Is a cheap PSU reliable?

Half Evil

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2E16817171007,N82E16817159044,N82E16817182012

See, im looking at some rather high rated $20 PSU's. They seem all find and dandy, but the price can scare me away.

Specs look similar, and id go with the SunBeam over the Dynapower.

Also, I want to get a reliable one. I know the more reliable brands, (for what I want to spend) are a bit more.

So, what do you think?

I personally think http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817171007] one.

I will probably buy tonight. Ideas? Comments?
 
well if i were u i would spend the extra money and get a more expensive psu, it costs more but its better then frying your comp or somethin, i have the OCZ powerstream its super stable and has plenty of watts i recommend it
 
cheap PSUs does not say the sme wattage.

An Antec Truepower saying 530W IS 530W

A standard PSU saying 530W can maybe produce a 480W. That's why I spend bigger money and buy a $50 PSU at least.
 
Always go for the higher priced more powerful PSUs. I would say in the 400-600 Watt range. PSU's are important to your computers performance, therefore you don't want to go cheap on that.
 
That rosewill one is looking nice, I will say that will do the job fine.

You selling your old GPU?
 
I have a 450 Watt and I got it for about $30.00 on ebay. After the auction ended, I noticed that a 600 Watt went for the same price. You can probably get a great buy off ebay for under $50.00.
 
For a budget in mind, you cant go wrong with Fortron. They make server quality psus. Other good ones are OCZ GameXstream (they are just OEM Fortrons), Seasonic, PCP&C (their 120mm fan one is OEM Seasonic i believe), Zippy, Mushkin, Sparkle, Silverstone (their Zeus line only) and Enermax (only their liberty line.)

Enermax's liberty line is the best for modular psu's. If you are going modulare I ONLY recommend Enermax, nothing else.
 
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