The PC Build Thread

[nazmo]

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.

I just sold my i5 9600K with 16GB ram, 512GB SSD for R5500. Now I know its not new but if you get a graphics card for R6500 its a pretty decent setup. Is used bits an option? that rig ran very well for high end games. Its a pity GFX cards are so inflated

 

[ponder]

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.

Mars, which gpu, case & storage does he currently have? Maybe we can carry some of that over to a new build.

GPUs are however crazy expensive as mentioned already.

Also what games is he playing?

 

[Mars]

The CPU is a i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz and GPU is a GTX 750ti

He plays Apex, Titanfall, Ark, Minecraft, Terreria, Garrys mod, Subnautica ect.. He has just started showing interest in making games (unity), not sure how long that will last. He likes to play in blender.

It crashes more often as not in Ark, sometimes in Subnautica.

What do you think of the Sapphire rX-570?

 

[Lupus]

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.

Double the price I paid R4500 for my 1660ti and R7400 for the 2600 super beginning of last year.

 

[furpile]

The CPU is a i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz and GPU is a GTX 750ti

He plays Apex, Titanfall, Ark, Minecraft, Terreria, Garrys mod, Subnautica ect.. He has just started showing interest in making games (unity), not sure how long that will last. He likes to play in blender.

It crashes more often as not in Ark, sometimes in Subnautica.

What do you think of the Sapphire rX-570?

I used an i5-2500 until last year. Had a RX570 8GB card on it and could play all the games I wanted to. Mainly Witcher 3 at that stage. The card is now in my Ryzen 1600AF PC and still working well on Far Cry 5.

 

[Mars]

So If I shuffle a few things and get some family to contribute I may be able to swing the following hardware.
It means he will have to use his existing case, but that's no train smash. He already has a 6tb HDD for storage so we will use that, as well as the optical drive. TBH I can't remember when last I even used my optical, never mind him.

Gigabyte GV-N3060EAGLE-12GD - rtx3060 Eagle - with Fusion2.0 RGB Lighting , 2 slots required , Windforce 2X , 2x 100mm unique blade stack fans with alternate spinning for max-covered cooling , back-sided heatsink + 4x 10mm copper heatpipes , 8nm , Pci-E 4.0 16x , 12Gb 192bit DDR6 (360Gb/sec memory transfer ) , RoPs : 48 , 3584 cuda cores , Tensor / RT cores : 112/28 with 3.5mb L1 + 3mb L2 cache , 85.3 GPexels/Sec , 199 GTexels/Sec , 12740 GFLoPS , 152x TMUs , core clock : 1777mhz ; memory : 15000mhz , 2x DP+ 2x HDMi - require 1x8pin power connector

Intel rocket lake lga1200 i5-11400F - 6 cores+Hyper-Threading / 12 threads , 2.6Ghz box cpu / 4.4Ghz turbo boost , 14nm , SSE4 , AVX2 , BMi, FMA3, SBA , no vPro , TSX , VT-x + VT-d + AES-N , built-in dual channel DDR4-3200 ( non-ECC only ) memory controller , 50Gb/sec memory bandwidth , no built-in graphics , 1.5mb L2 cache + 12mb L3 cache , 65w - Quick Sync Video + InTru 3D + Insider + Clear Video HD + Triple Display Capable + wireless display Capable - Oem/tray pack with no fan , 1 year warranty

Gigabyte H410M H V2 : all-in-one LGA1200 ( 10th gen / coMet lake only ) mb - with SmartFan5 with 4x temperature sensors + 2x hybrid fan headers - intel H410(H470) chipset , 2x dual channel DDR4-2933 with XMP support upto 64Gb , 4x SATA6G + 1x Gen3x4 M.2/NGFF ( PCIe or SATA or Optane mode ) with raid 0/1//0+1/5/10 , on-board display with D-SUB+HDMi dual output ( depends on CPU ) + Realtek ALC887 7.1 HD audio + intel 219V gigabit lan ; 2x pci-e(1x) , 1x pci-e 3.0(16x) , with 2x USB3 ( Gen1 5GBPs ) + 4x USB2.0 , support optional serial port add-on cable , bundled norton internet security - micro-atx

Adata AX4U3000316G16A-SBHT / AX4U300016G16A-SBHT Hunter , with low-profile flame heatsink with 2oz Copper 10-layer PCB , 16Gb - support Intel XMP ( eXtreme Memory Profiles ) , Ddr4-3000 ( pc4-24000) , CL16 , 1.35v - 288pin - lifetime warranty

Adata AX4U3000316G16A-SBHT / AX4U300016G16A-SBHT Hunter , with low-profile flame heatsink with 2oz Copper 10-layer PCB , 16Gb - support Intel XMP ( eXtreme Memory Profiles ) , Ddr4-3000 ( pc4-24000) , CL16 , 1.35v - 288pin - lifetime warranty

ADATA ASWORDFISH-500G-C 500Gb Swordfish series with aluminum heatsink - NGFF ( M.2 ) 3D TLC SSD with NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 mode , type 2280 -22x80x3.85mm (single sided) , with 16Gb SLC + 512mb DDR3L caching , LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) ECC , with SRT+RST+256bit AES encryption , Realtek RTS5763DL 4-ch controller , burst performance read/write : 1800/1400 mb/sec ; random ioPS 4K read/write : 100000/160000 , 1.8millions MTBF with 240TB TBW - 5 years warranty

Gigabyte gp-p550B 550w 80plus Bronze, Eps12V- 24pin ( 4pin detachable ) , 1x EPS12V , 2x 8pin (2+6) PCI-E power , 6x SATA + 1x 4pin molex , flat cables design , 120mm HYB fan ( HYdraulic Bearing ) - with OCP / OVP / UVP / OPP / SCP / OTP protections , 3 years warranty - no power cord

Coolermaster RR-I70-20FK-R1 i70 standard cooler - 60mm high low-profile design , heatsink size : 120x120x60mm , 120mm fan with Rifle bearing , 1800rpm , 37CFM , 28dba , - for intel LGA115x/1200

Does all this work together? Is that good for 5 years forward or so?

 

[ponder]

So If I shuffle a few things and get some family to contribute I may be able to swing the following hardware.
It means he will have to use his existing case, but that's no train smash. He already has a 6tb HDD for storage so we will use that, as well as the optical drive. TBH I can't remember when last I even used my optical, never mind him.

Gigabyte GV-N3060EAGLE-12GD - rtx3060 Eagle - with Fusion2.0 RGB Lighting , 2 slots required , Windforce 2X , 2x 100mm unique blade stack fans with alternate spinning for max-covered cooling , back-sided heatsink + 4x 10mm copper heatpipes , 8nm , Pci-E 4.0 16x , 12Gb 192bit DDR6 (360Gb/sec memory transfer ) , RoPs : 48 , 3584 cuda cores , Tensor / RT cores : 112/28 with 3.5mb L1 + 3mb L2 cache , 85.3 GPexels/Sec , 199 GTexels/Sec , 12740 GFLoPS , 152x TMUs , core clock : 1777mhz ; memory : 15000mhz , 2x DP+ 2x HDMi - require 1x8pin power connector

Intel rocket lake lga1200 i5-11400F - 6 cores+Hyper-Threading / 12 threads , 2.6Ghz box cpu / 4.4Ghz turbo boost , 14nm , SSE4 , AVX2 , BMi, FMA3, SBA , no vPro , TSX , VT-x + VT-d + AES-N , built-in dual channel DDR4-3200 ( non-ECC only ) memory controller , 50Gb/sec memory bandwidth , no built-in graphics , 1.5mb L2 cache + 12mb L3 cache , 65w - Quick Sync Video + InTru 3D + Insider + Clear Video HD + Triple Display Capable + wireless display Capable - Oem/tray pack with no fan , 1 year warranty

Gigabyte H410M H V2 : all-in-one LGA1200 ( 10th gen / coMet lake only ) mb - with SmartFan5 with 4x temperature sensors + 2x hybrid fan headers - intel H410(H470) chipset , 2x dual channel DDR4-2933 with XMP support upto 64Gb , 4x SATA6G + 1x Gen3x4 M.2/NGFF ( PCIe or SATA or Optane mode ) with raid 0/1//0+1/5/10 , on-board display with D-SUB+HDMi dual output ( depends on CPU ) + Realtek ALC887 7.1 HD audio + intel 219V gigabit lan ; 2x pci-e(1x) , 1x pci-e 3.0(16x) , with 2x USB3 ( Gen1 5GBPs ) + 4x USB2.0 , support optional serial port add-on cable , bundled norton internet security - micro-atx

Adata AX4U3000316G16A-SBHT / AX4U300016G16A-SBHT Hunter , with low-profile flame heatsink with 2oz Copper 10-layer PCB , 16Gb - support Intel XMP ( eXtreme Memory Profiles ) , Ddr4-3000 ( pc4-24000) , CL16 , 1.35v - 288pin - lifetime warranty

Adata AX4U3000316G16A-SBHT / AX4U300016G16A-SBHT Hunter , with low-profile flame heatsink with 2oz Copper 10-layer PCB , 16Gb - support Intel XMP ( eXtreme Memory Profiles ) , Ddr4-3000 ( pc4-24000) , CL16 , 1.35v - 288pin - lifetime warranty

ADATA ASWORDFISH-500G-C 500Gb Swordfish series with aluminum heatsink - NGFF ( M.2 ) 3D TLC SSD with NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 mode , type 2280 -22x80x3.85mm (single sided) , with 16Gb SLC + 512mb DDR3L caching , LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) ECC , with SRT+RST+256bit AES encryption , Realtek RTS5763DL 4-ch controller , burst performance read/write : 1800/1400 mb/sec ; random ioPS 4K read/write : 100000/160000 , 1.8millions MTBF with 240TB TBW - 5 years warranty

Gigabyte gp-p550B 550w 80plus Bronze, Eps12V- 24pin ( 4pin detachable ) , 1x EPS12V , 2x 8pin (2+6) PCI-E power , 6x SATA + 1x 4pin molex , flat cables design , 120mm HYB fan ( HYdraulic Bearing ) - with OCP / OVP / UVP / OPP / SCP / OTP protections , 3 years warranty - no power cord

Coolermaster RR-I70-20FK-R1 i70 standard cooler - 60mm high low-profile design , heatsink size : 120x120x60mm , 120mm fan with Rifle bearing , 1800rpm , 37CFM , 28dba , - for intel LGA115x/1200

Does all this work together? Is that good for 5 years forward or so?

What's the vat incl total for that?

 

[j4ck455]

I'm trying to decide on a motherboard for an AMD 5950X, the first problem I have is trying to figure out what chipset to go for.

I tried AMD's website and I'm still stuck on what chipset I should choose.

https://www.amd.com/en/partner/motherboards

This is not for a gaming rig, more of a multi-purpose desktop.

I will continue with my research but I welcome any advice.

 

[deesef]

I'm trying to decide on a motherboard for an AMD 5950X, the first problem I have is trying to figure out what chipset to go for.

I tried AMD's website and I'm still stuck on what chipset I should choose.

https://www.amd.com/en/partner/motherboards

This is not for a gaming rig, more of a multi-purpose desktop.

I will continue with my research but I welcome any advice.

I have an Asus tuf gaming B550 Plus, coupled to a 5600x. It's been working great since February. I recently loaded Windows 11 and even that went smoothly

ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS AMD AM4 Socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors, Memory: 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 mode), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1...

ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS AMD AM4 Socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors, Memory: 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 mode), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1...

www.comx-computers.co.za

 

[Mars]

What's the vat incl total for that?

Just short of R18k

 

[Barbarian Conan]

So If I shuffle a few things and get some family to contribute I may be able to swing the following hardware.
It means he will have to use his existing case, but that's no train smash. He already has a 6tb HDD for storage so we will use that, as well as the optical drive. TBH I can't remember when last I even used my optical, never mind him.

Gigabyte GV-N3060EAGLE-12GD - rtx3060 Eagle - with Fusion2.0 RGB Lighting , 2 slots required , Windforce 2X , 2x 100mm unique blade stack fans with alternate spinning for max-covered cooling , back-sided heatsink + 4x 10mm copper heatpipes , 8nm , Pci-E 4.0 16x , 12Gb 192bit DDR6 (360Gb/sec memory transfer ) , RoPs : 48 , 3584 cuda cores , Tensor / RT cores : 112/28 with 3.5mb L1 + 3mb L2 cache , 85.3 GPexels/Sec , 199 GTexels/Sec , 12740 GFLoPS , 152x TMUs , core clock : 1777mhz ; memory : 15000mhz , 2x DP+ 2x HDMi - require 1x8pin power connector

Intel rocket lake lga1200 i5-11400F - 6 cores+Hyper-Threading / 12 threads , 2.6Ghz box cpu / 4.4Ghz turbo boost , 14nm , SSE4 , AVX2 , BMi, FMA3, SBA , no vPro , TSX , VT-x + VT-d + AES-N , built-in dual channel DDR4-3200 ( non-ECC only ) memory controller , 50Gb/sec memory bandwidth , no built-in graphics , 1.5mb L2 cache + 12mb L3 cache , 65w - Quick Sync Video + InTru 3D + Insider + Clear Video HD + Triple Display Capable + wireless display Capable - Oem/tray pack with no fan , 1 year warranty

Gigabyte H410M H V2 : all-in-one LGA1200 ( 10th gen / coMet lake only ) mb - with SmartFan5 with 4x temperature sensors + 2x hybrid fan headers - intel H410(H470) chipset , 2x dual channel DDR4-2933 with XMP support upto 64Gb , 4x SATA6G + 1x Gen3x4 M.2/NGFF ( PCIe or SATA or Optane mode ) with raid 0/1//0+1/5/10 , on-board display with D-SUB+HDMi dual output ( depends on CPU ) + Realtek ALC887 7.1 HD audio + intel 219V gigabit lan ; 2x pci-e(1x) , 1x pci-e 3.0(16x) , with 2x USB3 ( Gen1 5GBPs ) + 4x USB2.0 , support optional serial port add-on cable , bundled norton internet security - micro-atx

Adata AX4U3000316G16A-SBHT / AX4U300016G16A-SBHT Hunter , with low-profile flame heatsink with 2oz Copper 10-layer PCB , 16Gb - support Intel XMP ( eXtreme Memory Profiles ) , Ddr4-3000 ( pc4-24000) , CL16 , 1.35v - 288pin - lifetime warranty

Adata AX4U3000316G16A-SBHT / AX4U300016G16A-SBHT Hunter , with low-profile flame heatsink with 2oz Copper 10-layer PCB , 16Gb - support Intel XMP ( eXtreme Memory Profiles ) , Ddr4-3000 ( pc4-24000) , CL16 , 1.35v - 288pin - lifetime warranty

ADATA ASWORDFISH-500G-C 500Gb Swordfish series with aluminum heatsink - NGFF ( M.2 ) 3D TLC SSD with NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 mode , type 2280 -22x80x3.85mm (single sided) , with 16Gb SLC + 512mb DDR3L caching , LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) ECC , with SRT+RST+256bit AES encryption , Realtek RTS5763DL 4-ch controller , burst performance read/write : 1800/1400 mb/sec ; random ioPS 4K read/write : 100000/160000 , 1.8millions MTBF with 240TB TBW - 5 years warranty

Gigabyte gp-p550B 550w 80plus Bronze, Eps12V- 24pin ( 4pin detachable ) , 1x EPS12V , 2x 8pin (2+6) PCI-E power , 6x SATA + 1x 4pin molex , flat cables design , 120mm HYB fan ( HYdraulic Bearing ) - with OCP / OVP / UVP / OPP / SCP / OTP protections , 3 years warranty - no power cord

Coolermaster RR-I70-20FK-R1 i70 standard cooler - 60mm high low-profile design , heatsink size : 120x120x60mm , 120mm fan with Rifle bearing , 1800rpm , 37CFM , 28dba , - for intel LGA115x/1200

Does all this work together? Is that good for 5 years forward or so?

No GPU is good for 5 years.
Rather get the 10400F. The difference between the 10400 and 11400 isn't that big.

That motherboard only has single channel memory and the chipset is the cheapest of the cheap. Rather go for a B460 based board.

What PSU does he currently have?

Where do you even get ADATA memory? Just out of principle I would rather get Corsair or GSkill.
It seems like you have 2 x 16 GB = 32GB?
16GB is enough for modern games.

As for your earlier question, an RX 570 isnt the fastest around, but it's obviously better than he has.
I personally don't think anyone should go into debt for anything that isn't a house, car, or makes them money. He will be able to make games with an i5 2400 and an RX 570.

 

[Mars]

No GPU is good for 5 years.
Rather get the 10400F. The difference between the 10400 and 11400 isn't that big.

That motherboard only has single channel memory and the chipset is the cheapest of the cheap. Rather go for a B460 based board.

What PSU does he currently have?

Where do you even get ADATA memory? Just out of principle I would rather get Corsair or GSkill.
It seems like you have 2 x 16 GB = 32GB?
16GB is enough for modern games.

As for your earlier question, an RX 570 isnt the fastest around, but it's obviously better than he has.
I personally don't think anyone should go into debt for anything that isn't a house, car, or makes them money. He will be able to make games with an i5 2400 and an RX 570.

Thanks.

I'll switch out those things.
This is a pic of the PSU he has at the moment. It says 300w but I kinda doubt it.



As for the ram, Ive used Adata for years without issue so its just been what I go for. I don't mind switching to the Corsair, its not much more expensive.

This is only about R400 more than the previous one:

Gigabyte GV-N3060EAGLE-12GD - rtx3060 Eagle -

Intel coMet lake lga1200 i5-10400 -

Gigabyte B460m Aorus Pro Micro-atx : all-in-one LGA1200 ( 10th gen / coMet lake only)

Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 vengeance Lpx with blacK low-profile heatsink , with 8-layer PCB , 8Gb x 2 kit -

ADATA ASWORDFISH-500G-C 500Gb Swordfish series with aluminum heatsink - NGFF ( M.2 )

Gigabyte gp-p550B 550w 80plus Bronze

Coolermaster RR-I70-20FK-R1 i70 standard cooler -

What do you think about that?

As for going into debt, I agree. I'm selling a few things here and there to make up the difference. I know its a lot to be spending but there are reasons to go bigger than usual this year. He has had to deal with quite a lot of big changes over the last two years and last year at this time we where in emergency mode so his birthday was low key on all fronts.
He's doing well and trying hard, so I'd really like to do something special.

 

[saor]

Thanks.

I'll switch out those things.
This is a pic of the PSU he has at the moment. It says 300w but I kinda doubt it.
View attachment 1178960


As for the ram, Ive used Adata for years without issue so its just been what I go for. I don't mind switching to the Corsair, its not much more expensive.

This is only about R400 more than the previous one:

Gigabyte GV-N3060EAGLE-12GD - rtx3060 Eagle - with Fusion2.0 RGB Lighting , 2 slots required , Windforce 2X , 2x 100mm unique blade stack fans with alternate spinning for max-covered cooling , back-sided heatsink + 4x 10mm copper heatpipes , 8nm , Pci-E 4.0 16x , 12Gb 192bit DDR6 (360Gb/sec memory transfer ) , RoPs : 48 , 3584 cuda cores , Tensor / RT cores : 112/28 with 3.5mb L1 + 3mb L2 cache , 85.3 GPexels/Sec , 199 GTexels/Sec , 12740 GFLoPS , 152x TMUs , core clock : 1777mhz ; memory : 15000mhz , 2x DP+ 2x HDMi - require 1x8pin power connector

Intel coMet lake lga1200 i5-10400 - 6 cores+Hyper-Threading / 12 threads , 2.9Ghz box cpu / 4.3Ghz turbo boost , 14nm , SSE4 , AVX2 , BMi, FMA3, SBA , no vPro , TSX , VT-x + VT-d + AES-N , built-in dual channel DDR4-2666 ( non-ECC only ) memory controller , 41.6Gb/sec memory bandwidth , built-in UHD630 graphics ( 24EU , 350/1100mhz , dual stream video decode + HDMi ) , 1.5mb L2 cache + 12mb L3 cache , 65w - Quick Sync Video + InTru 3D + Insider + Clear Video HD + Triple Display Capable + wireless display Capable - box cpu with fan

Gigabyte B460m Aorus Pro Micro-atx : all-in-one LGA1200 ( 10th gen / coMet lake only) mb - with 4+2 phase digital VRM , pre-mounted I/O shield with thermal armor + RGB Fusion 2.0 , Addressable LED Strip Support , SmartFan5 with 6x temperature sensors + 4x hybrid fan headers , solid pin power connectors ( ATX 24+8pin ) , PCIe armor with stainless steel shielding , with thunderbolt card connector - intel B460 chipset , 4x dual channel DDR4-2933 with XMP support upto 128Gb , 6x SATA6G + dual Gen3x4 M.2/NGFF with thermal guard ( PCIe or SATA or Optane mode ) with raid 0/1//0+1/5/10 , on-board display with HDMi+DP+DVi tripple output ( depends on CPU ) + Realtek ALC1220 7.1 HD audio + intel 219V gigabit lan with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator ( support m.2 CNVi wifi upgrade kit ) ; 1x pci-e(1x) , 2x pci-e 3.0(16x+4x) , with 1x USB3 type-C ( Gen1 5GBPs ) + 3x USB3 ( Gen1 5GBPs ) + 2x USB2.0 , support optional serial port add-on cable , bundled norton internet security - micro-atx

Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 vengeance Lpx with blacK low-profile heatsink , with 8-layer PCB , 8Gb x 2 kit - support Intel XMP ( eXtreme Memory Profiles ) , Ddr4-2133 ( pc4-17000) , CL13 , 1.2v - 288pin - lifetime warranty

ADATA ASWORDFISH-500G-C 500Gb Swordfish series with aluminum heatsink - NGFF ( M.2 ) 3D TLC SSD with NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 mode , type 2280 -22x80x3.85mm (single sided) , with 16Gb SLC + 512mb DDR3L caching , LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) ECC , with SRT+RST+256bit AES encryption , Realtek RTS5763DL 4-ch controller , burst performance read/write : 1800/1400 mb/sec ; random ioPS 4K read/write : 100000/160000 , 1.8millions MTBF with 240TB TBW - 5 years warranty

Gigabyte gp-p550B 550w 80plus Bronze, Eps12V- 24pin ( 4pin detachable ) , 1x EPS12V , 2x 8pin (2+6) PCI-E power , 6x SATA + 1x 4pin molex , flat cables design , 120mm HYB fan ( HYdraulic Bearing ) - with OCP / OVP / UVP / OPP / SCP / OTP protections , 3 years warranty - no power cord

Coolermaster RR-I70-20FK-R1 i70 standard cooler - 60mm high low-profile design , heatsink size : 120x120x60mm , 120mm fan with Rifle bearing , 1800rpm , 37CFM , 28dba , - for intel LGA115x/1200

What do you think about that?

As for going into debt, I agree. I'm selling a few things here and there to make up the difference. I know its a lot to be spending but there are reasons to go bigger than usual this year. He has had to deal with quite a lot of big changes over the last two years and last year at this time we where in emergency mode so his birthday was low key on all fronts.
He's doing well and trying hard, so I'd really like to do something special.

If you're using wootware maybe post a screenshot of your basket or something that list is a bit hectic.

 

[Soul Assassin]

I don't agree with the 10400 vs the 11400 not being such a big difference, the 11400 is faster than the 10600k in gaming and it brings DDR4 3200MHz and PCIe 4.0 support.

 

[Mars]

If you're using wootware maybe post a screenshot of your basket or something that list is a bit hectic.

I'll clean it up, its from a spreadsheet

 

[UrBaN963]

Agree with Soul, 11400F if you can.

I’d also consider a better CPU cooler, the Intel stock ones are crap.

 

[Barbarian Conan]

I don't agree with the 10400 vs the 11400 not being such a big difference, the 11400 is faster than the 10600k in gaming and it brings DDR4 3200MHz and PCIe 4.0 support.

From what I've seen, it's at most 10% difference in games. On average it's quite a bit less.

With a 3060 the difference will be much less pronounced and at R2500 vs R4000 I think that money is better spent elsewhere, especially on a tight budget.
If they are closer in price it will obviously change things.

 

[j4ck455]

I have an Asus tuf gaming B550 Plus, coupled to a 5600x. It's been working great since February. I recently loaded Windows 11 and even that went smoothly

ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS AMD AM4 Socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors, Memory: 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 mode), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1...

ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS AMD AM4 Socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors, Memory: 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4, Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 mode), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1...

www.comx-computers.co.za

I spent ages on AMD's website yesterday and did not find what I was looking for (despite using the site's search box and Google), this evening I again clicked on the link I posted earlier, used AMD's search box (again), and out pops this:

https://www.amd.com/en/products/chipsets-am4

and a bit more detail:

https://www.amd.com/en/products/chipsets-am4#Specifications

A couple of minutes digesting that, and I now realise that I want an X570 motherboard for the 5950X CPU (that I have already purchased).

Before anyone asks, I decided not to go for Wootware's R9 custom build because the only option available to change was the graphics card, and for a start I want 2 * 32GB of DDR4, but there's no way of changing that on Wootware's site. I also have no intention of letting Windows control my hardware (100% Linux).

It seems like DDR4-3600 is the way to go, or DDR4-3200.

I'm not sure which direction to take as far as graphics cards are concerned (it's not for a gaming rig), price and availability will likely dictate, but I do have somewhat old FreeSync monitors. So maybe Radeon instead of NVidia?

Although I have survived without FreeSync until now (again it's not for gaming), I also have no idea if my old FreeSync monitors would even be supported.

Water cooler for the CPU, what should I avoid/consider there?

I don't give a pile of rat droppings about RGB on any fans, memory or other components (RGB lighting is annoying enough on keyboards and mice).

Any advice still welcome.

 

[Barbarian Conan]

I spent ages on AMD's website yesterday and did not find what I was looking for (despite using the site's search box and Google), this evening I again clicked on the link I posted earlier, used AMD's search box (again), and out pops this:

https://www.amd.com/en/products/chipsets-am4

and a bit more detail:

https://www.amd.com/en/products/chipsets-am4#Specifications

A couple of minutes digesting that, and I now realise that I want an X570 motherboard for the 5950X CPU (that I have already purchased).

Before anyone asks, I decided not to go for Wootware's R9 custom build because the only option available to change was the graphics card, and for a start I want 2 * 32GB of DDR4, but there's no way of changing that on Wootware's site. I also have no intention of letting Windows control my hardware (100% Linux).

It seems like DDR4-3600 is the way to go, or DDR4-3200.

I'm not sure which direction to take as far as graphics cards are concerned (it's not for a gaming rig), price and availability will likely dictate, but I do have somewhat old FreeSync monitors. So maybe Radeon instead of NVidia?

Although I have survived without FreeSync until now (again it's not for gaming), I also have no idea if my old FreeSync monitors would even be supported.

Water cooler for the CPU, what should I avoid/consider there?

I don't give a pile of rat droppings about RGB on any fans, memory or other components (RGB lighting is annoying enough on keyboards and mice).

Any advice still welcome.

I don't see the point of FreeSync if you don't game.
Also, nVidia now also supports FreeSync. Officially it is called G-Sync compatible (or something like that), but you can enable it on all FreeSync monitors.

From what I've read, AMD has better linux drivers, but you probably know more about that than I.

 

[j4ck455]

I don't see the point of FreeSync if you don't game.
Also, nVidia now also supports FreeSync. Officially it is called G-Sync compatible (or something like that), but you can enable it on all FreeSync monitors.

From what I've read, AMD has better linux drivers, but you probably know more about that than I.

Thanks, I will investigate, more to educate myself and make an informed decision on graphics cards.