What's your latest tech purchase?

stinger608 · Feb 28, 2021

jallenlabs said:
Picked up my first VR headset yesterday. Oculus Quest 2. Its amazing and I haven't even connected it to my gaming PC yet...

Plan on doing the same thing!!! Probably late March or early April.

silentbogo · Feb 28, 2021

stinger608 said:
Plan on doing the same thing!!! Probably late March or early April.

Please, guys. I'm trying to keep my hardware hoarding in check!

My fingers are itching to contact a local guy who wants to trade his GTX 1660 Ti and HP AR headset for a 2060 Super, but my brain says - "just play some solitaire, it'll pass".

QuietBob · Feb 28, 2021

PooPipeBoy said:
Tossed out my crusty 30-year old tooters to make way for these Hella Supertones that would give anyone nearby a good jump scare.

That's one hella horn!

Valantar · Feb 28, 2021

QuietBob said:
That's one hella horn!

Probably hella loud ... :rolleyes:

neatfeatguy · Feb 28, 2021

Got in my two 140mm Noctua NF-P14s fans to go on the front of my case and with those here I now installed the Noctua NH-U9S heatsink so I could once again make use of the top mounted fan. The Hyper 212 I was using was about 3/4 of an inch too tall to allow the top mounted fan to spin.

I've come to think that Noctua spends more on the packaging than the product inside - I'm not saying that's a bad thing. It's just odd to find such nice boxes for fans.

Here's a peak inside the case, you can see the new NH-U9S.

With everything installed so far temps are a few degrees lower than with the Hyper 212 on my 5900x. Idle hits 24C and after running handbreak for about 20 minutes the temps only got to 87C (was 92C with the Hyper 212). The added top fan and new front fans may be the difference in the slightly lower temps, but so far it seems this smaller heatsink handles the 5900x like a champ.

R00kie · Feb 28, 2021

Got myself a cheapo lappy

Considering my download speeds at home are horrendous, i can take this thing to the closest car park, and use the wonders of our 5G connection :laugh:

silentbogo · Feb 28, 2021

gdallsk said:
Got myself a cheapo lappy

Nice find. About half of our engineers are rolling around with 6440 and 6540's. Unfortunately one of 6540s is coming back to my workshop tomorrow - one of our guys bricked half of his USB ports. :banghead:

R00kie · Feb 28, 2021

silentbogo said:
Nice find. About half of our engineers are rolling around with 6440 and 6540's. Unfortunately one of 6540s is coming back to my workshop tomorrow - one of our guys bricked half of his USB ports.

I'm half tempted to make it a budget gaming machine, just by replacing a motherboard with the one that has discrete graphics

jallenlabs · Feb 28, 2021

I also received my 9700f and 32gb memory upgrades for my workstation today. Cheaper than buying a new rig and still pretty decent stuff.

Disparia · Mar 2, 2021

My X5660 system stopped working awhile ago but wasn't able to diagnose it until last week. Turned out to be the RAM, which is an alright problem to have as that component can be obtained. This will be an upgrade in capacity as well, 6GB to 12GB.

Also picked up some MX-4 in the 8 gram tube -- this is usually best value vs 4g or 20g tube.

Next goal is to upgrade the GTX 660 with a 680 or two!

jallenlabs · Mar 3, 2021

optane for scratch drive.

lexluthermiester · Mar 3, 2021

Found these two delightful things while out treasure hunting(thrifting) with the wife today.

They were $4 each and the manuals and discs are near perfect! The only way that would have been better is if C&C3 had been the Deluxe Edition version(which included the "Kane's Wrath" expansion pack). Still, score!

8BitZ80 · Mar 3, 2021

neatfeatguy said:
Got in my two 140mm Noctua NF-P14s fans to go on the front of my case and with those here I now installed the Noctua NH-U9S heatsink so I could once again make use of the top mounted fan. The Hyper 212 I was using was about 3/4 of an inch too tall to allow the top mounted fan to spin.

I've come to think that Noctua spends more on the packaging than the product inside - I'm not saying that's a bad thing. It's just odd to find such nice boxes for fans.
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Here's a peak inside the case, you can see the new NH-U9S.
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With everything installed so far temps are a few degrees lower than with the Hyper 212 on my 5900x. Idle hits 24C and after running handbreak for about 20 minutes the temps only got to 87C (was 92C with the Hyper 212). The added top fan and new front fans may be the difference in the slightly lower temps, but so far it seems this smaller heatsink handles the 5900x like a champ.

The U9S is a good heatsink. I notice your airflow direction through the heatsink is backwards, is that because the additional fan was interfering with something?

Sithaer · Mar 3, 2021

I was planning to buy a new keyboard sometime this year but eh, I like to get things out of the way so I bought it now.

This is the first mecha keyboard I ever used, always found membrane ones totally fine for casual use and never felt like spending that much on a KB. :oops:

My previous one was a hybrid 'fake mecha' which was alright but it was developing some electronics/controller issues so I replaced it now.

Have to say I did not have many options as I really wanted one with no num pad cause I pretty much never use it and it just gets in the way.
Also had a max budget of ~65$ and this one cost me exactly that, also had to be Brown switch cause I find the others way too loud for my taste.

+Had to have my country's/Lang's layout since thats what I always used. 'this was the biggest limiting factor, so many good KBs but only US layout..'

That left me barely 2-3 options and based on reviews I picked this.
Polish friend also suggested it cause he owned a previous model, apparently this is a Polish brand.

O ye the big enter is like a norm in my country with this layout, it wasn't a must have but I do prefer this.

jboydgolfer · Mar 3, 2021

Tomgang · Mar 3, 2021

jboydgolfer said:
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I will let this video say what i want to say:

freeagent · Mar 3, 2021

Got my new toy too

Just need a GPU now! :laugh:

jboydgolfer · Mar 3, 2021

Tomgang said:
this video

robocop, classic

Tomgang · Mar 3, 2021

jboydgolfer said:
robocop, classic

Indeed it is from Robocop.

lexluthermiester · Mar 3, 2021

jboydgolfer said:
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Lucky!

scoutingwraith · Mar 4, 2021

Congratulations!!! Been trying to get one for myself but i am not resorting to paying scalpers.

jboydgolfer said:
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jboydgolfer · Mar 4, 2021

scoutingwraith said:
Been trying to get one for myself but i am not resorting to paying scalpers.

thats good, scalpers are trash. i pay msrp, or nothing at all

lexluthermiester · Mar 4, 2021

jboydgolfer said:
thats good, scalpers are trash. i pay msrp, or nothing at all

I'll pay a bit more, say 5% maybe 10% if it's a really good card, but not these current market prices..

RJARRRPCGP · Mar 4, 2021

Disparia said:
My X5660 system stopped working awhile ago but wasn't able to diagnose it until last week. Turned out to be the RAM, which is an alright problem to have as that component can be obtained. This will be an upgrade in capacity as well, 6GB to 12GB.

Also picked up some MX-4 in the 8 gram tube -- this is usually best value vs 4g or 20g tube.

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Next goal is to upgrade the GTX 660 with a 680 or two!

Looks like the RAM kit I got in December. Got it for my Asus P6T6 WS Revolution, which currently has a Core i7 Extreme 965. I do have a 960, which possibly is a later revision. I was able to install and update Windows 7 SP1 without a hardware error. I think I can't use the black slots. Last time I did, Windows 7 SP1 BSOD'ed for a RAM-related hardware error.

Vendor · Mar 4, 2021

my brother got a used redmi note 7 pro for ₹6500 (90$) with 4gb and 64gb storage couple of days ago after his poco x2 got stolen few days back in the market

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
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

System Name	WS#1337
Processor	Ryzen 7 3800X
Motherboard	ASUS X570-PLUS TUF Gaming
Cooling	Xigmatek Scylla 240mm AIO
Memory	4x8GB Samsung DDR4 ECC UDIMM
Video Card(s)	Inno3D RTX 3070 Ti iChill
Storage	ADATA Legend 2TB + ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung U24E590D (4K/UHD)
Case	ghetto CM Cosmos RC-1000
Audio Device(s)	ALC1220
Power Supply	SeaSonic SSR-550FX (80+ GOLD)
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Modecom Volcano Blade (Kailh choc LP)
VR HMD	Google dreamview headset(aka fancy cardboard)
Software	Windows 11, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14
Video Card(s)	ASRock MBA 7900XTX
Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell S2721QS 4K60
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0
Audio Device(s)	Audiotrak Prodigy Cube Black (JRC MUSES 8820D) + CAL (recabled)
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W
Storage	2TB Adata SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Personal / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 5900x / i5-4460
Motherboard	Asrock x570 Phantom Gaming 4 /ASRock Z87 Extreme4
Cooling	Corsair H100i / stock HSF
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200 / 8GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	EVGA XC3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti / EVGA RTX 3060 XC
Storage	500GB Pro 970, 250 GB SSD, 1TB & 500GB Western Digital / 2x 4TB & 1x 8TB WD Red, 2TB SSD & 4TB SSD
Display(s)	Dell - S3220DGF 32" LED Curved QHD FreeSync Monitor / 50" LCD TV
Case	CoolerMaster HAF XB Evo / CM HAF XB Evo
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G35 headset
Power Supply	850W SeaSonic X Series / 750W SeaSonic X Series
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Black Microsoft Natural Elite Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 / Windows 10 Pro 64

What's your latest tech purchase?

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Vendor

System Name	Main / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X / Ryzen 7 2700
Motherboard	Strix B550i / B450i Aorus Pro
Cooling	Lian-Li Galahad 360 / Wraith Spire
Memory	Corsair LPX 2x16 3600MHz / HyperX Predator 2x8GB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 FE / ARC A380
Storage	WD Black SN770 1TB / Sabrent Rocket 256GB
Display(s)	Acer Z301c / 39" Panasonic HDTV
Case	Corsair 2000D / Cougar QBX
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V379 / Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	Corsair SF600 / BeQuiet SFX Power 2 450W
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Drop Sense75 with WQ Studio Morandi's
VR HMD	Rift S
Software	Win 11 Pro 64Bit

System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12700k @ 5.0/4.0
Motherboard	ASRock z690 Steel Legend
Cooling	Artic Cooling Freezer 420 AiO
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3200 cas 14 b die
Video Card(s)	Asus Nvidia RTX 4070 Super OC
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" IPS display
Case	Phanteks p500a with all Noctua Chromax/Arctic fans
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite interface, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic 850w plat with cable mod cables
Mouse	Glorious Model O
Keyboard	Corsair mech k65
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	3dmark TimeSpy 20240-rtx 3090FE/12700k/Optane 3dmark TimeSpy 21862-rtx 4070Super/12700k/Optane

Processor	Intel i5-6600
Motherboard	ASRock H170M-ITX
Cooling	Cooler Master Geminii S524
Memory	G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB (8GB x 2)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9-380X 4GB
Storage	Samsung 950 EVO 250GB (mSATA)
Display(s)	LG 29UM69G-B 2560x1080 IPS
Case	Lian Li PC-Q25
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech G110
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	I don't name my systems.
Processor	i3-12100F 'power limit removed/-130mV undervolt'
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

System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest

System Name	The beast and the little runt.
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X - Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4a - NH-D15 chromax.black with IPPC Industrial 3000 RPM 120/140 MM fans.
Memory	G.SKILL TRIDENT Z ROYAL GOLD/SILVER 32 GB (2 x 16 GB and 4 x 8 GB) 3600 MHz CL14-15-15-35 1.45 volts
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 4060 OC LOW PROFILE - GIGABYTE RTX 4090 GAMING OC
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB + 2 TB - Samsung 870 EVO 4 TB - 2 x WD RED PRO 16 GB + WD ULTRASTAR 22 TB
Display(s)	Asus 27" TUF VG27AQL1A and a Dell 24" for dual setup
Case	Phanteks Enthoo 719/LUXE 2 BLACK
Audio Device(s)	Onboard on both boards
Power Supply	Phanteks Revolt X 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Software	WINDOWS 10 PRO 64 BITS on both systems
Benchmark Scores	Se more about my 2 in 1 system here: kortlink.dk/2ca4x

Processor	AMD R9 5900X
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 1x TL-B12, 2x TL-C12 Pro, 2x TL K12
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, Asus Hyper M.2, 2x SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact RGB
Audio Device(s)	JBL 2.1 Deep Bass
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 750w G+, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	Minerva / Remus
Processor	i9 10900KF (5.1Ghz) / Ryzen 5600X
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming Z490 / MSI 550 Pro
Cooling	Corsair iCUE H150i / Air Cooler
Memory	64Gb Crucial Ballistix (3200) / 16GB Crucial Ballistix (3200)
Video Card(s)	Asus Tuf 3070 Ti / Quadro P1000
Storage	16TB / 20TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF + HP z27 / Dell P22
Case	Fractal Design 7 XL / MSi
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W Modular / Corsair CX550
Mouse	Logitech G502 / G602
Keyboard	Havit Kalih Blue Switch /
Software	Win 10 Pro / Ubuntu 20.04
Benchmark Scores	Suggestions.

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

System Name	Amazing Experience
Processor	Intel Core i5 7500
Motherboard	MSI H110M Pro-VD
Cooling	Deepcool Alta 7 (CPU) \| 2x 120mm RGB Case Fans (Rear and Front)
Memory	Hynix 16GB (2x8) 2400Mhz (13-13-13-28)
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 750 Ti 2GB GDDR5
Storage	Crucial BX500 120GB; Seagate Barracuda 1TB+2TB; Dell 1TB Ext. HDD
Display(s)	HP 22es
Case	Ant Esports ICE-211TG
Audio Device(s)	F&D A110 2.1 Stereo Speakers
Power Supply	Circle 500 Watts APFC
Mouse	Redragon M609
Keyboard	TVS Gold Mechanical Keyboard (MX Blue, PS/2)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64