The PC Build Thread

[Saba'a]

You got space for that behemoth?!

Lots of space

But yes, see what you mean but only case local supplier can get. Or so they allege.

 

[ponder]

Lots of space

But yes, see what you mean but only case local supplier can get. Or so they allege.

There are plenty of cases with a 5.25" bay available from rebeltech, wootware etc

Cases - Rebel Tech

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Computer Cases - Wootware

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www.wootware.co.za

 

[dualmeister]

Cool found a case thermaltake core w200

Just built some systems with this - https://www.thermaltake.com/C_00003042.htm?id=C_00003042
There was enough space left after the build to house a small family.

 

[GlassMirror]

Morning guys,

So I'm back here again as my insurance finally paid me out. Now I'm looking for a rig that can play most, if not all games at 60+ FPS on high or ultra settings. The budget has now been upped to R12k-R14k.
I must also add my peripherals was also stolen when my house got broken into so the price must include that too.

I was thinking of this below, if anyone can do a better build than I did please share it as it's been a while since I built a PC

 

[MEIOT]

Morning guys,

So I'm back here again as my insurance finally paid me out. Now I'm looking for a rig that can play most, if not all games at 60+ FPS on high or ultra settings. The budget has now been upped to R12k-R14k.
I must also add my peripherals was also stolen when my house got broken into so the price must include that too.

I was thinking of this below, if anyone can do a better build than I did please share it as it's been a while since I built a PC
View attachment 731913

Exploring the used market not an option?
Some amazing deals on Carbonite and better bang for your buck so to speak.

As an example - for the price of that 1660ti you could get a 1070ti or even a 1080 for less on Carbonite.
Same goes for most of those other components on your list.

 

[GlassMirror]

Exploring the used market not an option?
Some amazing deals on Carbonite and better bang for your buck so to speak.

Sadly no, due a few reasons and I'll also be paying via CC for the items or system

 

[MEIOT]

Sadly no, due a few reasons and I'll also be paying via CC for the items or system

Okay - makes sense. Good luck on your quest - always exciting putting together a new rig

 

[GlassMirror]

Okay - makes sense. Good luck on your quest - always exciting putting together a new rig

Thanks man, hope it all comes together nicely. Any advice on the parts I chose? What can be changed, etc.

 

[MEIOT]

Thanks man, hope it all comes together nicely. Any advice on the parts I chose? What can be changed, etc.

Looks decent. It's all subjective though. I have an affinity for an AIO cooler for noise reduction and looks too.
Planning on a minimum 60fps on 1080p I take it?

You're missing the obvious though...some RGB to make it all go faster.

 

[Jedi-Nyt]

Have you ever went onto a site and added items in your cart which will be the equivalent for what you are currently running just for shits and giggles?

 

[GlassMirror]

Looks decent. It's all subjective though. I have an affinity for an AIO cooler for noise reduction and looks too.
Planning on a minimum 60fps on 1080p I take it?

You're missing the obvious though...some RGB to make it all go faster.

Noise reduction isn't that much of a priority now but it would be nice to have less noise.
Yup minimum 60fps on 1080p yeah. Lol RGB makes everything faster

 

[UrBaN963]

You’re not giving yourself much storage space. I’d keep the NVME, drop the second SSD and get a larger mechanical drive. They’re slower, but that is t an issue for most games. I typically keep the games with long load times on my SSD and the others
On the mechanical.

 

[ponder]

I was thinking of this below, if anyone can do a better build than I did please share it as it's been a while since I built a PC

R4399 - [DEMO] GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC 6G Much better cooler and still has warranty
R749 - Super Flower SF-550P14HE Bronze King 550W Don't see a PSU listed
R1949 - Mushkin MKNSSDHL1TB-D8 Helix-L 1TB M.2 Drop the two SSDs or stick with the 500GB and get a 1TB WD HDD from Rebel
R3759 - AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Budget B450 boards seem to be out of stock at the moment.

 

[Lupus]

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Also not badly priced. I've got the Palit one with a single fan design like this and it's pretty solid. The 1660ti doesn't seem to get hot.

 

[Malfeasant]

Morning guys,

So I'm back here again as my insurance finally paid me out. Now I'm looking for a rig that can play most, if not all games at 60+ FPS on high or ultra settings. The budget has now been upped to R12k-R14k.
I must also add my peripherals was also stolen when my house got broken into so the price must include that too.

I was thinking of this below, if anyone can do a better build than I did please share it as it's been a while since I built a PC
View attachment 731913

A note on the Mushkin SSDs, keep in mind that they're part of a series of drives which omit the inclusion of a DRAM cache to save costs. See this video for an explanation:

The TL;DW is that they're still faster than a regular HDD, but if you can find a similarly priced SSD with a DRAM cache then it's usually worth it to go for that instead. This is because being DRAM-less typically results in the SSD being slower with a lower lifespan. The Crucial MX500 is generally considered to be great value in terms of price vs performance and it's only about R300 more than the Mushkin on Wootware for a 500GB drive:

https://www.wootware.co.za/crucial-...00gb-sata-2-5-internal-solid-state-drive.html

Like the poster above said, it's also usually a good idea to go with one SSD for your boot drive and apps/games, then add a high capacity HDD for storage.

EDIT: Actually misread and thought you had the 1TB Mushkin nvme drive in there. Logic still stands though, as the 500GB MX500 is also R300 more than the Mushkin equivalent

 

[GlassMirror]

R4399 - [DEMO] GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC 6G Much better cooler and still has warranty
R749 - Super Flower SF-550P14HE Bronze King 550W Don't see a PSU listed
R1949 - Mushkin MKNSSDHL1TB-D8 Helix-L 1TB M.2 Drop the two SSDs or stick with the 500GB and get a 1TB WD HDD from Rebel
R3759 - AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Budget B450 boards seem to be out of stock at the moment.

That looks way better yeah, adding the two SSDs is a blonde moment. It's much sounder advice to take a 500GB SSD and have a 1TB mechanical drive

A note on the Mushkin SSDs, keep in mind that they're part of a series of drives which omit the inclusion of a DRAM cache to save costs. See this video for an explanation:

The TL;DW is that they're still faster than a regular HDD, but if you can find a similarly priced SSD with a DRAM cache then it's usually worth it to go for that instead. This is because being DRAM-less typically results in the SSD being slower with a lower lifespan. The Crucial MX500 is generally considered to be great value in terms of price vs performance and it's only about R300 more than the Mushkin on Wootware for a 1TB drive:

Crucial CT1000MX500SSD4 MX500 1TB M.2 (2280) SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - Wootware

Buy Crucial CT1000MX500SSD4 MX500 1TB M.2 (2280) SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.

www.wootware.co.za

Like the poster above said, it's also usually a good idea to go with one SSD for your boot drive and apps/games, then add a high capacity HDD for storage.

Thanks for all the info man, really appreciate it. If I find a similarly priced drive that's better, I'll take it. But for now the Mushkins must do due to my tight budget

 

[ponder]

The TL;DW is that they're still faster than a regular HDD, but if you can find a similarly priced SSD with a DRAM cache then it's usually worth it to go for that instead.

They're also still faster than sata ssds, their real world performance is pretty good at the price, https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9089/mushkin-helix-low-cost-nvme-ssd-review/index.html

EDIT: Launching apps/games you will not notice the speed difference between a sata & nvme ssd as it's like 1-2sec at most difference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3AMz-xZ2VM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AYextvB9l4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-gJRl6Fc4E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vGWbITHn4k

Unless you are copying big files all the time or using io intensive productivity apps I would go for size over specced speed. For the price of a 1tb 970evo you can get two cheaper 1tb drives for example and it will still be lightning fast. All depends on your use case.

 

[ponder]

Also not badly priced. I've got the Palit one with a single fan design like this and it's pretty solid. The 1660ti doesn't seem to get hot.

I shy away from single fan gpus as they have smaller heatsinks and generally run hotter. Some use a heatsink design that looks like a stock intel cpu heatsink without heatpipes and those are the worst of the lot when it comes to cooling. Besides the dual fans running cooler they are also quieter as they can run at lower rpm. The 1660ti really should not run hot, with a 21C ambient it should be just above 60C

 

[Lupus]

I shy away from single fan gpus as they have smaller heatsinks and generally run hotter. Some use a heatsink design that looks like a stock intel cpu heatsink without heatpipes and those are the worst of the lot when it comes to cooling. Besides the dual fans running cooler they are also quieter as they can run at lower rpm. The 1660ti really should not run hot, with a 21C ambient it should be just above 60C

Normally I'd be the same but the Palit Geforce GTX 1660ti doesn't really get that hot, it also is quieter than the RX580 with it's dual fans blowing. For R100 less I'd rather get the Asus Phoenix as it's new not demo.

 

[ponder]

I'd rather get the Asus Phoenix as it's new not demo.

They're both under warranty.