The PC Build Thread

[ponder]

Will soon be in the market for a new GPU, I have a GTX 1070, looking for something strong that i can keep for a long time to come, like i have the 1070.
The 4070 Super or RX 7900 GRE seem to be top teer in my budget.
Any advice ? It's been a long time since I looked at GPU's, I am looking at getting a high refresh rate 1440p 27" monitor in the future as well.

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4070 Super would be the better buy especially if raytracing is a requirement.

 

[ShloshMalosh]

Suggest a build for 1080p 60fps gaming (not planning on going beyond 2 existing 24 inch 75hz monitors)

Esports (dota 2) mainly and occasional OLD AAA games

TIA

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Suggest a build for 1080p 60fps gaming (not planning on going beyond 2 existing 24 inch 75hz monitors)

TIA

Used 2060 super they going cheap these days, and ryzen 5500, 16gb, 1tb nvme, b450 pro max ,550watt psu and some rgb case

 

[ShloshMalosh]

Used 2060 super they going cheap these days, and ryzen 5500, 16gb, 1tb nvme, b450 pro max ,550watt psu and some rgb case

thanks, you're a gentleman and a scholar

Edit: if i dont wanna go used for the GPU ? 7600 ? RTX 3060 ?

 

[Gtx Gaming]

thanks, you're a gentleman and a scholar

Edit: if i dont wanna go used for the GPU ? 7600 ? RTX 3060 ?

Yeah 3060 or 7600 be great.

 

[ponder]

Suggest a build for 1080p 60fps gaming (not planning on going beyond 2 existing 24 inch 75hz monitors)

Esports (dota 2) mainly and occasional OLD AAA games

TIA

Budget?

 

[ShloshMalosh]

Budget?

Around R15 - 17K

Specd @Gtx Gaming 's suggestion in wootware builder and it comes to about R15 K

Thats a number i can live with

 

[Lupus]

Yeah 3060 or 7600 be great.

Rather try go 4060 if possible, it's 110w vs the 170w of the 3060 (20% faster as well and it's like R400 more). Plus rather get a 5600 instead of the 5500



The SSD you would need to choose . But this would be a bit of a better build, B550 instead of B450, 5600 instead of 5500 and the 4060 instead of the 3060. I mean you could still go 5500 and B450 to shave off R2k

 

[UrBaN963]

At this price point, B450/B550 won't make any difference to the user. Go for the cheaper one. DDR4-3200 CL30 would be a better choice IMHO, the faster RAM won't pay dividends. As for the 4060...that card should not exist. It's also 8GB VRAM as opposed to 12GB on the 3060. Not currently an issue at 1080p, but possibly an issue up the line.

 

[Lupus]

At this price point, B450/B550 won't make any difference to the user. Go for the cheaper one. DDR4-3200 CL30 would be a better choice IMHO, the faster RAM won't pay dividends. As for the 4060...that card should not exist. It's also 8GB VRAM as opposed to 12GB on the 3060. Not currently an issue at 1080p, but possibly an issue up the line.

The extra 4GB isn't going to make a difference on the 3060, but what will is the 20% better performance and 65% better power consumption on the 4060, for R400 more?
Also the only B450 on Wootware is a R1400 one that isn't great, the next one up is the same price as the B550


Same as the RAM the difference between 3600 and 3200 is marginal

 

[Mystic Twilight]

Rather try go 4060 if possible, it's 110w vs the 170w of the 3060 (20% faster as well and it's like R400 more). Plus rather get a 5600 instead of the 5500

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The SSD you would need to choose . But this would be a bit of a better build, B550 instead of B450, 5600 instead of 5500 and the 4060 instead of the 3060. I mean you could still go 5500 and B450 to shave off R2k

You could probably shave a few rands off by choosing plain heatsink ram instead of rgb ram in that build, also quite a few rands more with 2 x 8gb ram especially if that mobo supports 4 dimm slots.

 

[Lupus]

You could probably shave a few rands off by choosing plain heatsink ram instead of rgb ram in that build, also quite a few rands more with 2 x 8gb ram.

You could get an entry level 3200 for 300 less

 

[Lupus]

Oh for Ryzen CPUs

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/fa9ryq/clarification_about_ram_3200_cl16_vs_3600_cl18

Faster memory is more important than timings.

 

[ShloshMalosh]

All very beneficial knowledge. Thanks

 

[Progenix Oj101]

Rather try go 4060 if possible, it's 110w vs the 170w of the 3060 (20% faster as well and it's like R400 more). Plus rather get a 5600 instead of the 5500

View attachment 1684699

The SSD you would need to choose . But this would be a bit of a better build, B550 instead of B450, 5600 instead of 5500 and the 4060 instead of the 3060. I mean you could still go 5500 and B450 to shave off R2k

Much like one of these (fully assembled):

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 / GeForce RTX 4060 / 16GB RGB DDR4-3600 / 500GB NVMe SSD Budget Gaming PC — Best Deals at Progenix — South Africa

This Ryzen 5 5500 / GeForce RTX 4060 Budget Gaming PC is a great performer for 1440p in games such as Overwatch 2, Minecraft, Fortnite and Forza Horizon 5.

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 / GeForce RTX 4060 / 16GB RGB DDR4-3600 / 500GB NVMe SSD Budget Gaming PC — Best Deals at Progenix — South Africa

This Ryzen 5 5600 / GeForce RTX 4060 Budget Gaming PC is a great performer for 1440p in games such as Overwatch 2, Minecraft, Fortnite and Forza Horizon 5.

progenix.co.za

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Much like one of these (fully assembled):

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 / GeForce RTX 4060 / 16GB RGB DDR4-3600 / 500GB NVMe SSD Budget Gaming PC — Best Deals at Progenix — South Africa

This Ryzen 5 5500 / GeForce RTX 4060 Budget Gaming PC is a great performer for 1440p in games such as Overwatch 2, Minecraft, Fortnite and Forza Horizon 5.

progenix.co.za

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 / GeForce RTX 4060 / 16GB RGB DDR4-3600 / 500GB NVMe SSD Budget Gaming PC — Best Deals at Progenix — South Africa

This Ryzen 5 5600 / GeForce RTX 4060 Budget Gaming PC is a great performer for 1440p in games such as Overwatch 2, Minecraft, Fortnite and Forza Horizon 5.

progenix.co.za

Very good builds, the only thing that needs to change is the psu.

Aa it is probably raidmax 550watt or atom v550 being used, which both sound like A 747 at takeoff when there is any load on the pc. They don't have in-between fan profiles. They just go full tilt

Antec VCP plus is much quiter psu.

 

[Progenix Oj101]

Very good builds, the only thing that needs to change is the psu.

Aa it is probably raidmax 550watt or atom v550 being used, which both sound like A 747 at takeoff when there is any load on the pc. They don't have in-between fan profiles. They just go full tilt

Antec VCP plus is much quiter psu.

I wouldn't configure a PC with a graphics card using a Raidmax PSU if you paid me. Atom isn't much better. It's neither - it's an FSP unit

The Raidmax 1000w is probably enough to reliably run an Atom CPU, though

 

[NathanDrake]

Will soon be in the market for a new GPU, I have a GTX 1070, looking for something strong that i can keep for a long time to come, like i have the 1070.
The 4070 Super or RX 7900 GRE seem to be top teer in my budget.
Any advice ? It's been a long time since I looked at GPU's, I am looking at getting a high refresh rate 1440p 27" monitor in the future as well.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE Pulse Review

The Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE Pulse emerges as the best GRE model released today, offering exceptional value at AMD's MSRP of $550. Outperforming the RX 4070 Super in raster, it operates whisper-quiet, catering to gamers and enthusiasts seeking top-tier performance without exceeding their budget.

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review: The Most Exciting RDNA 3 Card Yet

What if AMD delivered a graphics card that delivered broadly equivalent RT performance to the Nvidia product at the same price - and comprehensively beat it at rasterisation? What if that same card also beat the next most expensive Nvidia card on everything except ray tracing? This is the Radeon...

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The RX 7900 GRE does show that Nvidia’s RTX 4070 and even AMD’s Radeon RX 7800 XT are a little overpriced. AMD is launching the RX 7900 GRE worldwide in the same way it does with many of its other cards, with cards available from Acer, ASRock, Asus, Gigabyte, PowerColor, Sapphire, and XFX.
If the $549 pricing holds, then it’s bound to put pressure on Nvidia to respond because the combination of Fluid Motion Frames and the RX 7900 GRE’s 1440p performance is a very tempting combo for anyone looking to upgrade to 1440p.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE review: $549 competition for Nvidia

AMD’s latest GPU beats Nvidia’s equivalent at 1440p.

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[Progenix Oj101]

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE Pulse Review

The Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE Pulse emerges as the best GRE model released today, offering exceptional value at AMD's MSRP of $550. Outperforming the RX 4070 Super in raster, it operates whisper-quiet, catering to gamers and enthusiasts seeking top-tier performance without exceeding their budget.

www.techpowerup.com

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review: The Most Exciting RDNA 3 Card Yet

What if AMD delivered a graphics card that delivered broadly equivalent RT performance to the Nvidia product at the same price - and comprehensively beat it at rasterisation? What if that same card also beat the next most expensive Nvidia card on everything except ray tracing? This is the Radeon...

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE review: $549 competition for Nvidia

AMD’s latest GPU beats Nvidia’s equivalent at 1440p.

www.theverge.com

What are the chances. I legit had an order for one not 15 minutes ago.

 

[Sads-1-zn]

Hi guys and girls

What can you get for 5k second hand?
Keyboard, mouse, Os and monitor included. No gaming at all. Just streaming, browsing and general use. Or would a laptop be better?

Haven't been following the "pc game" for a long time. I don't know what to look for. Getting overwhelmed just browsing Carb.