What's your latest tech purchase?

[cucker tarlson]

@cucker tarlson Please get back to me and tell me how reliable the Skyhawk series from Seagate is

I'll get back to you in 6 years

I had 80gb,160,320 and 1tb seagate drives.
fastest to fail was the most recent 1tb.bought in march 2014,failed this month.very fast and quiet drive too,super snappy when it comes to power on to read time.the experience was five stars plus.
my pc often runs 24/7 so it's my fault,should've replaced it last year.it's not an enterprise drive,getting 6 years of it is fine imo.

I'm having a terrible time, lost 52lbs since first week in March, simply cannot eat more than 3bites of food or I get sick. I needed to lose a little weight but if I keep going I'll be underweight by September, I'm just too darn emotional I guess. Which helps a great deal in my work - what I do for a living but gf is now crying almost everyday, thinks I'm dying. And she's the type that normally cries when she's happy so you can only imagine how wide-open the floodgates must now be.

Sorry for venting.

anxiety is a bitch to overcome.
personally I know I lot of people who struggle
a good psychologist will help take some of that weight off,don't be afraid to seek advice from someone who's helped a thousand people like you

I hate people so I'm fine for lockdown.Not that I don't like normal times.I do.I just tend to avoid extended contact with people I don't care about anyway.And not really hate.I'm just same amount of fine with and without people.

 

[Shou Miko]

I'll get back to you in 6 years

I had 80gb,160,320 and 1tb seagate drives.
fastest to fail was the most recent 1tb.bought in match 2014,failed this month.very fast and quiet drive too,super snappy when it comes to power on to read time.the experience was five stars plus.
my pc often runs 24/7 so it's my fault,should've replaced it last year.it's not an enterprise drive,getting 6 years of it is fine imo.

My computer is running 24-7 too, and my recent drive that failed was a 1TB WD DC drive it lasted 5 or 6years so I don't complain but what I was surprised about was after I didn't use it as a gaming drive and only for storage the read/write was low so that was a bumper but since SSD's has come down to a respectable price for 1TB I don't want to buy a ton of money for 1TB mechanical drives anymore.

I'm having a terrible time, lost 52lbs since first week in March, simply cannot eat more than 3bites of food or I get sick. I needed to lose a little weight but if I keep going I'll be underweight by September, I'm just too darn emotional I guess. Which helps a great deal in my work - what I do for a living but gf is now crying almost everyday, thinks I'm dying. And she's the type that normally cries when she's happy so you can only imagine how wide-open the floodgates must now be.

Sorry for venting.

I know personally how it feels and so does the one I am running after it's really no joke with axisty mine wasn't strong but it's still there and I don't go out much not even for vacations I mostly stay home after work and only go out shopping when there ain't a lot of people out I feel better this way.

I hope you will get better @E-curbi and I hope your gf will be able to help in one way or another.

 

[cucker tarlson]

My computer is running 24-7 too, and my recent drive that failed was a 1TB WD DC drive it lasted 5 or 6years so I don't complain but what I was surprised about was after I didn't use it as a gaming drive and only for storage the read/write was low so that was a bumper but since SSD's has come down to a respectable price for 1TB I don't want to buy a ton of money for 1TB mechanical drives anymore.



I know personally how it feels and so does the one I am running after it's really no joke with axisty mine wasn't strong but it's still there and I don't go out much not even for vacations I mostly stay home after work and only go out shopping when there ain't a lot of people out I feel better this way.

I hope you will get better @E-curbi and I hope your gf will be able to help in one way or another.

honestly,I've learnt to enjoy those periods of time.Even when I feel down I know when it passes it's gonna feel better than ever before.and it always does.

and I'm often so hammered that I can't feel feelings anyway

 

[E-curbi]

honestly,I've learnt to enjoy those periods of time.Even when I feel down I know when it passes it's gonna feel better than ever before.and it always does.

and I'm often so hammered that I can't feel feelings anyway

I had some beer those two days with the transfer build moving to the black test bench in late June, and wow felt so God awful bad for 10days - so no alcohol for me until the pandem is over or until we get some good news on a pending vaccine.

My NES (neuro-endocrine system) simply doesn't do well when I have family within the fatality grouping.

 

[cucker tarlson]

chill.
stick to the personal hygiene routines and avoid very crowded places and everyone's gonna be fine.

lol,this is what transferring all the stuff from my 3tb hdd to ssds looks like

well,I couldve just swapped my data once the new seagate arrives,but wanted to see how transferring this much data affects write speeds and temperatures.
Im impressed with the m.2 heatsink on my z490 aorus.transferred 600GB of steam games at once to my 8200pro,the heatsink got really hot but the drive stayed at 43-47 degrees,which is about 5-10 degrees warmer than when it's sitting idle.it looks like the board's heatsink is doing what is supposed to do,and doing it damn well.

 

[yesyesloud]

Finally treated myself to a premium IPS display: Acer Predator XB1 27" 1440p 144Hz G-SYNC.

Those 2560x1440 G-Synced pixels changed my life... God bless VRR in all its glory

RDR2 has been running ghee-smooth at 1440p ultra through my aging 1080ti, in my perceived gaming experience.

Gotta skin them all... Only Arthur had a good night's sleep this weekend

 

[cucker tarlson]

Finally treated myself to a premium IPS display: Acer Predator XB1 27" 1440p 144Hz G-SYNC.

Those 2560x1440 G-Synced pixels changed my life... God bless VRR in all its glory

RDR2 has been running ghee-smooth at 1440p utra through my aging 1080ti, in my perceived gaming experience.

Gotta skin them all... Only Arthur had some good night's sleep this weekend

good choice
predator monitors are amazing.
19/20 monitors are struggling to match the ones that acer launched 5 years ago.

a used z271 or hu270 will cost you more than all of this new stuff
I wanted to buy a z271 the other day but holy crap they cost more second hand than they used to cost new a couple of years ago.

and doesn't that predator seem like you could use it as a medieval shield it's so sturdy ? cause mine certainly does.

 

[yesyesloud]

and doesn't that predator seem like you could use it as a medieval shield it's so sturdy ?

Sure do!

 

[Ruru]

No pics yet, bought these yesterday, pics coming later...

Asus P5Q Pro
C2Q Q9500
6GB RAM
Zalman 7700 AlCu! This is a legend!
aaaaand the true gem....
Elsa GF3 Ti 200!! NEVER even seen a GF3 live..

 

[phill]

I'm having a terrible time, lost 52lbs since first week in March, simply cannot eat more than 3bites of food or I get sick. I needed to lose a little weight but if I keep going I'll be underweight by September, I'm just too darn emotional I guess. Which helps a great deal in my work - what I do for a living but gf is now crying almost everyday, thinks I'm dying. And she's the type that normally cries when she's happy so you can only imagine how wide-open the floodgates must now be.

Sorry for venting.

Does someone need a man hug or something?? (Figuratively speaking.... ) I'll drop you a PM

I hope to have a few things to share soon... I should really be saving but I can't turn away a good deal... That said, I would like to grab some more hard drives for my server at some point... I need to make sure I have enough space!!

I love this thread So much diversity

chill.
stick to the personal hygiene routines and avoid very crowded places and everyone's gonna be fine.

lol,this is what transferring all the stuff from my 3tb hdd to ssds looks like

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well,I couldve just swapped my data once the new seagate arrives,but wanted to see how transferring this much data affects write speeds and temperatures.
Im impressed with the m.2 heatsink on my z490 aorus.transferred 600GB of steam games at once to my 8200pro,the heatsink got really hot but the drive stayed at 43-47 degrees,which is about 5-10 degrees warmer than when it's sitting idle.it looks like the board's heatsink is doing what is supposed to do,and doing it damn well.

I have to label my drives etc. whats in them, I'd get lost and confused constantly if I named them like that!! Or do you have a post it note on the monitor to remind you of what goes where??

 

[GamerGuy]

Got these under desk headphone hangers, pretty good as I feel they are way more secure than those with just double-sided tapes, having screws made all the difference to me! Plus, those anti-slip padding (the grey colored part) does help instead of the usual plain metal or plastic.

A pic of them mounted under my table, feels very secure, if they weren't, I'd be reluctant to hang my higher end cans on them.

These came today, a 2m long HDMI 2.1 cable (got it to qualify for free next day delivery) + 2x external SSD USB 3.0 cases, and a 256GB flashdrive I'd ordered just over a week back.

Installed my old 120GB Corsair Force GT SSD in one of the cases, looks good, a small blue LED located at bottom right would light up when in use. The SSD was my old i7 3960X OS drive and hasn't been abused, so I figured it was worth reusing. Oh yeah, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the case comes with its own short USB3.0 cable, a nice added bonus for a case that cost about 7+ USD.

 

[cucker tarlson]

retired my toshiba p300,approaching 5yo,don't wanna push it
ordered this.excellent price,very quiet operation,cool cyber bird.

I just realized how rad it'd be to have this sitting next to the skyhawk in my 2x3.5" docking station
skyhawk+ironwolf

and a barracuda

 

[Ruru]

Heh, I use just a poor man's headphone hanger.. hammer and a nail is more than good.

Perfect

 

[cucker tarlson]

I don't need any clutter,my xb241yu has this awesome spike,super convenient for headphones

 

[Ruru]

Nah, just use a nail like I do

 

[cucker tarlson]

Nah, just use a nail like I do

used to hang them on a candleholder before
we've come a long way with those

 

[Ruru]

used to hang them on a candleholder before
we've come a long way with those

Next step, RGB candleholders?

 

[cucker tarlson]

@puma99dk|
I just looked into that st2000vx008 specs (seahawk 2tb) and it's rated for 3.6x longer continuous 24/7 operation than a barracuda drive.
8760hrs per year vs 2400.means it's rated for continuous 24/7 365 work
It's also quieter than barracuda.
seems like exactly what we need.

a direct competitor from wd is their purple series.it's slightly more expensive and louder.

If I got 6 years and 3 months out of a regular barracuda I'm confident with the seahawk

 

[E-curbi]

me too
though my p300 drive was due replacing. 5yo on a mainstream drive is enough to thank it for the service and sell it while it's still 100% working

I got a lot of other stuff too.a mechanical keyboard with a rest,new headphones with a dac,new printer,new case with fans,new 1tb nvme and a new mb+cpu+ram.
I don't feel bad tho.I still saved a lot on this lockdown tbh.Working from home saved me quite a sum on gas,no mall shopping,no restaurant visits.

still gonna get that rtx3000 this fall and a RKL as soon as it launches.

I'm thinking a Rocket Lake 11600K 6-core and Maximus XIII Apex for October November this year to replace the 8700K and Maximus X Apex from 2017.

Then, wait until 2021 or 2022 and go with Alder Lake or Meteor Lake probably an EVGA Z690 Dark or Z790 Dark and an 8-core high bin from SL for getting work done...and DDR5 will launch by then so a new Gskill memory kit.

Ouch, that bundle of gear is gonna cost a bundle.

Hoping Gskill comes up with a brand new aesthetic for Trident Z DDR5 - another Royale kit? Naw, hope Gskill gives us something brand new and completely different.

Does someone need a man hug or something?? (Figuratively speaking.... ) I'll drop you a PM

I hope to have a few things to share soon... I should really be saving but I can't turn away a good deal... That said, I would like to grab some more hard drives for my server at some point... I need to make sure I have enough space!!

I love this thread So much diversity

I have to label my drives etc. whats in them, I'd get lost and confused constantly if I named them like that!! Or do you have a post it note on the monitor to remind you of what goes where??

Lol, PM'd ya back brosephio. The 2nd Z390 Dark is all yours if you want me to ship it to you. It's not a secret is it? lolol just kidding. Always willing to help out a hardware collector and an all-around great guy.

I'll have a new Seasonic PSU to share tomorrow arriving from The Egg.

 

[Ruru]

Bought also an USB3.0 card from ebay since this AM3 board has only 2.0, got a card which has a header so I can use the case's connectors too

 

[phill]

Lol, PM'd ya back brosephio. The 2nd Z390 Dark is all yours if you want me to ship it to you. It's not a secret is it? lolol just kidding. Always willing to help out a hardware collector and an all-around great guy.

I'll have a new Seasonic PSU to share tomorrow arriving from The Egg.

I already replied sir!!

That'll definitely go towards the hall of fame for my hardware collection!!

 

[E-curbi]

I already replied sir!!

That'll definitely go towards the hall of fame for my hardware collection!!

It's a good-looking board Mr. Phill

I like it over the Apex Series for the in-line 90degree power ports, E-ATX form factor, ddr4 slots and socket rotated counter-clock 90degrees, and the ability to mount a PCIe SSD drive way down in vertical layout or way left in horizontal layout at mobo slot number 7 almost towards the end of the board. Can't do any of that with the Maximus Apex Series.

Maybe EVGA is skipping the Z490 Dark and moving right to the Z590 Dark for Rocket Lake in October-November. lol Cannot believe they still have not launched the Z490 Dark for Comet Lake, well actually I can believe it.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, is an old saying from Shakespeare, wink wink, nudge nudge.

 

[Ruru]

Damn those EVGA boards look hella cool.... an AM4 one maaaaaybe..?

 

[oxrufiioxo]

New kit to play around with.

 

[GamerGuy]

Damn those EVGA boards look hella cool.... an AM4 one maaaaaybe..?

Nah, highly doubt it as eVGA seems to be fixated on nVidia and Intel, their loss for not looking into AMD motherboard.

Meanwhile, my last piece of kit came, a vertical mouse....cheap one at that.

I haven't tried it for games yet, still getting a feel for it, it does take a bit of adjustment.....I'm an old dog, so learning new tricks is hard. I feel a 'disconnect' in action when I use it, I'm so used to pressing down on the L/R button to see the action completed that when I press the L/R clicker/key on this vertical mouse, it feels weird, like it ain't 'natural' to see the action on screen completed with a click down, instead of sideway.....something like that. Also, due to my dainty hands, I can reach the 'Back' key easily enough, but I need to adjust my hold of the mouse to favor my thumb forward a little to use the 'Forward' button. It's a minor niggle for me as I seldom use the 'Forward' button.

Since it's for my gaming rig, it has to be RGB, I cannot get a non-RGB mouse as I'd lose my gaming 'creds'....