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8 GB overload.

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Avoid 8 GB GPUs... Not long until 12 GB is coming up short too. The neural network tech better be good to negate this.
 
Wrath of Khan MD said:
Power supply is overkill unless you want a 5090 or more... get that down, 1000W max is more than enough.

3060 graphics card is a no for me, I run a 3060Ti and it's great and way better than a 3060... and mine is old now. A 5060Ti would be a little more expensive and you'd get another 20fps over a 3060... .always go for the "Ti" just pay it... I think you're looking at about R1,000 more or so.

32GB RAM is overkill, just get 16GB for now, you can always upgrade later.

The overriding factor is ALWAYS the graphics card...

You can always try Carbonite if you want to buy second hand, they are very good and great deals all the time.
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1000 is overkill as well
 
Wrath of Khan MD said:
32GB RAM is overkill, just get 16GB for now, you can always upgrade later.
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Until you run your non-fps/esport titles :P Openworld/sim/rts games eat well into the 20gb+ usage. Even modern fps games want more than 16gb to not be a stuttery mess.
 
Exaelea said:
Until you run your non-fps/esport titles :p Openworld/sim/rts games eat well into the 20gb+ usage. Even modern fps games want more than 16gb to not be a stuttery mess.
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I'm running RDR2 and Starfield on a 40" screen and it's perfect... there is absolutely no stuttering, neither that or Fortnite etc. 16GB is more than perfect.
 
Exaelea said:
Surprised nobody mentioned the Arc B580 gfx card. Cheaper and 12gb Vram also a better performer in -almost- all games and little to no cpu overhead since he's going for a 9600x cpu .. the 3060's are moeg, let them retire :p.

Since he's building it himself that tells me he can adjust the oddball game that the Intel Arc might have a minor hiccup with.

If he's dead set on team green though, would be better to save a bit more (or help him out) to get a newer 12gb or higher nvidia card.

Wouldnt suggest going lower than a 7700XT if going Amd gfx. Second hand, a 6700xt still performs extremely well.
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I would take the B580 over the 5060 8GB tbh
 
Gtx Gaming said:
Yeah wootvision is great, cant go wrong
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cool. would've preffered not to buy a new monitor now but heck Eskom JMSP. would like to get oled if it wasn't for the burn in and the amount of care you need to do to keep it from burn in. Isuppose can't go wrong with the mini LED anyway.
 
Wrath of Khan MD said:
I'm running RDR2 and Starfield on a 40" screen and it's perfect... there is absolutely no stuttering, neither that or Fortnite etc. 16GB is more than perfect.
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Incorrect.

Try again when you have enough RAM to think properly.
 
nelis said:
ok so thanks Eskom my pg279q broke and yes i tried 3 different 19v power supplies and nothing. So looking to get something that will be an upgrade what do you guys suggest? I'm looking at the following monitor. GPU = 3080 ti

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So why not claim power surge under insurance for something in the R12k range what the ASUS was worth? Or you want to pocket the R5k balance?

If you give your insurer the R7k replacement quote they are only going to give you R7k and you'll forfeit that balance.
 
UrBaN963 said:
Incorrect.

Try again when you have enough RAM to think properly.
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so are you saying I'm not playing RDR2 on a 40" screen with a 3060ti and a PC with 16GB of ram? the game runs 100% perfect in 1440 with no stuttering nothing

for heavens sake if I added another 16GB ram my framerate "might" at most go up by 2fps.... you wouldn't even notice it, actually it would be physically impossible

aye, aye, aye, aye....
 
Rayne said:
So why not claim power surge under insurance for something in the R12k range what the ASUS was worth? Or you want to pocket the R5k balance?

If you give your insurer the R7k replacement quote they are only going to give you R7k and you'll forfeit that balance.
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A lot of insurance has clauses against power surge
 
The game is 7 years old buddy.

Play Dragon's Dogma 2. You can give it 64Gb if you want and it will take all of it.

No 16Gb is not enough in 2025. Its not even enough VRAM.
 
Lupus said:
A lot of insurance has clauses against power surge
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Nah most of them have no issue at all. Its one of the most common small property claims. Its an insured peril. You just have to proof you did what you could from your side, so just show a protector plug and so.

/I'm a broker.

Why throw away R12k? It's what you pay contents cover for.
 
Rayne said:
The game is 7 years old buddy.

Play Dragon's Dogma 2. You can give it 64Gb if you want and it will take all of it.

No 16Gb is not enough in 2025. Its not even enough VRAM.
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//puts 512mb flash drive in drawer...

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Wrath of Khan MD said:
so are you saying I'm not playing RDR2 on a 40" screen with a 3060ti and a PC with 16GB of ram? the game runs 100% perfect in 1440 with no stuttering nothing

for heavens sake if I added another 16GB ram my framerate "might" at most go up by 2fps.... you wouldn't even notice it, actually it would be physically impossible

aye, aye, aye, aye....
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It's not about gaining FPS, it's about preventing a loss of FPS. Modern games are hungry for any and all forms of memory they can get their hands on. You're talking about a game that was originally designed for a console (Xbox One) with 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Please don't use that as a benchmark for anything, ever, except for the fantastic quality games can potentially achieve.
 
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