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Was looking around
A 4k capable pc 60fps and up at highest settings. You're looking at R36k and up..
1440p ( which is slowly becoming the new norm resolution for gamers ) that still sticks to a high number R26k and up

This is basically due to gpu shortages and availability atm. So the prices are mad..
 
ponder said:
Budget?
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I loosely set myself a budget of 35k - but I think it might not be enough, I think I want to get a new 1440p gaming monitor as well, I have very old school 27", refresh rates isn't the best, from what I've seen that is a good 10k by itself.
 
It all depends on the games you are planning on playing. I only play Xonotic at the highest setting and it runs 70+ fps at 1440p on my APU. Taking it up to 4K sees drop into 30fps which is unplayable.

Looking back I am happy I went 4K instead of 1440p because I only game for an hour a day, the rest of the time is spent working. So I guess the monitor depends on your main use of the PC.
 
djbrendan said:
Was looking around
A 4k capable pc 60fps and up at highest settings. You're looking at R36k and up..
1440p ( which is slowly becoming the new norm resolution for gamers ) that still sticks to a high number R26k and up

This is basically due to gpu shortages and availability atm. So the prices are mad..
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36K pc can't run cyberpunk 4k :P
 
As I get to the middle of my 'waiting for stock and reviews of all new things' phase, a question has been bugging me badly ..... pre-built (picking components) or go it myself for the first time ever. I'm really keen to have a go and am about 90% comfortable having a go but how do you get past that nagging doubt that keeps telling you you're gonna bend pins or snap something in half :laugh:

Sorry, not really a question in there, just putting thoughts out to be giggled at :sneaky:
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
As I get to the middle of my 'waiting for stock and reviews of all new things' phase, a question has been bugging me badly ..... pre-built (picking components) or go it myself for the first time ever. I'm really keen to have a go and am about 90% comfortable having a go but how do you get past that nagging doubt that keeps telling you you're gonna bend pins or snap something in half :laugh:

Sorry, not really a question in there, just putting thoughts out to be giggled at :sneaky:
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It really, truly and honestly isn’t very difficult. Watch a few of Linus or Jayz videos on how to build a pc and you honestly good to go. Most cable and connections have a specific shape that literally can only go in one place. Windows is easy to install and once it’s up it does drivers etc for you.

If you can use a screw driver, you can build a computer.
 
Love the Jayz vids and have bookmarked a couple already and you're right, these days especially it is stupidly easy. Think I'd be ok with everything except the CPU (because it's expensive and fragile) and all the weeny connectors on the mobo with these giant fingers, lol. But ja, I'm definitely leaning more the diy way.
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
As I get to the middle of my 'waiting for stock and reviews of all new things' phase, a question has been bugging me badly ..... pre-built (picking components) or go it myself for the first time ever. I'm really keen to have a go and am about 90% comfortable having a go but how do you get past that nagging doubt that keeps telling you you're gonna bend pins or snap something in half :laugh:

Sorry, not really a question in there, just putting thoughts out to be giggled at :sneaky:
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Just read the manual like a paranoid mofo and you'll be fine. Don't force anything, but know that some things do need some pressure.
I've also found that PC components are quite hardy.
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
Love the Jayz vids and have bookmarked a couple already and you're right, these days especially it is stupidly easy. Think I'd be ok with everything except the CPU (because it's expensive and fragile) and all the weeny connectors on the mobo with these giant fingers, lol. But ja, I'm definitely leaning more the diy way.
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CPU should only fit one way so you should be ok
Go for it, far more rewarding than a pre-build.

I'm not handy at all but can put together a pc easy peasy.
Just put together a rig about 2 weeks back after like a 10 year gap.
Apart from cable management on the case and rgb, not much has changed.

Anything you're not sure of just post pics here and one of the okes can verify for you.
Have fun.
 
Looking at adding a ram chip to a notebook but have a few questions.... the current chip is ddr4 2666 CL19, voltage 1.2.... the chip I'm looking at adding is a different brand and CL17, also ddr4 2666 and voltage 1.2.... so ideally one would want same brand and same specification ram but am I making a massive mistake using a different brand with a lower CL rating?

TIA
 
Pretty sure it would highlight the downfall of having one FPU shared between two cores.

In a real world example I have the A10 and a R5 3400G running World Community Grid on BOINC, flatout, 24/7. The A10 has stock settings but the R5 is down volted to 1 volt with the clock set to 3.3Ghz

The Ryzen manages to do about 3 times more work than the A10.

In fact the very reason I got that A10 was because some maps in Xonotic was unplayable on my old game server. Yet even after upgrading it from a J1800 to the A10 there was no difference, the game is single threaded so that 2 cores sharing 1 FPU messes it up.

Finally after using the R5 3400G as game server things are smooth even with loads of players on it.
 
Hey guys, currently on wootware, there is a RTX 2080 SUPER going for R8000. Correct me if im wrong but this is a killer deal right? Should I get it or is there something I dont know?

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC WaterForce WB 8G GV-N208SGAMINGOC WB-8GD 8GB GDDR6 256-bit PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card - Wootware

Buy Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC WaterForce WB 8G GV-N208SGAMINGOC WB-8GD 8GB GDDR6 256-bit PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
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Whats with the waterforce? Not too sure what that is. But if its between this and lets say the 5700XT, what would you pick?
 
EventHorizon said:
Hey guys, currently on wootware, there is a RTX 2080 SUPER going for R8000. Correct me if im wrong but this is a killer deal right? Should I get it or is there something I dont know?

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC WaterForce WB 8G GV-N208SGAMINGOC WB-8GD 8GB GDDR6 256-bit PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card - Wootware

Buy Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC WaterForce WB 8G GV-N208SGAMINGOC WB-8GD 8GB GDDR6 256-bit PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
www.wootware.co.za www.wootware.co.za

Whats with the waterforce? Not too sure what that is. But if its between this and lets say the 5700XT, what would you pick?
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You need to have a custom water cooling loop in your system that will then attach to the 2080, it doesn't have fans to cool itself.

That's the Waterforce part.
 
EventHorizon said:
Hey guys, currently on wootware, there is a RTX 2080 SUPER going for R8000. Correct me if im wrong but this is a killer deal right? Should I get it or is there something I dont know?

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC WaterForce WB 8G GV-N208SGAMINGOC WB-8GD 8GB GDDR6 256-bit PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card - Wootware

Buy Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming OC WaterForce WB 8G GV-N208SGAMINGOC WB-8GD 8GB GDDR6 256-bit PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
www.wootware.co.za www.wootware.co.za

Whats with the waterforce? Not too sure what that is. But if its between this and lets say the 5700XT, what would you pick?
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nVidia will probably announce the 3060 early next month. It’s nearly next month!

2 months from now you could maybe get a 3060ti for the price of a 5700XT.

Don’t buy a 5700XT unless you really, really can’t wait.
 
Elon said:
nVidia will probably announce the 3060 early next month. It’s nearly next month!

2 months from now you could maybe get a 3060ti for the price of a 5700XT.

Don’t buy a 5700XT unless you really, really can’t wait.
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Yep, a 3060Ti is basically the same performance as a 2080 Super and quite a lot better than the 5700XT.

I'd only get a 5700XT if it was really really cheap.
 
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