The PC Build Thread

[Hemps]

Want to replace my current i3 4gbram system with this - https://www.evetech.co.za/ryzen-5-1600-b450-tomahawk-8gb-rgb-upgrade-kit/best-deal/6409.aspx

Main uses will be plex server
Light gaming - Doom3, Unreal Tournament, Quake 4 etc

Will this system handle 4K, hevc and all those things well?

 

[Aluroth]

So built done very happy with it.
Ryzen 5 3600
RX5700 XT
MSI B450 Gaming plus
Teamview 16 gb running at 3200 set in bios
AOC CQ27G1
NZXT H500i
Just wondering cpu base clock is 3600 boost 4200 when in desktop it runs at 4100 without doing any changes.
Can/should I change it to run at 3600 when not playing games ? Reasons obv temps etc.

Hi man, how is the CQ27G1? I'm looking to upgrade to 1440p144hz but can't find reviews for this unit?

 

[ponder]

Hi man, how is the CQ27G1? I'm looking to upgrade to 1440p144hz but can't find reviews for this unit?

The 1080p c27g1 version got a pretty decent review on hardware unboxed, the cq27g1 has got pretty good feedback from amazon buyers. The one thing I picked up about these monitors are people saying they need to be setup & calibrated properly to shine.

 

[Aluroth]

The 1080p c27g1 version got a pretty decent review on hardware unboxed, the cq27g1 has got pretty good feedback from amazon buyers. The one thing I picked up about these monitors are people saying they need to be setup & calibrated properly to shine.

Thanks, will look at the review for the C27G1 on hardware unboxed. All the reviews on Amazon are for the other models, not the 27" QHD one .

 

[ponder]

All the reviews on Amazon are for the other models, not the 27" QHD one .

Amazon.com: AOC CQ27G1 27" Curved Frameless Gaming Monitor QHD/2K, 1ms, 144Hz, FreeSync, DisplayPort/HDMI/VGA, Height Adjustable, 3-Year Zero-Bright Dot: Computers & Accessories

Buy AOC CQ27G1 27" Curved Frameless Gaming Monitor QHD/2K, 1ms, 144Hz, FreeSync, DisplayPort/HDMI/VGA, Height Adjustable, 3-Year Zero-Bright Dot: Everything Else - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

 

[Aluroth]

Amazon.com: AOC CQ27G1 27" Curved Frameless Gaming Monitor QHD/2K, 1ms, 144Hz, FreeSync, DisplayPort/HDMI/VGA, Height Adjustable, 3-Year Zero-Bright Dot: Computers & Accessories

Buy AOC CQ27G1 27" Curved Frameless Gaming Monitor QHD/2K, 1ms, 144Hz, FreeSync, DisplayPort/HDMI/VGA, Height Adjustable, 3-Year Zero-Bright Dot: Everything Else - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

You should filter those to only show results for the 27" QHD. I see there is one review now.

 

[MEIOT]

Anybody ever order a gaming monitor from Amazon and lived to not regret it after shipping and customs duties etc?

Contemplating ordering one - just worried it might not be worth the effort.

 

[Aluroth]

Anybody ever order a gaming monitor from Amazon and lived to not regret it after shipping and customs duties etc?

Contemplating ordering one - just worried it might not be worth the effort.

I'm considering importing an Asus PG279Q, but there is so much that could go wrong with a monitor (BLB, Dead Pixels, etc) that exchanging it might be needed, which is difficult if you import.

 

[Prawnapple]

My latest build:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x Octa Core - 3.6GHz
Motherboard: MSI X570-A PRO AMD X570
Ram: G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GVKB Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200MHz
SSD/HDD: 1 x Mushkin MKNSSDSR 250GB, 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SATA 6Gb/s, 1 x 2TB Western Digital HDD
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1070 Gaming (From previous build)
PSU: Antec EAG750 EarthWatts Gold Pro Series 750W 80+ Gold
CPU Cooler: Fractal Design FD-WCU-CELSIUS-S24-BK Celsius S24 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler
Chassis: Phanteks PH-ES614PTG_BK Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower
OS: Windows 10 Pro

 

[Kensei2605]

Hi man, how is the CQ27G1? I'm looking to upgrade to 1440p144hz but can't find reviews for this unit?

Im loving the monitor. Price/specs I couldn't find better. I think the monitor is really great still have to play with the colors as you will see most reviews not calibrated well out of the box. Something to consider although obvious its not ips sitting it next to my dell 24" ips the ips is just better ( It could be but as I said still have play with the calibration. BUT it makes up for it with the 1440p 144 hz freesync and gaming its just brilliant.

 

[Fury05]

Hi Guys

Build Advice please. I just bought an MSI 2060 GPU (got a good deal) and now need to start buying other components. This is the list so far, please feel free to offer alternatives:

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING (Evetech Bundle)
	Alternative: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX
Memory	CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz (Evetech Bundle)
	Alternative: HyperX FURY RGB DDR4 16GB (8GB x 2) 3200MHz
Graphics Card	GeForce RTX 2060
PSU	Super Flower SF-650F14MT(BK) Leadex 650W 80 Plus Silver Certified Fully Modular (5 year warranty)
Case	NZXT H510 Tempered Glass Gaming Case - Matte Black
Storage	HP EX920 M.2 256GB PCl-e 3 x4 NVMe 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

So the Evetech bundle with the x470 board essentially costs me R200 more in total, and this with an x470 strix board as opposed to the b450 tomahawk. Is the x470 bundle the better option?

Edited: Made an error on the costs, spreadsheet in next post updated

 

[MEIOT]

Hi Guys

Build Advice please. I just bought an MSI 2060 GPU (got a good deal) and now need to start buying other components. This is the list so far, please feel free to offer alternatives:

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING (Evetech Bundle)
	Alternative: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX
Memory	CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz (Evetech Bundle)
	Alternative: HyperX FURY RGB DDR4 16GB (8GB x 2) 3200MHz
Graphics Card	GeForce RTX 2060
PSU	Super Flower SF-650F14MT(BK) Leadex 650W 80 Plus Silver Certified Fully Modular (5 year warranty)
Case	NZXT H510 Tempered Glass Gaming Case - Matte Black
Storage	HP EX920 M.2 256GB PCl-e 3 x4 NVMe 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

So the Evetech bundle with the x470 board essentially saves me just over R1400 in total, and this with an x470 strix board as opposed to the b450 tomahawk. Is the x470 bundle the better option?

Might want to consider an additional mechanical drive for additional storage

 

[ponder]

Build Advice please.

No links/prices so no idea what to compare against or suggest. Oh and you're aware of evetechs reputation...

 

[Fury05]

Might want to consider an additional mechanical drive for additional storage

I have those already so didn't include them on the list for now

 

[MEIOT]

No links/prices so no idea what to compare against or suggest. Oh and you're aware of evetechs reputation...

heard their reputation has somewhat improved? Not so?

If not . . . . - Just placed an order with them this morning

 

[Fury05]

No links/prices so no idea what to compare against or suggest. Oh and you're aware of evetechs reputation...

I think I've fixed this now, corrected table:

Component	Description	Option 1 (X570 Premium)	Option 2 (B450 Cheap)	Option 3 (Evetech Bundle)	Option 4 (Evetech Bundle from other Retailers
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	R 3,549​	R 3,549​	R 7,999​	R 3,549​
Motherboard	GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE	R 3,899​
	ASUS ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING (Evetech Bundle)				R 3,599​
	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX		R 2,329​
Memory	CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz	R 1,909​			R 1,909​
	G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GVGB Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz		R 1,569​
Graphics Card	GeForce RTX 2060	Owned	Owned	Owned	Owned
PSU	Super Flower SF-650F14MT(BK) Leadex 650W 80 Plus Silver Certified Fully Modular (5 year warranty)	R 1,349​	R 1,349​	R 1,349​	R 1,349​
Case	NZXT H510 Tempered Glass Gaming Case - Matte Black	R 1,189​	R 1,189​	R 1,189​	R 1,189​
Storage	HP EX920 M.2 256GB PCl-e 3 x4 NVMe 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)	R 799​	R 799​	R 799​	R 799​
Sub-Totals		R 12,694​	R 10,784​	R 11,336​	R 12,394​

 

[Fury05]

MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI CPU Supports 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryz...

MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI CPU Supports 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen / Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Desktop Pr...

www.rebeltech.co.za

This seems to be a decent deal for a new x570 board.

 

[ponder]

MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI CPU Supports 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryz...

MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI CPU Supports 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen / Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Desktop Pr...

www.rebeltech.co.za

This seems to be a decent deal for a new x570 board.

Stay away from the msi x570 boards, the vrm implementation is crap. They went from the best on the 400 series to probably the worst on the 500 series. the asus tuf model is a good budget board beating many higher boards, next up is the gigabyte aurus lite/elite or something like that. On phone right now but can provide links to tech analysis of vrm implementation later if you want.

 

[Fury05]

Stay away from the msi x570 boards, the vrm implementation is crap. They went from the best on the 400 series to probably the worst on the 500 series. the asus tuf model is a good budget board beating many higher boards, next up is the gigabyte aurus lite/elite or something like that. On phone right now but can provide links to tech analysis of vrm implementation later if you want.

Thanks man I'll appreciate it

 

[Fury05]

Stay away from the msi x570 boards, the vrm implementation is crap. They went from the best on the 400 series to probably the worst on the 500 series. the asus tuf model is a good budget board beating many higher boards, next up is the gigabyte aurus lite/elite or something like that. On phone right now but can provide links to tech analysis of vrm implementation later if you want.

GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE CPU AMD Socket AM4, support for: 3rd Gen...

GIGABYTE X570 AORUS ELITE CPU AMD Socket AM4, support for: 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen processors/ 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen processors/ 2nd Generation AMD Ryze...

www.rebeltech.co.za

This one?