Thanks uberjuba. I'd like at least semi modular as it's going in a M-ITX case, to reduce cable clutter.
Would you recommend anything else up to £75-80 absolute max?

Is this modular/semi-modular or fully cabled?

Is the the best quality PSU deal around the £55 mark? PC part-picker is showing my system needs 300w, but I obviously want to allow headroom for additional drives/upgraded GPU. What size of PSU would be optimal?
I really favour high efficiency and low noise.

Thanks for the comment but it wasn't so much the wattage that concerned me but the 80+ rating. Do I really need a gold or platinum if my new box is never going to be stressed the way I understand a game player's rig might be? Why wouldn't a bronze be suitable?

​you dont get decent psu's smaller than this though.

he would be stupid to pick anything else if he requires less load IMO.

great supply but 450w is a little on the small side if youve got a i7 and a 1070 plus some SSD drives and fans and other stuff it would be a question if this would be enough, i tend to think a 550w branded PSU is the minimum otherwise BSOD.

Cibarious This PSU would be very good as its very efficient BUT is probably overpowered if you only have a CPU and no seperate GPU. If your "rig" is going to spend most of its time running at very low loads then a smaller PSU would end up being more cost effective. For a soho user anything over 80+silver is easily good enough .
sleeved cables fully modular semi modular sfx WITH adapter.

​Something like this would be ideal

I hope folks don't mind too much if I throw a power supply & general question into this thread but trying to find an answer to the PSU bit has done my head in. :disappointed:

After 6 years I have decided to build myself a new machine and started with the basics. Found a case, memory, ssd with no real problems but the power supply - aaaaagggghhhhhh!! :smiley: Still looking for a Z270 mobo with lots of USB3 ports/cpu combo though - suggestions appreciated.:sunglasses:

Last time I did a build, I shopped by wattage and that was that. Now, there are uncountable numbers of PSUs and I'm stuck.

Over to you folk with a simple (?) question, how high a spec PSU (white, black, bronze etc) do I need for a simple 450 watt load please - calculated by using several "what size PSU do I need" calculators?

I don't play games and I don't edit video or audio. It's just an office machine really for Office, Internet and dealing with the thousands of digital pictures that I have taken but the machine is on for 15 hours each day.

Anyone care to offer me a bit of help with this please?

Thanks in advance

Can someone explain the difference in qualities? e.g. Bronze, Silver, Gold, etc

I always just buy an 80+ bronze with enough wattage and it seems to work fine and be cheap

Great deal. Super flower PSUs are superb.

I get free postage so this is a bargain for me :smile:. thanks - it's fixed cables, use a case with a hidden psu compartment and some nice extensions = profit.

Really tempting. Could return the Corsair I bought from Scan as there's a loose wire inside that keeps catching on the fan (I've had to invert the PSU as a result) and get this.

Modular? Semi-modular? Or fixed cables?

£10 postage really kills it tho ...25% added to the price. :disappointed:. platinum is very good tho How long would it take to get back the price in electricity saved? assuming 10hours on per day?365

A lot of PSUs today are made by SF...

Super Flower psu's? Blimey haven't heard that name since the late 90s when I first got into PC's

if i hadnt picked up the 550 gold evga psu last month or needed a sfx for my new build id have been all over this

Seems very cheap for this PSU, definitely a bargain. Heat added