What's your latest tech purchase?

oxrufiioxo · Mar 6, 2024

faye said:
Phanteks has some good people in my experience. A guy once spent like 30 minutes on the phone with me (or at least that's what it felt like) figuring out which of their heat sinks I had from my very awkward and probably not at all accurate description to send me replacement mounting hardware for like 10 bucks. They seem willing to stand behind their stuff.

I broke a couple clips on my Phanteks evolv X they sent me new ones no questions asked. For me they've always been A++.

sepheronx · Mar 7, 2024

FreedomEclipse · Mar 7, 2024

sepheronx said:
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Just so you know. The beach scene with Tifa and Aerith was a bait and switch.

wNotyarD · Mar 7, 2024

R-T-B said:
Too late. All your data is belong to us now.

Seriously looks like a nice monitor though... I'm not much of a curve guy but a mild curve like that I could get used to for certain games.

Well, I was already used with the curve of my Aorus CV27Q. If anything, the curve is lesser now.

sepheronx · Mar 7, 2024

FreedomEclipse said:
Just so you know. The beach scene with Tifa and Aerith was a bait and switch.

Lol

Well now, maybe I should get a refund

R-T-B · Mar 7, 2024

wNotyarD said:
Well, I was already used with the curve of my Aorus CV27Q. If anything, the curve is lesser now.

It's a preference thing, the curve part. If it isn't a bother to you, then enjoy it and the excellent display!

PLAfiller · Mar 7, 2024

wNotyarD said:
YES! The big fella just arrived!

Congratz! It's great when it's planned, saved and executed buy! Also....quite a lot of rechargeable AA in the corner...that Razer mouse eating them or what?

wNotyarD · Mar 7, 2024

PLAfiller said:
Congratz! It's great when it's planned, saved and executed buy! Also....quite a lot of rechargeable AA in the corner...that Razer mouse eating them or what?

First: it's one pack of AA and the other of AAA.
Second: the objective of the AA's would be the X360 controller I had, but that was replaced by the 8BitDo in the photo.

de.das.dude · Mar 7, 2024

wNotyarD said:
First: it's one pack of AA and the other of AAA.
Second: the objective of the AA's would be the X360 controller I had, but that was replaced by the 8BitDo in the photo.

i have been using panasonic eneloop for my xbox360 style contollers for a while now. better than having to swap batteries every so often lol

Space Lynx · Mar 7, 2024

type c wired earbuds for my phone, steam Deck (verified with a buddy who said they do work on Steam Deck and they carry over their sound profile to any device, so once I get the app downloaded and tuned for my sound preference I can uninstall app and it will stick across all devices still)

my buddy was saying they sound incredible for the price, so I thought I'd treat myself as a reward for doing well at work lately. they haven't arrived yet, but I am looking forward to it. @VSG

GreiverBlade · Mar 7, 2024

"*Squeeeeee* omigosh that thing is so cute!!!!"

a cute 11k rpm itty bitty fan? not noisy at all (and stop when the SSD is not in heavy use), carry case and cable (that serve as a lanyard) alluminium case with a write protect switch and the window is magnetically held, yeah i like it ... now i just need a second 2tb SN770M and i have my ultra portable nomade drive

the build quality is quite surprising for something i paid 8chf

minor grip: the aRGB connector is not in an ideal place, but it should work nonetheless, eh ... well now the Herculx is not the only ROG themed thing in a not at all ROG themed build (when i will take the time to install them ... ofc )

over-engineered GPU holder in an over-engineered packaging? well ... the unboxing was satisfying ...

turn out it was a BNIB sealed, the bubble level is removable but they put the pin on the holder , NOOOOOOOOOO!!! ah whatever ... it will stay in place :laugh:

and the 7.03chf compulsive buy turned out nicer than expected ... the screen is kinda sh!t for anything else than displaying music info, but the build is surprisingly sturdy, it has a mic and integrated speaker for dictaphone function (can work also with music but well ... tiny tiny speaker

) no touchscreen but the buttons are nice and easy to use, to my surprise, it can read 1tb uSD cards (what the heck, my Fiio X5 III could only host 2x400gb max, tho the M6 i had could handle 2tb card as max theoretical ) no ESS/TI-BB/AKM DAC nor known SOC but sound over BT, with the AZ09+PR2 and PR2 wired is more than adequate for casual listening ... it can handle high bitrate FLAC just fine

about what i expected: a plastic built MP3/FLAC player you'd find in a gacha machine, and about what i did not expect: for it to be good enough :laugh:

de.das.dude · Mar 8, 2024

GreiverBlade said:
"*Squeeeeee* omigosh that thing is so cute!!!!"
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a cute 11k rpm itty bitty fan? not noisy at all (and stop when the SSD is not in heavy use), carry case and cable (that serve as a lanyard) alluminium case with a write protect switch and the window is magnetically held, yeah i like it ... now i just need a second 2tb SN770M and i have my ultra portable nomade drive

the build quality is quite surprising for something i paid 8chf
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minor grip: the aRGB connector is not in an ideal place, but it should work nonetheless, eh ... well now the Herculx is not the only ROG themed thing in a not at all ROG themed build (when i will take the time to install them ... ofc )

over-engineered GPU holder in an over-engineered packaging? well ... the unboxing was satisfying ...
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turn out it was a BNIB sealed, the bubble level is removable but they put the pin on the holder , NOOOOOOOOOO!!! ah whatever ... it will stay in place

and the 7.03chf compulsive buy turned out nicer than expected ... the screen is kinda sh!t for anything else than displaying music info, but the build is surprisingly sturdy, it has a mic and integrated speaker for dictaphone function (can work also with music but well ... tiny tiny speaker ) no touchscreen but the buttons are nice and easy to use, to my surprise, it can read 1tb uSD cards (what the heck, my Fiio X5 III could only host 2x400gb max, tho the M6 i had could handle 2tb card as max theoretical ) no ESS/TI-BB/AKM DAC nor known SOC but sound over BT, with the AZ09+PR2 and PR2 wired is more than adequate for casual listening ... it can handle high bitrate FLAC just fine
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about what i expected: a plastic built MP3/FLAC player you'd find in a gacha machine, and about what i did not expect: for it to be good enough

i need that itty bitty fan in my life

Ruru · Mar 8, 2024

A silver PS2 from friend.

kapone32 · Mar 8, 2024

Chloefile said:
A silver PS2 from friend.

If you need some Games let me know.

Ruru · Mar 8, 2024

kapone32 said:
If you need some Games let me know.

You live in Europe?

kapone32 · Mar 9, 2024

Chloefile said:
You live in Europe?

Nope Canada

Space Lynx · Mar 9, 2024

Chloefile said:
A silver PS2 from friend.

those were the glory days! has it had a respaste yet? I feel like that old it could use some maybe. and a good dusting on the inside

Noci · Mar 9, 2024

Got myself a simple soldering station and a decibel meter (the latter just to prove to my wife she makes too much noise when I'm spending on my PC again ).

Space Lynx · Mar 9, 2024

Noci said:
Got myself a simple soldering station and a decibel meter (the latter just to prove to my wife she makes too much noise when I'm spending on my PC again ).

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what makes you think she won't file for divorce bro? that might actually cross a line, unless she is the fun joking type

wheresmycar · Mar 9, 2024

Noci said:
the latter just to prove to my wife she makes too much noise when I'm spending on my PC again ).

cracked me up lol

I definitely need one too.. and perhaps one of those infrared Thermometer IR laser guns too. Might as well check her temps alongside the noise level readouts. If that works... a BP machine too hehe

Ruru · Mar 9, 2024

Space Lynx said:
those were the glory days! has it had a respaste yet? I feel like that old it could use some maybe. and a good dusting on the inside

Not yet,. I'll give it a deepclean one day anyway

kapone32 said:
Nope Canada

Fuck, there would be too much postage and imports etc :/

Space Lynx · Mar 9, 2024

https://www.amazon.com/Moondrop-CHU-II-DSP-Performance/dp/B0CRP76PVM/

they arrived, without any tuning from the app they sound decent 7.5 out of 10, surprisingly airy in the vocals for only costing 23 bucks, good bass and soundstage too for being budget IEM, loses 1 point for making my ears hot... which is strange because IEM's usually never make my inner ears feel hot, this may be the first time I experienced that, loses another 1.5 points because sometimes it is not forgiving to bad recordings. my buddy that recommended them said they get even better when you tune with the app so we will see. but as of right now I can't find the app on the app store, so going to have to wait until I can talk to him again.

ten minutes watching Total Recall on Netflix: sound pretty amazing, but lacking some slam, but to be honest I doubt even 1 grand IEM's can give me the slam I desire during fight scenes, my 400w 2.1 speaker setup manages it, but nothing else has yet, so not a fair comparison. it is better than other IEM's I own and the difference is noticeable. DSP is a bit of a game changer me thinks.

Fit: 10/10 never had earbuds fit this well, ever. I am using my own tips, but even with these same tips my other IEM's don't fit as well, its strange, these are just really well designed. these block a lot of outside sound so I can't complain. just wish my ears didn't feel hot. might just be today, who knows

being type c based, they work instantly on my Chromebook, phone, and steam Deck. plug and play. no regrets on this purchase.

@VSG :rockout:

edit: I am kind of sad, cause Amazon shows it as coming in this box art with the panda, I'd rather have that box art. but I got the one above. oh well no big deal

Ruru · Mar 9, 2024

Put the old HDD to the "new" PS2 and it works. The best freebie in years :love:

Space Lynx · Mar 9, 2024

Chloefile said:
Put the old HDD to the "new" PS2 and it works. The best freebie in years

I just wish I had my old tube TV still for the proper experience. LCD just ruins old console gaming imo.

My parents had the worlds largest tube ever made, 40" big it was, playing games on it was fucking amazing. they gave it away to a local shop cause they just wanted it out of the house. I think I cried that day. it was like several hundred pounds in weight is why they wanted it gone. but damn I wish I had my own place when they got rid of it, I would have kept it for my dedicated emulation station. but such is life

Ruru · Mar 9, 2024

Space Lynx said:
I just wish I had my old tube TV still for the proper experience. LCD just ruins old console gaming imo.

My parents had the worlds largest tube ever made, 40" big it was, playing games on it was fucking amazing. they gave it away to a local shop cause they just wanted it out of the house. I think I cried that day. it was like several hundred pounds in weight is why they wanted it gone. but damn I wish I had my own place when they got rid of it, I would have kept it for my dedicated emulation station. but such is life

I would like to have a fishbowl, but well, PS2 is okay with component on my 1080p 40" hdtv..

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R7 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G Pro

System Name	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

System Name	DarnGosh Edition
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32-38-38-96
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\| 2x 2TB WD SN770 (Gaming)\| 2x 2TB Crucial BX500\| 2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	G-Station 1.17 FINAL
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Cooling	DeepCool AK620 Digital
Memory	Asgard Bragi DDR4-3600CL14 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XTX
Storage	240GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB Asgard AN2, 2TB Hiksemi FUTURE-LITE, 320GB+1TB 7200RPM HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" Odyssey OLED G8
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 MT
Audio Device(s)	Astro A40 TR + MixAmp
Power Supply	Cougar GEX X2 1000W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite (Red)
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

What's your latest tech purchase?

oxrufiioxo

sepheronx

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

wNotyarD

sepheronx

R-T-B

PLAfiller

wNotyarD

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

Space Lynx

Astronaut

GreiverBlade

de.das.dude

Pro Indian Modder

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

kapone32

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

kapone32

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Noci

Space Lynx

Astronaut

wheresmycar

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Ruru

S.T.A.R.S.

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 9950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024

System Name	PLAHI
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	120 AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair LPX 2400 Mhz DDR4 CL14
Video Card(s)	PNY QUADRO RTX A2000
Storage	Intel 670P 512GB
Display(s)	Philips 288E2A 28" 4K + 22" LG 1080p
Case	Thermaltake URBAN R31
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Z SE
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64

System Name	Monke \| Work Thinkpad\| J1nnx took Old Monke
Processor	Ryzen 5600X \| Ryzen 5500U \| FX8320
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Extreme4 \| ? \| Asrock 990FX Extreme 4
Cooling	240mm Rad \| Not needed \| hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 Corsair RGB \| 16 GB DDR4 3600 \| 16GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX6700XT 12GB \| Vega 8 \| Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
Storage	Samsung 980 nvme (Primary) \| some samsung SSD
Display(s)	Dell 2723DS \| Some 14" 1080p 98%sRGB IPS \| Dell 2240L
Case	Ant Esports Tempered case \| Thinkpad \| Antec
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z333 \| Jabra corpo stuff
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e \| not needed \| Corsair GS 600
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| nipple
Keyboard	Logitech G213 \| stock kb is awesome \| Logitech K230
VR HMD	;_;
Software	Windows 10 Professional x3
Benchmark Scores	There are no marks on my bench

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/RDNA3 768 core
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ PBO +200 -20CO
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50, EKWB Vector TUF
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX 3080 TUF OC 10GB
Storage	A pack of SSDs totaling 3.2TB + 3TB HDDs
Display(s)	27" 4K120 IPS + 32" 4K60 IPS + 24" 1080p60
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless / Corsair HS35
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 + Asus TUF P1 mousepad
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

System Name	The Dark side of the room
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570 Unify
Cooling	Custom loop watercooling (Bykski CPU-XPR-POM-M-V2, Alphacool Eisblock GPX, Freezemod PU-PWM5B18W)
Memory	GSkill Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 CL16 (4 x 16GB)
Video Card(s)	XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 6700 XT
Storage	1 x Kingston KC3000 1024GB (boot drive) + 2 x Kingston NV2 2TB (games & storage)
Display(s)	LG 34WP65C Ultrawide 3440x1440 @ 160Hz freesync premium
Case	Thermaltake Core P90 TG (slightly modded)
Audio Device(s)	onboard Realtek® ALC1220 with Logitech Z906
Power Supply	MSI MAG A850GF 80 Plus Gold
Mouse	Generic
Keyboard	Sharkoon Skiller SGK60 (with brown Kalih switches)
Software	Windows 11 pro
Benchmark Scores	It's a form of exhibitionism...;-), but fun in a way But showing off is triggering.............

System Name	❶ Oooh (2024) ❷ Aaaah (2021) ❸ Ahemm (2017)
Processor	❶ 5800X3D ❷ i7-9700K ❸ i7-7700K
Motherboard	❶ X570-F ❷ Z390-E ❸ Z270-E
Cooling	❶ ALFIII 360 ❷ X62 + X72 (GPU mod) ❸ X62
Memory	❶ 32-3600/16 ❷ 32-3200/16 ❸ 16-3200/16
Video Card(s)	❶ 3080 X Trio ❷ 2080TI (AIOmod) ❸ 1080TI
Storage	❶ NVME/SSD/HDD ❷ <SAME ❸ SSD/HDD
Display(s)	❶ 1440/165/IPS ❷ 1440/144/IPS ❸ 1080/144/IPS
Case	❶ BQ Silent 601 ❷ Cors 465X ❸ Frac Mesh C
Audio Device(s)	❶ HyperX C2 ❷ HyperX C2 ❸ Logi G432
Power Supply	❶ HX1200 Plat ❷ RM750X ❸ EVGA 650W G2
Mouse	❶ Logi G Pro ❷ Razer Bas V3 ❸ Logi G502
Keyboard	❶ Logi G915 TKL ❷ Anne P2 ❸ Logi G610
Software	❶ Win 11 ❷ 10 ❸ 10
Benchmark Scores	I have wrestled bandwidths, Tussled with voltages, Handcuffed Overclocks, Thrown Gigahertz in Jail