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[elf_lord_ZC5]

Hwmontior

Seems pretty decent, thanks.

 

[UrBaN963]

GPU-Z and Coretemp are good options as well

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Sorry just remembered I forgot something, https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3534-gn-awards-show

was literally leaning toward the Phantek before the vid

 

[ponder]

was literally leaning toward the Phantek before the vid

yeah the P400A would be my choice as well.

 

[Krypt0n1te]

Any idea where we could source a P400A, I see Wootware is out of stock. Did anyone enquierd for an ETA?

 

[ponder]

Any idea where we could source a P400A, I see Wootware is out of stock. Did anyone enquierd for an ETA?

As far as I know only wootware stocks them.

 

[Krypt0n1te]

As far as I know only wootware stocks them.

Thanks ponder, I'll maybe pop them a message.

Cheers.

 

[Barbarian Conan]

Hi all.
Thanks for feedback earlier, evetech haven't really gotten back to me speedily or accurately so about to push the button on the following from Wootware, which does seem significantly more expensive but based on feedback here it seems a premium worth paying.

AMD 100-100000031BOX Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa Core 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Boost) Socket AM4 Desktop CPU In stock with Wootware	+-	R4,249.00
G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GVKB Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V Black Desktop Memory In stock with Wootware	+-	R1,629.00
MSI X570-A PRO AMD X570 Ryzen Socket AM4 ATX Desktop Motherboard In stock with Wootware	+-	R4,499.00
Fractal Design FD-CA-FOCUS-BK-W Focus G Windowed Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Desktop Chassis In stock with Wootware	+-	R1,029.00
Super Flower SF-650F14MT(BK) Leadex 650W 80 Plus Silver Certified Fully Modular Black Desktop Power Supply In stock with Wootware	+-	R1,749.00
Samsung MZ-V7E500BW 970 EVO 500GB NVMe M.2 2280 PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive In stock with Wootware	+-	R2,849.00
Seagate ST3000DM007 Barracuda 3TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5" Internal Hard Drive In stock with Wootware	+-	R2,099.00
RCT Internal SATA 24x Super All-Write DVD Rewriter - OEM In stock with Wootware	+-	R259.00

Does this all make sense, seem reasonable. Only thing I'm questionable about is the HDD and perhaps getting smaller one and a larger SSD. In terms of windows you guys recommend I pick it up through the netgear chap?
I'm not ordering a GPU, i've got a GTX1070 I'll plug in.
Thanks.

Don't buy that MB.
There is only one MSI X570 board that is not ****, and that one aint it.

 

[Neoprod]

As far as I know only wootware stocks them.

Yeah, they're the official Phanteks partner for SA.

 

[Krypt0n1te]

Yeah, they're the official Phanteks partner for SA.

Thanks Neoprod, appreciate it. Will contact them and hear what they have to say.

 

[jhuisamen]

Don't buy that MB.
There is only one MSI X570 board that is not ****, and that one aint it.

Yeah, noted that earlier, picking up the ASUS TUF Gaming X570 plus.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Well, I am happy with my new computer, CPU temperature is 52 - 56 degrees, GPU is 27 - 30 degrees, and GW2 runs smoothly. Just need a better and bigger HDD, than my current 80 Gig. But then, Rome was not in a day built, so yeah. Thanks folks, you made good recommendations.

Oh, I need a new case, or a fitting so I can use the onboard headers USB 3.2 ...

 

[cavedog]

Any one here actually overclocking their 1600 AF?

 

[Lupus]

Any one here actually overclocking their 1600 AF?

Nope I'm not, it's running fine as is and for my wife and son they are happy with the over 60fps, as they will be getting my Asus monitor soon.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Any one here actually overclocking their 1600 AF?

Nope, very happy with it as is, not going to fix what ain't broke.

 

[cavedog]

Nope I'm not, it's running fine as is and for my wife and son they are happy with the over 60fps, as they will be getting my Asus monitor soon.

Nope, very happy with it as is, not going to fix what ain't broke.

I played around with the clocks a bit and did not notice any FPS increases or anything. Maybe in some benchmarks there are some minor fps increases but not noticeable at all really. The only real increase was them temps.

 

[Lupus]

I played around with the clocks a bit and did not notice any FPS increases or anything. Maybe in some benchmarks there are some minor fps increases but not noticeable at all really. The only real increase was them temps.

You will need to get it into the 3.9 Ghz range I think.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

I played around with the clocks a bit and did not notice any FPS increases or anything. Maybe in some benchmarks there are some minor fps increases but not noticeable at all really. The only real increase was them temps.

Can quite happily go without those temperatures, thanks

 

[cavedog]

You will need to get it into the 3.9 Ghz range I think.

I got it at 3.9GHz at 1.4V. Temps shot up to 78C or so with my liquid cooler. Was stable in the system stability tester but Fortnite zero FPS increases maybe 1 or 2 FPS increases but didn't really notice anything to really justify overclocking it that high when stock clocks gives similar performance.

 

[Lupus]

I got it at 3.9GHz at 1.4V. Temps shot up to 78C or so with my liquid cooler. Was stable in the system stability tester but Fortnite zero FPS increases maybe 1 or 2 FPS increases but didn't really notice anything to really justify overclocking it that high when stock clocks gives similar performance.

Sounds like you've got a GPU bottle neck now