What's your latest tech purchase?

wNotyarD · Feb 11, 2024

wheresmycar said:
Breaking the rules a little No purchases just some spare parts put together to solve the greatest crime against humanity: dust/debris (+have to admit food droppings hehe)

I've already got a somewhat effective measly mini portable vacuum cleaner for our keyboards but at times requires several passes or some added manual labour with a brush to loosen up the squatters. Can't be bothered with air dusters anymore. Needed a secondary zero-hassle more effective solution, an attachment to tie in with our 890w Miele C3 vacuum cleaner. Its a mini mod with a fly net filter to avoid gobbling up KB keys and works a treat. First time use - only one/two quick passes, zero-hassle, the keyboard bed is so clean i can sleep on it.

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The Ghetto Mods thread would like a word with you.

erocker · Feb 12, 2024

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with a whole bunch of NES games on it. Size of a large pack of gum. It works amazingly well!

Ahhzz · Feb 12, 2024

erocker said:
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with a whole bunch of NES games on it. Size of a large pack of gum. It works amazingly well! View attachment 334192

My RPi B's doin' the PiHole thing, haven't tried to tack any more on it lol. Nice tasking!!

sam_86314 · Feb 12, 2024

Finally decided to upgrade my Steam Deck's SSD.

I got a Lexar PLAY 1TB for about $80. I went with this drive because it was the cheapest one that should have TLC NAND. Almost every other 2230 SSD uses QLC NAND, and those that use TLC are generally more expensive than this one.

I verified that this drive uses a Silicon Motion SM2269XT controller and Micron B47R 176-layer TLC NAND.

The upgrade process went smoothly (though I did lose one of the screws because, of course, I would). I even went and dual-booted Windows and SteamOS on it using rEFInd.

P4-630 · Feb 12, 2024

erocker said:
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with a whole bunch of NES games on it. Size of a large pack of gum. It works amazingly well! View attachment 334192

How are those creative pebbles sounding, got a sub with that?

wheresmycar · Feb 12, 2024

wNotyarD said:
The Ghetto Mods thread would like a word with you.

I've been training for that thread my whole life. Hope this little crappy 2-sec mod qualifies for entry. WORDS EXCHANGED (so far no spanking... pheww!!)

erocker · Feb 12, 2024

P4-630 said:
How are those creative pebbles sounding, got a sub with that?

I'm pretty picky with my audio so, not great but good enough for retro games. They were like 15 bucks and they're pretty handy for just plugging into a 3.5mm output if you need to. They also have pretty good volume for just using USB power off of the Pi.

Desktopstu · Feb 12, 2024

My most recent Tech purchase. My partner has the snow edition.

de.das.dude · Feb 12, 2024

erocker said:
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with a whole bunch of NES games on it. Size of a large pack of gum. It works amazingly well! View attachment 334192

i have an Odroid go Advance Black edition for my retro gaming

usually used on flights

GreiverBlade · Feb 12, 2024

de.das.dude said:
i have an Odroid go Advance Black edition for my retro gaming usually used on flights

Rpi Zero 2 W in a Retroflag GPi Case ... if the Rpi Zero 2 W was not compatible with the GPi case (it was made for the Zero/Zero W classic ) i would have gone the Odroid way (i got a C2 in a Interscale case M )

alright, it's N[e]V[er]Me[nough]

always wanted one like that ...

also, uh? Digitec.ch do HDMI cable now? well i hope they are good otherwise i will 1* them to oblivion for being 3 time the price of a 3.90chf Digitus generic HDMI cable

not that i need an HDMI cable, or rather: yes i need one for one particular job but no i will probably not need it after that ... (oh, well, having spares is never a bad thing, nonetheless )

the rear one is still fine ... "yay, they lasted more than 7 month, unlike the Mitas Ocelots"

yep, these... took them in white again, because ... uh, well... reasons

FoulOnWhite · Feb 12, 2024

KLiKzg · Feb 12, 2024

Selling my wifes old MacBook Air, on my new MacBook Pro 16".

KrazyT · Feb 12, 2024

KLiKzg said:
Selling my wifes old MacBook Air, on my new MacBook Pro 16".

MacBook Air M1 13" 2020.god

Ok, the MacBook are goods computers but god !

They're the gold standard

FreedomEclipse · Feb 13, 2024

I think im due a repasting.

Fokker · Feb 14, 2024

FreedomEclipse said:
I think im due a repasting.

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I just got a tube of MX-6 to try when I do maintenance. They had a sale so I couldn't say no.

tabascosauz · Feb 14, 2024

Liked the Pearlios so much that I got some more and put them in my U80-A as well, while I had the board apart for some cleaning and maintenance. Slightly different feel and sound, 5mm polycarbonate vs. 1.5mm brass + 3.5mm silicone.

I hate desoldering..........but not enough to shell out $300 for a Hakko FR-301...

Yukikaze · Feb 14, 2024

The build is now complete.

KrazyT · Feb 14, 2024

Yukikaze said:
The build is now complete.

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Oh, you've bought an hourglass ?

Veseleil · Feb 14, 2024

KrazyT said:
Oh, you've bought an hourglass ?

Raytracing sand particles.

I got this today localy, as the one I ordered through Amazon hasn't arrived yet. Extreme or non-extreme, idgaf anymore.

Yukikaze · Feb 14, 2024

KrazyT said:
Oh, you've bought an hourglass ?

It is the finest hourglass, though. Seriously, those FE cards are amazingly built and hella pretty. Of course, can't see any of it in the 2000D. Aesthetics aside, I am very happy that the card mount is vertical (outputs down), so no sag, because this is one massive and heavy card.

Veseleil · Feb 14, 2024

Yukikaze said:
Seriously, those FE cards are amazingly built and hella pretty.

Can't dissagree on that. I find all nVidia FE cards quite special, and they are really an unobtanium in my part of the world, sadly.

SSGBryan · Feb 14, 2024

Latest arrival: GENNEL 2-Pack GT-1 Silver CPU Thermal Paste

I now have almost everything to turn a HP z210 tower into a media server, although I am still debating on going with a low power CPU (E3-1260L) to replace the one that is in it currently (E3-1280).

P4-630 · Feb 14, 2024

SSGBryan said:
Silver

Electrically conductive though.

Fokker · Feb 14, 2024

P4-630 said:
Electrically conductive though.

It's no biggie if you apply it right. I ran Arctic Silver for the longest time and never had an issue.

lexluthermiester · Feb 15, 2024

sam_86314 said:
I verified that this drive uses a Silicon Motion SM2269XT controller and Micron B47R 176-layer TLC NAND.

Nice!

P4-630 said:
Electrically conductive though.

Not when properly formulated in a TIM.

System Name	G-Station 1.17 FINAL
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 Wi-Fi
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

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	OrangeHaze / Silence
Processor	i7-13700KF / i5-10400 /
Motherboard	ROG STRIX Z690-E / MSI Z490 A-Pro Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H75 / TT ToughAir 510
Memory	64Gb GSkill Trident Z5 / 32GB Team Dark Za 3600
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2070 / Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4Gb
Storage	Hynix Plat P41 2Tb\Samsung MZVL21 1Tb / Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb
Display(s)	22" Dell Wide/24" Asus
Case	Lian Li PC-101 ATX custom mod / Antec Lanboy Air Black & Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB Audigy 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair Enthusiast TX750
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless / Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard	K68 RGB — CHERRY® MX Red
Software	Win10 Pro \ RIP:Win 7 Ult 64 bit

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 Taichi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL)
Storage	2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz)
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK 2 96%
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

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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
Benchmark Scores	I have wrestled bandwidths, Tussled with voltages, Handcuffed Overclocks, Thrown Gigahertz in Jail

System Name	Pre-10 year plan
Processor	i5 10400F
Motherboard	B560 Steel Legend
Cooling	Corsair H100i 240 AIO
Memory	2 x 8gb Silicon Power DDR4 3200 CL16 RAM
Video Card(s)	Acer Predator A770 16gb
Storage	Fikwot gen 3 m.2
Display(s)	1 x Benq 27" 4k 60Hz, 1 x AoC 27" 1080 165Hz
Case	Thermaltake Level 10 Combat edition
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	AX1200i
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G512
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Monke \| Work Thinkpad\| 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/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
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	BigRed
Processor	I7 12700k
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix z690-A WiFi D4
Cooling	Noctua D15s/MX6
Memory	TEAM GROUP 32GB DDR4 4000C16 B die
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Trio X 10GB
Storage	M.2 drives-Crucial P5 500GB 4x4/WD SN850X 4TB 4x4/WD SN850X 2TB 4x4
Display(s)	Dell s3422dwg 34" 3440x1440p 144hz ultrawide
Case	Corsair 7000D
Audio Device(s)	Topping D10s DAC/PCamp TC 1680 AMP/MS M10 Speakers/Bowers and Wilkins P7 Headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x 80% gold
Mouse	Logitech G604 wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G413 carbon
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Who cares

Processor	Intel i7 77OOK
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus something
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S dual fan
Memory	Ballistix 32 Go
Video Card(s)	MSI 3060 Gaming X
Storage	Mixed bag of M2 SSD and SATA SSD
Display(s)	MSI 34" 3440x1440 Artimys 343CQR
Case	Old Corsair Obsidian something
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Old Antec HCG 620 still running good
Mouse	Steelseries something
Keyboard	Steelseries someting too
Benchmark Scores	bench ? no time to lose with bench ! :)

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

System Name	Computer
Processor	Intel 12700K
Motherboard	Asus Prime Z690-A
Cooling	Twin radiator open loop
Memory	Corsair Dominator 32GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	eVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2 TB
Display(s)	Asus PG348Q and two Asus VN279Q monitors
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser GSX 1000 with Sennheiser HD599 SE
Power Supply	Asus Thor 1200P
Mouse	Corsair Scimitar Elite RGB Wireless
Keyboard	Keychron Q3 Max
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

System Name	Dire Wolf IV
Processor	Intel Core i9 14900K
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280
Memory	2x24GB Corsair DDR5 6667
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX4080 FE
Storage	AORUS Gen4 7300 1TB + Western Digital SN750 500GB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF (QD-OLED, 3440x1440, 165hz)
Case	Corsair Airflow 2000D
Power Supply	Corsair SF1000L
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Chuangquan CQ84
Software	Windows 11 Professional

System Name	Purple Haze \| Vacuum Box
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (-30 CO) \| Intel® Xeon® E3-1241 v3
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max \| Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
Cooling	Dark Rock 4 Pro, P14, P12, T30 case fans \| 212 Evo & P12 PWM PST x2, Arctic P14 & P12 case fans
Memory	32GB Ballistix (Micron E 19nm) CL16 @3733MHz \| 32GB HyperX Beast 2400MHz (XMP)
Video Card(s)	AMD 6900XTXH ASRock OC Formula & Phanteks T30x3 \| AMD 5700XT Sapphire Nitro+ & Arctic P12x2
Storage	ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB, Toshiba P300 3TB x2 \| Kingston A400 120GB, Fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
Display(s)	Mi 2K Gaming Monitor 27", AOC 24G2U
Case	Modded MS Industrial Titan II Pro RGB \| Heavily Modded Cooler Master Q500L
Audio Device(s)	Audient iD14 MKII, Adam Audio T8Vs, Bloody M550, HiFiMan HE400se, Tascam TM-80
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 1000M \| Enermax Revolution X't 730W (both with P14 fans)
Mouse	Logitech G305, Bloody A91, Amazon basics, Logitech M187
Keyboard	Redragon K530, Bloody B930, Epomaker TH80 SE, BTC 9110
Software	W10 LTSC 21H2

System Name	Purple Haze \| Vacuum Box
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (-30 CO) \| Intel® Xeon® E3-1241 v3
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max \| Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
Cooling	Dark Rock 4 Pro, P14, P12, T30 case fans \| 212 Evo & P12 PWM PST x2, Arctic P14 & P12 case fans
Memory	32GB Ballistix (Micron E 19nm) CL16 @3733MHz \| 32GB HyperX Beast 2400MHz (XMP)
Video Card(s)	AMD 6900XTXH ASRock OC Formula & Phanteks T30x3 \| AMD 5700XT Sapphire Nitro+ & Arctic P12x2
Storage	ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB, Toshiba P300 3TB x2 \| Kingston A400 120GB, Fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
Display(s)	Mi 2K Gaming Monitor 27", AOC 24G2U
Case	Modded MS Industrial Titan II Pro RGB \| Heavily Modded Cooler Master Q500L
Audio Device(s)	Audient iD14 MKII, Adam Audio T8Vs, Bloody M550, HiFiMan HE400se, Tascam TM-80
Power Supply	Rosewill Capstone 1000M \| Enermax Revolution X't 730W (both with P14 fans)
Mouse	Logitech G305, Bloody A91, Amazon basics, Logitech M187
Keyboard	Redragon K530, Bloody B930, Epomaker TH80 SE, BTC 9110
Software	W10 LTSC 21H2