What's your latest tech purchase?

Keullo-e · May 10, 2020

HD 5770 + EK waterblock

Splinterdog · May 12, 2020

Bought a new helmet today as well as a Netphone V8 Bluetooth headset, so now I don't miss any calls. Only yesterday I went somewhere only to find out that job had been cancelled when I arrived. They'd phoned me but I was riding, obviously. (I do courier work by the way)
Also, I bought the brightest lid I could find for visibility and my safety because there are a lot of bad drivers out there.
Well chuffed actually and this unit also has an FM radio!

Bones · May 13, 2020

All I need now is for dark to get here along with a mixed drink and I'll be set to do a little viewing.

Fouquin · May 13, 2020

Already been pushing these to their limit, but here's a clean shot from when they first arrived and of the first boot.

Splinterdog · May 13, 2020

Fouquin said:
Already been pushing these to their limit, but here's a clean shot from when they first arrived and of the first boot.

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Bloody hell! I'm envious.

Skywalker12345 · May 13, 2020

Fouquin said:
Already been pushing these to their limit, but here's a clean shot from when they first arrived and of the first boot.

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Any benchmarks? Seems like quite the setup!

Fouquin · May 13, 2020

Skywalker12345 said:
Any benchmarks? Seems like quite the setup!

Indeed!

https://valid.x86.fr/ese66a

https://hwbot.org/submission/4437317

And just finished the Blender BMW demo with a time of 7:56.44. No screenshot as I'm not quite done squeezing performance out of these yet, was just curious where they scored at this point.

I need to invest in better cooling to get any further.

Skywalker12345 · May 13, 2020

Fouquin said:
Indeed!

https://valid.x86.fr/ese66a

https://hwbot.org/submission/4437317

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And just finished the Blender BMW demo with a time of 7:56.44. No screenshot as I'm not quite done squeezing performance out of these yet, was just curious where they scored at this point.

I need to invest in better cooling to get any further.

That's awesome! How did you get your hands on the engineering samples?

Fouquin · May 13, 2020

Skywalker12345 said:
That's awesome! How did you get your hands on the engineering samples?

Like most good things: kept a steady eye on eBay listings. I've been watching for chips since last year, and missed a few good ones, so after getting the board a couple months ago I got more serious about checking new listings.

MIRTAZAPINE · May 13, 2020

Got myself 64GB ram sodimm pair but my laptop would only be arriving estimated in early june because of Covid. Self upgrade is cheaper. Should be compatible hopefully!

EarthDog · May 13, 2020

MIRTAZAPINE said:
Should be compatible hopefully!

There is something said for checking before you buy, lol. GOod luck!

Regeneration · May 13, 2020

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154029326971633

theonek · May 14, 2020

MIRTAZAPINE said:
Got myself 64GB ram sodimm pair but my laptop would only be arriving estimated in early june because of Covid. Self upgrade is cheaper. Should be compatible hopefully!

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laptop with 64gnb of ram? that's new as they are with only 8gb mass and even desktop gamer pc's don't have so much ram... :roll:

Valantar · May 14, 2020

theonek said:
laptop with 64gnb of ram? that's new as they are with only 8gb mass and even desktop gamer pc's don't have so much ram...

There are other things than gaming that one can use a PC for, though. Gaming is a relatively low memory use application in the grand scheme of things.

theonek · May 14, 2020

Valantar said:
There are other things than gaming that one can use a PC for, though. Gaming is a relatively low memory use application in the grand scheme of things.

yes there are many other applications, but i doubt you will render or videoedit on a laptop professionally...

Caring1 · May 14, 2020

MIRTAZAPINE said:
Got myself 64GB ram sodimm pair but my laptop would only be arriving estimated in early june because of Covid. Self upgrade is cheaper. Should be compatible hopefully!

Not many Laptops take 64GB of Ram, it must be special. :toast:

Valantar · May 14, 2020

theonek said:
yes there are many other applications, but i doubt you will render or videoedit on a laptop professionally...

The existence of the mobile workstation market disagrees with you.

Fat_Rambo_82 · May 14, 2020

Wasn’t aware this was even a section of the forums, ordered yesterday, came today. According to E-tailer they requested it be returned to sender by the courier, the updated tracking reflected that request. Courier delivered it anyway.

Fouquin · May 14, 2020

I've had the box since 2014. I finally got the appropriate card that goes in it today.

Gmr_Chick · May 15, 2020

Get hype

Kovoet · May 15, 2020

Decided to try bose PC speakers and pleasantly surprised.

RealNeil · May 15, 2020

Already have a pair of Mackie CR4-X - 4" Creative Reference Multimedia Studio Monitors Speakers sitting in the box, waiting for a subwoofer.
(I'm a firm believer in quality subwoofers now)
Last night I ordered the Mackie CR8S-XBT 8" Active Powered Studio Monitor Subwoofer with Bluetooth for them.

Decryptor009 · May 15, 2020

Original high quality S-Video cable for my Playstation 2 to be displayed on my CRT television with better quality than composite.

Valantar · May 15, 2020

Love it when a well though out kickstarter comes through: my Genki Covert Dock for the Switch arrived today. Combined 25W GaN type-C charger + Switch dock with HDMI and USB, all in the size of a large phone charger. (Smaller than the stock Switch charger IIRC.) Also works as an HDMI and USB-A adapter if you connect a PC over USB-C, which could definitely come in handy at some point.

Athlonite · May 15, 2020

stinger608 said:
Yeppers @E-curbi Seasonic's are some of the best of the best I think! I have 3 or 4 systems that are all running Seasonic's and some of em have been in the systems for 5 or 6 years without a single issue!

Since buying Seasonic power supplies I have not had a single one go bad!

Which goes to show you get what you pay for in a Seasonic PSU great quality internals and a decent warranty

System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X up to 5.05GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite
Cooling	Custom loop (CPU+GPU, 240 & 120 rads)
Memory	32GB Kingston HyperX Fury @ DDR4-3466
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6700 XT Fighter OC/UV
Storage	~4TB SSD + 6TB HDD
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX518
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis remastered at 4K

System Name	Ryzen Monster
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII WiFi
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB Platinum
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8GB) 3200Mhz CMW16GX4M2C3200C16
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX5700XT OC 8Gb
Storage	WD Black 500GB NVMe 250Gb Samsung SSD, OCZ 500Gb SSD WD M.2 500Gb, plus three spinners up to 1.5Tb
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F-B 32" UltraGear™ QHD
Case	Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX on board
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X full modular
Mouse	Corsair M65 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB Silent
VR HMD	Headphones Logitech G533 wireless
Software	Windows 11 Start 11
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy 4532 (9258 March 2021, 9399 July 2021)

Processor	Ryzen 2700X
Motherboard	X470 Tachi Ultimate
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken 3
Memory	C.R.S.
Video Card(s)	Radeon VII
Software	Win 7
Benchmark Scores	Never high enough

System Name	Ryzen Monster
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair Hero VII WiFi
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB Platinum
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8GB) 3200Mhz CMW16GX4M2C3200C16
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix RX5700XT OC 8Gb
Storage	WD Black 500GB NVMe 250Gb Samsung SSD, OCZ 500Gb SSD WD M.2 500Gb, plus three spinners up to 1.5Tb
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F-B 32" UltraGear™ QHD
Case	Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX on board
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X full modular
Mouse	Corsair M65 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB Silent
VR HMD	Headphones Logitech G533 wireless
Software	Windows 11 Start 11
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy 4532 (9258 March 2021, 9399 July 2021)

Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz
Motherboard	EVGA 121-KS-E375
Cooling	Stock (Temp.)
Memory	GEIL 8192 MB X2 (DDR4-2137) - XMP 2.0 - P/N: CL16-16-16 D4-2400
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (TU104-410)
Storage	Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB & Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB
Display(s)	LG 32" Widescreen
Case	Corsair Carbide Series 400
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX850 Platinum
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	DAS
Software	Windows 10 20H2 64 Bit

What's your latest tech purchase?

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

Splinterdog

Bones

Fouquin

Staff

Splinterdog

Skywalker12345

Fouquin

Staff

Skywalker12345

Fouquin

Staff

MIRTAZAPINE

EarthDog

Regeneration

NGOHQ.COM

theonek

Valantar

theonek

Caring1

Valantar

Fat_Rambo_82

Fouquin

Staff

Gmr_Chick

Kovoet

Attachments

RealNeil

Decryptor009

Valantar

Athlonite

System Name	Fat NCASE
Processor	Ryzen R9 3900X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING B550M ZAKU (WIFI) Edition
Cooling	Scythe Fuma with 3 SCYTHE Wondersnail 2400RPM + Arctic MX2
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 128GB @3200Mhz Cl16 (32GB X 4)
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 3060 StormX ITX 12GB
Storage	MX500 4TB SATA + Toshiba MG08 16TB HDD
Display(s)	LG 27UL500 4K monitor
Case	Jonsbo W2 black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard realtek 1200 & Soundblaster G3 usb
Power Supply	ASUS ROG STRIX 850W Gundam Edition
Mouse	Elecom wireless mouse :)
Keyboard	RK100 Royal Kludge
Software	Windows 10 HOME
Benchmark Scores	Don't know any benchmark. It runs good enough for me.

System Name	Gaming PC/ EDU PC/ HFS PC
Processor	Intel i9-9900KF/ Dual Ryzen 7 2700X
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate/ Dual Asrock X370 Proffesional Gaming
Cooling	Noctua NH-C14S/ Arctic Xtreme Freezer/ Ryzen Wraith Prysm RGB
Memory	64GB Corsair Vengeance PRO RGB 3200/ 32GB Corsair Dominator 3000/ 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra / MSI RTX 2080Ti Ventus / EVGA GTX 1060 SC Gaming
Storage	Dual 970 EVO Plus 1TB + 6Tb 860 EVO/ 960 EVO 500GB + 18Tb R0/ 840EVO 250Gb + 16Tb R0
Display(s)	Samsung 32" U32R590 Curved 3480x2160 / Samsung 32" LC32H711 Curved 2560x1440 Freesync
Case	Cooler Master Stacker 830 NV Edition/ Dual Cooler Master 690 Advance II
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 SBX/ Creative X-Fi Titanium Pci-E/ On-board Realtek
Power Supply	Triple Corsair Platinum HX850i
Mouse	Logitech G7 WL / Logitech G903 Lightspeed / MS BT 8000
Keyboard	Dual Logitech G19s
Software	Win10 Pro

System Name	Hotbox
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6),
Motherboard	ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax
Cooling	LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14
Memory	32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W
Storage	2TB Adata SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Audio Device(s)	Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3
Power Supply	Corsair SF750 Platinum
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Black Box
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

Processor	Intel Core i9 10900K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Z490 Master
Cooling	EVGA CLC 240mm AiO
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 (32GB/16x2)
Video Card(s)	Dual EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Hybrids in NvLink/SLI
Storage	3xSamsung 970 EVO 1TB NVME
Display(s)	Vizio P659-G1
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Air
Audio Device(s)	Astro A50 Gen3
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i

System Name	The Captain (2.0)
Processor	Ryzen 7 7700X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master
Cooling	280mm Arctic Liquid Freezer II, 4x Be Quiet! 140mm Silent Wings 4 (1x exhaust 3x intake)
Memory	32GB (2x16) G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo (6000Mhz)
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 SUPRIM X
Storage	1x Crucial MX500 500GB SSD; 1x Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 SSD; 1x WD Blue HDD, 1x Crucial P5 Plus
Display(s)	Aorus CV27F 27" 1080p 165Hz
Case	Phanteks Evolv X (Anthracite Gray)
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2021) 1000W 80-Plus Gold
Mouse	Varies based on mood/task; is currently Razer Basilisk V3 Pro or Razer Cobra Pro
Keyboard	Varies based on mood; currently Razer Blackwidow V4 75% and Hyper X Alloy 65

System Name	KOV
Processor	AMD 5900x
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair Hero VIII
Cooling	H100i Cappellix White
Memory	Corsair 3600kHz 32GB
Video Card(s)	RX 7900XT
Storage	Samsung 970 evo 500gb, Corsair 500gb ssd, 500GB 840 pro & 1TB samsung 980pro. M2.SSD 960 evo 250GB
Display(s)	ASUS TUF Gaming VG32VQ1B 165mhz, Dell S2721DGFA 27 Inch QHD 165mhz
Case	Corsair 680x
Audio Device(s)	ON Board and Hyper X cloud flight wireless headset and Bose speakers
Power Supply	AX1200i Corsair
Mouse	Logitech G502x plus lightspeed
Keyboard	Logitech G915 TKL lightspeed and G13 gamepad
Software	windows 11

System Name	Home Brewed
Processor	i9-7900X and i7-8700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme & ASUS Prime Z-370 A
Cooling	Corsair 280mm AIO & Thermaltake Water 3.0
Memory	64GB DDR4-3000 GSKill RipJaws-V & 32GB DDR4-3466 GEIL Potenza
Video Card(s)	2X-GTX-1080 SLI & 2 GTX-1070Ti 8GB G1 Gaming in SLI
Storage	Both have 2TB HDDs for storage, 480GB SSDs for OS, and 240GB SSDs for Steam Games
Display(s)	ACER 28" B286HK 4K & Samsung 32" 1080P
Case	NZXT Source 540 & Rosewill Rise Chassis
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000 & Corsair RM850
Mouse	Generic
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Tournament & Corsair K90
Software	Win-10 Professional
Benchmark Scores	yes

System Name	BloodRage
Processor	R5 2600X PBO enabled
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus B450 Elite
Cooling	Arctic Esports Duo
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance 3000
Video Card(s)	MSI VENTUS OC 2060 Super
Storage	120GB PNY SATA + 1TB WD Blue M.2
Display(s)	Samsung CRG5 144hz QD
Case	CiT cheap chassis
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy FX
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex III Gold 650w
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Red Dragon Kumara
Software	Win 10

System Name	Cumquat 2021
Processor	AMD RyZen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E - E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	32GB GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe 1TB gen3 x4 1X Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Gen 4 x4 1TB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
Audio Device(s)	RX6800 via HDMI + Pioneer VSX-531 amp Technics 100W 5.1 Speaker set
Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 23H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)