What's your latest tech purchase?

[Keullo-e]

See you soon in the Your PC ATM thread guys

 

[SN2716057]

Bought the Asus ZenScreen MB16AH for when I'm testing/fixing stuff on my computers, and also for work related things.
It can be connected using only a usb type-c or through (mini)hdmi plus power.

Same screen different orientation. And only using the usb type-c.

 

[oobymach]

Got another ssd this one for the lappy, doubled the storage and better quality ssd, the 1tb wd blue I originally put in it was nearly full.

 

[dragontamer5788]

Motorola T460 Walkie Talkies x4. I figured that 2-walkie talkies is useless, because everyone has cell phones these days. 3-walkie talkies is the minimum before they're useful (at least, more useful than a typical cell phone call), but the T460 comes in packs of two. Thus, 4x walkie talkies.

One of the better applications is that its "safe" for children to be handed the Walkie Talkie. A 5-year-old may drop an $800 phone and crack the screen, but a Motorola Walkie Talkie is cheap enough (and durable enough) to survive misuse. 1st main use was giving my nieces the Walkie Talkie while they played at the playground, so they could call me over if they ever needed me. They ended up just talking amongst themselves though with the walkie talkie, so I guess its still a cool toy for them.

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I chose the T460 because its the cheapest Motorola Walkie-talkie that brushes up against the 2-Watt US Federal Regulations on the unlicensed FRS frequencies. There are similarly priced competitors from Midland and Cobra, and there's also Baofeng (Chinese) that goes above the 2-Watt regulations (and are therefore likely illegal / non-compliant with US regulations). The Baofengs look pretty popular among some enthusiasts though, that higher-power radio helps with the range.

I think technically speaking, you're supposed to get a Ham-radio license before you purchase a Baofeng, and you're supposed to stay off of things like the FRS-frequencies (which are reserved for lower-power use). In any case, Motorola T460 seems to get the job done for me. I'm wondering what the max range the 2-Watt FRS regulations get me, the bullshit marketing says 35-miles of range, but I know the game. Its probably going to be 1/2 mile at the best (urban / neighborhood environments)

It should also be noted that the FCC has a simpler GMRS license ($70 for 10 years of license), which allows you to use 5-watt handheld radios, 50-watt stations, and even repeaters without the need to take a test. The license for GMRS is basically just an official callsign registration page, and you're supposed to use your registered callsign every 15 minutes when talking on GMRS frequencies (your family is also allowed to "share" your license, so one license covers the whole family. As long as the nationally-registered callsign is used every 15 minutes, seems like the FCC is happy). I'm not sure if I want to go for that (the unlicensed T460 seems good enough for me?). It seems somewhat unpopular though, seems like most radio-enthusiasts who know about the GMRS license end up just getting a ham-radio technician license instead to open up the full set of hobbyist frequencies.

 

[freeagent]

I bailed on my CH8DH.. it was still going to be a two week wait. I saw Memory Express had a Strix B550 XE for about a 80 bucks off.. We drove to the other side of the city to get the last one in stock on this discontinued item.. so the nvme card it comes with will go to my x570 board when I get it

My boys will share the 5600X system until the youngest is due for his own.. and then I will get the DH if it’s still available

I am a dr appointment, but I got things started.. she has the car for shopping boo so it will sit for a couple of hours.





I don’t have high hopes or anything like that, but it is an interesting board at a fair price. It’s got the vrm from a DH at least

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

Just ordered a Radeon RX 6600 XT!

 

[tabascosauz]

I bailed on my CH8DH.. it was still going to be a two week wait. I saw Memory Express had a Strix B550 XE for about a 80 bucks off.. We drove to the other side of the city to get the last one in stock on this discontinued item.. so the nvme card it comes with will go to my x570 board when I get it

My boys will share the 5600X system until the youngest is due for his own.. and then I will get the DH if it’s still available

I am a dr appointment, but I got things started.. she has the car for shopping boo so it will sit for a couple of hours.

I don’t have high hopes or anything like that, but it is an interesting board at a fair price. It’s got the vrm from a DH at least

$80 off is a good deal, and you finally have a POST code again! Just don't expect much in the way of mem OC

Seeing how Crucial have pulled out of performance RAM segment by retiring their Ballistix brand, I was lucky to grab these 4400 sticks. Specced at 19-19-19-46 with 1.4v, they come with a thermal sensor. As I don't have any spare DDR4 RAM, I'll just put them aside for now. I was actually after a 32 GB kit with the same specs, but they're nowhere to be found locally:

Ah shucks. My Ballistix MAX got lost somewhere in transit by Purolator or Newegg, so with at least a couple days/a week to wait I thought I'd get to see you test yours first. Yours are a slightly better bin.

 

[freeagent]

$80 off is a good deal, and you finally have a POST code again! Just don't expect much in the way of mem OC

Thanks! Just some quick play and it’s running what I was before with the old board, it has the launch bios installed lol.. not surprised as it was overpriced so no one bought them till they went on sale.

 

[Keullo-e]

Just ordered a Radeon RX 6600 XT!

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Not bad! A nice upgrade from your 1660S and you get 2GB more VRAM

 

[tabascosauz]

Got a GPU upgrade, a TUF 3070 Ti. MSRP is about $810 so it ain't too bad for an OC model, both local retailers were running $200 sales down to $879. No 4K in my future so it's fine.

Unfortunately I have no idea how to reconcile this one with my loop. Can't see any officially compatible blocks aside from Bykski, and my Core P3 can't fit 11.8" as is. I can quickly move everything back onto the Impact and run air cooled in the Cerberus though, without touching most of the loop. Until I find a WB and can move back under water.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Got a GPU upgrade, a TUF 3070 Ti. MSRP is about $810 so it ain't too bad for an OC model, both local retailers were running $200 sales down to $879. No 4K in my future so it's fine.

Unfortunately I have no idea how to reconcile this one with my loop. Can't see any officially compatible blocks aside from Bykski, and my Core P3 can't fit 11.8" as is. I can quickly move everything back onto the Impact and run air cooled in the Cerberus though, without touching most of the loop. Until I find a WB and can move back under water.

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That byski looks ok, is there a supplier in Canada?

 

[Deleted member 202104]

I guess it must be that time of year.

 

[Sound_Card]

Asus G14, 6900HS and 6700S. Super happy with it.

 

[QuietBob]

Ah shucks. My Ballistix MAX got lost somewhere in transit by Purolator or Newegg, so with at least a couple days/a week to wait I thought I'd get to see you test yours first. Yours are a slightly better bin.

Hope your RAM will get there soon! I haven't run any tests on the new kit. My current set of Ballistix is 3600/16, happily running 3733 with tightened timings at default voltage. I doubt I could get the 4400/19 set to run markedly faster at 3733, and my 3300X has audio issues at 1900 IF.

But I also ordered a very nice kit of B-dies, should arrive next week

 

[freeagent]

No 4K in my future so it's fine.

For the games I play it does 4K/60 just fine..

I haven’t played with mems yet, but saw BZ’s video he had done on the board way back when. His results were pretty much the same as mine. I can say the VRM is definitely pushing harder though. It now allows 223w PPT vs 217 during a Linpack session, and it also pushes TDC to 153 from 143 when using APE. I do like the lights, there are more of them but it’s not as flashy as the F is even with its single zone over shroud.

Side note:

I never did check and see what my black and whites were capable of.. they are running at 2K 1:1 16-16-16-36 with 1.45v.. so far so good. I will try flat 15s 2T next.. but my Define R4 is not exactly an airflow monster in its current quiet form.. since it is the main floor it has to be quiet

Another side note:

My British short-hair is kicking the crap out of our Pomsky and is excellent entertainment

 

[tabascosauz]

That byski looks ok, is there a supplier in Canada?

I don't think so? Could get one off aliexpress, or any one of a bunch of vendors, formulamod has it for $110 I think. I don't have a problem with Bykski, it's just their overall design language is not my thing.

Problem right now is that I can't find any PCB pictures for the card. Makes it hard to compare - 2060S and 2070 FE share a PCB so I used the 2070 block easily, but idk if TUF uses the 3070 or 3080 PCB.

@freeagent the only monitor I potentially have in mind is something 48"+ for DCS, seems like they come in both 1440p and 4K. So if god forbid that day does come I'll hope it's new GPU time again... DCS reks all GPUs like no tomorrow

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I don't think so? Could get one off aliexpress, or any one of a bunch of vendors, formulamod has it for $110 I think. I don't have a problem with Bykski, it's just their overall design language is not my thing.

Problem right now is that I can't find any PCB pictures for the card. Makes it hard to compare - 2060S and 2070 FE share a PCB so I used the 2070 block easily, but idk if TUF uses the 3070 or 3080 PCB.

@freeagent the only monitor I potentially have in mind is something 48"+ for DCS, seems like they come in both 1440p and 4K. So if god forbid that day does come I'll hope it's new GPU time again... DCS reks all GPUs like no tomorrow

any good?

Will this work

www.overclock.net

 

[phill]

Well I thought it seemed about time I posted in here, a few small things I've been able to buy recently and get sorted
First up, something amazing happened of late and well, since I've been in the house first chance to have it, I grabbed at the chance....



Well, finally after years, I finally have proper, full fat, massively quick and rather cheap fibre internet
A taste of my before connection -

Now the plan I signed up for originally....

But after a bit of sweet talking with the words, half price offer....

For the price of £40 a month, I just couldn't say no considering that was the price I was paying nearly for the Plus.net connection above... Yeah, how times have changed.....

Next up, a quick intro....



Mentioned a little in the My PC ATM thread, a mate had this who lives rather local to me, so I asked if I could just borrow for a few days... I have to get a 4k monitor now !! The desktop space and so on, I can't ignore anymore.. However, this thing is too big, so I think a 32" 4k panel is going to be where I'm aiming for... I'd also like a high refresh panel, so I have a feeling I know which one I'm going to aim for It doesn't seem too big in comparison to the 27" screen next too it.....

Another purchase I was able to make that I was very happy with.....



I tend to game on the Xbox consoles with Forza Horizon, this one is no different Forza Horizon 5 and the new Series X at a bargain price (well the console, anyways, the game, ummm, not so much....) I couldn't say no and I wasn't going to buy one at inflated prices so I held out

Now whilst I've had these two for a couple of years I think now, it's the first time, I'd ever opened them up....



Results to follow in my projects thread amongst a few others.... I guess that 1600w unit will actually be needed from what I hear with the new 4 series RTX cards..... Maybe.... (oh and I know I've not showed the motherboard off, took some more photos with it amongst some of its friends earlier, so will grab some more shots of it, on it's own and update this post However the motherboard baseplate does look nice too )

 

[sam_86314]

Decided that the 512GB SSD in my laptop wasn't enough.

...so I got a 1TB WD SN570. It was $90, and I had $5 in rewards at Best Buy when I got it.

Installation was easy. Since I've taken the base off my laptop before, I was able to do it much more quickly this time. The CrystalDiskMark results are better than I expected for a "budget" SSD.

I have also ordered another USB NVMe enclosure for the old SSD to go into.

 

[SpittinFax]

Never had speakers (only headphones) before I got my pair of Edifier R1700BT active bookshelf speakers. Great sound quality and the quality of finish is just as good as it looks in the pictures.

 

[Keullo-e]

Bought new Earpods from Apple as my old ones are so dead that they pause music and end phonecalls from time to time. They're IMO good stock earphones and 19EUR (incl shipping) for new ones isn't bad.

 

[phill]

Never had speakers (only headphones) before I got my pair of Edifier R1700BT active bookshelf speakers. Great sound quality and the quality of finish is just as good as it looks in the pictures.

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I'm really digging those speakers!! Please let us know what you think of them Do they come with a remote at all??

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I'm really digging those speakers!! Please let us know what you think of them Do they come with a remote at all??

They do have a remote.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edifier-R1700BTs-Bluetooth-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B087C29RT3/ref=sr_1_3?crid=GU3R1XAEE934&keywords=Edifier+R1700BT&qid=1648303068&sprefix=edifier+r1700bt,aps,43&sr=8-3
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edifier-T5...88a7c&pd_rd_wg=S1deb&pd_rd_i=B07Z58GD12&psc=1

 

[Shrek]

Not sure this counts as tech, but I find a wrist mounted watch annoying and don't have a cell phone, so I like one that hangs upside-down from a belt loop; also, can't stand it when the winder is not protected. The holder allows one to use replacement watches and silicone oil should help the leather last; went for the brown version as it is softer on the eye.

 

[phill]

They do have a remote.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edifier-R1700BTs-Bluetooth-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B087C29RT3/ref=sr_1_3?crid=GU3R1XAEE934&keywords=Edifier+R1700BT&qid=1648303068&sprefix=edifier+r1700bt,aps,43&sr=8-3
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edifier-T5...88a7c&pd_rd_wg=S1deb&pd_rd_i=B07Z58GD12&psc=1

As I'm running out of space, I'm wondering if my Logitec Z-5500s need a change.. Can't use surround sound in the room any more sadly

Thanks @Tigger