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eddybsb4u · May 27, 2022

Rouxenator said:
My 2nd PC - really loving this one. AMD A6-5200 pulled from an HP OEM PC. Still waiting for the proper mobo to SATA power cables so I made my own. These failed bulldozer based AMD processors are some of my favourites. Despite the 1280x1024 monitor it handles 1440p Youtube just fine.

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The whole setup reminds me of “1 hour of why I hate my neighbors” Lol

mardlez · May 28, 2022

Need some advice on a new gpu

My goal is to play at 1440p or 4k on a 120hz tv which only has hdmi and my 1070 ti doesn’t do hdmi 2.1. I mostly play rocket league and hardly ever pick up any AAA games.

I can get a 3060 ti fe for €350 - I am in Europe - which equates to about R6k. Is this a decent deal for the card? I haven’t been keeping up with gpus or their prices for quite a while.

Rouxenator · May 28, 2022

My advise is always to start playing Xonotic instead of what you are currently playing. The rest will follow naturally

Gtx Gaming · May 28, 2022

mardlez said:
Need some advice on a new gpu

My goal is to play at 1440p or 4k on a 120hz tv which only has hdmi and my 1070 ti doesn’t do hdmi 2.1. I mostly play rocket league and hardly ever pick up any AAA games.

I can get a 3060 ti fe for €350 - I am in Europe - which equates to about R6k. Is this a decent deal for the card? I haven’t been keeping up with gpus or their prices for quite a while.

Good card but I don't trust 8gb vram on 4k. Even at 1440p I'm maxing 8gb vram. Maybe try rx 6750xt or rx6800

airborne · May 30, 2022

Secondhand Grfx card prices on Carb have plummeted in the last few months, 1080TI's used to be R9k, now as low at R6k, a 1070 can now be had for as low as R4k.
Good times, is it worth selling my 1070ti 8GB and getting a 1080ti 11GB?
The 1080ti seems to draw a huge amount of power though, almost double the 1070ti for a 25% performance boost.

Gtx Gaming · May 30, 2022

airborne said:
Secondhand Grfx card prices on Carb have plummeted in the last few months, 1080TI's used to be R9k, now as low at R6k, a 1070 can now be had for as low as R4k.
Good times, is it worth selling my 1070ti 8GB and getting a 1080ti 11GB?
The 1080ti seems to draw a huge amount of power though, almost double the 1070ti for a 25% performance boost.

I would try and push rtx 3060 I think saw low as R6600, support ray tracing and DLSS

Gtx Gaming · May 30, 2022

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This is awesome pity about price lol

Gtx Gaming · Jun 1, 2022

Yay fixed fixed my laptop, the cpu heatsink was not on right and VRM heatsink was not even touching vrms.

Warzone gices 100% gpu suage now and cpu is below low 90c

Solarion · Jun 2, 2022

ponder said:
I'm quite partial to Super Flower but any higher up model from a good brand will do.
https://www.wootware.co.za/super-fl...fully-modular-black-desktop-power-supply.html
https://www.wootware.co.za/super-fl...ified-fully-modular-desktop-power-supply.html
That 500W one is a new product so I have not seen any reviews on it yet but their products usually get good reviews and you get a 5yr warranty. Just for the record your build as specced has an absolute max power draw of ~250W which it will never reach so 500W is ample.

Yeah that R5 2600 6C/12T is really good value for money compared to the i5 8400 6C/6T which costs R550 more and you can overclock the 2600

PS Just confirm you can run that RAM at the higher speeds on that MB.

I've come back to this. Due to getting a work laptop and travels I put this whole thing on hold for a while, a long while, but I have settled down now at long last. I am guessing there have been a lot of developments in hardware since 2019. Is this still a valid build to go with ?

Gtx Gaming · Jun 2, 2022

Solarion said:
I've come back to this. Due to getting a work laptop and travels I put this whole thing on hold for a while, a long while, but I have settled down now at long last. I am guessing there have been a lot of developments in hardware since 2019. Is this still a valid build to go with ?

I would rather opt for 5600x or 5800x cpu now.

Solarion · Jun 2, 2022

Gtx Gaming said:
I would rather opt for 5600x or 5800x cpu now.

Thanks pal I will check it out.

ponder · Jun 2, 2022

Solarion said:
I've come back to this. Due to getting a work laptop and travels I put this whole thing on hold for a while, a long while, but I have settled down now at long last. I am guessing there have been a lot of developments in hardware since 2019. Is this still a valid build to go with ?

Things have changed a bit, what's your budget currently and what components do you need?

Solarion · Jun 2, 2022

ponder said:
Things have changed a bit, what's your budget currently and what components do you need?

Hey man, it's been a while since I've come back to this thread! It's a have to now to get this done because my current desktop is way way behind and has to be replaced. Even running two instances of visual studio and sql it starts huffing and puffing. My budget is 8k.

I need motherboard, cpu, ram and power supply. That's it! I have everything else including a decent gpu.

_kabal_ · Jun 2, 2022

Solarion said:
Hey man, it's been a while since I've come back to this thread! It's a have to now to get this done because my current desktop is way way behind and has to be replaced. Even running two instances of visual studio and sql it starts huffing and puffing. My budget is 8k.

I need motherboard, cpu, ram and power supply. That's it! I have everything else including a decent gpu.

Alder Lake i5? this is for gaming IIRC? I am incredibly happy with the performance and value of my 12400 (using a 3070 ti)

Solarion · Jun 2, 2022

_kabal_ said:
Alder Lake i5? this is for gaming IIRC? I am incredibly happy with the performance and value of my 12400 (using a 3070 ti)

Yeah bit of gaming, maybe some wow or some older games, nothing too heavy. And then also work related stuff.

Just to give you an idea of what I'm on, a core i3 on an Asus H110M-R motherboard and 8g ram

UrBaN963 · Jun 2, 2022

Solarion said:
Yeah bit of gaming, maybe some wow or some older games, nothing too heavy. And then also work related stuff.

Just to give you an idea of what I'm on, a core i3 on an Asus H110M-R motherboard and 8g ram

I too used to use a calculator for work. I feel your pain.

ponder · Jun 2, 2022

Solarion said:
I need motherboard, cpu, ram and power supply. That's it! I have everything else including a decent gpu.

Which gpu, looking at psus?

Solarion · Jun 2, 2022

ponder said:
Which gpu, looking at psus?

MSI GTX 1050 ti

ponder · Jun 2, 2022

Solarion said:
Hey man, it's been a while since I've come back to this thread! It's a have to now to get this done because my current desktop is way way behind and has to be replaced. Even running two instances of visual studio and sql it starts huffing and puffing. My budget is 8k.

I need motherboard, cpu, ram and power supply. That's it! I have everything else including a decent gpu.

AMD Build
R3849 - AMD Ryzen 5 5600
R2387 - Gigabyte B550M DS3H Motherboard
R1199 - G.Skill F4-3600C18D-16GVK Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3600MHz CL18
R849 - Corsair CP-9020221-WW CX650M 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular PSU
R8284 - TOTAL

Intel Build
R3599 - Intel BX8071512400F Core i5-12400F
R2371 - Gigabyte B660M DS3H Motherboard
R1199 - G.Skill F4-3600C18D-16GVK Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3600MHz CL18
R849 - Corsair CP-9020221-WW CX650M 650W 80 Plus Bronze Semi Modular PSU
R8018 - TOTAL

I just looked at one site quickly but also compare prices from,

Solarion · Jun 2, 2022

Wow thanks Ponder, that is basically a full spec pc. Let me check them out.

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