What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester · Sep 27, 2020

stinger608 said:
I don't know, I'm still sporting a set of Z5500's that will still rock the house.

Oh my god!!!!!! I just realize I have posted just over 10,000 posts!!!!! God all mighty I babble wayyyyyyyyyy to much.

I hit 10k a few months ago. Was just as taken off guard by it!

xBruce88x · Sep 27, 2020

Got my system up and running... mostly. Could use a proper power supply lol.

Pics of what i bought to get it going follow... about $70 total.

and a couple bonus pics...

That motherboard was like $50 when I got it... almost 10 years ago. the only one that actually had vrm cooling at that price range. Not bad considering it still works! and yes... the gpu heatsink isn't stock lol. I originally got it for my 8800gt back in the day... yea its been around lol.

dont whant to set it"' · Sep 27, 2020

@xBruce88x The trowbacks , omg.

xBruce88x · Sep 27, 2020

Once I get the proper power supply, I can stand up the main rig and then I'll put one of my 3dfx rigs up there too...

8BitZ80 · Sep 29, 2020

This was an interesting tech purchase. The dealership quoted AU$700 (about US$500?) to enable GPS on my 2018 Mazda 3 base model. I got suspicious when the salesperson mentioned that you're essentially paying for an SD card with a serial number that plugs into the dash.
A bit of internet research later and I bought one of these official OEM Mazda GPS SD cards for AU$150 (US$100) and sure enough it works perfectly fine. Plug it in and you've immediately got GPS enabled.
And yes, that's just a regular old SD card. You can even make backup copies. The only thing special about it is the serial number that gets paired to your specific car which prevents you from using it in multiple cars. Sorry but there's no way I'm paying US$500 just for that.

Athlonite · Sep 29, 2020

Good score there PooPipeBoy

basco · Sep 29, 2020

hey Bruce is this the Xigmatek Bifrost cooler ?
like this:

Xigmatek Bifrost VD1065 | Preisvergleich Geizhals Österreich

✔ Preisvergleich für Xigmatek Bifrost VD1065 ✔ Bewertungen ✔ Produktinfo ⇒ Kühlleistung: keine Angabe (passiv), keine Angabe (aktiv)… ✔ VGA-Kühler ✔ Testberichte ✔ Günstig kaufen

geizhals.at

Splinterdog · Sep 29, 2020

GamerGuy said:
Got a new phone a few days back....

..and a case (first of a few) to protect this investment...

That does look very nice indeed. How are you getting along with it? I only ask because of the problems users had with the previous version.
I'm toying with (read- probably will) getting a Note 20 Ultra or a Note 10+.

jallenlabs · Sep 29, 2020

Built my own speaker cables for my workstation setup. Better parts and more cost effective. Plus they are the exact length I need. All parts were sourced from Amazon.

xkm1948 · Sep 29, 2020

Hmmm, what could this be?

stinger608 · Sep 29, 2020

xkm1948 said:
Hmmm, what could this be?

Hmm, I'm going to guess a brand new GTX260........................Bhahahaha :roll:

Splinterdog · Sep 29, 2020

xkm1948 said:
Hmmm, what could this be?

View attachment 170183

From the green team?

sepheronx · Sep 29, 2020

Is it styrofoam?

I kid.

A GTX 980?

Deleted member 24505 · Sep 29, 2020

Rtx 3090

sepheronx · Sep 29, 2020

tigger said:
Rtx 3090

Now who can afford one of those?

xkm1948 · Sep 29, 2020

That is a lot of mass :roll:

sepheronx · Sep 29, 2020

xkm1948 said:
That is a lot of mass

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I look forward to all your benchmarks on that GPU my man. I am jealous of your 3090

kurosagi01 · Sep 29, 2020

Got my palit rtx 3080 last week and had it installed on Friday.
Only just had time to upload some pics here..
I've also had to buy a new phone as I've damaged the SIM card+microsd card slot on my Xperia xz2 when I got my sim card jammed .

So I've bought a Redmagic 5s sonic silver 8gb/128gb model. Photos will be uploaded of the new phone when I'm back home.

lexluthermiester · Sep 29, 2020

sepheronx said:
Now who can afford one of those?

Lot's of people.

sepheronx · Sep 29, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
Lot's of people.

I don't believe it.

lexluthermiester · Sep 29, 2020

sepheronx said:
I don't believe it.

Believe it. I've ordered three 3090's already through my shop. Kinda loving NVida for all the business this release is generating.

xkm1948 · Sep 30, 2020

Cat for scale~

sepheronx · Sep 30, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
Believe it. I've ordered three 3090's already through my shop. Kinda loving NVida for all the business this release is generating.

I think my lame humor jumped over you but I'm glad to see you getting these beasts. I mean $1500 usd isn't bad but in cad it looks bad (over $2K).

Hey, will you be able to test this in 4k on the t3500 for me?

xkm1948 said:
Cat for scale~

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Cute cat.

Does the card weigh more than it?

Deleted member 24505 · Sep 30, 2020

I was right yaay
Anyway
ordered a new radiator and some fans for it. and a couple of nice 90 degree adapters. so i will have the 420 in the front, and my 360 in the top

Athlonite · Sep 30, 2020

sepheronx said:
I think my lame humor jumped over you but I'm glad to see you getting these beasts. I mean $1500 usd isn't bad but in cad it looks bad (over $2K).

I'd be happy if it were 2K here but say hello to Gougeland pricing of $3500NZD for the cheapest of the 3090 lineup :eek:

System Name	Old Gateway / Steam Deck OLED LE
Processor	i5 4440 3.1ghz / Jupiter 4c 8t
Motherboard	Gateway / Valve
Cooling	Eh it doesn't thermal throttle
Memory	2x 8GB JEDEC 1600mhz DDR3 / 16gb DDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	RX 560D 4GB / Navi II 8CU
Storage	240gb 2.5 SSD / 1TB nvme
Display(s)	Dell @ 1280*1024 75hz / 800p OLED
Case	Gateway / Valve LE
Audio Device(s)	Gateway Diamond Audio EMC2.0-USB 5375U ($15 a long ass time ago), Valve
Power Supply	380w oem / 65w valve USB-C
Mouse	Purple Walmart special, 1600dpi. Black desk mat
Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex 100 / virtual
VR HMD	Lmao
Software	Windows 10 / Steam OS
Benchmark Scores	It can run Crysis (Original), Doom 2016, and Halo MCC. SD LE 45fps

System Name	3 "rigs"-gaming/spare pc/cruncher
Processor	R7-5800X3D/i7-7700K/R9-7950X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme/Asus Ranger Z170/Asus ROG Crosshair X670E-GENE
Cooling	Bitspower monoblock ,custom open loop,both passive and active/air tower cooler/air tower cooler
Memory	32GB DDR4/32GB DDR4/64GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX6900XT Alphacooled/AMD RX5700XT 50th Aniv./SOC(onboard)
Storage	mix of sata ssds/m.2 ssds/mix of sata ssds+an m.2 ssd
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp U2410 , HP 24x
Case	mb box/Silverstone Raven RV-05/CoolerMaster Q300L
Audio Device(s)	onboard/onboard/onboard
Power Supply	3 Seasonics, a DeltaElectronics, a FractalDesing
Mouse	various/various/various
Keyboard	various wired and wireless
VR HMD	-
Software	W10.someting or another,all 3

System Name	Old Gateway / Steam Deck OLED LE
Processor	i5 4440 3.1ghz / Jupiter 4c 8t
Motherboard	Gateway / Valve
Cooling	Eh it doesn't thermal throttle
Memory	2x 8GB JEDEC 1600mhz DDR3 / 16gb DDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	RX 560D 4GB / Navi II 8CU
Storage	240gb 2.5 SSD / 1TB nvme
Display(s)	Dell @ 1280*1024 75hz / 800p OLED
Case	Gateway / Valve LE
Audio Device(s)	Gateway Diamond Audio EMC2.0-USB 5375U ($15 a long ass time ago), Valve
Power Supply	380w oem / 65w valve USB-C
Mouse	Purple Walmart special, 1600dpi. Black desk mat
Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex 100 / virtual
VR HMD	Lmao
Software	Windows 10 / Steam OS
Benchmark Scores	It can run Crysis (Original), Doom 2016, and Halo MCC. SD LE 45fps

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 ;)

System Name	ibuytheusedstuff
Processor	5960x
Motherboard	x99 sabertooth
Cooling	old socket775 cooler
Memory	32 Viper
Video Card(s)	1080ti on morpheus 1
Storage	raptors+ssd
Display(s)	acer 120hz
Case	open bench
Audio Device(s)	onb
Power Supply	antec 1200 moar power
Mouse	mx 518
Keyboard	roccat arvo

What's your latest tech purchase?

lexluthermiester

xBruce88x

dont whant to set it"'

xBruce88x

8BitZ80

Athlonite

basco

Xigmatek Bifrost VD1065 | Preisvergleich Geizhals Österreich

Splinterdog

jallenlabs

xkm1948

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

Splinterdog

sepheronx

Deleted member 24505

Guest

sepheronx

xkm1948

sepheronx

kurosagi01

lexluthermiester

sepheronx

lexluthermiester

xkm1948

sepheronx

Deleted member 24505

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Athlonite

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)

System Name	Core
Processor	Intel 12700k @ 5.0/4.0
Motherboard	ASRock z690 Steel Legend
Cooling	Artic Cooling Freezer 420 AiO
Memory	GSkill 64GB 3200 cas 14 b die
Video Card(s)	Asus Nvidia RTX 4070 Super OC
Storage	Optane 900p x2, SK Hynix p41 Pro
Display(s)	ACER 250hz 1080p 25" IPS display x2
Case	Phanteks p500a with all Noctua Chromax/Arctic 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	Corsair mech k65
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	3dmark TimeSpy 20240-rtx 3090FE/12700k/Optane 3dmark TimeSpy 21862-rtx 4070Super/12700k/Optane

System Name	Virtual Reality / Bioinformatics
Processor	Undead CPU
Motherboard	Undead TUF X99
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	GSkill 128GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 1TB + 860 EVO 2TB + WD Black 5TB
Display(s)	32'' 4K Dell
Case	Fractal Design R5
Audio Device(s)	BOSE 2.0
Power Supply	Seasonic 850watt
Mouse	Logitech Master MX
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue
VR HMD	HTC Vive + Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 10 P

System Name	Dean Machine/2020 Ryzenfall
Processor	Intel 4790K/AMD Ryzen 3700X
Motherboard	MSI 1150 Gaming mATX/Gigabyte AORUS ELITE B550
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED/SilverStone AH240 AIO
Memory	16 gigs Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer/16 gigs G.Skill TridentZ NEO DDR4
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 1660 Super/Gigabyte GTX 1660
Storage	Crucial SSD 256 and 2TB spinner/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/EVGA T2-850 Titanium
Software	Windows 10 Pro/Windows 10 Pro

System Name	PCGR
Processor	12400f
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B660-I
Cooling	Stock Intel Cooler
Memory	2x16GB DDR5 5600 Corsair
Video Card(s)	Dell RTX 3080
Storage	1x 512GB Mmoment PCIe 3 NVME 1x 2TB Corsair S70
Display(s)	LG 32" 1440p
Case	Phanteks Evolve itx
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	750W Cooler Master sfx
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Ultraman
Processor	Intel core i9 13900HK
Motherboard	Alienware/Dell inverted motherboard
Cooling	Alienware/Dell cooling solution + IETS GT500 cooling pad
Memory	Alienware/Dell 32GB 6000mhz DDR5
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX4080 12GB
Storage	1TB Dell supplied NVME + Samsung Evo 1TB NVME
Display(s)	AOC Gaming CU34G3S/BK
Case	Alienware X16
Audio Device(s)	onboard/Speakers: Logitech G560
Power Supply	Alienware/Dell battery + 330W charger
Mouse	Microsoft Pro Intellimouse - White
Keyboard	Ducky One2 SF White MX cherry Red
Software	Windows 11