What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester · Dec 25, 2022

Kissamies said:
But as I understood, it's still pretty capable?

It is. Very much so. It was only disappointing from the "It wasn't much improved over 10th gen." perspective. Otherwise 11th gen was very good at the right price.

3x0 · Dec 25, 2022

Joined the 5800X3D club. Upgraded from 5600X, the 5800X3D was 380e (lowest I've seen is ~360e but got impatient), sold my 5600x for 150e so a 230e upgrade. Not exactly a rational upgrade either way you look, but wanted to buy it just for the sake of maxing out the AM4 platform for the next few years.

Space Lynx · Dec 25, 2022

3x0 said:
Joined the 5800X3D club. Upgraded from 5600X, the 5800X3D was 380e (lowest I've seen is ~360e but got impatient), sold my 5600x for 150e so a 230e upgrade. Not exactly a rational upgrade either way you look, but wanted to buy it just for the sake of maxing out the AM4 platform for the next few years.
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at 1080p 240hz, it is a rational upgrade. at 1440-4k it becomes less rational. I'd say in your case you made a good move

jallenlabs · Dec 25, 2022

Got some PC mod parts for xmas. MNPCTech Billet fan grilles on top of RGB rings and 140-120mm adapters. Here are some test pics. Now I am waiting for sheets of carbon fiber to come in so I can finally finish my workstation.

Kapone33 · Dec 25, 2022

3x0 said:
Joined the 5800X3D club. Upgraded from 5600X, the 5800X3D was 380e (lowest I've seen is ~360e but got impatient), sold my 5600x for 150e so a 230e upgrade. Not exactly a rational upgrade either way you look, but wanted to buy it just for the sake of maxing out the AM4 platform for the next few years.
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Don't worry you won't regret it.

ThrashZone · Dec 25, 2022

Kissamies said:
Many skipped the 11th gen, well it was somewhat disappointing as it was still 14nm. But as I understood, it's still pretty capable?

Hi,
11900k 8 core was disappointing compared to 10900k 10 cores
Mostly because 11900k only offered single core boost and lost two cores for that single core perk.

So only people disappointed were 10900k buyers.

Oops on topic I did get a black D15 and some mx-6 :cool:

Kapone33 · Dec 25, 2022

So I am getting a 7900XTX. I know that I will be putting a Waterblock on it. I also know that I will be jumping on AM5 when the 3D chips launch. I have a Eisbear block sitting around. I was thinking that I am going to use that with the X3D chip. I was thinking of the amount of heat that a loop like that would create and thought that it might be a good idea to add more volume to my loop. I started looking at Distro plates and EK are on drugs, as the cheapest distro plate was like 300 euros (for a specific case). I guess they have a market though.

Anyhow I was surfing around Amazon the other day and found this on sale for $45. It seems to be able to serve my purpose. I do have a pump on a Eisstation unit that I could use with this but it should be able to keep those 2 chips under control. I already have a pump res/420mm rad for the GPU. One of the nice things about Corsair getting into water cooling is you can buy a nice 360 copper rad for $99 at your local retailer. Of course I need some tubing for this so I also ordered some Quick connect tubing (I love those) and new AM4 mount. The shipping is very crazy but it is chepaer than buying it from the US partner for me. I will probably mount it in the side GPU spot on my case.

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Dristun · Dec 25, 2022

johnspack said:
Bluetooth headphones... used as I'm on a fixed income, but I didn't want crap.... needed apx-HD support too....
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They're good even used. Mine are going for 3 years now and there are 0 issues. Battery and cushions are replaceable too, should you ever decide to.

Kapone33 · Dec 25, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
It is. Very much so. It was only disappointing from the "It wasn't much improved over 10th gen." perspective. Otherwise 11th gen was very good at the right price.

If you are building a PC today there is no real advantage to the newest platforms as PCIe 4.0 is currently all you can buy and plenty expensive in many cases too. The fact that many retailers (apparently) are willing to give you a MB means that the entire platform could be real value for a user that does not expect to upgrade the platform themselves like us enthusiasts.

Theswweet · Dec 25, 2022

I recently did a series of upgrades; first from a reference 6900xt to a Red Devil 7900XTX LE (a big thank you to Microcenter for having the Protection Plan, meaning this upgrade was only about $150 out of pocket ), and a platform upgrade to AM5 (once again, thanks to Microcenter for the free 32GB of DDR5 - made the platform upgrade only about $600 for a 7700x and a decent B650e board)

Basically did a full system upgrade minus the storage, the PSU and the case for under $1000. Planning to sell my AM4 stuff in the new year and sit pretty for Zen 4 3D!

Space Lynx · Dec 25, 2022

Theswweet said:
I recently did a series of upgrades; first from a reference 6900xt to a Red Devil 7900XTX LE (a big thank you to Microcenter for having the Protection Plan, meaning this upgrade was only about $150 out of pocket ), and a platform upgrade to AM5 (once again, thanks to Microcenter for the free 32GB of DDR5 - made the platform upgrade only about $600 for a 7700x and a decent B650e board)

Basically did a full system upgrade minus the storage, the PSU and the case for under $1000. Planning to sell my AM4 stuff in the new year and sit pretty for Zen 4 3D!

did enabling EXPO work ok for you on that ASRock mobo and ram?

cool upgrades you got there!

Theswweet · Dec 25, 2022

Space Lynx said:
did enabling EXPO work ok for you on that ASRock mobo and ram?

cool upgrades you got there!

Yeah EXPO is working fine out of the box. I actually think that might be why they switched from the 6000c30 RAM to 6000c36 about a month ago; better stability.

chaoshusky · Dec 25, 2022

3x0 said:
Joined the 5800X3D club. Upgraded from 5600X, the 5800X3D was 380e (lowest I've seen is ~360e but got impatient), sold my 5600x for 150e so a 230e upgrade. Not exactly a rational upgrade either way you look, but wanted to buy it just for the sake of maxing out the AM4 platform for the next few years.
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Eww

3x0 · Dec 25, 2022

chaoshusky said:
Eww

Don't worry, it's locked down in my PC so it won't escape and hurt you :love:

Kapone33 · Dec 25, 2022

chaoshusky said:
Eww

You have a Gigabyte board and are complaining lol.

Space Lynx · Dec 25, 2022

Just got an 80mm fan to blow directly on back of my GPU area, going to aim right at the core since that area is exposed. I doubt it works, but hoping to lower my hotspot temperature from 99 Celsius to like 92 in same scenario/length of time while playing very demanding games.

If it doesn't work, well, it was only $5 wasted. Well not even wasted, I can just move it and aim it at the ram, even though the ram doesn't need it

wNotyarD · Dec 26, 2022

kapone32 said:
You have a Gigabyte board and are complaining lol.

Hey, my Gigabyte serves me like a champ. Only X470 I'd have gotten instead of it was a Crosshair, but the ROG tax was unbearable.

umeng2002 · Dec 26, 2022

Paid the yearly Sennheiser tax.

Ayhamb99 · Dec 26, 2022

Upgraded to a 12400f with MSI B660M Mortar Wifi last month during Black Friday from a 9400f that I've had since 2018-2019ish. I was planning to wait until the R5 7600 non X or I5 13400f but i managed to snag both the CPU and Motherboard during black friday sales and also with a promo code at a good price. The 9400f was great but the lack of HT on that CPU meant that i was getting a lot of stutters whenever i had a game and anything else open such as Discord or Firefox with youtube/netflix playing later on in the past year or so... I was also looking out for the 5600 non X and mobo combo as well but the 12400f was not that more expensive so i decided to go with Blue team.

HammerON · Dec 27, 2022

Got the waterblock installed on the 4090. Now to get it installed.

maxfly · Dec 27, 2022

HammerON said:
Got the waterblock installed on the 4090. Now to get it installed.
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From a monstrous heatsink to dainty sleeper block in one fell swoop! Looks great!

eidairaman1 · Dec 27, 2022

A Pair of LED Tail Lights for my 2007 Silverado Classic 1500 to replace the dry rotted factory euro style lights, NGK Spark Plug Wires

wNotyarD said:
Hey, my Gigabyte serves me like a champ. Only X470 I'd have gotten instead of it was a Crosshair, but the ROG tax was unbearable.

That is why I use AsRock Steel Legend

Space Lynx · Dec 27, 2022

eidairaman1 said:
A Pair of LED Tail Lights for my 2007 Silverado Classic 1500 to replace the dry rotted factory euro style lights, NGK Spark Plug Wires

That is why I use AsRock Steel Legend

all steel legend models come with 12k Japanese caps too, most motherboards don't get those, most only get 5k caps.

eidairaman1 · Dec 27, 2022

Space Lynx said:
all steel legend models come with 12k Japanese caps too, most motherboards don't get those, most only get 5k caps.

I got the b550 SL because it reminded me of what the TUF Sabertooth was in 2014 (Robust)

I am currently waiting for ThreadRipper Pro DDR5 in 2024. Why? Because I can.

AMF · Dec 27, 2022

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Matisse 3.8GHz 12-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Prism Cooler Included - Micro Center

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MPG B550I Gaming Edge Wi-Fi ITX
Cooling	Scythe Fuma 2 rev. B Noctua NF-A12x25 Edition
Memory	2x16GiB G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 3200Mb/s CL14 F4-3200C14D-32GTZKW
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon RX7800 XT Hellhound 16GiB Noctua NF-A12x25 Edition
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TiB, Western Digital Blue 3D WDS200T2B0A 2TiB
Display(s)	Dell G2724D 27" IPS 1440P 165Hz, ASUS VG259QM 25” IPS 1080P 240Hz
Case	Cooler Master NR200P ITX
Audio Device(s)	Altec Lansing 220, HyperX Cloud II
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum 750W SFX
Mouse	Endgame Gear OP1 8K
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Origins Aqua

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend (White/Silver) ($189)
Cooling	RZ620 (White/Silver) ($32)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 (White/Silver) ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core -.75v (Black/Silver) ($705)
Display(s)	Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Black/Red) ($62)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x ($109)

System Name	FXR
Processor	Intel 12900k @ 5.4/4.1
Motherboard	MSI z690 Tomahawk
Cooling	Custom H20
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3600 cas 15 b die
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1660ti
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p31 Pro
Display(s)	TCL 43" microled 4k HDR
Case	Phanteks Evolv X with all Arctic/Thermaltake 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	Havit mech
Software	Win 11 Pro

System Name	Best AMD Computer
Processor	AMD 7900X3D
Motherboard	Asus X670E E Strix
Cooling	In Win SR36
Memory	GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled)
Storage	Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500
Display(s)	GIGABYTE FV43U
Case	Corsair 7000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1
Power Supply	Deepcool 1000M
Mouse	Logitech g7 gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester

3x0

Space Lynx

Astronaut

jallenlabs

Attachments

Kapone33

ThrashZone

Kapone33

Alphacool Eisbaer TPV Extension Set (Schlauch und Anschlüsse)

Dristun

Kapone33

Theswweet

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Theswweet

chaoshusky

3x0

Kapone33

Space Lynx

Astronaut

wNotyarD

umeng2002

Ayhamb99

HammerON

The Watchful Moderator

maxfly

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

Space Lynx

Astronaut

eidairaman1

The Exiled Airman

AMF

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Matisse 3.8GHz 12-Core AM4 Boxed Processor - Wraith Prism Cooler Included - Micro Center

Processor	Intel 12600K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X
Cooling	CPU: Noctua NH-D15S; Case: 2xNoctua NF-A14, 1xNF-S12A.
Memory	Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 @3600CL16 2*16GB
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 4080
Storage	Samsung 970 Pro 512GB + Crucial MX500 500gb + WD Red 6TB
Display(s)	Dell S2721qs
Case	Phanteks P300A Mesh
Audio Device(s)	Behringer UMC204HD
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ 560W
Mouse	Glorious Model D-

Processor	Ryzen 7 9800x3D
Motherboard	ASRock B650e PG Riptide Wifi
Cooling	Asus Strix LC II 360
Memory	64GB(2x32) 6200c30 DDR5 Buildzoid Timings
Video Card(s)	RTX 5090
Storage	1x850 Evo 250GB SSD, 2x1TB HDD 1x4TB HDD, 1x Inland Premium 1TB SSD, 1x Inland Performance Plus 2TB
Display(s)	1x Acer XV275K P3 2x LG 27GN950
Case	Lian-Li 216
Power Supply	1000w ASUS TUF
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
VR HMD	Meta Quest 3

System Name	Carnival of Glass
Processor	Intel i9 14900K (previously 12900K/9900K, 8086K/Xeon X5670)
Motherboard	ASRock Z790 PG SONIC (Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master, Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7/390 Des/X58A-UD7)
Cooling	Corsair Hydro open loop, 480mm XR7, 360mm XR5!
Memory	32GB Corsair Dominator 6000MT DDR5 @6466 CL36-38-38-72-114-2
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 3090 w/Corsair XG7 block (previously 1080Ti/970) +200 core +800 RAM +shunt mod
Storage	1x 2TB Samsung Evo 980 boot, 2TB Sabrent RQ, 2x2TB Crucial MX, 2x4TB WD SN850X, 16TB NAS!
Display(s)	Acer Nitro 27" 4K, Koorui 27" 2K144Hz Acer 24" 1080p LED, 65" and 55" 4K TVs
Case	Corsair 7000X (previously Corsair X570 Crystal SE)
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + EVGA Nu Audio Pro 7.1, Yamaha Y2K AV Amp, Rotel RX-970B + 4x Kef Coda IIIs :D
Power Supply	Corsair HX1500i Modular PSU
Mouse	Corsair Darkstar/M65/Logitech G502 Lightspeed (previously G600 MMO)
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Pro Optomech Axon, Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum (previously G19)
VR HMD	HTC Vive Cosmos x2
Software	Windows 11 x64 Enterprise (legal!)
Benchmark Scores	https://www.3dmark.com/spy/18709841 https://valid.x86.fr/s9zmw1 https://valid.x86.fr/t0vrwy

System Name	G-Station 2.0 "YGUAZU"
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi
Cooling	Freezemod: Pump, Reservoir, 360mm Radiator, Fittings / Bykski: Blocks / Barrow: Meters
Memory	Asgard Bragi DDR4-3600CL14 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XTX
Storage	240GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1TB Asgard AN2, 2TB Hiksemi FUTURE-LITE, 320GB+1TB 7200RPM HDD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" Odyssey OLED G8
Case	Lian Li Lancool 216
Audio Device(s)	Astro A40 TR + MixAmp
Power Supply	Cougar GEX X2 1000W
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Elite (Red)
Software	Windows 11 Pro, Garuda Linux

System Name	Main PC
Processor	I5 12400F
Motherboard	MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S
Memory	Corsair Vengenance LPX 2x8 GB DDR4 3000 MHZ C16
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2060 KO
Storage	WD SN550 500GB M.2-2280 (Main drive)/ Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" SSD/ SanDisk Ultra 2 TB 2.5" SSD
Display(s)	Main: AOC C24G1 24.0" 1920 x 1080 144 Hz 1ms, 2nd: AOC 24B2XH 23.8" 1920 x 1080 75 Hz
Case	Fractal Design Pop Air
Audio Device(s)	Razer Kraken 7.1
Power Supply	Be quiet System Power 9 500 CM 500 W 80+ Bronze Semi-modular
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Chroma
Keyboard	Corsair strafe (Cherry MX Silent)
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Aki
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A
Cooling	MSI MAG CoreLiquid E360
Memory	Patriot Viper Elite 5 32GB 6200
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 4090 XLR8
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	ASUS ROG Strix Scope II Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Always changing~

System Name	GrandadsBadAss
Processor	I7 13700k w/ HEATKILLER IV PRO Copper Nickel
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	BarrowCH Boxfish 200mm-HWLabs SR2 420/GTS 360-BP Dual D5 MOD TOP- 2x Koolance PMP 450S
Memory	2x16gb G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB 6400
Video Card(s)	Asrock 6800xt PG D w/ Byski A-AR6900XT-X
Storage	WD SN850x 1TB NVME M.2/Samsung 980 Pro 1TB NVMe M.2
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Server Edition w/3 Noctua NF-A14 2000 IP67/4 be quiet! LIGHT WINGS LX 120mm
Audio Device(s)	Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan Aimo
Software	Win 10/11pro

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	MR T System price $2464
Processor	Ryzen 9 3900x 325$ 4.725Ghz boost pbo +50+75 enhance .1875.-+offset auto voltage -.2500 offset soc
Motherboard	ROG STRIX X570-E Gaming $ 125 open box
Cooling	280mm ARCTIC FREEZER II idle temps 25c cpu 28c cpu diode 20c vrm 25c motherboard b stock 60$
Memory	2x 16GB Dual rank G Skill Trident Z Neo F4-3600C16-16GTZNC @3800 1.405v 16-19-16-19-35-54-1T $96
Video Card(s)	Asrock RX 6950XT Oc formula 705$ pcie4x16 2599 min 2699mhz 2799boost 1110v 2392mhz mem 19GB/s
Storage	500 GB WD SN850 PCI-E 4.0x4 85$ pcie 4.0x4
Display(s)	Vizio M50QXM-K01 4k@120hz 2.5k 120hz 2k@240hz $448
Case	Cougar Panzer Max G Full Tower Tempered Glass 150$
Audio Device(s)	Vzio M51a 5.1 Soundbar Dolby Atmos goodwill 45$!!!!
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-1250XM2 Bought in 2013 350$ 11 y/o hasnt lost any voltage or watts
Mouse	Perixx eRGO wireless Trackball 25$ 2000dpi
Keyboard	Corsair K57 50$
VR HMD	Dont give a damn about vr
Software	win 11 pro modded by me no ai no remote connections free hehe
Benchmark Scores	8188 multi 540 single cinebench r20