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I have bought three GPU's over the last couple weeks. The first one was a ZOTC 1070 Ti AMP Extreme, then a EVGA 1070 FTW and today I got a XFX 6700 XT. I bought the 1070's for my second crunching rig since WCG was (kind of still is) utilizing GPU's. I found the XFX 6700 XT on Craiglist today and couldn't pass it up!
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Just got one of those in the 500 gig versions. I couldn't justify $400 for a 2TB drive.

They are stupid fast though!!!!
Yeah high end nvme prices are steep, but i there's something about not having to care about how much space you've got left that is priceless ;)
 
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My new project case finally arrived after being on pre-order for ages.
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Ok I bought a few things during the horrible pandem to lift my spirits. Is it ok to share them? :oops:

Please don't judge, let me explain.

I know this cool looking Linksys WiFi 6 router is normally $399, I would NEVER pay that! no way!

But, last November on Cyber-Monday "for one day only", it went "On Sale" for $199. That was pretty good I thought. So went into chat with a Linksys sales rep and he says - "Today only if you buy it directly from the Linksys website, I'll give you a code for another $30off." :eek:

$399 down to $169, I could not pass that up. Gotta think of the family and their Wifi needs, right?

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that a big discount and it's hard to skip
and that's the disadvantage of online shopping where you suddenly found something that you hard to skip although you're already have one
 
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Our internet got recently upgraded and I was scratching my head for days why I'm not getting the faster speed when not connected directly to the modem. It turns out I was using an old 10/100mbps router.

Since I'm buying a new router why not buy a Wi-Fi 6 capable one while I'm at it and my gawd they are expensive. BUT, I saw one from Xioami and immediately bit the bullet. It costs me around $60 USD (converted from local currency).

PROS: Cheap. Looks cool. Dual Band. Looks cool and simple.

CONS: Software sucks. Router Gateway is in Chinese. Workaround is installing an app on the phone. Not a problem, everything is pretty much plug and play.



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Our internet got recently upgraded and I was scratching my head for days why I'm not getting the faster speed when not connected directly to the modem. It turns out I was using an old 10/100mbps router.

Since I'm buying a new router why not buy a Wi-Fi 6 capable one while I'm at it and my gawd they are expensive. BUT, I saw one from Xioami and immediately bit the bullet. It costs me around $60 USD (converted from local currency).

PROS: Cheap. Looks cool. Dual Band. Looks cool and simple.

CONS: Software sucks. Router Gateway is in Chinese. Workaround is installing an app on the phone. Not a problem, everything is pretty much plug and play.



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I seen reviews state using Google Chrome with translate actually works pretty okay for the web interface. I been thinking to change out my Asus RT-AC88U router with a Xiaomi because the hardware looks solid but I don't know.
 
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I seen reviews state using Google Chrome with translate actually works pretty okay for the web interface. I been thinking to change out my Asus RT-AC88U router with a Xiaomi because the hardware looks solid but I don't know.
I havent managed to translate the webpage. I spent around 30mins of effort for it. I think thats enough to deem it unusable.

I just installed the app (you have to create a xioami account) and login and all the settings are there.

I already have a mi account and dont care about big china at this point. Prior to this purchase, I got lots of their products and they are reliable. I had a simple wifi extender, an air purifier, smart lights and an electric kettle and they are sturdy.
 
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I havent managed to translate the webpage. I spent around 30mins of effort for it. I think thats enough to deem it unusable.

I just installed the app (you have to create a xioami account) and login and all the settings are there.

I already have a mi account and dont care about big china at this point. Prior to this purchase, I got lots of their products and they are reliable. I had a simple wifi extender, an air purifier, smart lights and an electric kettle and they are sturdy.

I rather have my data in china then the us :roll:

I also know a cyber security guy that teached me that why so I don't complain.
 
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Our internet got recently upgraded and I was scratching my head for days why I'm not getting the faster speed when not connected directly to the modem. It turns out I was using an old 10/100mbps router.

Since I'm buying a new router why not buy a Wi-Fi 6 capable one while I'm at it and my gawd they are expensive. BUT, I saw one from Xioami and immediately bit the bullet. It costs me around $60 USD (converted from local currency).

PROS: Cheap. Looks cool. Dual Band. Looks cool and simple.

CONS: Software sucks. Router Gateway is in Chinese. Workaround is installing an app on the phone. Not a problem, everything is pretty much plug and play.



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I got an wifi 5 router from xiaomi, pretty underwhelming, it looks like a spider but it wont cover the entire house, it wouldn't even work as an access point because the signal reaching it was poor, so it's connected trough cable and I have 2 different networks at home...
 
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This is the second time I've bought one of these dual tower coolers for US$25 and they're pretty good. It's like the poor man's Noctua NH-D9L. The dual fans are quiet at full speed, six heatpipes with a 40x40mm full coverage and decent machining, there's really no major issues going on. The fans share a single header which is a bit unusual and the spring retention system is economy-spec but that's to be expected. And no shipping damage on either of them so that's great.

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Our internet got recently upgraded and I was scratching my head for days why I'm not getting the faster speed when not connected directly to the modem. It turns out I was using an old 10/100mbps router.

Since I'm buying a new router why not buy a Wi-Fi 6 capable one while I'm at it and my gawd they are expensive. BUT, I saw one from Xioami and immediately bit the bullet. It costs me around $60 USD (converted from local currency).

PROS: Cheap. Looks cool. Dual Band. Looks cool and simple.

CONS: Software sucks. Router Gateway is in Chinese. Workaround is installing an app on the phone. Not a problem, everything is pretty much plug and play.



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actually it looks cool, and i dunno xiaomi and tenda could offer high end stuff in lower tag
 
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This is the second time I've bought one of these dual tower coolers for US$25 and they're pretty good. It's like the poor man's Noctua NH-D9L. The dual fans are quiet at full speed, six heatpipes with a 40x40mm full coverage and decent machining, there's really no major issues going on. The fans share a single header which is a bit unusual and the spring retention system is economy-spec but that's to be expected. And no shipping damage on either of them so that's great.

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Nothing wrong with that! Looks like a nice bit of kit.
 

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Had this for a little bit now just forgot to post it. Elite Dangerous is pretty much my go to game so I play a lot and while my trusty OG Saitek X52 Pro still works great I’ve always coveted this “ghost” of a HOTAS so when I saw someone had them in stock here I just had to jump on it. While it took some button mashing to figure out the new layout I’m pretty happy with it.
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Picked up some stuff yesterday




edit: Tested Matrix Platinum's clocks on the card and worked fine so I flashed it with Platinum bios. No problems as well.
 
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Ordered a week ago and its here!.. (still waiting on the actual console ordered ~early nov.)

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Need an Elite for your collection. I’ve never owned and Xbox(all PSs) but I absolutely love it as a controller.
I've got the elite 2, and as a PC only gamer its a masterpiece
 
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I've got the elite 2, and as a PC only gamer its a masterpiece
Yeah I have the first one. My “caustic sweat” made the rubber start to come loose, nothing a little crazy glue didn’t fix. It’s such a nice controller to use. I love having the back paddles for shifting gears In Forza.
 

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Yeah I have the first one. My “caustic sweat” made the rubber start to come loose, nothing a little crazy glue didn’t fix. It’s such a nice controller to use. I love having the back paddles for shifting gears In Forza.
Its from the coolant :D
 
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Nice after a driver update from the one @Regeneration posted the SEQ1M Q81 write speed went up :D

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Grabbed an inexpensive WD Black SN850 500GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 7000MB/s reads NVMe SSD from Newegg for only $129. :eek:

See how it compares to the Optane 280GB drive for low latency.

Gonna mount it under the "APEX" labelled extra-large aluminum (northbridge) heatsink on the Maximus XIII Apex, that's a PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot that only functions with Intel 11th gen processors 20 pure CPU lanes, up from 16lanes, still not as many as AMD, but oh well. :ohwell:

The WD Black SN850 4.0 NVMe SSD drive - be here next week. :)

Looks pretty cool also. :)

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Also, look at the price of this new Gskill 5066Mhz RKL kit? $200? Waaaaat? :eek: I thought these new RKL ddr4 kits would launch at crazy high prices like $600 to $800.

This looks like a pretty good deal, thinking about it. :oops:

Maybe it's not b-die, maybe it's micron? I dunno, but that price is AMAZING

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Grabbed an inexpensive WD Black SN850 500GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 7000MB/s reads NVMe SSD from Newegg for only $129. :eek:

See how it compares to the Optane 280GB drive for low latency.

Gonna mount it under the "APEX" labelled extra-large aluminum (northbridge) heatsink on the Maximus XIII Apex, that's a PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot that only functions with Intel 11th gen processors 20 pure CPU lanes, up from 16lanes, still not as many as AMD, but oh well. :ohwell:

The WD Black SN850 4.0 NVMe SSD drive - be here next week. :)

Looks pretty cool also. :)

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Also, look at the price of this new Gskill 5066Mhz RKL kit? $200? Waaaaat? :eek: I thought these new RKL ddr4 kits would launch at crazy high prices like $600 to $800.

This looks like a pretty good deal, thinking about it. :oops:

Maybe it's not b-die, maybe it's micron? I dunno, but that price is AMAZING

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the timings on that ram though... prob not good for gaming... better off with 4000 cas 15-15-15 which is a similar price.
 
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the timings on that ram though... prob not good for gaming... better off with 4000 cas 15-15-15 which is a similar price.

I'm searching for reviews, b-die? micron? or SK hynix? I just don't know and Gskill never tells from the spec sheet.


Still, it seems an amazing price - the 5066 and 5333 kits are both launching this month.

Although think I'll wait for the kits with the newer multi-polygon aesthetic, also launching this month. :)

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I'll post photos of the new WD Black M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD drive when it gets here on Tuesday. :)

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I'm searching for reviews, b-die? micron? or SK hynix? I just don't know and Gskill never tells from the spec sheet.


20-30-30 and 1.6V......my money's on Hynix DJR.

It's not that impressive though. Rev.B is 5100 @ 1.5V. Hynix tRFC is always tighter than Micron but that's about it. That, and being trusted with 1.6V from the factory :eek:

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