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Lupus · Oct 29, 2019

ponder said:
They're both under warranty.

I suppose

but still R100 is R100 ;-)

GlassMirror · Oct 29, 2019

ponder said:
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.

Code:

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.

Agreed, I'm not going to be using prod apps, so I'm more interested in price vs real world speeds. Which is why those mushkins are perfect for me

Saba'a · Oct 29, 2019

GlassMirror said:
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

My insurance getting quotes instead of just paying me out

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Wasting my time. Hopefully sorted by tomorrow.

GlassMirror · Oct 29, 2019

adielk said:
My insurance getting quotes instead of just paying me out .

Wasting my time. Hopefully sorted by tomorrow.

What insurer are you with? As with mine I jist phoned, gave the details what happened and gave the case number. Few days later the assessor called my broker to confirm everything and payment plans made. Even when I had my three accidents with my car it was much the same, phoned that I was in an accident, gave the case number, got asked my preferred panel beater. Took the car in to said panel beater and picked my repaired car back up without hassle. I also have an excess waiver

Saba'a · Oct 29, 2019

Discovery

They pretty good but with PC its a pain in the ass.

Everything else was fairly quick.

Dan C · Oct 29, 2019

GlassMirror said:
Agreed, I'm not going to be using prod apps, so I'm more interested in price vs real world speeds. Which is why those mushkins are perfect for me

Mushkin is probably better now. But I won't buy it again after RAM and SSD failed in less than a year.

GlassMirror · Oct 29, 2019

adielk said:
Discovery

They pretty good but with PC its a pain in the ass.

Everything else was fairly quick.

What's the hold up with the PC? Them just being a-holes?

GlassMirror · Oct 29, 2019

Dan C said:
Mushkin is probably better now. But I won't buy it again after RAM and SSD failed in less than a year.

For now yup, but seeing what everyone else said is worrying but it'll do for now

Saba'a · Oct 29, 2019

GlassMirror said:
What's the hold up with the PC? Them just being a-holes?

Yep

Their service provider quoted a crap case ito what I had. Handles on hdds in case and hot swap bay.

Then quoted Adata when I had corsair ram, samsung and kingston ssds.

When I told him I need a hot swap drive ... told me can do it if I give up a hdd.

Underquoted and wants to give me less than I had

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So now insurance trying other service providers when I could build a better system for less money

GlassMirror · Oct 29, 2019

adielk said:
Yep

Their service provider quoted a crap case ito what I had. Handles on hdds in case and hot swap bay.

Then quoted Adata when I had corsair ram, samsung and kingston ssds.

When I told him I need a hot swap drive ... told me can do it if I give up a hdd.

Underquoted and wants to give me less than I had.

So now insurance trying other service providers when I could build a better system for less money

Jeez that smells of incompetence, good luck man I really hope they sort this mess out for you

ponder · Oct 29, 2019

adielk said:
So now insurance trying other service providers when I could build a better system for less money

Can't you just spec your own components and get a company or two to quote on it which gets submitted to insurance and they pay out the cash to you? That's what I did.

weelzSA · Oct 30, 2019

Whats your thoughts on the Razer Cynosa Chroma?

Rebeltech have it on sale tomorrow only for R899. I am in the market for a new keyboard (currently using the Logitech G213 Prodigy) so was wondering if it is any good or should I be looking elsewhere?

Robvd · Oct 31, 2019

Hi Guys

I was hoping to ask for some assistance on this thread, I need to build a gaming PC, the last time I built one was about 10 years ago so I am not up to date with all the specs etc.

From the research I have done in this thread, I have come up with the below (all from wootware):

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @R3799

RAM: G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GVKB Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz @R1369

MB: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max AMD @R2364

Case: Phanteks PH-EC400ATG_DBK01 Eclipse P400A Digital RGB @1299

I need help with the following:

PSU - Not sure what I should get here? Modular or not?

GPU - There are so many options... I am completely lost, would it be a good idea to go used?

SSD - Mushkin MKNSSDHL500GB-D8 Helix-L 500GB M.2 (2280) PCIe NVMe

2nd HDD - Western-Digital WD10EZEX Blue 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB

Monitor - I was looking at the AOC C27G1 27" Full HD (1920x1080) 144Hz 1ms VA 1800R Curved FreeSync @R4999, but the online reviews are not that great, any suggestions here? I have also heard that for gaming, a 24" is actually better?

Thank you.

Robvd · Oct 31, 2019

Robvd said:
Hi Guys

I was hoping to ask for some assistance on this thread, I need to build a gaming PC, the last time I built one was about 10 years ago so I am not up to date with all the specs etc.

From the research I have done in this thread, I have come up with the below (all from wootware):

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @R3799

RAM: G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GVKB Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz @R1369

MB: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max AMD @R2364

Case: Phanteks PH-EC400ATG_DBK01 Eclipse P400A Digital RGB @1299

I need help with the following:

PSU - Not sure what I should get here? Modular or not?

GPU - There are so many options... I am completely lost, would it be a good idea to go used?

Monitor - I was looking at the AOC C27G1 27" Full HD (1920x1080) 144Hz 1ms VA 1800R Curved FreeSync @R4999, but the online reviews are not that great, any suggestions here? I have also heard that for gaming, a 24" is actually better?

Thank you.

Would this GPU be a good buy new @R5000:
MSI Radeon RX VEGA 56 AIR BOOST 8GB HBM2 OC

Lupus · Oct 31, 2019

Power supply you can get away with an Superflow 550w, could you go a little more and get
https://www.wootware.co.za/xfx-rade...-256-bit-pci-e-4-0-desktop-graphics-card.html

Robvd · Oct 31, 2019

Lupus said:
Power supply you can get away with an Superflow 550w, could you go a little more and get
https://www.wootware.co.za/xfx-rade...-256-bit-pci-e-4-0-desktop-graphics-card.html

Yeah I should be able to go for that GPU, how does that compare to the Nvidia cards? Or should i go for Radeon?

Couple of friends at work also wants me to go Intel rather, but from my research Ryzen is the way to go?

Robvd · Oct 31, 2019

Forgot to add the SSD and HDD, have added it to the original post.

schuits · Oct 31, 2019

@Robvd - that setup is very close to what I came up with for my son recently.

I'm not sure if the Ryzen 5 3600 is completely necessary? You could look at the Ryzen 5 2600.
The RX 5700 is 4k capable if I'm not mistaken. So you can save yourself some bucks and go from the RX 570 instead?

Robvd · Oct 31, 2019

schuits said:
@Robvd - that setup is very close to what I came up with for my son recently.

I'm not sure if the Ryzen 5 3600 is completely necessary? You could look at the Ryzen 5 2600.
The RX 5700 is 4k capable if I'm not mistaken. So you can save yourself some bucks and go from the RX 570 instead?

Thanks, I have always been the kind of person to buy once cry once, so I would like the PC to be somewhat future proof as well.

Robvd · Oct 31, 2019

Ok so I have updated the build on wootware:

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa Core 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Boost) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU ETA: 8 November 2019	+-	R3,799.00
Phanteks PH-EC400ATG_DBK01 Eclipse P400A Digital RGB Tempered Glass Satin Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Desktop Chassis In stock with Wootware	+-	R1,299.00
MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX AMD B450 Ryzen Socket AM4 ATX Desktop Motherboard *	+-	R2,364.00
G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GTZR TridentZ RGB 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V Desktop Memory In stock with Wootware	+-	R1,939.00
Mushkin MKNSSDHL500GB-D8 Helix-L 500GB M.2 (2280) PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive In stock with Wootware	+-	R1,049.00
Super Flower SF-650F14MT(BK) Leadex 650W 80 Plus Silver Certified Fully Modular Black Desktop Power Supply In stock with Wootware	+-	R1,349.00
XFX Radeon RX 5700 RX-57XL8MFG6 8GB GDDR6 256-bit PCI-E 4.0 Desktop Graphics Card Limited stock remaining	+-	R5,749.00

Is this a good future proof setup? Anything you would change?

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