What's your latest tech purchase?

[Ruru]

Extra GPU cooling?

Yep. I bought that frame for fans few years ago and now I thought to have some use for it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Nothing special.

Why 80mm fans someone may ask, well, because of this:

Spoiler

The F8 line is solid. They're quiet and push a lot of air.

 

[Ruru]

The F8 line is solid. They're quiet and push a lot of air.

These silent versions are practically inaudible, even though I put those at turbo speed in bios.

 

[AusWolf]

These silent versions are practically inaudible, even though I put those at turbo speed in bios.

People tend to look down on 8 cm fans, but they've come a long way in recent years. I've got some thin Akasa units in one of my HTPCs and some be quiet! in the other one, and they're all dead silent.

 

[lexluthermiester]

People tend to look down on 8 cm fans, but they've come a long way in recent years.

True on both counts.

 

[igralec84]

Ok everything is here except for the AM5 mounting kit for the NZXT Z73 that UPS says is arriving tomorrow.
Now the dilemma... should i put it in with the AMD cooler from the 5600x for 1 day to check if it boots (and not do becnhmarks etc) as i read some people had to format the M2 because it wouldn't boot, or wait until tomorrow

 

[Deleted member 223428]

Ok everything is here except for the AM5 mounting kit for the NZXT Z73 that UPS says is arriving tomorrow.
Now the dilemma... should i put it in with the AMD cooler from the 5600x for 1 day to check if it boots (and not do becnhmarks etc) as i read some people had to format the M2 because it wouldn't boot, or wait until tomorrow

I'd slap the cooler on it and give it a go. I don't think you'll see any problems at all. If it worries you, there might a place in the BIOS to choose a 65W TDP (mine has one).

 

[igralec84]

I'd slap the cooler on it and give it a go. I don't think you'll see any problems at all. If it worries you, there might a place in the BIOS to choose a 65W TDP (mine has one).

Yeah i'm going to do that, isn't much work putting on the stock cooler and i'll have to replace the backplate and mountings tomorrow anyway. Will probably leave the AIO in the case and find a good spot to put the cpu block. Luckily the hoses are on the front of the case so can just go straight down. I've read the ECO mode actually gains a little in some cases

 

[Deleted member 223428]

Yeah i'm going to do that, isn't much work putting on the stock cooler and i'll have to replace the backplate and mountings tomorrow anyway. Will probably leave the AIO in the case and find a good spot to put the cpu block. Luckily the hoses are on the front of the case so can just go straight down. I've read the ECO mode actually gains a little in some cases

It's possible the new mounting kit will utilize the existing backplate as the factory backplates are permanently attached on AM5 boards.

And definitely explore using Curve Optimizer (CO) to tame it a bit. I ended up at all core -25 for my 7700x.

 

[igralec84]

It's possible the new mounting kit will utilize the existing backplate as the factory backplates are permanently attached on AM5 boards.

And definitely explore using Curve Optimizer (CO) to tame it a bit. I ended up at all core -25 for my 7700x.

Yeah the old one did too. Hmm maybe i didn't put enough paste or shouldn't have put the pea grain as it idles at 60°C but hasn't gone over 86 yet while browsing. Maybe using the integrated graphics raises temps too (didn't put the 3080Ti on the vertical mount in case i'd have to redo something), need to learn the ASrock BIOS as i'm familiar with the MSI one But so far so good, it works haha.

 

[Tomgang]

So here is my upgrade for 2022 and 2023. More about the upgrade can be seen her: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...-in-1-case-all-air-cooled.283169/post-4859387

2 monfh ago i also got my hands on a RTX A2000 that are also shown here for size comparison. What is not shown, is that i also got a WD RED PRO 16 TB HDD. But i think most people know how a HDD looks like, so see no need to show it.

GPU shown for size comparison is RTX A2000, EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 ULTRA GAMING 10 GB and ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC.

 

[wheresmycar]

So here is my upgrade for 2022 and 2023. More about the upgrade can be seen her: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/tomgang´s-project-2-systems-in-1-case-all-air-cooled.283169/post-4859387

2 monfh ago i also got my hands on a RTX A2000 that are also shown here for size comparison. What is not shown, is that i also got a WD RED PRO 16 TB HDD. But i think most people know how a HDD looks like, so see no need to show it.

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GPU shown for size comparison is RTX A2000, EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 ULTRA GAMING 10 GB and ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC.
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sorry had to ask... i can see one of your arms in one of the images... just curious, did you sell the other one?

 

[Tomgang]

sorry had to ask... i can see one your arms in one of the images... just curious, did you sell the other one?

Yes asus RTX 4090 is a big boi. It takes my entire hand to hold it. EVGA RTX 3080 is the card i will be selling yes. RTX A2000 and 4090 stays in the machine.

 

[sam_86314]

Scored this during that recent Prime event...

Got a Ryzen 5 5600G for $130. I'm trying it in my main system in place of my 5800X for now. It runs a lot cooler and performs nearly as well, though the lack of PCIe Gen 4 support leads to a surprising drop in performance with my 6800 XT in the one program I've tested (FFXV Benchmark).

I'm going to keep this CPU in my main system until I can get more thermal paste. After that, I'll be on the hunt for a cheap AM4 board so that I can upgrade my testing system.

Also scored this on Craigslist...

I found four SanDisk ReadyCache drives and an 8GB IDE SSD from Transcend for $8 total.

The cool part is that all of these drives are brand new, unopened old stock. The SanDisk drives are from around 2013, and the Transcend is from around 2010.

Each ReadyCache drive is 32GB. They all came with SATA cables and 2.5" to 3.5" adapters.

They perform alright, with mediocre write performance and good read performance.

They'll be great for testing systems, and also just having a bunch of SSDs around is nice for when I need them.

I have no clue what I'll do with the Transcend. Maybe I'll stick it in an old laptop at some point.

 

[P4-630]

A few days ago my previous induction cooker said "pop".....
So had to buy a new one...

 

[Frick]

 

[The red spirit]

A few days ago my previous induction cooker said "pop".....
So had to buy a new one...

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I have a feeling that some cap popped and it was fixable.

 

[P4-630]

I have a feeling that some cap popped and it was fixable.

Maybe, it triggered the power circuit and had no power until I took the plug out and turned the circuit breaker back on.
I had it since 2016 , so it wasn't that new anymore....

 

[paulwarden]

i have had to get a new ssd so i ordered the samsung 980 1 tb and i iwll be checking out the samsung 970 evo that has been giving me trouble of late i am also waiting for a new ssd enclosure so i can check out my 970 evo

 

[The red spirit]

Maybe, it triggered the power circuit and had no power until I took the plug out and turned the circuit breaker back on.
I had it since 2016 , so it wasn't that new anymore....

It might be fixable, but considering that it's 3400 watt device, it may not not be safe to work on big caps at home.

 

[Kovoet]

Bought a Tonor Q9 mic via fleabay, waiting for the arrival

 

[Vario]

I picked up a Noiseblocker PK-PS fan to run for my top fan on my office computer, its a Lian Li PC A05NB that has a top 140mm intake and because the case has an inverted layout, the only rational placement is to have the fan impeller up (top intake), which seems to kill most fans eventually. I was running a rather noisy but rugged power supply sourced fan (Yate Loon D14BH12, which was okay for gaming but not for working). I have another A05 NB box that has a Noiseblocker PK-1, the noiseblocker PK series seems to handle that position really well, maybe because it has a mag-lev style bearing. The PK-S is a really sweet fan but a bit rare, got it from FrozenCPU.

Noiseblocker makes some nice fans that no one talks about.

 

[R-T-B]

I have no clue what I'll do with the Transcend. Maybe I'll stick it in an old laptop at some point.

Just FYI, those Transcend IDE drives I used to use in legacy toughbook XP builds. They are true SLC drives. Might be faster than you'd expect...

 

[Hugis]

ok here we go, new pc all good i think

 

[Mussels]

I just wanna say those of us snapping up the x3D chips got our moneys worth

*Sips delicious 0.1% low tea*