The PC Build Thread

[Herr der Verboten]

Lets see my buddy been waitign 3 months for refund from pclinkshop, they turning into the new evetech lol

Queue GoG (good old games) taking 3+ months to do a simple refund on CyberPunk. I've stopped shopping with them after that event. Besides, doesn't he have other options like getting their payment provider, hosting provider, the bank etc involved?

 

[UrBaN963]

Eish, PCLINKSHOP. The Evetech of non-Evetech stores.

Good luck man.

 

[deesef]

I've always gotten a rather fast response from Pc Link Computers EMAIL]>. I email them yesterday at about 8:00am and got an email at 8:30am. Otherwise credit reversal? I see FNB messaged me yesterday about my purchase with them as it falls under a 30 day buyers protection. Well, according to FNB anyways.

Please give more detail on the 30-day buyer protection. That sounds interesting.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Please give more detail on the 30-day buyer protection. That sounds interesting.

It just says

Cover for your virtual card purchase
Your recent purchase qualifies for FNB Purchase Protect cover at no additional cost to you. this automatic cover protects your purchase against theft and damage for the next 30 days. Below is a summary of your transaction PC LINK COPUTERS (Rxx.xx) T's and C's Apply

Then that takes you to "Purchase protect FAQs"

 

[deesef]

It just says


Then that takes you to "Purchase protect FAQs"

Thanks. I wonder if this includes non-delivery of the goods as well.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Thanks. I wonder if this includes non-delivery of the goods as well.

Either way, you can fire off an email for a refund and sit on your hands (assumption) or apply due pressure as needed. Being RSA, you would probably need to involve one or more entities for proper motivation. You know... bring a bigger gun to the conversation.

However, I got to wonder how many of the people who 'gets no response' are being impolite.

 

[Neoprod]

Meme-worthy but I'd like to try a big fan (maybe 30cm) that could mount in the side panel.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2 Mini 8GB LHR Grpahics Card

Was R11500 at incredible corruption not a bad deal

 

[nazmo]

Yeah this thing is brutal. its about 4 times faster at rendering. 17million rays/sec in corona vs 4million.
Also had a scene use 100Gb ram. in the past that scene would cache' and be alot slower.

Super happy. Also decent at games. got a second 1440P, but a gaming one. 165hz Dell. never realised how nice a good refresh is.

Ignore the mess. still setting up my office. thats the kids room lol

 

[eddybsb4u]

Yeah this thing is brutal. its about 4 times faster at rendering. 17million rays/sec in corona vs 4million.
Also had a scene use 100Gb ram. in the past that scene would cache' and be alot slower.

Super happy. Also decent at games. got a second 1440P, but a gaming one. 165hz Dell. never realised how nice a good refresh is.

Ignore the mess. still setting up my office. thats the kids room lol


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Nice PC, what are the full specs?

 

[nazmo]

Nice PC, what are the full specs?

Thanks! Before people think I got way too much money, this is my work PC. I started my business (3d artist/arch viz design) 2 years ago, used my then i5 9600k gaming PC with 16 GB ram. been upgrading that over the 2 years to 64GB. FINALLY after saving, I could invest in a proper render monster.

I told wootware my needs, they chose the power/cooler/case etc... Stress tested at 70 degrees which is 20 degrees under the max normal peak temps it should run at.

Final specs
5950x 16 core ryzen
3080 RTX (got this just before the prices went mad, needed RTX for unreal engine dev)
128Gb ram
2x1TB NVME SSD
27inch 1440p designo ASUS (colour accurate design monitor)
27inch 1440p DELL 165hz gaming (wish very good colour too, great for media)
32TB (4x8TB WD RED) Synology NAS in raid 6

 

[Barbarian Conan]

Thanks! Before people think I got way too much money, this is my work PC. I started my business (3d artist/arch viz design) 2 years ago, used my then i5 9600k gaming PC with 16 GB ram. been upgrading that over the 2 years to 64GB. FINALLY after saving, I could invest in a proper render monster.

I told wootware my needs, they chose the power/cooler/case etc... Stress tested at 70 degrees which is 20 degrees under the max normal peak temps it should run at.

Final specs
5950x 16 core ryzen
3080 RTX (got this just before the prices went mad, needed RTX for unreal engine dev)
128Gb ram
2x1TB NVME SSD
27inch 1440p designo ASUS (colour accurate design monitor)
27inch 1440p DELL 165hz gaming (wish very good colour too, great for media)
32TB (4x8TB WD RED) Synology NAS in raid 6

 

[airborne]

Thanks! Before people think I got way too much money, this is my work PC. I started my business (3d artist/arch viz design) 2 years ago, used my then i5 9600k gaming PC with 16 GB ram. been upgrading that over the 2 years to 64GB. FINALLY after saving, I could invest in a proper render monster.

I told wootware my needs, they chose the power/cooler/case etc... Stress tested at 70 degrees which is 20 degrees under the max normal peak temps it should run at.

Final specs
5950x 16 core ryzen
3080 RTX (got this just before the prices went mad, needed RTX for unreal engine dev)
128Gb ram
2x1TB NVME SSD
27inch 1440p designo ASUS (colour accurate design monitor)
27inch 1440p DELL 165hz gaming (wish very good colour too, great for media)
32TB (4x8TB WD RED) Synology NAS in raid 6

Amazing setup but surely you'd have wanted at least one 4K 27" for your main display?

 

[eddybsb4u]

Thanks! Before people think I got way too much money, this is my work PC. I started my business (3d artist/arch viz design) 2 years ago, used my then i5 9600k gaming PC with 16 GB ram. been upgrading that over the 2 years to 64GB. FINALLY after saving, I could invest in a proper render monster.

I told wootware my needs, they chose the power/cooler/case etc... Stress tested at 70 degrees which is 20 degrees under the max normal peak temps it should run at.

Final specs
5950x 16 core ryzen
3080 RTX (got this just before the prices went mad, needed RTX for unreal engine dev)
128Gb ram
2x1TB NVME SSD
27inch 1440p designo ASUS (colour accurate design monitor)
27inch 1440p DELL 165hz gaming (wish very good colour too, great for media)
32TB (4x8TB WD RED) Synology NAS in raid 6

That’s a beast of a PC. Wootware are really good at building PCs.

Is it possible to show case some of your 3D art?

 

[nazmo]

Amazing setup but surely you'd have wanted at least one 4K 27" for your main display?

4Ks pixel density is too high. I have a 4k laptop and you cant actually do pixel by pixel editing. I know it sounds strange, but what you end up getting is lets say a 3k render taking up less than full screen. Very valid question, but its not ideal for pixel peeping. 1440p is the sweet spot where 1080P is a bit course at 27inch

Other issue is app scaling, Now windows can scale toolbars, but then why buy the pixel density when you just scale things up.

 

[nazmo]

That’s a beast of a PC. Wootware are really good at building PCs.

Is it possible to show case some of your 3D art?

I wouldnt call it art. its more commercial rendering. architectural and product stuff.

www.liquidyellow.co.za

Its a little on the thin side as the bulk of what I do is conceptual stuff thats not public.

 

[Mars]

Please help me with a gaming build for my son. The last time I built a pc from scratch was probably about 10 years ago and I just had a look and realized how out of touch I am.

I have been putting money aside for his birthday next month and I hoped to have about R20k but things being what they are I only have about R12k. I can squeeze probably an extra 2 or 3 on my credit card if I have to.

He has a 23" monitor (plus an older 14" second screen), so thats will do for another few years. He has a keyboard and mouse as well, so its really just the box he needs.

His current pc is an old gen 2 i5 with 16gb of ram and an older gfx card. I may be able to re-use the case if I have to but I will have to get a new psu.

 

[Barbarian Conan]

Please help me with a gaming build for my son. The last time I built a pc from scratch was probably about 10 years ago and I just had a look and realized how out of touch I am.

I have been putting money aside for his birthday next month and I hoped to have about R20k but things being what they are I only have about R12k. I can squeeze probably an extra 2 or 3 on my credit card if I have to.

He has a 23" monitor (plus an older 14" second screen), so thats will do for another few years. He has a keyboard and mouse as well, so its really just the box he needs.

His current pc is an old gen 2 i5 with 16gb of ram and an older gfx card. I may be able to re-use the case if I have to but I will have to get a new psu.

The main problem is graphics card prices. They have really been crazy these last couple of years.
2nd gen i5 isn't too bad, and I think he should still be able to get 60fps on most games with it?

With R12K you can buy a new lower mid range GPU. Then keep it for the next round of upgrades when you get the rest. Think 3060 (Ti) or 6600XT.

Just do your research on the 6600XT. One of the AMD cards only have 8 PCIe lanes and you only get the intended performance out of it on PCIe 4.0, where your son probably has PCIe 2.0 or 1.0?

 

[Saba'a]

Please help me with a gaming build for my son. The last time I built a pc from scratch was probably about 10 years ago and I just had a look and realized how out of touch I am.

I have been putting money aside for his birthday next month and I hoped to have about R20k but things being what they are I only have about R12k. I can squeeze probably an extra 2 or 3 on my credit card if I have to.

He has a 23" monitor (plus an older 14" second screen), so thats will do for another few years. He has a keyboard and mouse as well, so its really just the box he needs.

His current pc is an old gen 2 i5 with 16gb of ram and an older gfx card. I may be able to re-use the case if I have to but I will have to get a new psu.

Yep I can relate. Unfortunately GPUs are more than double the price.

Also had an i5 but think its a 4th generation.

Bought a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti OC 6GB Graphics Card GPU and 650w PSU.

My son happy with his graphics.

That would be about R12 000.

 

[nazmo]

Temps while rendering