The PC Build Thread

[SirFooK'nG]

So I've finally built my PC, just not with the above parts. Thankfully I waited for the Ryzen 5000 and AMD 6000 series. Specs below

Ryzen 5 5600
XFX 6800XT
Gigabyte Aorus Pro
Corsair 32GB DDR4 3600
Corsair RM750
Corsair H150i
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus

Only built her yesterday so haven't done much gaming but overall happy with the build.

My build is similar spec, just I have the 5800x. I play COD, I have CW but prefer MW, I play all settings maxed out on 1440p. I average 180fps with no ray tracing and about 110fps with ray tracing enabled.

Ryzen 5800X
XFX 6800XT (319)
Asus Tuf X570 Plus (no wifi)
32gb 3400mhz Vengeance RGB Pro
Coolermaster V850W
KWG Crater M1 240mm AIO LC
Hikvision E2000 1TB
Asus Xonar Xense audio with Sennhieser PC350's
Asus Tuff 27" 165hz 1440p
Gamdias Hermes Essential mechanical KB
Logitech G502 Mouse

Extra stuff connected:
LG 27" 60hz 4K monitor (not used for gaming)
2TB Storage drive
512gb SSD
5.1 Creative speakers
Razer Tiamat 7.1 (spare headset)

 

[Ancalagon]

My build is similar spec, just I have the 5800x. I play COD, I have CW but prefer MW, I play all settings maxed out on 1440p. I average 180fps with no ray tracing and about 110fps with ray tracing enabled.

Ryzen 5800X
XFX 6800XT (319)
Asus Tuf X570 Plus (no wifi)
32gb 3400mhz Vengeance RGB Pro
Coolermaster V850W
KWG Crater M1 240mm AIO LC
Hikvision E2000 1TB
Asus Xonar Xense audio with Sennhieser PC350's
Asus Tuff 27" 165hz 1440p
Gamdias Hermes Essential mechanical KB
Logitech G502 Mouse

Extra stuff connected:
LG 27" 60hz 4K monitor (not used for gaming)
2TB Storage drive
512gb SSD
5.1 Creative speakers
Razer Tiamat 7.1 (spare headset)

Nice build! What made you choose a 6800 XT? No judgement - just curious. Looking at buying a new card myself, and looks like the 3070 can pay for itself through mining.

 

[SirFooK'nG]

Nice build! What made you choose a 6800 XT? No judgement - just curious. Looking at buying a new card myself, and looks like the 3070 can pay for itself through mining.

I have pretty much always been an AMD fanboi ... I came from the R9 390X then RX 580 (briefly) then Vega64. The 6800XT popped up on wootware as they got first stock and I grabbed it ... I have had mine since about mid December. The 3080 is good, but also was not really available. Ray tracing doesnt bother me, FPS multiplayer games its not essential. Single player stuff, maybe for "prettiness". DLSS also not really a concern. AMD drivers have been good for a long time now, and I'm sure they will do up sampling eventually similar to DLSS.

Also I play at 1440p, which is in my opinion the sweet spot for the 6800XT. I dont see me going to 4K gaming for a long time ...

As for mining ... I tested the 6800 XT, Running Nicehash ... I could make about R3000 a month less electricity. But I'm not going to run my GPU for days on end at almost full power.

 

[ryu]

where do you guys buy your parts from ?

I want to upgrade my pc and was looking at a amd ryzen 5 3600 or similar, evetech seems cheap but i also read quite a few threads about their bad after sales service.

any other pc shops with a better service record but similar pricing to evetech ?

 

[SirFooK'nG]

where do you guys buy your parts from ?

I want to upgrade my pc and was looking at a amd ryzen 5 3600 or similar, evetech seems cheap but i also read quite a few threads about their bad after sales service.

any other pc shops with a better service record but similar pricing to evetech ?

I got a lot from Evetech over the years luckily I have never had an issue wit anything. Alternatively Wootware ... I have also purchased from a few other lesser known online stores.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Grrrr nvidia can't run gsync on all panels only main one. Freesync was enabled on all my panels

 

[ponder]

where do you guys buy your parts from ?

I want to upgrade my pc and was looking at a amd ryzen 5 3600 or similar, evetech seems cheap but i also read quite a few threads about their bad after sales service.

any other pc shops with a better service record but similar pricing to evetech ?

https://www.wootware.co.za/
https://www.rebeltech.co.za/ They'll re-open soon check their FB page
https://www.brutech.co.za/
https://www.titan-ice.co.za/
https://annihilationpc.co.za/
https://www.pcint.co.za/

 

[LandyMan]

I checked within that budget earlier this week - under R10k it is all 1366x768. To think a few years ago I picked up a EZbook Jumper 3 with Full HD, 6GB RAM and 256GB SSD for cheap...

Yep. watch out for those dumbass low resolutions.

I bought my wife a Ryzen Ideapad L340 last year, R8k

 

[ponder]

Ray tracing doesnt bother me, FPS multiplayer games its not essential. Single player stuff, maybe for "prettiness". DLSS also not really a concern. AMD drivers have been good for a long time now, and I'm sure they will do up sampling eventually similar to DLSS.

I'm not fazed by ray tracing but DLSS is really cool. AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution will probably be here in the next two months, it will also be an open standard that's hardware agnostic so adoption should be good.

 

[UrBaN963]

I'm not fazed by ray tracing but DLSS is really cool. AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution will probably be here in the next two months, it will also be an open standard that's hardware agnostic so adoption should be good.

Ray tracing is certainly a nice to have and in some games it really is effective. But DLSS is really where it’s at. For one it makes Ray tracing possible with decent frame rates. For another it just gives you better FPS in general, which is good for FPS titles or other fast paced games.

I was a little introspective after shelling out for my 3070, but since using it (after my 1070), all doubts have been allayed.

 

[Rouxenator]

Once you go 4K, there is no going back. 1700 hours of probably one of the best upgrades I ever made. I think in future I might go 8K but not beyond that. Somewhere between 4K and 8K we reach the same limit we did with 32bit colour - the human eye cannot see the difference.


For those interested, same model, just a newer one on the left.
Subtle improvements (less complex) circuitry on the bottom.
These are two Seagate 5TB 2.5" HDDs liberated from their external casings.




Interestingly the newer one is not as fast as the older one - either that - or the drives are somehow optimized to work with a USB to SATA bridge behind them because the newer on on the left is slower than the older one I put back in it's USB case after some years in the PC.

 

[newby_investor]

Interestingly the newer one is not as fast as the older one - either that - or the drives are somehow optimized to work with a USB to SATA bridge behind them because the newer on on the left is slower than the older one I put back in it's USB case after some years in the PC.

I don't think that's it. USB hard drives are AFAIK usually the ones which didn't entirely fall QC but which aren't quite good enough to be sold at full price. So the fact that you see random performance differences isn't much surprising.

 

[Rouxenator]

Good point, looks like it is the bottom of the barrel lottery.

Below are two of the same 2TB models, on the left is a USB one (back in it's external casing after running in a PC for some years), on the right is one currently inside a PC running over SATA.

 

[garyc]

Once you go 4K, there is no going back. 1700 hours of probably one of the best upgrades I ever made. I think in future I might go 8K but not beyond that. Somewhere between 4K and 8K we reach the same limit we did with 32bit colour - the human eye cannot see the difference.

Put a pair of these monitors on my computer. They are newer at 913 hours. This means that they have cost R11 per hour of use. Already well worth the cost.

 

[Rouxenator]

Put a pair of these monitors on my computer. They are newer at 913 hours. This means that they have cost R11 per hour of use. Already well worth the cost.

Dayum! That is nice. I do not have the physical space (nor budget) for that and coming from a single FHD (dual at work) I find this 4K to be a massive increase in productivity. I can have my work VM open on the one side in 1920x2160 and next to it in the top corner a browser with Outlook, Jira, Zendesk etc and below that Teams.

Thanks to my space limitation I sit close enough to the monitor to run it at 100% scaling so I get the fully benefit of the resolution. The biggest wow factor for me was going through some photos I took a decade ago with my Nokia N8. Being able to view them in 4K is just mind blowing.

 

[garyc]

Dayum! That is nice. I do not have the physical space (nor budget) for that and coming from a single FHD (dual at work) I find this 4K to be a massive increase in productivity. I can have my work VM open on the one side in 1920x2160 and next to it in the top corner a browser with Outlook, Jira, Zendesk etc and below that Teams.

Thanks to my space limitation I sit close enough to the monitor to run it at 100% scaling so I get the fully benefit of the resolution. The biggest wow factor for me was going through some photos I took a decade ago with my Nokia N8. Being able to view them in 4K is just mind blowing.

Definitely a big improvement in productivity. I made my own desk so that it was big enough for the toys (and able to make it through the door).

This setup is typically used with a VM on one monitor and the rest of the stuff on the other.

 

[eddybsb4u]

Good day,

I'm in the process of building a gaming PC, I don't really have a budget but I did a list of items i think can run for the next coming 4 years or so.

I cannot afford to buy all these items at once, so every month I make sure I buy one of these components.

If everything goes as I projected, the PC should be running by end of September [Yeah, I kow it's a very long time]

And how much frames per RGB can I get on this build? [I got this joke from here]

Any advice? And also, I really like RGB

Items I currently have
--------------------------
PSU - CoolerMaster V1200 1200W 80+ Platinum [I don't really need that much power but it was on special on Evetech and it was the same price as Corsair 850w]
SSD - WD 500GB M.2 2280 SATA3 SSD
HDD - WD Blue 4TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Internal Hard Drive

Items I still need to buy
--------------------------
Motherboard - MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus AMD AM4 ATX Gaming Motherboard
- The motherboard has 1(Gen 1, Type C), 2(Gen 1, Type A) front connectors, which is a big deal to me because my case of choice has exactly these front ports.
- The bord has 2 x M.2 Slot and 6 x SATAIII which is also a big win because I can put more HDDs/SSDs

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa-Core 3.6GHZ AM4 CPU
- According to my research findings, this is one of the most used entry level gaming PC CPU
- It's not the best and it's not the worst.
- It's not cheap and it's not expensive

RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16Gb x 2 kit Ddr4-3200 32Gb
- This don't come cheap but they are the most recommended gaming RAMs

Chasis - Phanteks P500A
- Huge space and those RGB are things to die for.
- One of the coolest chasis I have ever seen in 2020/21

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master MAM-T4PN-218PC-R1 MasterAir Tower Based Air Blower CPU Cooler
- Expensive because of the ARGB but totally worth it.
- Checked the reviews and the feedback was not bad

GPU - Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER ROG Strix Gaming
- 2 x HDMI and 2 x DP, I use two monitors everyday and when I get this I might add a third one.

Any advice and suggestion is welcome

 

[livw88]

Good day,

I'm in the process of building a gaming PC, I don't really have a budget but I did a list of items i think can run for the next coming 4 years or so.

I cannot afford to buy all these items at once, so every month I make sure I buy one of these components.

If everything goes as I projected, the PC should be running by end of September [Yeah, I kow it's a very long time]

And how much frames per RGB can I get on this build? [I got this joke from here]

Any advice? And also, I really like RGB

Items I currently have
--------------------------
PSU - CoolerMaster V1200 1200W 80+ Platinum [I don't really need that much power but it was on special on Evetech and it was the same price as Corsair 850w]
SSD - WD 500GB M.2 2280 SATA3 SSD
HDD - WD Blue 4TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Internal Hard Drive

Items I still need to buy
--------------------------
Motherboard - MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus AMD AM4 ATX Gaming Motherboard
- The motherboard has 1(Gen 1, Type C), 2(Gen 1, Type A) front connectors, which is a big deal to me because my case of choice has exactly these front ports.
- The bord has 2 x M.2 Slot and 6 x SATAIII which is also a big win because I can put more HDDs/SSDs

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa-Core 3.6GHZ AM4 CPU
- According to my research findings, this is one of the most used entry level gaming PC CPU
- It's not the best and it's not the worst.
- It's not cheap and it's not expensive

RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16Gb x 2 kit Ddr4-3200 32Gb
- This don't come cheap but they are the most recommended gaming RAMs

Chasis - Phanteks P500A
- Huge space and those RGB are things to die for.
- One of the coolest chasis I have ever seen in 2020/21

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master MAM-T4PN-218PC-R1 MasterAir Tower Based Air Blower CPU Cooler
- Expensive because of the ARGB but totally worth it.
- Checked the reviews and the feedback was not bad

GPU - Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER ROG Strix Gaming
- 2 x HDMI and 2 x DP, I use two monitors everyday and when I get this I might add a third one.

Any advice and suggestion is welcome

What type of games are you planning to play? And at what resolution? If your budget allows, a RTX 3060 - RTX 3070 should be better if you planning on using it for the next four years. Pricing/availability should hopefully be better in 4-6 months as well. Otherwise the GTX 1660 Super will be fine for e-sport titles.

 

[Lupus]

My LG 32GK650F I got last year May from Evetech sitting at 1553 hours on time, almost 65 days.

 

[Cav5034]

Good day,

I'm in the process of building a gaming PC, I don't really have a budget but I did a list of items i think can run for the next coming 4 years or so.

I cannot afford to buy all these items at once, so every month I make sure I buy one of these components.

If everything goes as I projected, the PC should be running by end of September [Yeah, I kow it's a very long time]

And how much frames per RGB can I get on this build? [I got this joke from here]

Any advice? And also, I really like RGB

Items I currently have
--------------------------
PSU - CoolerMaster V1200 1200W 80+ Platinum [I don't really need that much power but it was on special on Evetech and it was the same price as Corsair 850w]
SSD - WD 500GB M.2 2280 SATA3 SSD
HDD - WD Blue 4TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Internal Hard Drive

Items I still need to buy
--------------------------
Motherboard - MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus AMD AM4 ATX Gaming Motherboard
- The motherboard has 1(Gen 1, Type C), 2(Gen 1, Type A) front connectors, which is a big deal to me because my case of choice has exactly these front ports.
- The bord has 2 x M.2 Slot and 6 x SATAIII which is also a big win because I can put more HDDs/SSDs

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Hexa-Core 3.6GHZ AM4 CPU
- According to my research findings, this is one of the most used entry level gaming PC CPU
- It's not the best and it's not the worst.
- It's not cheap and it's not expensive

RAM - Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16Gb x 2 kit Ddr4-3200 32Gb
- This don't come cheap but they are the most recommended gaming RAMs

Chasis - Phanteks P500A
- Huge space and those RGB are things to die for.
- One of the coolest chasis I have ever seen in 2020/21

CPU Cooler - Cooler Master MAM-T4PN-218PC-R1 MasterAir Tower Based Air Blower CPU Cooler
- Expensive because of the ARGB but totally worth it.
- Checked the reviews and the feedback was not bad

GPU - Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER ROG Strix Gaming
- 2 x HDMI and 2 x DP, I use two monitors everyday and when I get this I might add a third one.

Any advice and suggestion is welcome

16gb (2x8) lpx or ballistix ram. Money saved will be enough to get a better gpu