The PC Build Thread

[ponder]

I am not sure about the graphics card - please advise.

gtx 1660ti

That mouse you listed is fsck heavy at 126g

 

[UrBaN963]

She's in the UK so locally for her is what she listed. Agreed she should rather look at 580 or 590.

When did she move to the UK

 

[BloodrayneZA]

Any reason you want an external storage drive?

I have a lot of personal data and two hard drives just failed on me after 6/7 years. Luckily it wasn't my personal data. I just lost nearly 500 gigs of TV series.

Yeah I moved here on 20 May this year.

I listed stuff of affordability but I will consider the better suggestions as that list comes to around £800. I don't earn a lot and really need to replace my dinosaur. Lol

 

[BloodrayneZA]

gtx 1660ti

That mouse you listed is fsck heavy at 126g

That's OK, it's not as heavy as my vape device.

 

[BloodrayneZA]

OMW I just checked the receipt I kept on my PC for my Samsung Syncmaster 23" - someone pinch me, I bought it in 2009. It's ten years old!!!

 

[PAYBACK]

Chipped away at it over weekend. Just waiting for NVMe’s to come in from Amazon tomorrow. Far from glamor shot but it gives you an idea.

CPU is loaner 3600x from Evetech will drop in 3900x with Cooler master AIO when that arrives.

Once complete will take some decent pictures.

Drives arrived from Amazon. R4853 for all of them.

 

[stixx]

First time posting on this thread, here are some pics of my latest build - the new components are the case, monoblock, second gfx card and new watercooling loop

Forgive the bad pics, I am not a photographer in the least







Components:
Intel 5960X
Asus ROG Rampage V Edition 10
4x 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4
2x Galax GTX 1080 HOF with full cover Bitspower waterblocks and Bitspower Aqualink pipes between the cards
Bitspower flowmeter
Corsair MP510 NVMe 480GB + Adata SP550 480GB SSD + Intel 530 240GB SSD
Singularity Computers pump/res combo
EK water cooling fittings (12mm)
Fractal Design Define S2 RGB case

I have always enjoyed building computers and this is the best one I have build so far

 

[Scruffy1000]

Hi
I'm not the nearly as smart as 99% of you guys so please help out if you can. I want to upgrade my pc and I use it for everything and gaming wise it's below par so I've got about R6000 if needed I can sell my kidney and stretch it to R10k to spend. Not sure what I can keep and what I need to chuck. So if possible give options for R6K and R10K.
I will keep my case (coolermaster storm) and my monitor (27") and power supply (see pic). My one fan is not working on my 660 graphics card so that will have to go. Sorry I only realise now how dirty my box is inside. **** it's dirty. Sorry. Other specs also on attached pics. I will keep my hard drives too. I stay down the road from wootware.
Please help.
Thanks

 

[Neoprod]

Gaming at 1080p 60fps being the goal? I'd look into people selling off their first or second gen Ryzen bits if secondhand isn't a problem for you.

 

[ponder]

Gaming at 1080p 60fps being the goal? I'd look into people selling off their first or second gen Ryzen bits if secondhand isn't a problem for you.

Seen some nutters on carb selling r5 2600 for around the price of new

 

[ponder]

Please help.
Thanks

Are used components an option?

 

[Scruffy1000]

Are used components an option?

Preferably new but if I need to go 2nd hand so be it. I do realize i dont have a million bucks to spend so beggars cant be choosers. Make due with what you've got.
Thanks

 

[Scruffy1000]

Gaming at 1080p 60fps being the goal? I'd look into people selling off their first or second gen Ryzen bits if secondhand isn't a problem for you.

Well if can at least play new games at mid spec is also fine. Main idea is it should last at least a couple of years with minor upgrades needed here and there as needed or if something breaks.

 

[ponder]

Preferably new but if I need to go 2nd hand so be it. I do realize i dont have a million bucks to spend so beggars cant be choosers. Make due with what you've got.
Thanks

Look at this for the GPU so long https://carbonite.co.za/index.php?threads/6x-gigabyte-gtx-1070-windforce-oc-5-brand-new.256066/

GIGABYTE GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC
Age: 2 years
Price: R3200
Warranty: Sep 2020



The new stuff:
R3679 - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa Core 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Boost) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU
R1572 - ASRock B450 PRO4 AMD B450 Ryzen Socket AM4 ATX Desktop Motherboard
R1539 - TeamGroup TLGD416G3200HC16CDC01 T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V RAM

Well if can at least play new games at mid spec is also fine. Main idea is it should last at least a couple of years with minor upgrades needed here and there as needed or if something breaks.

The above system will allow you to play most new games on max settings @1080p 60FPS

 

[Neoprod]

Seen some nutters on carb selling r5 2600 for around the price of new

That's dof. What do secondhand 1600's go for? There's only a couple percent difference between a 1600 and 2600.

1600 for around R1 500.00 is decent.

 

[Dan C]

Look at this for the GPU so long https://carbonite.co.za/index.php?threads/6x-gigabyte-gtx-1070-windforce-oc-5-brand-new.256066/

GIGABYTE GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC
Age: 2 years
Price: R3200
Warranty: Sep 2020



The new stuff:
R3679 - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa Core 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Boost) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU
R1572 - ASRock B450 PRO4 AMD B450 Ryzen Socket AM4 ATX Desktop Motherboard
R1539 - TeamGroup TLGD416G3200HC16CDC01 T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V RAM





The above system will allow you to play most new games on max settings @1080p 60FPS

Asrock... Not to sure, but I could be wrong. Trying Gigabyte for the first time let's see how it goes

 

[Scruffy1000]

Thanx will check it out. Appreciate all the feedback

Look at this for the GPU so long https://carbonite.co.za/index.php?threads/6x-gigabyte-gtx-1070-windforce-oc-5-brand-new.256066/

GIGABYTE GTX 1070 WINDFORCE OC
Age: 2 years
Price: R3200
Warranty: Sep 2020



The new stuff:
R3679 - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa Core 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Boost) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU
R1572 - ASRock B450 PRO4 AMD B450 Ryzen Socket AM4 ATX Desktop Motherboard
R1539 - TeamGroup TLGD416G3200HC16CDC01 T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V RAM





The above system will allow you to play most new games on max settings @1080p 60FPS

 

[ponder]

Asrock... Not to sure, but I could be wrong. Trying Gigabyte for the first time let's see how it goes

Good boards for the price with vrms & cooling that surpass products from other manufacturers.

 

[Dan C]

Good boards for the price with vrms & cooling that surpass products from other manufacturers.

Hmm just googled reviews and not that good. About 50% are happy.

 

[ponder]

Hmm just googled reviews and not that good. About 50% are happy.

Mind sharing those bad reviews?