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Yeah, that makes sense.

I just got a quote from them, and they were even more expensive than the quote I've been discussing above. They quoted £11,739 for 8x JA Solar 405W, a GivEnergy 5.2kWh battery, and a GivEnergy Hybrid Inverter.

I'd also welcome suggestions for a "fair" price for my quote.

Yes. Goods, including scaffolding, accounts for ~£6,400. The rest (~£3,000) is installation and commissioning. They've added some big mark-ups on the parts (panels, inverter, battery), but at the same time they don't itemise the mounting system, bird mesh, cabling, etc. Plus I appreciate they...

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. Was your quote from a local firm, or a national installer (with subcontractors)? I don't want to pay the cheapest price (and get a poor quality job), but I also don't want to get ripped off!

Hi all. Any thoughts re. the cost on this quote? 8x 430W LONGI panels Solis 3kW Hybrid Inverter Dyness 5.12kWh Battery £9,400 The installation would be split east-west (4x and 4x), so scaffolding is required on both sides of the house. And in case it matters, this is in south-east England.

A quick update on my Gigabyte RX5700 Gaming OC (not the XT). I installed it yesterday and played some GTA 5 and Doom (the new one, obviously!) and no problems so far. I'm using the latest 19.12.3 driver. The rest of the build is: Ryzen 5 3600X, 16GB 3600MHz RAM, MSI B450M MORTAR MAX.

They are supposed to get pretty hot! I've decided to get the non-XT version of the same card (same cooler etc). The performance is still amazing (coming from my HD 7950!), it's £75 cheaper, and there seem to be fewer driver issues with the non-XT. Hopefully I can report my findings next week...

I'd leave everything on the defaults and just try playing your favourite games.

I'm referring to the cables that came with my PSU though. My PSU came with a cable that terminates in 2x 6+2 PCI-E, but it plugs into a single socket on the PSU.

I'm seeing this advice in a lot of places but presumably this depends on your PSU? My EVGA 650 GS has a single 12V rail, so there's no extra power to be had from using a second output on the PSU. The cable itself can easily handle 300W+ (based on the cable gauge and molex specifications).

I dunno. I think the non XT version is better value (price per FPS) at £299, although there's no indication of when it will actually arrive in stock. It also seems like the non XT versions have fewer driver issues (based on all the forum/Reddit lurking I've done over the last week). At the same...

Thanks for pointing us towards that Gigabyte card. It really does look like a good option for anyone who wants a quiet PC (me!)

This one, right? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-radeon-rx-5700-xt-gaming-oc-8gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-1b9-gi.html

As per the thread title... I'm trying to get a feel for whether an RX5700 XT will be a hassle-free purchase. I would be using it with an MSI B450M MORTAR MAX and a Ryzen 5 3600x.

For the same price?

Isn't the Devil overclocked though? Hence being louder?

Can anyone with a Powercolor RX 590 Red Dragon give me an idea of how loud it is? The reviews of the Red Devil version all say that it's too loud (audible even when using headphones). I can't find any reviews for the Red Dragon.

Having tried Windows Sonic, I'm not convinced it's any kind of substitute for CMSS-3D, SBX, etc. That dongle kind of looks ok, but it has no volume knob, which is actually a feature I need.

Ha ha! My decision is primarily based on the fact that the X3 is significantly cheaper, and in the demo videos I found the X3 had better positional sound. I realise that those videos are fallible, but short of buying both devices it's the only thing I have to go on.