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Yep, I deleted my last post - don't want to move off-topic.

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Ok, back on track - The show off your tech related purchase thread :)

New PC building lamp Fenix PD40R V2.0 arrived Thursday - in deactivation chamber number 2 for 4days. :ohwell:

USB-C rechargeable 3000 Lumens only 5inches long, only 4.1ounces (117grams) in weight - (5) brightness settings 30lumens - 350lumens - 1000lumens - 3000lumens - 2500lumens strobe

Lanyard seems a bit janky compared to the older lamp. Oh well, no big deal. :oops:

Setting #2 350lumens should be more than adequate for most PC upgrades, except when working with the Z390 Dark board - yea that will require all 3000lumens to achieve even minor visibility. :laugh:

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Nice flashlight, where did you get it? Also, do you do most PC upgrades one-handed?
 
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Nice flashlight, where did you get it? Also, do you do most PC upgrades one-handed?

lol. :)

Usually find a comfortable resting place somewhere on the pc for a flashlight while working on it...

Considered grabbing a headlamp this time around but we also need it for this upcoming hurricane season. :ohwell:

Here's where it came from:

They offer some very sweet headlamps darn it super ideal for PC work - really want one. :oops:


Wanted USB charging this time around in case we lose power to the house during a storm can recharge this lamp off the car battery.

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First charge, very cool. :)

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Hi,
Yeah I was thinking what the heck happened
Web images and links to stuff were edited out of my posts and all this is going on over and over

Could of knocked me over with a feather when I saw the asus sealed box on the formula 545.us first time for everything I guess :confused:
M.2 slot only really disappointing thing about this board
No room for a real heatsink too narrow :(

3600c16 4x8gb kit had for a while good price on the egg 285.us so had to snatch it up \
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Bought a Canon EOS 2000D as my first DSLR camera so I can (hopefully) make better snaps of my rigs.
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Dimastech Mini V2.0 arrived yesterday.

Very impressed with the build quality, the layout, and the finish. Appears silver under bright light, quickly moves to medium grey under indirect - due to the flake in the paint I would guess.

Now time to put it together. :)

It arrived with the 5.25in and 3.5in drive bays already installed and the slide-out drawer or base also attached with four screws, not bad at all...

So sexy! :clap:

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Just finished pre ordering this.


At $200 it is actually a not too bad deal considering what you get. I will be using this with a 3300X.
 

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At $200 it is actually a not too bad deal considering what you get. I will be using this with a 3300X.
It's a shame all the mATX boards are pretty "crap" in terms of features. Almost all the mini-ITX boards are much higher-end.
Keep in mind that the Prime boards have a bit limited UEFI compared to Asus' more premium boards.
 
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It's a shame all the mATX boards are pretty "crap" in terms of features. Almost all the mini-ITX boards are much higher-end.
Keep in mind that the Prime boards have a bit limited UEFI compared to Asus' more premium boards.

M-ATX board don't the biggest seller anymore ITX took it's place that's also why they don't as great as they use to me with boards like the AsRock Z87M OC Formula that's in my dad's rig.
 

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It's a shame all the mATX boards are pretty "crap" in terms of features. Almost all the mini-ITX boards are much higher-end.
Keep in mind that the Prime boards have a bit limited UEFI compared to Asus' more premium boards.

B550 is actually looking very promising. The two B550M Mortars are actually well-featured with respectable specs and power delivery. Not quite on the same level as, say, the Z490-G Strix, but it's a big step for mATX in achieving parity with Intel, where mATX has always had SKUs that go up to the upper-midrange, and there's also the Gene leading the pack on Intel every generation.

The Prime board, however, is not one of those aforementioned higher quality SKUs.

I'm guessing it'll take a while to shake off the impression left by AM3 and AM3+ that ATX is necessary to support the VRM needs of AMD. But it looks like that era is finally coming to an end.
 
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B550 is actually looking very promising. The two B550M Mortars are actually well-featured with respectable specs and power delivery. Not quite on the same level as, say, the Z490-G Strix, but it's a big step for mATX in achieving parity with Intel, where mATX has always had SKUs that go up to the upper-midrange, and there's also the Gene leading the pack on Intel every generation.

With B550 at least what I heard on OC3D from TTL manufacters can wire the lanes differently this time around than on X570 and B450:

So I think this will be interresting to see what manufacters can really do because 1xPCI-E 4.0 x16 and 1xNVME 4.0 and then PCI-E 3.0 and NVME 3.0 on the same boards there are possibilities I believe for some weird and awesome combinations :pimp:
 
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Got the Dimastech Mini V2.0 up and running. :clap:

Static blue mobo lighting reflects nicely off the metallic grey sparkle.

Some random build pics, there were a few hiccups - wiring the Vandal switches when Dimastech provides you with connectors way too large for the pins - just need some crimping with the needle nose pliers, and I knew of that simple issue beforehand from watching assembly videos.

And you'll spend 30minutes sorting out which screws go where, but other than that smooth as silk. :D

Just noticed, the Noctua cooler in the pics is SO DIRTY. How embarrassing. :laugh:


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Got the Dimastech Mini V2.0 up and running. :clap:

Static blue mobo lighting reflects nicely off the metallic grey sparkle.

Some random build pics, there were a few hiccups - wiring the Vandal switches when Dimastech provides you with connectors way too large for the pins - just need some crimping with the needle nose pliers, and I knew of that simple issue beforehand from watching assembly videos.

And you'll spend 30minutes sorting out which screws go where, but other than that smooth as silk. :D

Just noticed, the Noctua cooler in the pics is SO DIRTY. How embarrassing. :laugh:


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Nice setup there @E-curbi, I have to make do with plastic stand offs and a bit of MDF :D :laugh:
 
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Nice setup there @E-curbi, I have to make do with plastic stand offs and a bit of MDF :D :laugh:

Thanks Phill, the motherboard standoffs on this bench are pure genius, snap on - snap off, no screws no tools needed. (take a look at them in this pic below)

It's my secondary older gear - running two pcs in the office. This one gets the hand-me-downs from the Batman build as time passes. :)

Order one for yourself Mr. Phill. :p

While they still have gray and black in stock - I almost got stuck with a yellow one. lol

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It's a shame all the mATX boards are pretty "crap" in terms of features. Almost all the mini-ITX boards are much higher-end.
Keep in mind that the Prime boards have a bit limited UEFI compared to Asus' more premium boards.


Of course but for what is for is a testing rig to really find out how good the 3300X and B550. The mitigating factor for me though is the combination of PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 for NVME drives.

B550 is actually looking very promising. The two B550M Mortars are actually well-featured with respectable specs and power delivery. Not quite on the same level as, say, the Z490-G Strix, but it's a big step for mATX in achieving parity with Intel, where mATX has always had SKUs that go up to the upper-midrange, and there's also the Gene leading the pack on Intel every generation.

The Prime board, however, is not one of those aforementioned higher quality SKUs.

I'm guessing it'll take a while to shake off the impression left by AM3 and AM3+ that ATX is necessary to support the VRM needs of AMD. But it looks like that era is finally coming to an end.

I looked at the B450 Prime vs the B550 Prime and there is almost no contest. In my opinion the updates to the board more than justify the $85 increase in cost.
 

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Thanks Phill, the motherboard standoffs on this bench are pure genius, snap on - snap off, no screws no tools needed. (take a look at them in this pic below)

It's my secondary older gear - running two pcs in the office. This one gets the hand-me-downs from the Batman build as time passes. :)

Order one for yourself Mr. Phill. :p

While they still have gray and black in stock - I almost got stuck with a yellow one. lol

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I'd honestly rather put the cash towards a Z390 Dark and CPU if I'm honest... The plastic stand offs do their job and I think they where say a fiver for either 50 or 100 form China!! Being that they are 40mm high (they sent the wrong ones first time!) there's a decent bit of room for the back side of the board.. (I normally stick with 25mm)

And what is this I see, an Asus Apex??!! :eek: :laugh:
 
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lol. :)

Usually find a comfortable resting place somewhere on the pc for a flashlight while working on it...

Considered grabbing a headlamp this time around but we also need it for this upcoming hurricane season. :ohwell:

Here's where it came from:

They offer some very sweet headlamps darn it super ideal for PC work - really want one. :oops:


Wanted USB charging this time around in case we lose power to the house during a storm can recharge this lamp off the car battery.

First charge, very cool. :)

They seem like good torches. I'm a fan of the Wolf Eyes torches, made in USA. I got tired from years of using cheap dodgy torches and it's totally worth getting a proper one.
I hear that good quality magnetic lamps like the Nitecore LR10 are great for lighting when you're working on equipment in the dark.
 
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Got the Dimastech Mini V2.0 up and running. :clap:

Static blue mobo lighting reflects nicely off the metallic grey sparkle.

Some random build pics, there were a few hiccups - wiring the Vandal switches when Dimastech provides you with connectors way too large for the pins - just need some crimping with the needle nose pliers, and I knew of that simple issue beforehand from watching assembly videos.

And you'll spend 30minutes sorting out which screws go where, but other than that smooth as silk. :D

Just noticed, the Noctua cooler in the pics is SO DIRTY. How embarrassing. :laugh:


Nice. I like that it comes with av switches and usb ports. My Streacom BC1 lacks those features.
Does it support a radiator?
 
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Nice. I like that it comes with av switches and usb ports. My Streacom BC1 lacks those features.
Does it support a radiator?

The mountable super strong fan stalk thingy will hold a 120mm or 140mm AIO or rad, buy one extra and you could support a 240mm or 280mm. Also (6) pre-threaded holes on the bench you could find just the right L-bracket and mount AIOs and fans - although Dimastech sells their larger benches that "directly" mount 360mm rads and fans, this Mini V2.0 is mostly designed for air-cooling.

But I've seen images enthusiasts simply resting a 240mm and 360mm AIO on their work table next to the Mini bench and all is well. :)

Also, all the Mini V2 benches come with pre-drilled mounting holes and laser cut square spaces for mounting a dual USB 3.0 hub, but the actual hub and cable do not arrive in the box - it's an extra accessory I added to my order and ModMyMods just dropped it into the shipping box. :)

Also added the black thumbscrew kit to my order $9.99 and ended up swapping out (12) silver pan-head stock screws for black thumbscrews - only because I like the contrasting colors gray and black.

And they have blue, green, and purple-pink thumbscrew kits if you want to make your bench more unique, I just stayed with black. :oops:

They seem like good torches. I'm a fan of the Wolf Eyes torches, made in USA. I got tired from years of using cheap dodgy torches and it's totally worth getting a proper one.
I hear that good quality magnetic lamps like the Nitecore LR10 are great for lighting when you're working on equipment in the dark.

Torches? Lamps? :D

I guess when they output 3000lumens, we no longer call them flashlights. :)

The tech has moved so fast since I was buying a triple D-cell flashlight outputting 60lumens and believing that was so amazing...

The batteries are becoming so advanced. This new 21700 size that came with the Fenix PD20R lamp is so large it doesn't even fit into my older Fenix dual 18650 charger.


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You know, that's just not fair. :mad:

Life is not fair ! Weird thing is that I helped out an elderly woman today and she told me You are a good man I wish something nice will happen to you today. I go shopping at second hand store then BAM !
 
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Life is not fair ! Weird thing is that I helped out an elderly woman today and she told me You are a good man I wish something nice will happen to you today. I go shopping at second hand store then BAM !
Must have been a witch. It's the only reasonable explanation.
 
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Must have been a witch. It's the only reasonable explanation.

An old dirty witch. She once slapped my but in the elevator telling me im handsome. I'm 39 shes around 80
 
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