{"id":565,"date":"2019-01-28T11:59:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T11:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mm.up.ac.za\/blog\/?p=565"},"modified":"2022-07-14T13:38:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T13:38:18","slug":"recommended-pc-spec-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mm.up.ac.za\/?p=565","title":{"rendered":"Recommended PC spec 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have set up a recommended specification for a desktop PC for 2019. The PC<br> will cost an estimate of R 18 000 and will last you for the 3 years of your studies.<br> Some recommended stores:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Evetech.co.za (based in Centurion)<\/li><li>Rebeltech.co.za (based in Midrand)<\/li><li>Takealot.co.za (online store)<\/li><li>Titan-ice.co.za (based in Pretoria East)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Please note that this estimated price excludes the costs for Windows operating<br> system, any software, mouse, keyboard and audio devices (earphones or speakers)<br> which will also be required.<br> The following list of components is just for guidance and therefore any desktop or<br> laptop with a similar performance should also last for the 3 years of your studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Intel Core i5-8400 CPU 8 th gen (1151 slot) \u2013 best value for money<ul><li>Intel Core i5-9600K CPU 9 th gen (1151 slot) \u2013 good for future proofing (extra \u00b1R1000)<\/li><li> Stock cooler is sufficient but closed loop liquid cooler is recommended (extra \u00b1R900)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Plus Intel Motherboard (1151 slot) <ul><li>Supports 8 th and 9 th generation CPUs<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>HyperX Predator DDR4 3200Mhz 8GB x2<\/li><li>MSI RTX 2060 Ventus 6GB OC<\/li><li>Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB HDD\/8GB SSD 3.5\u2033 SATA6G<\/li><li>Antec P7 Silent Windowed Black Gaming Case<\/li><li>Antec VP500P 500W 80+ Silent Power Supply<\/li><li>120mm fan x2<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CPU<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6 physical cores<\/li><li>6 threads<\/li><li>Base frequency: 2.80GHz clock speed<\/li><li>Max Turbo frequency: 4.00GHz<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Motherboard<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> 1151 CPU slot<\/li><li> SATA slots x4<\/li><li> 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory<\/li><li> Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 4400(OC) MHz<\/li><li> 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 3.0) (for the graphics card)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Memory<\/strong>: 16GB DDR4 RAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Storage<\/strong>: 1TB HDD\/8GB SSD SATA6G Hard drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> Graphics card<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cores: 1920<\/li><li>Boost Core Clocks: 1710 MHz<\/li><li>Memory speed: 14 Gbps<\/li><li>Memory: 6GB GDDR6<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Power supply<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>500w+<\/li><li>Connectors + (6+2 pin for the graphics card)<\/li><li>CPU 4+4 Pin x 1<\/li><li>PCI-e 6+2 Pin x 2 (for the graphics card)<\/li><li>SATA x4 (for hdd)<\/li><li>Peripheral 4 Pin x 3<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Case<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> length: 230mm+ (to fit graphics card)<\/li><li> 120mm fan placements x2 (1 for front, 1 for rear)<\/li><li> Must fit accompanying power supply<\/li><li> Must fit accompanying motherboard<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>Cooling<\/strong>: 120mm fan x2<br> <strong>Display<\/strong>: 22\u2033 full HD monitor<br> <strong>Mouse &amp; keyboard<\/strong>: standard<br> <strong>Audio<\/strong>: 2.1 speakers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have set up a recommended specification for a desktop PC for 2019. The PC will cost an estimate of R 18 000 and will last you for the 3 years of your studies. 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