get your wallet slapped after 2y and get an instable system in the first place!
Get a decent start with quality basics, going for a decent 'quality' case and PSU are the first things to look for!

Many budgetbuild-videos also commend on corsair vengeance led/rgb memory etc and talking about 'overclocking abilities', while commending on a cheap 350/400w supply with crap quality, which will result in instability problems or even real damage.
Better to go for fe. cheaper kingston valueram and a decent psu, which stays stable and doesn't break the bank.
And recommending firstbuilders to overclock is for me a true nogo! It's good enough when these people learn how to build a decent pc, do cable management etc and keep them happy with their first build without getting smoke out of the back of it after trying to overclock it or get real on the cooling end! First builders often are bombarded with info but don't get the point of stability and balance of a build.

[davidperry]

You want a PSU with APFC, 80 plus bronze or higher efficiency, fiberglass PCB, specifications sticker, a on/off switch, and a fully modular design. You do not want capxon or other low grade failure prone capacitors, or excessive voltage ripple. I highly recommend Seasonic and rebadged Seasonic PSUs to be your first choice for PSU selection followed by Thermaltake Tough Power.

[sway]

Glad to see someone covering this issue!

[_qperry_]

i used the cx550 for 5 years no issues, recently upgraded to a cx750m tho

[wolf_crown]

Honestly can't wait to see the channel grow. EGC will be there when I build my first true gaming comp lolol

[ashflint]

So is nobody gonna mention the 80+ rating?

[fabiandej]

Buying the cx550 750w rn, is thst alright?

[Lzi]

Have a 1050 ti and an intel i5 2400. The intel i5 2400 needs 75W. How many watts power supple should i get

[kilam]

Loving this channel, and community! I cant wait to see who wins tomorrow!! Keep up the great work man! Ik it must be hard being just you, but your doing freaking amazing!

[kota]

Cant wait to see whos the winner is tommorow

[nbgmnox]

Do what you do I wanna build a computer

[_haris]

not really high end gaming set..gtx660, 12gb ram with cv550 is good?

[Molko]

I want to buy a new psu, this model and brand is good enough? Corsair CX550F RGB 550W

[johndoe]

I was going to buy that power supply to power my ryzen 7 3700x with a Asus Rtx 2080 Super evo OC. What do you recommend?

[u]

Manufacturer Refurbished PSU Safe or Wise ?

[fantasy]

hi ..
i wont to tell my story about this topic
back in 2012 i did bay my first pc.. it was intel q6600 8gb ram and gtx 550ti .. and i did bay silwerstone 500w .. and it was dead in 2016 so i in that moment i decide to bay MS industrial 630 W for 18$ .. that same psu im still using .. i did change pc in 2018 to i5 2500 8 gb ram whit gtx 1050(replaced gtx 550ti in 2019) and a have ssd and hdd .. working just fine and no heat on psu while gaming ..can u explain to me whay this "shit" psu work to this day ?

[whyumar]

Should've brought up the 80 plus rating

[rahul-qmfi]

Hello. I received a 16 amp power cord which I can't use in my country. Can I use the 10 amp cord from the previous Psu?

[HectorPerez-vdvc]

What cause a power supply to catch on fire