What's your latest tech purchase?

[sam_86314]

Grabbed this while it was $17...

...a Recon Sentinel. Looks like it's supposed to be some sort of network security appliance, but that's not why I got it.

I got it because it has a Rock64 SBC in it. This thing normally retails for $25, so getting it for $16 was pretty good.

Apparently it was selling for as low as $8 before I got it. It's $20 now.

Amazon.com

It had a 16GB SanDisk Ultra MicroSD card in it with the factory software.

I currently have it running Armbian Buster from a different SD card to test it out. While the HDMI output seems a bit finicky, it otherwise seems to work fine. Dunno what I'm gonna use it for. For now, it's just another toy to play with.

Here it is next to my Raspberry Pi 3B...

 

[biffzinker]

I got it because it has a Rock64 SBC in it. This thing normally retails for $25, so getting it for $16 was pretty good.

ETA Prime did the same.

 

[sam_86314]

ETA Prime did the same.

Yep, his video is what got me interested in it.

 

[Animalpak]

I'm loving mine so far.




That a serious question? Only B550/X570/TRX40 are compatible.... I mean it'll work but at 3.0 speeds.

On my view is a waste of money, if you buy something to let it run slower because you dont have the right interface.

The increased speed is the only reason to buy it.

But hey, you happy with that ? All ok your stuff is yours.

 

[Solaris17]

On my view is a waste of money, if you buy something to let it run slower because you dont have the right interface.

The increased speed is the only reason to buy it.

But hey, you happy with that ? All ok your stuff is yours.

Thats fine, its what he wants. Everything here cool?

 

[racer243l]

I got one of these coming.

Mine arrived yesterday must be one of first ones delivered to customers in Germany if not worldwide

 

[theonek]

sadly it won't benefit from higher transfer pci-e 4.0 speeds, anyway test it to see the difference between evo plus and this one on z390 mobo just for curiosity....

 

[Vendor]

two weeks ago, my brother upgraded to i5 6600k, Asus z170-a mobo and G.Skill Ripjaws 2400mhz RAM which costed him ₹12,000 (roughly 164$)
He also got some decent Corsair case from the same guy as well (forgot to take it's pic when he built it), not sure about the model but he got it for an amazing price of ₹500 (a little less than 7$)

 

[dont whant to set it"']

Got this PSU for either an upgrade by adding a bigNavi card to curent PC or for a new build with the upcoming Zen3 arch.
Le: £103.48 .

 

[Kapone33]

Got this PSU for either an upgrade by adding a bigNavi card to curent PC or for a new build with the upcoming Zen3 arch.
Le: £103.48 .

That's not bad at all for a fully modular PSU congrats.

 

[racer243l]

sadly it won't benefit from higher transfer pci-e 4.0 speeds, anyway test it to see the difference between evo plus and this one on z390 mobo just for curiosity....

I have a X570 system which I will test her with. The Z390 rig will be replaced by a Zen 3 system which I ordered her for. Amazon was just 1 or 2 months to fast
Might do a Z390 test if I have time for it.

 

[theonek]

yep, if you find some free time, test it on z390 just for curiosity to see what speeds will have on pci-e 3.0, and would it be even faster than 970 evo plus on old mobos...

 

[dont whant to set it"']

Whilest I mainly bought this cordless vacuum cleaner for cleaning the car , I made 1st use of it for getting rid of a droplet of condensation in the cpu socket, yes it was a damp day to install a tec1 module on the cpu it was , debug code 0d (no info in the MB manual) followed by code 14(microcode) moments after releasing tension in the screws that hold the cooler to the module and hence the cpu.

Le: back to code 0d without cpu , vga , plethora of bios resets, mb and or the cpu is/are kaputsy.
I just ordered an Asus ROG strix B550-f gaming wich should arrive tomorrow.

2nd le: anyhow, until new mb arrives I won't know if channel B2 is gone on either, could be both

 

[Valantar]

two weeks ago, my brother upgraded to i5 6600k, Asus z170-a mobo and G.Skill Ripjaws 2400mhz RAM which costed him ₹12,000 (roughly 164$)
He also got some decent Corsair case from the same guy as well (forgot to take it's pic when he built it), not sure about the model but he got it for an amazing price of ₹500 (a little less than 7$)
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Oh damn, a SATA Express port! I had completely forgotten about those. Obvious extra points if you can actually find a use for it in the build XD

 

[kurosagi01]

So I've bought a Redmagic 5s sonic silver 8gb/128gb model. Photos will be uploaded of the new phone when I'm back home.

Here is my Redmagic 5s, the phone comes with screen protector pre-applied and a silicone case included.

 

[ixi]

two weeks ago, my brother upgraded to i5 6600k, Asus z170-a mobo and G.Skill Ripjaws 2400mhz RAM which costed him ₹12,000 (roughly 164$)
He also got some decent Corsair case from the same guy as well (forgot to take it's pic when he built it), not sure about the model but he got it for an amazing price of ₹500 (a little less than 7$)
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Nice one

Sold half of my pc few days ago. For 350 euro

Mobo: asus maximus viii hero
Cpu: 6700k
Cpu cooler noctua-nh14
Ram: corsair vengeance 2800MHz, 16GB (kit of 2)
Case: cooler master silencio 550

Guy was pretty happy . Buyer upgraded from 775 socket .

 

[phill]

I had a nice surprise today... Well yesterday now... lol



All the way from Germany.. Very happy Wrapped up perfectly as well, very happy with that!! Just need to find a manual now and I think this one is complete!
And this one....



Another perfectly wrapped up piece of hardware.. Very happy I picked up this one! Looks pretty much brand new!

I don't think I have anything else turning up now Still just trying to track down a 3850 AGP card as that turned out to be something completely different... Still plenty of time for that

 

[stinger608]

Still just trying to track down a 3850 AGP

I've got one, but dang!!!! Overseas shipping would probably be crazy and take 2 or 3 months!

 

[phill]

I've got one, but dang!!!! Overseas shipping would probably be crazy and take 2 or 3 months!

My worst issue is trying to find one boxed!! Although I do have a box for one...... I wonder how my OCD would cope!!

 

[8BitZ80]

A few SD cards for random jobs. The Extreme SDXC is great as a Windows OS drive on old pre-2005 machines, and I got the Extreme Pro's for their long term reliability.

And a couple new Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM fans for the front intake on the main system.

 

[dorsetknob]

I had a nice surprise today..

Nice Board Got one exactly the Same (mine still has Manual.... all safely boxed away in storage ..)

Note you cannot mix DDR and DDR2 only one or the other
You Can Run AGP and PCIx together
also Quad core CPU do not run at Rated full speed (unless overclocked)

 

[phill]

I know these boards where used heavily in overclocking and some of the mods you could do with them where amazing.. If I ever felt that way, I'd see if I could find a modded version... I don't see many of these for sale and when I saw a boxed one with a backplate, I just thought, what the heck Do you use yours much @dorsetknob ?

 

[dorsetknob]

Bought mine new and at the time it was the Best upgrade Route for my existing hardware.
My Previous Motherboard was Asrock P4i65G (Still got that Full Retail Package working when i put it into Storage ).

 

[ThisMayBeYou]

So got my new laptop cpu for desktop yesterday. Managed to hit 5ghz on intels stock cooler with temps mid 80’s.

 

[dont whant to set it"']

It is here and slowly "reving" up to room temperature.