What's your latest tech purchase?

ixi · Dec 18, 2020

witkazy said:
Done waiting, pulled trigger on 3070
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Oh, so you're the one who is feeding scalpers, thanks alot! Riot, riot incoming!

Lucky sanava man! Congratulation with new gpu

, hope it serves well!

witkazy · Dec 18, 2020

ixi said:
Oh, so you're the one who is feeding scalpers, thanks alot! Riot, riot incoming!

Lucky sanava man! Congratulation with new gpu , hope it serves well!

Nope, unless You call retailers scalpers

( in Iceland they kinda are , actually :pimp:

) Cheers.

Calmmo · Dec 18, 2020

Splinterdog · Dec 18, 2020

I picked up the ROG Strix RX5700XT today and boy, what a beast it is. It's massive in fact and quite toasty in comparison to the RX580.
It's also very heavy so I was handling it like a newborn baby, lol.
Double the performance in SOTTR and frankly, I've never experienced a performance boost on that level. Amazing.
Having read about the heatsink and bad screws problem, I was quick to check that the cooler wasn't coming away from the backplate before fitting and fortunately it looks like Asus fixed the problem.
Thanks to Steve at Hardware Unboxed for that info!

Now for some gaming at superior frame rates!
:toast:

FireFox · Dec 19, 2020

Bought it 3 days ago :rolleyes:

Sorry for the joke.

Komshija · Dec 19, 2020

Does this count as tech purchase? It has an electronic ignition system and Core i7 sticker that I put there for no apparent reason.

Electronic ignition is standard on modern chainsaws and contains a certain chip. I have no idea how it looks and who made it because there's no way to "open" the ignition module without destroying it. So it should count as tech purchase, right?

Brace yourselves, winter is coming! Condition: impeccable for a 30 year old machine. All original parts, never opened, very light use. Specs: 61,5 ccm, 4,6 PS, compression 11,5 bars (~170 PSI), cold start after 4-5 pulls, hot after 1 pull.

No other tech purchase but I will have to buy soon a new external hard drive because I accidentally dropped the one with large capacity and that didn't end up well. :banghead:

Most of my "important" stuff is gone if you know what I mean, but other stuff like family photos, videos, purchased software is on another external drive.

Splinterdog · Dec 19, 2020

I finally bit the bullet and bought a GoPro mic adaptor, without which it was impossible to record my voice while filming. A bit shady on GoPro's part, forcing us to spend $50 on an adaptor which then exposes the GoPro to the elements.
Anyway, with a cheapo mic and TRRS to TRS adaptor, the sound is perfect, so now I can upload motorcycling videos with a full, live commentary.
PS
The string is a makeshift halyard in case the GoPro comes away from the helmet!

nguyen · Dec 19, 2020

40 liters of distilled water for my wc loop

Deleted member 24505 · Dec 19, 2020

just got a soundblasterX AE-5 sounds way better than the onboard, and has a upto 600 ohm headphone amp built it.

Secret Rival · Dec 19, 2020

QuietBob said:
Expecting twin delivery and you get one. Usually the other way around

After one hour of tough labor, (Ups) popped out an ugly little package that went right back. :slap:

There was really no good way to mount that reservoir with it's horrible screw pattern so I ordered the P22 D-5 instead of the DDC
or whatever the hell they named it. It's a shame, but it's also being delivered tomorrow. After Christmas, I'll be ready to roll!!

Any water cooling help, please come on over and help with my few questions!!!

About to start my 1st Water cooling /PETG tubing loop, could use a bit of help with some questions!

Happy Holidays! I am about to start a simple loop to my CPU only for now, never did this before but I know I can do it if I get good info. I've built this whole thing with zero experience and zero (so far!) problems, but this water cooling bit is stepping up up a few notches. Anyway, this is...

www.techpowerup.com

Have great holidays everyone!!!!!!! :toast:

Valantar · Dec 19, 2020

nguyen said:
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40 liters of distilled water for my wc loop

Wow, how big is that loop? Mine needs about 0.6l of coolant

nguyen · Dec 20, 2020

Valantar said:
Wow, how big is that loop? Mine needs about 0.6l of coolant

Got some mold development inside my loop so I need to flush the loop, extensively

.

Secret Rival · Dec 20, 2020

QuietBob said:
Expecting twin delivery and you get one. Usually the other way around

Waiting on replacement delivery, now i'm feeling the delivery pains

Weather sucks here, so although i'm in the delivery time in could be from now 'til eternity.
Obligatory pic to follow. I have to say I'm really pumped for this......reservoir/combo

TheLostSwede · Dec 20, 2020

nguyen said:
Got some mold development inside my loop so I need to flush the loop, extensively .

The downside of living in the "tropics" as it seems, everything grows mould.
I have had so many rubber coated items go nasty here that I've lost count, or cables that just go weird and the rubber starts disintegrating.
Buying soft-touch anything is a big no-no. I've had to throw away a bunch of mice, webcams and some other bits due to the soft-touch turning into something glue like...

Deleted member 193596 · Dec 20, 2020

Secret Rival · Dec 20, 2020

Delivered. :pimp:

Liviu Cojocaru · Dec 20, 2020

I have managed to get my hands on MSI Suprim 3070 for an amzing price (pure luck) £539 while I am awaiting for my ASUS TUF 3080 (order placed on 17th of Sep) . "If" I ever receive my 3080 I will give this to one of my friends for the same price I paid

QuietBob · Dec 20, 2020

Secret Rival said:
Delivered.

Congratulations on your newly delivered baby! :toast:

Sithaer · Dec 20, 2020

Not much but this is the first hardware related thing I bought this year. :oops:

Logitech G102 Prodigy from Aliexpress, cost me ~23$ and got it in less than 1 month. 'no its not a fake, its the real deal'
In my country it cost a fair bit more + delivery fee.

I was fine with my previous 'Asian brand' mouse but after nearly 3 years it was showing signs of degradation and whatnot so I thought its time to get a new one before it dies on me.

Also waiting for some other stuff to arrive but that doesn't really worth a mention, like new thermal pads for my RX 570 and other small stuff.

lexluthermiester · Dec 21, 2020

WarTherapy1195 said:
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Think you got enough? :laugh:

dont whant to set it"' · Dec 21, 2020

New MB got delivered, so no need for another atx chassis when I can just swap this one with the backup in the Q300l. Assuming it POST's and plays well with the ram I got.
£55.99 (it was 89.99 minus something minus some other).
Not that meaty of a vrm heatsink yet not on the frail side either.

HammerON · Dec 21, 2020

Finally found one!

T3RM1N4L D0GM4 · Dec 21, 2020

KFA2 RTX 3060Ti

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Deleted member 193596 · Dec 21, 2020

lexluthermiester · Dec 21, 2020

WarTherapy1195 said:
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Which model?

HammerON said:
Finally found one!

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Which model?

(starting to feel like my needle is stuck in the groove..)

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Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
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Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
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System Name	1.21 gigawatts!
Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard	MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X
Cooling	Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim with Arctic MX-4
Memory	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX 1080 Game Rock
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Audio Device(s)	Onboard Audio Boost 3 with Nahimic Audio Enhancer
Power Supply	FSP Hydro G 650W
Mouse	Cougar 700M eSports white
Keyboard	E-Blue Cobra II
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15: 948 (stock) / 1044 (4,7 GHz) FarCry 5 1080p Ultra: min 100, avg 116, max 133 FPS

What's your latest tech purchase?

ixi

witkazy

Calmmo

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Splinterdog

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

Komshija

Splinterdog

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nguyen

Deleted member 24505

Guest

Secret Rival

About to start my 1st Water cooling /PETG tubing loop, could use a bit of help with some questions!

Valantar

nguyen

Secret Rival

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Deleted member 193596

Guest

Secret Rival

Liviu Cojocaru

Attachments

QuietBob

Sithaer

lexluthermiester

dont whant to set it"'

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HammerON

The Watchful Moderator

T3RM1N4L D0GM4

Deleted member 193596

Guest

lexluthermiester

System Name	The de-ploughminator Mk-II
Processor	i7 13700KF
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Carbon
Cooling	ID-Cooling SE-226-XT + Phanteks T30
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill DDR5 7200Cas34
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX4090 TUF
Storage	Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME
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Audio Device(s)	KEF LSX II LT speakers + KEF KC62 Subwoofer
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Razor Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Corsair K75
Software	win11

System Name	The Mutt
Processor	intel Core i5 10th gen. - $230.00
Motherboard	Gigabyte z-490 Vision D - $264.00 at posting
Cooling	MX1 plus Water block, P32-D5 Pump/reservoir, 2x 480 CLD Rad w/ 4 Thermaltake quad fans.
Memory	G Skill Trident Z Royal 64GB (2x32GB) - $209.00 at posting
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super - $229.00 at posting
Storage	Silicon Power 1TB M-2 - 94$ as of posting
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Power Supply	Thermaltake iRGB 1000w
Mouse	Red Dragon M801 Sniper Pro - $45.99
Keyboard	lifeworks RGB
Software	Windows 10 Pro - $19.00
Benchmark Scores	alas, none....yet

System Name	Hotbox
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6),
Motherboard	ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax
Cooling	LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14
Memory	32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15
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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets
Memory	32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS
Storage	1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000
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Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max
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Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
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Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
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Benchmark Scores	Just enough

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Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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Processor	i5-12600KF 'stock power limits/-115mV undervolt+contact frame'
Motherboard	Asus Prime B660-PLUS D4
Cooling	ID-Cooling SE 224 XT ARGB V3 'CPU', 4x Be Quiet! Light Wings + 2x Arctic P12 black case fans.
Memory	4x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TuF V2 RTX 3060 Ti @1920 MHz Core/950mV Undervolt
Storage	4 TB WD Red, 1 TB Silicon Power A55 Sata, 1 TB Kingston A2000 NVMe, 256 GB Adata Spectrix s40g NVMe
Display(s)	29" 2560x1080 75 Hz / LG 29WK600-W
Case	Be Quiet! Pure Base 500 FX Black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Hama uRage SoundZ 900+USB DAC
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM 500W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Canyon Puncher GM-20
Keyboard	SPC Gear GK630K Tournament 'Kailh Brown'
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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Processor	R7-5800X3D/i7-7700K/R9-7950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme/Asus Ranger Z170/Asus ROG Crosshair X670E-GENE
Cooling	Bitspower monoblock ,custom open loop,both passive and active/air tower cooler/air tower cooler
Memory	32GB DDR4/32GB DDR4/64GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX6900XT Alphacooled/AMD RX5700XT 50th Aniv./SOC(onboard)
Storage	mix of sata ssds/m.2 ssds/mix of sata ssds+an m.2 ssd
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2410 , HP 24x
Case	mb box/Silverstone Raven RV-05/CoolerMaster Q300L
Audio Device(s)	onboard/onboard/onboard
Power Supply	3 Seasonics, a DeltaElectronics, a FractalDesing
Mouse	various/various/various
Keyboard	various wired and wireless
VR HMD	-
Software	W10.someting or another,all 3

System Name	Threadripper
Processor	3960X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix TRX40-XE
Cooling	XSPC Raystorm Neo (sTR4) Water Block
Memory	G. Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB 3600
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 4090
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB + WD Black SN850 1TB
Display(s)	Dell 32" Curved Gaming Monitor (S3220DGF)
Case	Corsair 5000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	On-board
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G5
Mouse	Roccat Kone Pure
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Always changing~

System Name	NERV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Motherboard	ASROCK B450M Steel Legend
Cooling	Artic Freezer 33 One + 2x Akasa 140mm
Memory	2x8 Crucial Ballistix Sport 2993 MHz
Video Card(s)	KFA2 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Storage	Crucial Mx500 500GB + 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung C34H892
Case	CM Masterbox Q300L
Audio Device(s)	ALC892 + Topping D30
Power Supply	Corsair RM650
Mouse	CM Mastermouse Lite S
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Win 10 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	No bech, only game!