The PC Build Thread

[William1102]

If it's a decent psu it will be ok.

One I saw is an MSI 80+ bronze 650w and there’s a Cooler master 650w 80+ bronze

 

[ponder]

One I saw is an MSI 80+ bronze 650w and there’s a Cooler master 650w 80+ bronze

Yeah not so sure about those...

 

[William1102]

Yeah not so sure about those...

Rather just wait for the 750w ones

 

[The Voice]

One I saw is an MSI 80+ bronze 650w and there’s a Cooler master 650w 80+ bronze

Pro tip: always buy a PSU from a company that has a reputation for making good ones.

 

[_kabal_]

Here is a one you don’t need to worry about - https://www.wootware.co.za/super-fl...fully-modular-black-desktop-power-supply.html

Superflower Leadex are all excellent.

But for white labeled brands, it is super important to include model numbers.

You get trash -> excellent from the same brand

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This isn’t the be all and end all, but just don’t buy PSU’s lower than B.

 

[Kwaai]

Power supply seems overkill.

Definitely, just planning for future GPU changes without needing to replace the PSU.

Decent rig. The PSU is slightly overkill for what you're running now, but you'll want to upgrade the GPU at some point and then you'll be glad for it.

Not sure how much of a rush you're in, but I'll be getting my new CPU relatively soon and then I'll be selling my existing motherboard, RAM, CPU and AIO.

Thanks for the feedback, that's the plan. Can pm the parts you're selling and asking price and I'll think about it.

Would anyone recommend a different PSU instead? E.g Super Flower SF-750F14HG(BK) Leadex III Gold 750W 80 Plus Gold

 

[Barbarian Conan]

I've seen the i5 12500 recommended before but didn't realise how frikken expensive it is!! I may be tempted by the Ryzen if can't resurrect the old system.

I was burnt many years ago buying a Celeron, and feel the same way towards i3's. Too little cache to be of much practical use if you need to push them. Maybe I'm out of date..

The i3 aren't the entry level CPUs. They still have Celerons and Pentiums, these just aren't updated so frequently.
The i3 has plenty of cache per core.

That said, I try never to buy the entry-level of a specific line. Companies have sneaky ways of saving costs.

 

[UrBaN963]

Definitely, just planning for future GPU changes without needing to replace the PSU.

Thanks for the feedback, that's the plan. Can pm the parts you're selling and asking price and I'll think about it.

Would anyone recommend a different PSU instead? E.g Super Flower SF-750F14HG(BK) Leadex III Gold 750W 80 Plus Gold

I have the 650W version of this PSU and it runs my Ryzen 3700X, 3070, AIO, 7 fans and various HDDs without issue. 750W should be perfect unless you upgrade to a 4090 or something overkill like that.

 

[Forum Reader]

Definitely, just planning for future GPU changes without needing to replace the PSU.

Thanks for the feedback, that's the plan. Can pm the parts you're selling and asking price and I'll think about it.

Would anyone recommend a different PSU instead? E.g Super Flower SF-750F14HG(BK) Leadex III Gold 750W 80 Plus Gold

I've been running the Super Flower SF-750F14MG Leadex 750W 80 Plus Gold since 2015 in my PC. Haven't had any PSU issues. Seems like a similar model.

 

[PatchTuesday]

Also got myself a used 6800 non XT and it's an awesome gpu for that price.
Playing at 1440p it hasn't missed a beat.

I also got the non XT and man it's so much better than the 3060 I was using.

That’s very cheap

How reliable is carb?

Always had people have bad experience with second hand purchases

You get some pretty good deals on carb.
They have an itrader system that'd helps a lot, you obviously have to always be cautious.
A lot of the time you still get things with warranty left which also helps

 

[Kwaai]

I have the 650W version of this PSU and it runs my Ryzen 3700X, 3070, AIO, 7 fans and various HDDs without issue. 750W should be perfect unless you upgrade to a 4090 or something overkill like that.

I've been running the Super Flower SF-750F14MG Leadex 750W 80 Plus Gold since 2015 in my PC. Haven't had any PSU issues. Seems like a similar model.

Okay perfect thank you!

 

[NathanDrake]

Definitely, just planning for future GPU changes without needing to replace the PSU.

Thanks for the feedback, that's the plan. Can pm the parts you're selling and asking price and I'll think about it.

Would anyone recommend a different PSU instead? E.g Super Flower SF-750F14HG(BK) Leadex III Gold 750W 80 Plus Gold

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[Lupus]

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got the 750w version of that, was R1200 last year

 

[William1102]

Guys whats everyones thoughts on the RTX 4070 vs a RX 6800 XT

Costs are close enough , 4070 is outperforming in some games

Not sure which to go with, next month I have to make the purchase as the rest of the Build is ready

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Guys whats everyones thoughts on the RTX 4070 vs a RX 6800 XT

Costs are close enough , 4070 is outperforming in some games

Not sure which to go with, next month I have to make the purchase as the rest of the Build is ready

If you play warzone then get 6800xt, it's extremely good on warzone

 

[Intox]

Guys whats everyones thoughts on the RTX 4070 vs a RX 6800 XT

Costs are close enough , 4070 is outperforming in some games

Not sure which to go with, next month I have to make the purchase as the rest of the Build is ready

My choice would be the 4070

1. The 4070 will have better resale value, the 6800XT is a last gen card which is already going for approx R8.5K on the used market so if you have any plans to sell your card and upgrade in future the 4070 will hold it's value longer.

2. RT performance, if you have any plans to use RT at all then the 4070 is the one you should be looking at.

3. Nvidia exclusive features like DLSS, Frame Gen etc.. yes AMD has FSR 2 an alternative to DLSS but Nvidia still holds the upper hand, see the recent Hardware Unboxed video where they compared DLSS to FSR and another video where they compared DLSS vs Native. AMD says they are working on FSR frame gen but it's not here yet so don't buy promises, buy based on what you can use now.

4. 4070 has much lower power consumption, I saw reports of people undervolting and going as low as 140w while only losing a few percent in performance. This could be a consideration if you plan on running the PC on battery power in future. Source

If I was buying a brand new card today and they are close in price, I would take the 4070 over the 6800XT, the 6800XT would have to be a decent amount cheaper for me to go in that direction.

Yes the 4070 only has 12GB VRAM which is a shame but for 1440P gaming I don't believe it will be a major hurdle at that resolution, yes there will always be some outliers on Ultra settings with everything maxed but for the most part high settings in those specific cases should suffice.

 

[William1102]

My choice would be the 4070

1. The 4070 will have better resale value, the 6800XT is a last gen card which is already going for approx R8.5K on the used market so if you have any plans to sell your card and upgrade in future the 4070 will hold it's value longer.

2. RT performance, if you have any plans to use RT at all then the 4070 is the one you should be looking at.

3. Nvidia exclusive features like DLSS, Frame Gen etc.. yes AMD has FSR 2 an alternative to DLSS but Nvidia still holds the upper hand, see the recent Hardware Unboxed video where they compared DLSS to FSR and another video where they compared DLSS vs Native. AMD says they are working on FSR frame gen but it's not here yet so don't buy promises, buy based on what you can use now.

4. 4070 has much lower power consumption, I saw reports of people undervolting and going as low as 140w while only losing a few percent in performance. This could be a consideration if you plan on running the PC on battery power in future. Source

If I was buying a brand new card today and they are close in price, I would take the 4070 over the 6800XT, the 6800XT would have to be a decent amount cheaper for me to go in that direction.

Yes the 4070 only has 12GB VRAM which is a shame but for 1440P gaming I don't believe it will be a major hurdle at that resolution, yes there will always be some outliers on Ultra settings with everything maxed but for the most part high settings in those specific cases should suffice.

Yea not really into ray tracing though I have nit seen it in person, power consumption is quite a big difference yes

But main gaming resolution will be 1440p to 4K (even if I turn settings down for 60fps) so which ever card is best for that I will take

Currently RX 6800 is 12k and 4070 is 13,5k currently

 

[Soul Assassin]

Yea not really into ray tracing though I have nit seen it in person, power consumption is quite a big difference yes

But main gaming resolution will be 1440p to 4K (even if I turn settings down for 60fps) so which ever card is best for that I will take

Currently RX 6800 is 12k and 4070 is 13,5k currently

What about this:

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[greg_SA]

Okay perfect thank you!

I always overspend on the PSU, and also get a motherboard that can handle much higher-end CPU. That way the PSU and mobo power supplies run cool, and last.

I have a Corsair RM650x PSU and Asus Z690-PLUS motherboard with a lowly i5-12400 and RTX3050!

My son still uses my previous 10 year old i7-4770, with minor upgrades.

 

[Kwaai]

I always overspend on the PSU, and also get a motherboard that can handle much higher-end CPU. That way the PSU and mobo power supplies run cool, and last.

I have a Corsair RM650x PSU and Asus Z690-PLUS motherboard with a lowly i5-12400 and RTX3050!

My son still uses my previous 10 year old i7-4770, with minor upgrades.

I do the same, in my PC I'm running a Super Flower 1000W and Gigabyte Z690 with i7- 12700 and RTX3080. I put that build together for a family member and I doubt that build will get any further upgrades soon. Considering the entire cost of the build a bit more on the PSU (+-R500) would allow future upgrades with room if needed.