The PC Build Thread

[Gtx Gaming]

16k for 3060ti now was 12k on 23th Nov was lol

 

[Priapus]

@UrBaN963 @Lupus (And others)

So, that loan PC I was on about; my mate now needs cash monies and want to sell it to me. Thoughts on the current spec and if his price is reasonable?

- Case (Not sure, brand, but its nice, sleek and has a window )
- Decent PSU - will get model number - but it could do with an upgrade if I went with a bigger GFX )
- CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 - 3600 - 6 Core
- Memory: 16GB - Don't have brand info (Will check )
- Motherboard: MSi X470 Gaming Plus
- GFX - GTX 1060 - 6GB
- Screen 1080 27" Philips

For all that, he want's 12k.

 

[Lupus]

@UrBaN963 @Lupus (And others)

So, that loan PC I was on about; my mate now needs cash monies and want to sell it to me. Thoughts on the current spec and if his price is reasonable?

- Case (Not sure, brand, but its nice, sleek and has a window )
- Decent PSU - will get model number - but it could do with an upgrade if I went with a bigger GFX )
- CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 - 3600 - 6 Core
- Memory: 16GB - Don't have brand info (Will check )
- Motherboard: MSi X470 Gaming Plus
- GFX - GTX 1060 - 6GB
- Screen 1080 27" Philips

For all that, he want's 12k.

With the monitor it seems reasonable. Sadly PC prices are high now, a year ago I would have said about R9k for that what storage does it have

 

[Priapus]

With the monitor it seems reasonable. Sadly PC prices are high now, a year ago I would have said about R9k for that what storage does it have

It has my SSD 980GB drive in there.

Not sure I would be able to build something for less, with this level of performance.

I'd upgrade the GFX and PSU next year though to a 3060

 

[Lupus]

It has my SSD 980GB drive in there.

Not sure I would be able to build something for less, with this level of performance.

I'd upgrade the GFX and PSU next year though to a 3060

You probably won't now no

 

[Neoprod]

@UrBaN963 @Lupus (And others)

So, that loan PC I was on about; my mate now needs cash monies and want to sell it to me. Thoughts on the current spec and if his price is reasonable?

- Case (Not sure, brand, but its nice, sleek and has a window )
- Decent PSU - will get model number - but it could do with an upgrade if I went with a bigger GFX )
- CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 - 3600 - 6 Core
- Memory: 16GB - Don't have brand info (Will check )
- Motherboard: MSi X470 Gaming Plus
- GFX - GTX 1060 - 6GB
- Screen 1080 27" Philips

For all that, he want's 12k.

It's a reasonable ask.

 

[ponder]

@UrBaN963 @Lupus (And others)

So, that loan PC I was on about; my mate now needs cash monies and want to sell it to me. Thoughts on the current spec and if his price is reasonable?

- Case (Not sure, brand, but its nice, sleek and has a window )
- Decent PSU - will get model number - but it could do with an upgrade if I went with a bigger GFX )
- CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 - 3600 - 6 Core
- Memory: 16GB - Don't have brand info (Will check )
- Motherboard: MSi X470 Gaming Plus
- GFX - GTX 1060 - 6GB
- Screen 1080 27" Philips

For all that, he want's 12k.

Looking at Carb,
GTX 1060 ~R4000
X470 ~R1400
R5 3600 ~R3000
16GB ~R1000

Total R9400, so you'll have to figure out if the psu/case/lcd is worth R2600...

 

[Lupus]

Looking at Carb,
GTX 1060 ~R4000
X470 ~R1400
R5 3600 ~R3000
16GB ~R1000

Total R9400, so you'll have to figure out if the psu/case/lcd is worth R2600...

Ah see so 9k would still roughly be right .

 

[Priapus]

Looking at Carb,
GTX 1060 ~R4000
X470 ~R1400
R5 3600 ~R3000
16GB ~R1000

Total R9400, so you'll have to figure out if the psu/case/lcd is worth R2600...

Yeah I’d say it would be. Screen is probably 1800 to 2k on its own.

Thanks all.

Would this be a good base to upgrade in the future? GFX and maybe CPU wise?

 

[ponder]

Would this be a good base to upgrade in the future? GFX and maybe CPU wise?

MB is good, you can chuck a R9 5950X in there no problem. Any GPU will also work well.

 

[UrBaN963]

Yep, decent enough build and the price is fair. What's more, you already know it works fine.

 

[Priapus]

Yep, decent enough build and the price is fair. What's more, you already know it works fine.

True, it suits my needs exactly. I don’t see me upgrading the card anytime soon as I only play ACC. Maybe if I started playing FH5 or some other car game…

 

[ponder]

Maybe if I started playing FH5 or some other car game…

FH5 will run fine at high settings, ultra settings would be ~50fps

 

[airborne]

I've noticed a 2hnd GTX 1070 8GB can be had for around R5k these days, that's just about the best value card I have found considering the specs.

What are they like, are there any shortcoming or things to be aware of with these cards?
They are pretty old, 2016 first release, potential pitfalls of a 5yr old GPU?

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070​

GRAPHICS PROCESSOR GP104

CORES 1920

TMUS 120

ROPS 64

MEMORY SIZE8 GB

MEMORY TYPEG DDR5

BUS WIDTH 256 bit

 

[ponder]

They are pretty old, 2016 first release, potential pitfalls of a 5yr old GPU?

No warranty so if it dies no recourse. If you do get one strip&clean the whole thing, repaste gpu.

 

[airborne]

No warranty so if it dies no recourse. If you do get one strip&clean the whole thing, repaste gpu.

Can the paste lose its ability to conduct heat?
What's the recommended paste to use?
And what are the 1070 8GB like

 

[ponder]

Can the paste lose its ability to conduct heat?
What's the recommended paste to use?
And what are the 1070 8GB like

Yes, it can go hard with age.
Google, just NOT anything liquid metal.
Good for 1080p gaming I'd say.

 

[ponder]

^ Am I counting 10 fans?

 

[airborne]

^ Am I counting 10 fans?

Only ten fans wtf Crocopede get the hell out of here, you should be ashamed.

Built my 1st PC in 8 years. Things have changed a lot.
Took me 12 hours. 8 of which was troubleshooting no post. Grinded until 3:30am.
Eventually issue found. god damn PCIe 8pin to 2 x 8pin was faulty.
Modular and had spare cables. Replaced it and whalla.

Specs
CPU: 5950x
GPU: 6900xt
Mobo: Asus Tuf 550B Plsu (Wifi)
HDD: NVMe 1TB 2gb/s
HDD: SSD 500gb
RAM: 64GB 3600mhz DDR4


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That's a maxed out system, what are you planning on doing with it other than using it as a drone?

 

[ponder]

Ye i ran out of budget so couldn't afford another LED fan in the back

NASA wants to hire some wind tunnel time from you...