What's your latest tech purchase?

Krit · May 13, 2025

Braegnok said:
Ordered the XFX Mercury RX 9070 XT OC card today, arriving May 13th 2025.

XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC Gaming Edition with RGB

RX-97TRGBBB9

www.xfxforce.com

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That's expensive even for a RTX 5070 Ti.

Frick · May 13, 2025

Fokker said:
I rip copies of all my physical media.

Funnily enough depending on where you live that is also pirating.

FreedomEclipse · May 13, 2025

Frick said:
Funnily enough depending on where you live that is also pirating.

Depending where you live. Ripping for personal use is fine so long as you own the original media. Its when you rip it to sell or distribute online etc etc when it becomes illegal and piracy etc.

Frick · May 13, 2025

FreedomEclipse said:
Depending where you live.

As I said. Over here we have the legal right to rip for personal use, and we even pay for that right*, but we do not have the legal right to bypass copy protection, which is what all media has had for the last many years.

*meaning a part of what we pay for any kind of digital storage goes to an organisation that distributes it amongst various rights holders

mtosev · May 14, 2025

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DR4G00N · May 14, 2025

Received some new case fans. I've been using the 120 3-pin versions of these for a long time so when I saw these come up for cheap I couldn't pass them by.

Kwadratowicz · May 14, 2025

GreiverBlade said:
and another Macropad, it had some Huano clicky blue switches ... thanks it's hotswappable in addition of being fully programable on all 17 keys (including the side wheel and the clickable rotary knob )

Could You add some more info? I'm looking for affordable macro pad

And as title suggest

Another pcie riser, now 4.0 it was only 12 usd with tax xD I don't need it now, but maybe some other time it could be needed

nomdeplume · May 14, 2025

Gelb 30cm SATA II

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GreiverBlade · May 14, 2025

Kwadratowicz said:
Could You add some more info? I'm looking for affordable macro pad

Temu found some on Aliexpress exact same layout and brand but listed as Mifuny and way more expensive than on Temu, almost 3 time higher while adding just BT/RF
AliExpress a bit lower priced than Temu same branding
Amazon higher price but it's the exact same, even tho they added "Xiao" in the branding :laugh:

ah, forgot Monarch Pro Carbon is home, clearly the best Magsafe compatible cover, even tho it has less carbon than the non pro :laugh:

mechtech · May 14, 2025

The technological chemical marvel of making deep fried corn paste so good!!!

lexluthermiester · May 14, 2025

mechtech said:
The technological chemical marvel of making deep fried corn paste so good!!!

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Those are great with Sour Cream! I prefer the TaceBell flavor they once made. It really was very tasty!

neatfeatguy · May 14, 2025

mechtech said:
The technological chemical marvel of making deep fried corn paste so good!!!

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Salsa Verde is my go to - it seems to come out in cycles at my local stores.

In terms of hardware, about 3 weeks back I got my Titan Silent 2 case.

VT1185MF_Rosaria · May 15, 2025

Bought another z77 motherboard as my Fatal1ty Z77 is in for repairs due to shipping damage. This time its an Asus Z77 Sabertooth for 26$. The seller included a free Pentium G2020 to protect the cpu socket, and I'll test my xeon soon on this board after getting a suitable gpu.
The fans on the motherboard are quiet still, and I intend to keep on using them until they need replacement.

95Viper · May 15, 2025

Let's try to keep the thread on topic.
Thank You.

Rover4444 · May 15, 2025

Frick said:
As I said. Over here we have the legal right to rip for personal use, and we even pay for that right*, but we do not have the legal right to bypass copy protection, which is what all media has had for the last many years.

*meaning a part of what we pay for any kind of digital storage goes to an organisation that distributes it amongst various rights holders

I hate DRM so fucking much bro.

DR4G00N said:
Received some new case fans. I've been using the 120 3-pin versions of these for a long time so when I saw these come up for cheap I couldn't pass them by.

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What the hell they cut your fan in half!?

Jtuck9 · May 15, 2025

Currently waiting on the Deepcool CH260 release while I wait for the Ncase AC168 to release

I just want to get to the fireworks factory...

Space Lynx · May 15, 2025

Just bought a bunch of sound proof foam panels for my bedroom. So tired of these thin ass walls and hearing the neighborhoods lawnmowers. Hopefully this will dim it some...

Rover4444 · May 15, 2025

Space Lynx said:
Just bought a bunch of sound proof foam panels for my bedroom. So tired of these thin ass walls and hearing the neighborhoods lawnmowers. Hopefully this will dim it some...

No shot. Get you some SONOpan, it actually works. I think moving blankets might help too if you wanna do things on the cheap. You can also do MLV, or green glue and an extra panel of drywall... but I'm pretty sure foam panels won't help soundproof your room.

Chomiq · May 15, 2025

mtosev said:
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Lepa!

FoulOnWhite · May 15, 2025

Just got this to use as a headphone amp. Sounds pretty decent to me.

F-Zero · May 17, 2025

Alienware AW3225QF

This thing is amazing, colors and blacks wow

lambda · May 17, 2025

Moved to an R9 5900X, using a MSI B550m Pro VDH Wifi

i5 8400 (bad motherboard) -> i3 10100 (decent avg but bad 0.1% FPS) -> 5900X (pretty good).

AM5 is still kinda expensive for me locally, especially when you add the cost of DDR5 memory.

B550M PRO-VDH

Best AMD AM4 B550 MATX motherboard, lightning PCIe 4.0, lightning M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 1, M.2 heatsink, powerful overclocking, MSI PRO

www.msi.com

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Review

The Ryzen 9 5900X dominates Intel's Core i9-10900K in our testing because of AMD's massive IPC improvements. At $550, this processor is certainly not cheap, but it offers so much more performance, especially single-threaded, that AMD has a clear winner on their hands.

www.techpowerup.com

The 12700K build had to be cancelled after I received a damaged Z790 motherboard :cry:

leonavis · May 17, 2025

Esp32-S3 dev kit. Just to play around with

At some point, I hope I get an idea for a real project with it.

RUSerious · May 17, 2025

Dang, that almost looks 3D!!

F-Zero said:
Alienware AW3225QF

This thing is amazing, colors and blacks wow

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avidgamer121 · May 17, 2025

leonavis said:
Esp32-S3 dev kit. Just to play around with

At some point, I hope I get an idea for a real project with it.

my brother has one for his ps5.

Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700
Motherboard	ASRock B650 PRO RS
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE + Arctic P12
Memory	XPG Lancer Blade 6000Mhz CL30 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	ASUS Prime Radeon™ RX 9070 XT OC Edition
Storage	Lexar NM790 2TB + Lexar NM790 2TB
Display(s)	HP X34 UltraWide IPS 165Hz
Case	Lian Li Lancool 207 + Arctic P12/14
Audio Device(s)	Airpulse A100
Power Supply	Sharkoon Rebel P20 750W
Mouse	Cooler Master MM730
Keyboard	Krux Atax PRO Gateron Yellow
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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	WorkInProgress
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX 4070Ti Phantom Reunion (The54thvoid Edition)
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Cherry G80-3000N (TKL)
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

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	Core i9 rig / Lenovo laptop
Processor	Core i9 10900X / Core i5 8350U
Motherboard	Asus Prime X299 Edition 30 / Lenovo motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H115i PRO RGB / stock cooler
Memory	Gskill 4x8GB 3600mhz / 16GB 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 Super / UHD 620
Storage	Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB / Samsung OEM 256GB NVMe
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp UP3017 + Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2P / Full HD IPS touch
Case	Coolermaster mastercase H500M
Audio Device(s)	Onboard sound
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 1700 watt / Lenovo 65watt power adapter
Mouse	Logitech M500s
Keyboard	Cherry
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro

What's your latest tech purchase?

Krit

XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC Gaming Edition with RGB

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

mtosev

DR4G00N

Kwadratowicz

nomdeplume

GreiverBlade

mechtech

lexluthermiester

neatfeatguy

VT1185MF_Rosaria

95Viper

Super Moderator

Rover4444

Jtuck9

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Rover4444

Chomiq

FoulOnWhite

F-Zero

lambda

B550M PRO-VDH

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Review

leonavis

RUSerious

avidgamer121

Processor	Ryzen 5 5600 @ 4.65GHz CO -30
Motherboard	AsRock X370 Taichi
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Memory	32GB 4x8 G.SKILL Trident Z 3200 CL14 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PCWINMAX RTX 3060 6GB Laptop GPU (80W)
Storage	1TB Kingston NV2
Display(s)	LG 25UM57-P @ 75Hz OC
Case	Fractal Design Arc XL
Audio Device(s)	ATH-M20x
Power Supply	Evga SuperNova 1300 G2
Mouse	Evga Torq X3
Keyboard	Thermaltake Challenger
Software	Win 11 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	Ryżem
Processor	AMD ryzen 5700X
Motherboard	MSI b450 tomahawk
Cooling	Silentiumpc grandis 2
Memory	2x8gb corsair venegance
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC 9070 XT
Storage	2TB some nvme ssd pcie4, on pcie3 nvme slot.
Display(s)	IIyama Prolite XUB3493WQSU
Case	Lian Li Lancool207
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex VII Gold 1000W (SF-1000F14XG)
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival 100
Keyboard	Motospeed ck104
VR HMD	HTC vive pro
Software	Dunno, changing to linux, stil having windows 10 ltsc

Processor	Intel i5 8400
Motherboard	Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
Memory	8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING
Storage	1TB 980 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung UN55KU6300F
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III 750w
Software	W11 Pro

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S25/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Elite/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/12gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 830/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/512gb/4tb SN850X
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/LTPO AMOLED panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/Gorilla Glass Victus 2/front-stock back-JSAUX RGB transparent
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/CVJ NightElf/Moondrop Chu II+BT20S/Nekocake GfL QBZ-191
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/USAMS GAN PD 33w/USAMS GAN 100w
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75%/Lofree Edge/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 14/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF5g
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	Personal / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 5900x / Ryzen 5600X3D
Motherboard	Asrock x570 Phantom Gaming 4 /ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming
Cooling	Corsair H100i / bequiet! Pure Rock Slim 2
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200 / 16GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA XC3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti / EVGA RTX 3060 XC
Storage	500GB Pro 970, 250 GB SSD, 1TB & 500GB Western Digital / lots
Display(s)	Dell - S3220DGF & S3222DGM 32"
Case	Titan Silent 2 / 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

System Name	MIni trainwreck 1.1
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asrock B550M pro4
Cooling	Jungle Leopard Stellar Region 360mm AIO
Memory	Juhor Stardance 32GB DDR4-3600@18-22-22-44
Video Card(s)	Emtek Turbojet RTX 3070
Storage	512gb Adata SX8200 Pro/ Colorful CN700 1TB/Toshiba MD0A4 4TB
Display(s)	Acer SA22 100hz IPS
Case	FSP CMT580B
Audio Device(s)	Nicehck YD520/ Moondrop Space Travel
Power Supply	1stplayer NGDP 750W
Mouse	ML6 Pro
Keyboard	GarudaGear GG100/ Miller GM807 / Langtu LT104
Software	Windows 11 24H2

Processor	7800X3D -25 all core ($196)
Motherboard	B650 Steel Legend ($189)
Cooling	RZ620 (White/Silver) ($32)
Memory	32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 ($80)
Video Card(s)	Merc 310 7900 XT @3200 core -.75v ($705)
Display(s)	Agon QHD 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz ($399)
Case	NZXT H710 (Black/Red) ($62)
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x ($109)

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3600 CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX3080 Ti FE
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1 TB, Plextor M6Pro 256 GB, WD Blue 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GN850P-B
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Endgame Gear XM1R
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE

System Name	BigRed
Processor	ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus TUF B650M-E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Noctua D15S chromax black/MX6
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB DDR5 6000c30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Gaming Trio X 10GB
Storage	M.2 drives WD SN850X 1TB 4x4 BOOT/WD SN850X 4TB 4x4 STEAM/USB3 4TB OTHER
Display(s)	Dell s3422dwg 34" 3440x1440p 144hz ultrawide
Case	Corsair 7000D
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z5450/KEF uniQ speakers/Bowers and Wilkins P7 Headphones
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x 80% gold
Mouse	Logitech G604 lightspeed wireless
Keyboard	Logitech G915 TKL lightspeed wireless
Software	Windows 10 Pro X64
Benchmark Scores	Who cares

System Name	3D-Prophet
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X870-PLUS WIFI
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB (Black)
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 CL30-38-38-96 1.35V 32GB (2x16GB)
Video Card(s)	Asus TUF OC Geforce RTX 5080
Storage	Crucial P3 1TB PCIe M.2 2280 SSD, Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3225QF
Case	Phanteks Evolv X Black
Power Supply	Antec NE1000G M
Mouse	Glorious MODEL O-
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	MSI B550M Pro VDH Wifi
Cooling	Deepcool AG400
Memory	16GB DDR4 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus Tuf 7900XT 20GB
Storage	SN 570 512GB x2
Display(s)	LG 24GN650
Case	Lian Li A3 mATX
Power Supply	Cooler Master V850w SFX ATX 3.1 (avoid previous versions)
Software	Win 11, will soon move back to Linux

System Name	Xpectra
Processor	Intel Core i3 10105F
Motherboard	Asrock H470M-HDV
Cooling	Cooler Master H410R RGB
Memory	Hynix 16GB (2x8) 2666Mhz DDR4 RAM CL16 @1.38v
Video Card(s)	Zotac GTX 1050 Ti Mini
Storage	BX500 120GB+480GB, EVM 1TB, Seagate 1TB + 2x 500GB
Display(s)	LG 22MP68VQ
Case	Chiptronex C100
Audio Device(s)	F&D F190X
Power Supply	Corsair CX550
Mouse	Zebronics Byte
Keyboard	TVS Gold
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 22H2