What's your latest tech purchase?

Eskimonster · Aug 31, 2023

just bought this for my 5800X3D

Shou Miko · Aug 31, 2023

Got my new PSU come it comes with ATX3.0 and PCI-E 5.0 compatible so the future here I am come I guess :rolleyes:

Again thanks to @TheLostSwede and @Bill_Bright for the help in my thread :lovetpu:

I will see if I can get it put in to my current case this weekend, currently using my Lenowo TwinkPad T480 as my main machine :love:

skates · Aug 31, 2023

Eskimonster said:
just bought this for my 5800X3D

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These are great. Good performance, quite and last a long time. I've bought half a dozen over the years and they are all going strong. I've bought and tested other brands, but keep going back to Liquid Freezer.

RJARRRPCGP · Aug 31, 2023

Planning to get this:

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING AM4 ATX Motherboard - Newegg.com

Buy ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

stinger608 · Aug 31, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Planning to get this:

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING AM4 ATX Motherboard - Newegg.com

Buy ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

Have that exact board, and it has been flawless for about 2 years.

RJARRRPCGP · Aug 31, 2023

stinger608 said:
Have that exact board, and it has been flawless for about 2 years.

Not surprising, if it's like what I had from Asus in the past. This looks solid like what we've seen with a lot of mid-2010s' motherboards. Notice how there are more audio caps? TMK.

snerd · Sep 1, 2023

I shot the wad and bought my retirement computer. See system specs below. Holy crap, it’s like a new world from my 15 year old Dell!

Frick · Sep 1, 2023

Not ATX 3.0, but good unit anyway. Was pretty cheap.

oxrufiioxo · Sep 1, 2023

Frick said:
Not ATX 3.0, but good unit anyway. Was pretty cheap.

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Corsair makes a pretty nice 12vhpwr to dual 8 pin cable so you are good either way.

Kapone33 · Sep 1, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Planning to get this:

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING AM4 ATX Motherboard - Newegg.com

Buy ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

The only issue with that board is the PCIe allocation. The first x16 slot is wired to the CPU. All of the other slots on the board are connected to the chipset. As this board does not have WIFI adding a PCIe WIFI card will mean that you will not be able to use a capture card. Even the X570 TUF from Asus is priced similarly and a much more flexible board. There is also the fact that the 2nD M2 slot is also connected to the 4 lanes that the Chipset has. That means that if you install a 2nd M2 all of those lanes are not available.

mechtech · Sep 1, 2023

Well was thinking about this for wife’s BD since hers died. CAD$. Still on the fence.

Space Lynx · Sep 1, 2023

@mechtech just wondering, but how much did that cost you in your countries currency? I'm just curious

mechtech · Sep 1, 2023

Space Lynx said:
@mechtech just wondering, but how much did that cost you in your countries currency? I'm just curious

Price is one first pic. $1075 CAD W/o taxes. Still deciding.

Liviu Cojocaru · Sep 1, 2023

I got a new headset to replace my Logitech Pro X Lightspeed , the Logitech Astro A50 Wireless. First impression is that the sound is a low better on the A50 but not as comfy as the Pro X.

wNotyarD · Sep 1, 2023

Liviu Cojocaru said:
I got a new headset to replace my Logitech Pro X Lightspeed , the Logitech Astro A50 Wireless. First impression is that the sound is a low better on the A50 but not as comfy as the Pro X.View attachment 311618

The A50's have a long list of complaints, most due to their wireless connection though. And that's why I love my A40's.
Wish you all the luck with them.

oxrufiioxo · Sep 1, 2023

wNotyarD said:
The A50's have a long list of complaints, most due to their wireless connection though. And that's why I love my A40's.
Wish you all the luck with them.

The last time I tried them was in 2019/20 and they where the worst of 8 headsets I tried battery life was less than half of other options. I hate their sound profile as well and their 3D sounds like you are in a bathroom.... The Mixamp is decent minus the 3D audio though when used with other headsets.

phill · Sep 1, 2023

Well after 60 pages of catching up, wow everyone :eek:

Amazing buys everyone, I've loved the pics of the hardware and bikes and the automatic cat water feeder as well

Love it

I hope to get a bit of time and get a few purchases up that I've made last few months, I've capped the spending a lot so I've just been having to enjoy the pictures most of the time rather than the buying

Thanks everyone for not letting me down!

R-T-B · Sep 2, 2023

Frick said:
Not ATX 3.0, but good unit anyway. Was pretty cheap.

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I use one of those in my fileserver (though I may replace it with my Titanium evga soon). Regardless, they are solid, powerful, and reliable. ATX 3.0 is nice and all but I really doubt you'll encounter a scenario where that won't do what you need and then some.

oxrufiioxo said:
Corsair makes a pretty nice 12vhpwr to dual 8 pin cable so you are good either way.

This, too. Their cable is pretty solid.

jallenlabs · Sep 2, 2023

So I am building a Dark Knight themed rig for myself atm. Im farming out some of the work (custom 3d printed fan grilles, DK decals and this...) came in the mail today! Turned out sweet. Just need to prime and paint black to match the case. It will sit floating from the case side with leds underneath (3 in white). Ill post the build at some point.

Space Lynx · Sep 2, 2023

My little 3d printed red dragon sitting in my case says hello, :love:

tabascosauz · Sep 2, 2023

mechtech said:
Well was thinking about this for wife’s BD since hers died. CAD$. Still on the fence.

$1100 is a nice deal. Review here:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-LOQ-15-Ryzen-7-7840HS-laptop-review-Don-t-call-it-a-Legion.735495.0.html

freeagent · Sep 2, 2023

RJARRRPCGP said:
Planning to get this:

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING AM4 ATX Motherboard - Newegg.com

Buy ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming AMD AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

This was my first AM4 board.. Love it. It has been cock solid for me since November 2020. It is in my sons rig driving a 5600X at max PBO (4850) and running B-Die at 2K 1:1 daily just fine.

Count von Schwalbe · Sep 2, 2023

freeagent said:
cock solid

tabascosauz · Sep 2, 2023

freeagent said:
cock solid

It's a nice board, for the right price. Pretty much TUF in a suit, lol

freeagent · Sep 2, 2023

Maybe I should have put an R there :laugh:

Edit:

Yeah.. compared to the DH.. it is kinda frisbee like..

Edit again

That TUF B550 was a total piece of junk. Like wow.. Asus wtf mang?

System Name	Iglo
Processor	5800X3D
Motherboard	TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI II
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360
Memory	32 gigs - 3600hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC2 GAMING
Storage	NvmE x2 + SSD + spinning rust
Display(s)	BenQ XL2420Z - lenovo both 27" and 1080p 144/60
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C TG Black
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z-2300 2.1 200w Speaker /w 8 inch subwoofer
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 550w
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Corsair k100 Air Wireless RGB Cherry MX
Software	win 10
Benchmark Scores	Super-PI 1M T: 7,993 s :CinebR20: 5755 point GeekB: 2097 S-11398-M 3D :TS 7674/12260

System Name	Lynni Zen \| Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2 \| Tiny Tiger
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \| i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U \| i9-9900k (Turbo disaabled)
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.20 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.3a \| Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68 \| Lenowo M720q
Cooling	ID-Cooling IS-67-XT WHITE \| Lenowo C-267C-2 \| Lenowo 01MN631 (65W)
Memory	Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36 (AMD EXPO) \| Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17 \| Crucial 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire PURE AMD Radeon™ RX 9070 Gaming OC 16GB \| Intel® Iris Xe Graphics \| Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 1TB \| WD RED SN700 1TB \| M30 1TB\ SSD 1TB HDD: 16TB\10TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis \| Lenowo M720q chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| Cyberpunk GaN 65W USB-C charger \| Lenowo 95W slim tip
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	latest-greatest
Processor	i7 12700K
Motherboard	Z690 Rog Strix-E
Cooling	Lian Li Galahad 360
Memory	corsair vengeance Ddr5 4800
Video Card(s)	2080ti
Storage	980 pro gen4
Display(s)	LG C1 4K 120Mhz
Case	fractal meshify2
Audio Device(s)	Realtec 4080
Power Supply	Corsair rm1000x

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	64 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-64GVK
Video Card(s)	Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
Storage	Samsung 990 Pro 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 24H2

System Name	2023 Ryzenfall
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5800X
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-F Gaming Wifi
Cooling	SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	32 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 FTW Hybrid Gaming
Storage	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
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	CLX Intel Battlebox Ultimate -RA-
Processor	Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS 3.20GHz
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero WIFI - ATX
Cooling	Phanteks Glacier One 360 RGB AIO + 7 case fans
Memory	128GB DDR5-5200 Kingston Fury Beast RGB
Video Card(s)	Zotac Trinity NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X
Storage	(2) 2TB Samsung 990 Pro 2280 NVMe M.2 SSD (1) 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD
Display(s)	Dell G3223Q 32" 4K Ultra HD 3840x2160@144hz
Case	Lian Li / Der Bauer 011DXL ROG
Power Supply	1200W Corsair HX Ser HX1200 80+ Platinum
Mouse	Logitech M705 Wireless
Keyboard	Logitech K350 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2161)
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench - 38,531

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	AuraSound AS42 Soundbar \| Plantronics 5220 \| Sony WH-1000XM3 \| Nektar SE61 \| Behringer XR18
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Dell SK3205
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R9 7950X3D Stock
Motherboard	X670E Aorus Pro X/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	Trident Z5 Neo 6000/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	A whole bunch OLED, VA, IPS.....
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech G560/Samsung Q990B
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Logitech - G915 LIGHTSPEED / Logitech G 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

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 Bios F7g
Cooling	Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 2x32GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K32G4DFD832A)
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 4TB Corsair MP600 Pro LPX
Display(s)	LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k)
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52
Mouse	Mionix Naos Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe with browns
Software	W10 22H2 Pro x64

System Name	El Calpulator
Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	AORUS X870E Elite WiFi 7
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Antec Flux+ 6 ARCTIC P14 PWM PST A-RGB
Audio Device(s)	Marantz PM4001+Fosi P4+2xPolk XT60
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

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	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
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
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
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!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon, Phanteks and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (2x 32GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6200(Running 1T no GDM)
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 5080 OC
Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, 1x 2TB Seagate Exos 3.5"
Display(s)	55" Hisense 55U8N 4K FALD Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W 80Plus Titanium PSU
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise (yes it's legit)

System Name	Ferrari Evolv X
Processor	Intel 14600k @ 5.7/4.5
Motherboard	Asrock Steel Legend Z690 D4
Cooling	Custom H20-XSPC Raystorm Pro, 2x 360mm rads with XSPC 120mm fans push/pull, Tube Res, Gen GPU block
Memory	GSkill 32GB 3600 cas 14 b die Trident Z RGB
Video Card(s)	EVGA 1660ti
Storage	Sk Hynix p41 Pro for OS/Apps, Optane 900p x2 in R/0 scratch/temp, SK Hynix p31 Pro storage
Display(s)	TCL 43" microled 4k HDR
Case	Phanteks Evolv X in Rosso Red with all XSPC 120mm fans x 9 and 1x 140mm (x15mm), Few 92/80mm too
Audio Device(s)	Schitt DAC, Presonus Studio Monitors and Subwoofer
Power Supply	Corsair 1000w Plat, custom cables
Mouse	Glorious Model O
Keyboard	Havit mech
Software	Win 11 Pro

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

System Name	Step_Sis Rodeo
Processor	AMD R9 9900X @ PBO
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E -F
Cooling	Thermalright FW PRO 360, 3x TL-H12-X28-S, 3x TL-P12-S
Memory	2x 16GB Lexar Ares @ 6400 30-36-36-68 1.55v
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC @ 3045/1500
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, 3x SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Asus ProArt PA602
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

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