What's your latest tech purchase?

Deleted member 193596 · Dec 21, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
Which model?

5800X

lexluthermiester · Dec 21, 2020

WarTherapy1195 said:
5800X

Nice! You'll be enjoying that one for a few years!

mouacyk · Dec 21, 2020

Komshija said:
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.

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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. 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.

Hold my beer...

phill · Dec 21, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
Which model?
(starting to feel like my needle is stuck in the groove..)

I'm thinking that's a 3090.....??

HammerON · Dec 22, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
Which model?

Which model?

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

EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra...

phill said:
I'm thinking that's a 3090.....??

I wish!

lexluthermiester · Dec 22, 2020

phill said:
I'm thinking that's a 3090.....??

It doesn't show on the box cause the card blocks it. The card itself looks like it could be a 3090, but then the FTW3 3080 & FTW3 3090 look a lot alike.

HammerON said:
EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra...

I wish!

Ninja'd!! LOL! 3080

phill · Dec 22, 2020

HammerON said:
EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra...

I wish!

At least you can get hold of them now!! :laugh:

Jetster · Dec 22, 2020

Atomic77 · Dec 23, 2020

I once had the old Razor Naga Mouse. It was a good mouse but mine didn't last all that long.

HammerON · Dec 23, 2020

I was looking for a GPU support bracket that I saw another member had here somewhere in a thread. I finally found it and tried to order it from Micro Center. I live in a small town in Alaska and the only way to get parts is to drive 3 hours (one way) to Anchorage or order stuff online. All was going well with the purchase until I was ready to checkout. Something made me pause and rethink the order. Can anyone tell me why:

biffzinker · Dec 23, 2020

HammerON said:
I was looking for a GPU support bracket that I saw another member had here somewhere in a thread. I finally found it and tried to order it from Micro Center. I live in a small town in Alaska and the only way to get parts is to drive 3 hours (one way) to Anchorage or order stuff online. All was going well with the purchase until I was ready to checkout. Something made me pause and rethink the order. Can anyone tell me why:

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Hot dang! $10,000.00 for shipping?

phill · Dec 23, 2020

Was it flew over by the president or something?! Jesus.... :laugh:

theonek · Dec 23, 2020

wtf??? that's one hell of a pricey delivery for only 10 bucks worth of merchandise..... And I was thinking our couriers are pricey..... :roll:

Caring1 · Dec 23, 2020

I guess they are just copying eBays shipping prices from the U.S. now. :twitch:

Secret Rival · Dec 24, 2020

QuietBob said:
Congratulations on your newly delivered baby!

Thank you, thank you

A few cousins have arrive for Christmas celebrations, a few more family members and we'll be ready to turn the water on!!!! :toast:

We'll see what tomorrow brings, happy holidays

phill · Dec 24, 2020

Well I'm waiting on some pics from my mate in the US for a few things but I've grabbed a few small bits and pieces of late so I thought I'd share them with you

Two original Abit northbridge fans.. My one is currently not the best in the business, so I thought for the £3 each that won me both, why not

After having a look about for a few things I needed for some of the loops I'm trying to get sorted out and built, I needed a few random bits and picees for the cooling loops.. One of them was the tape which I've not used previously but since it was all 20% discounted because of whatever discount day you wish to label it, I grabbed a few things

Although I'm surprised at EK not knowing the length of the screws they are putting in these pump brackets. The ones I've had so far (at least 6 so far) the instructions show M4 x 10 caphead, well unless my eyes aren't working or 6mm is the new 10mm or whatever the case might be... I think they need to put some longer screws in.... They come with a plastic washer that shows you need it on before you put the nut through and connect it to the bracket but as you can imagine, 6mm isn't long enough and well, yeah....

I saw this one and thought I'd like to get my Threadripper build under water cooling, so I always love the Heatkiller stuff (price, not sooooo much lol) but for £10 less than the guy had it up for posted (total to me was £70) I thought, well, why the heck not

I've got my TR board out so I'm just going to make sure that everything is in the box and away we go

I'm pretty sure it's not the original box for the block, I have a feeling its originally for a GPU but either way

Oh yeah, I grabbed a few more kits of RAM... After finding the original 8 kits I'd bought a few weeks back, I found another 4 kits, that where exactly the same speeds/sizes and they where cheaper, so, I grabbed them

Hopefully I've enough now to last a while, if not I'm gonna be &%$"&^... :laugh:

With a few Z87/Z97 boards knocking about and I remember them releasing this CPU I thought, ah well why not. For about a tenner posted, it'll do lovely as a socket protector and a testing CPU as well

Dual core goodness!!

I put a bid on this 16GB kit ( 4 x 4GB obviously) for some of the Asus boards I have for X79 and the like simply because I have had heard of issues with G Skill RAM with them but also I think it will look quite decent with my Rampage 4 Black Edition board. I might try and grab another kit so I can get 32GB in the board but meh, not in a rush for that at all....

And I feel that I'm saving the best till last...
I saw this amazing board that was marked down so low in price I thought, I need to find out what the heck is going on here.......

So I messaged the seller and found he'd damaged a few pins in the socket. When I had it through the post after finishing work, I was like a kid in a sweet store and I had to stop what I was doing (apparently working at the time.... :laugh:

) and I just had to focus my energy on the board... From the looks inside the socket, there didn't seem hardly anything really wrong with it.. So I had a look and a bit of a move about with some of the pins I could see that weren't looking so great and then got it connected up as bare and possible...

I'll save the results for a sec, but just bare in mind that the board was up for about £25 and already a complete bargain if it was possible to get it up and running... I managed to grab it for £10....... It's also helped me as I never expected to find one of these, finish off my collection of OC F motherboards...... I am rather happy with that

Jetster · Dec 24, 2020

I still have a 3258 laying around. It was one of the first ones and OCs like a beast

phill · Dec 24, 2020

Jetster said:
I still have a 3258 laying around. It was one of the first ones and OCs like a beast

My first one seemed to be a bit pants if I'm honest, that topped out around 4.40GHz, I've not even tried the new one I've just picked up... I'm hoping that would be better but silicone lottery and all.....

R-T-B · Dec 24, 2020

lZKoce said:
The M.2 heatsink I posted I bought finally arrived. Transportation packaging didn't make it, but the product is not damaged. I hooked it up to my fan controller and it's breezing happily.
Some feedback: the tiny fan is dead silent. I tested turning the knob on the Lamptron and it didn't make much difference. There is a difference between the temperature on the display and a software. Software reports 35 degrees and the display shows 46. Not sure who's right or wrong , but for the $12 bucks or so, it's a lot of fun.

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The patient: ahhh stickers...
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That looks nice! Got a product link? Working well?

QuietBob · Dec 24, 2020

phill said:
Oh yeah, I grabbed a few more kits of RAM...

Ah, the memories. So many good memories

stinger608 · Dec 25, 2020

Damn @phill , that is some sexy ass ram bro!!!!!!

Jetster · Dec 25, 2020

phill said:
My first one seemed to be a bit pants if I'm honest, that topped out around 4.40GHz, I've not even tried the new one I've just picked up... I'm hoping that would be better but silicone lottery and all.....

I got mine to 5.1, just needed more cooling. I reluctantly sold it in a system I built then to my suprise the guy returned and wanted to upgrage to a i7 so I got it back

micropage7 · Dec 25, 2020

just arrived a pair of DDR3

yeah, it's not the best looks. i just remove the warranty sticker and leave the rest

FireFox · Dec 25, 2020

I couldn't resist and took the picture while driving :roll:

Caring1 · Dec 25, 2020

Knoxx29 said:
I couldn't resist and too the picture while driving

Back seat driver?

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Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
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Mouse	Corsair thingy
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Processor	3960X
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Keyboard	Corsair K70
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Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
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Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
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Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
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Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
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Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

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Mouse	Yes
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Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super - $229.00 at posting
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Power Supply	Thermaltake iRGB 1000w
Mouse	Red Dragon M801 Sniper Pro - $45.99
Keyboard	lifeworks RGB
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Processor	Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
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Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
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Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 3700X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Gigabyte AORUS ELITE B550
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED/SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/16 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/Gigabyte GTX 1660
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/Dual Samsung 980 Pro M2 NVME 4.0
Display(s)	Overlord 27" 2560 x 1440
Case	Corsair Air 540
Audio Device(s)	On board
Power Supply	Seasonic modular 850 watt Platinum/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA