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[Soul Assassin]

see " https://www.rebeltech.co.za/pc-components/graphics-cards?gpu_series=604

some examples/recommendations on alternate MB's please.
Looking at the i7 Raptor Lake 13700/DDR5 based, 2 x M.2's slots.
thinking this gives a good base that can be worked with for a long time...
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Something like this. PSU, chassis etc maybe a different motherboard up to you but this is a good baseline:



Fastest gaming CPU on the market, insanely fast OS drive, big ass drive for games, current gen GPU, he will be very happy.

 

[ponder]

need to get my Carbonite account reactivated...

@Toxxyc

 

[georgelza]

Something like this. PSU, chassis etc maybe a different motherboard up to you but this is a good baseline:

View attachment 1578922

Fastest gaming CPU on the market, insanely fast OS drive, big ass drive for games, current gen GPU, he will be very happy.

on which site is this... let me go look/play.
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[nelis]

on which site is this... let me go look/play.
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Wootware

 

[Soul Assassin]

on which site is this... let me go look/play.
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Wootware

Right at the top you'll see they have a PC builder that's great:

Wootware PC builder

 

[georgelza]

Something like this. PSU, chassis etc maybe a different motherboard up to you but this is a good baseline:

View attachment 1578922

Fastest gaming CPU on the market, insanely fast OS drive, big ass drive for games, current gen GPU, he will be very happy.

so I assume you a AMD guy... hehehe nothing wrong... like camera's you get Nikon guys and then Canon guys,
Games you get AMD and you get Intel, do remember, AMD was always said better for gaming, assuming thats still hold true ?

Totally forgot about Wootware...

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[georgelza]

just asking. so that i can build understanding.
which of the following 2 and why?

LG UltraWide 26WQ500-B 26" IPS WFHD 75Hz 26WQ500-B.AFBQ Flat Office Monitor

26-inch Display 2560 x 1080 (WFHD) Resolution 75Hz Refresh Rate IPS Panel AMD FreeSync Graphics Inputs: HDMI

www.rebeltech.co.za

vs

LG 27QN600-B 27" IPS QHD 75Hz 27QN600-B.AFBQ Flat Office Monitor

27-inch Display 2560 x 1440 (QHD) Resolution 75Hz Refresh Rate IPS Panel AMD FreeSync Graphics Inputs: DisplayPort + HDMI

www.rebeltech.co.za

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[Soul Assassin]

so I assume you a AMD guy... hehehe nothing wrong... like camera's you get Nikon guys and then Canon guys,
Games you get AMD and you get Intel, do remember, AMD was always said better for gaming, assuming thats still hold true ?
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I'm a what's the best guy, I currently have Intel and Nvidia but these AMD CPUs with 3D V-Cache are absolutely next level.

 

[nelis]

My specs is the following

5800x
FRactal design Celsius s36 360mm AIO cooler
Asrock b550 steel legend
32GB ddr3 3600mhz overclocked to 3733 and tighter timings
Hikvision NVME 256GB OS drive
few 2.5" SSD for games
Mushkin vortex 2tb pcie 4.0 for more games
2TB HDD WD Black for storage.
Palit gamerock rtx 3080 ti
Corsair rm750x
Phantek G500a
Asus rog pg279q 165hz 1440p ips
Sennehieser hd58x headset
Corsair k70 TKL keyboard
Razer viper ultimate mouse


So what would you guys think is a worthwhile upgrade I can do to my rig?

 

[ninjaman509]

So my current system is a bit held back by the CPU I feel.
i7 7700k
3070Ti
ROG STRIX Z270G
3200Mhz 32GB DDR4 RAM

Unfortunately I decided to go with the Phanteks Evolv MATX for this build a few years ago so my motherboard upgrade options are limited to MATX or ITX boards.

What could be a good CPU + Mobo upgrade for 120/144Hz 1080p gaming at high or the highest settings?

 

[nelis]

just asking. so that i can build understanding.
which of the following 2 and why?

LG UltraWide 26WQ500-B 26" IPS WFHD 75Hz 26WQ500-B.AFBQ Flat Office Monitor

26-inch Display 2560 x 1080 (WFHD) Resolution 75Hz Refresh Rate IPS Panel AMD FreeSync Graphics Inputs: HDMI

www.rebeltech.co.za

vs

LG 27QN600-B 27" IPS QHD 75Hz 27QN600-B.AFBQ Flat Office Monitor

27-inch Display 2560 x 1440 (QHD) Resolution 75Hz Refresh Rate IPS Panel AMD FreeSync Graphics Inputs: DisplayPort + HDMI

www.rebeltech.co.za

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none get this instead

Search results for: 'acer nitro vg272u 27 inch qhd 170hz gaming monitor'

www.incredible.co.za

It's better refresh rate even if you only running of intel graphics still better buy as it can do 170hz with Dispalyport

Bought 4 of them for 2 people in the office and they love the higher refresh rate. I'm super impressed with the motion clarity and the colours looks very good.

 

[georgelza]

question, on the GeForce RTX line

Whats the difference between a 3070 and a 3070Ti...
aka what does the 'Ti" bring to the party, see in most of the options there is both models.
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[Soul Assassin]

just asking. so that i can build understanding.
which of the following 2 and why?

LG UltraWide 26WQ500-B 26" IPS WFHD 75Hz 26WQ500-B.AFBQ Flat Office Monitor

26-inch Display 2560 x 1080 (WFHD) Resolution 75Hz Refresh Rate IPS Panel AMD FreeSync Graphics Inputs: HDMI

www.rebeltech.co.za

vs

LG 27QN600-B 27" IPS QHD 75Hz 27QN600-B.AFBQ Flat Office Monitor

27-inch Display 2560 x 1440 (QHD) Resolution 75Hz Refresh Rate IPS Panel AMD FreeSync Graphics Inputs: DisplayPort + HDMI

www.rebeltech.co.za

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If it's for this gaming pc, neither, you want 1440P IPS and minimum 144Hz. The Acer one above, the Samsung G5 and the Dell version with similar specs if you can find stock are what you should be looking at. Probably 1440P IPS and 165Hz is what you would get.

 

[Soul Assassin]

question, on the GeForce RTX line

Whats the difference between a 3070 and a 3070Ti...
aka what does the 'Ti" bring to the party, see in most of the options there is both models.
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The Ti is more than likely just a better bin 3070, essentially an overclocked 3070, so maybe about 5 to 10FPS more, that's about it

 

[UrBaN963]

My specs is the following

5800x
FRactal design Celsius s36 360mm AIO cooler
Asrock b550 steel legend
32GB ddr3 3600mhz overclocked to 3733 and tighter timings
Hikvision NVME 256GB OS drive
few 2.5" SSD for games
Mushkin vortex 2tb pcie 4.0 for more games
2TB HDD WD Black for storage.
Palit gamerock rtx 3080 ti
Corsair rm750x
Phantek G500a
Asus rog pg279q 165hz 1440p ips
Sennehieser hd58x headset
Corsair k70 TKL keyboard
Razer viper ultimate mouse


So what would you guys think is a worthwhile upgrade I can do to my rig?

You don't need an upgrade.
If you really want to, you could upgrade your GPU if you're at 1440p or 4K, but honestly your PC is just fine as is.

 

[Neoprod]

You don't need an upgrade.
If you really want to, you could upgrade your GPU if you're at 1440p or 4K, but honestly your PC is just fine as is.

He could try some DDR4...might help.

 

[georgelza]

... whats the views of the current MB onboard sound... it's not really the days anymore where the first thing we did was look for the best creative sound card...

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[Census]

What do you guys think about the G9 Samsung monitor?

I know it's not the same, had a G7 and died after 2 year warranty was over.
Bought a Dell 32 inch 4K and works nicely with a 4080.
You planning to use it just for gaming or work as well?

 

[Magnum]

I know it's not the same, had a G7 and died after 2 year warranty was over.
Bought a Dell 32 inch 4K and works nicely with a 4080.
You planning to use it just for gaming or work as well?

gaming.

 

[Soul Assassin]

... whats the views of the current MB onboard sound... it's not really the days anymore where the first thing we did was look for the best creative sound card...

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Unless you have really fancy headphones, something that's 250ohm, you can just use onboard.