Usually in budget builds a lot of people use the Corsair 430W, however I've just noticed that EVGA do a similar spec'd PSU with an extra years warranty for less money. Anybody have any experience with EVGA power supplies? I've been a corsair/coolermaster user/fan for a long time.
I made the switch last month. Very impressed so far compared to my Corsair and Silverstone PSU's. Using a G2 Supernova 1000Watt.
I imagine the higher priced units are OK, I got given one to use in a build for a friend a few months back and it seemed OK (fully modular jobby). Just wondering about the cheaper units, I mean on paper the specs look OK and the quality looks ok from a photo but it's hard to tell. Might have to get one and try it for the money.
Was going to buy a Corsair CX430M it was £42 from scan but seen Cooler Master G550 modular for today only for £33 so it was a no brainer see how she goes...
Did you get the G550M ? If so I've used quite a few of them and tbh I'm fairly impressed especially for the money.
I recall seeing some budget psu reviews and the EVGA ones doing very well / being recommended. They just kinda showed up out of nowhere a couple years ago, and have been pretty solid. Not sure on prices of their mid and higher end / wattage stuff, but for low wattage, they seem to have extremely competitive prices, and EVGA have some great warranties and support.
Stuck an EVGA 430w psu in my daughters rig and its been rock solid for about 8 months now, can hardly hear the thing either.
I bought this evga psu for a friends budget build after seeing this jonny guru review. It seems like a nice unit, weighty and the review likes it.
I've used a SuperNOVA G2 750 watt unit and it was absolutely superb. Top, top quality unit. Oh, and it has a ten year warranty. Surely that tells you that EVGA are confident in their product.
Their high end stuff is top notch, the budget stuff is average. From what I've researched Be quiet do a very similar low power unit, the L7 I believe which is based on the same design but has better components, better ripple control and voltage stability.