What's your latest tech purchase?

oxrufiioxo · May 23, 2020

Should be a fun Weekend....

phill · May 23, 2020

E-curbi said:
Baby Yoda, what's your true opinion of this work computer?

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He hates it, thinks it's so ugly!

Are the rads there for show or with all the fans, just to help weigh it down to keep it on the desk????

E-curbi · May 23, 2020

phill said:
Are the rads there for show or with all the fans, just to help weigh it down to keep it on the desk????

The five Hardware Labs multiport rads were a very early element of the build design for a CPU-only short waterloop back in May of 2017 along with a Singularity Computers 100ml reservoir and AquaComputer PWM D5 pump ... Planning for a Rampage VI Extreme motherboard and an 8-core Intel 7820X HEDT processor launching later in September 2017.

Mainstream at that time, only offered 4-cores.

Then the Coffee Lake 6-core 8700K CPU was announced along with the Z370 chipset arriving in October and when delidded and binned, the thermal efficiency was so amazing for the paste TIM delta to liquid metal TIM, there was absolutely NO NEED for the waterloop.

But, I had already placed so much time and planning into the "Form Follows Function Oddly Asymmetric Ugliest Computer On Planet Earth Build", I didn't have the heart to remove the now useless rads. D5 pump and reservoir are also still in place. lol

It's ugly, but I love it. :oops:

...and the rads give skinny bear a place to sit. :laugh:

Dinnercore · May 23, 2020

Can someone help me, I can't stop buying these:

Insane performance for the price. Atleast from what I can tell, running these on X299 in 4x8GB quad-channel 4000MHz 15-15-15. The sticks can go higher on the frequency, I did not fully test the potential yet. Just threw them in, set 4000 15-15-15 and some loose RAS / RFC values. My CPU hates high memory frequency, the 4400 XMP profile does work but requires a very high Uncore-Offset voltage so I opted for the tighter timings instead.

Decryptor009 · May 23, 2020

Dinnercore said:
Can someone help me, I can't stop buying these:

Insane performance for the price. Atleast from what I can tell, running these on X299 in 4x8GB quad-channel 4000MHz 15-15-15. The sticks can go higher on the frequency, I did not fully test the potential yet. Just threw them in, set 4000 15-15-15 and some loose RAS / RFC values. My CPU hates high memory frequency, the 4400 XMP profile does work but requires a very high Uncore-Offset voltage so I opted for the tighter timings instead.

Sure, i send you my Paypal and you donate all that money to me instead, happy days! :laugh:

R-T-B · May 23, 2020

E-Bear said:
R-T-B does it mean Run To Base?

No.

Sorry, but my acronyms are far less mysterious.

TheLostSwede · May 23, 2020

R-T-B said:
No.

Sorry, but my acronyms are far less mysterious.

Rude Teenage Boy?

R-T-B · May 23, 2020

TheLostSwede said:
Rude Teenage Boy?

Edgy. But no. Way less edgy than that.

Some people here know, and are laughing their butts off right now, but it's really OT for here.

TheLostSwede · May 23, 2020

R-T-B said:
Edgy. But no. Way less edgy than that.

Some people here know, and are laughing their butts off right now.

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

R-T-B · May 23, 2020

TheLostSwede said:
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

I'll spoil it and post a tech image. It's my initials.

I'm a helluva a rebel, I know.

Latest tech purchase from moneys from my tech business: 55" B9 LG OLED Display:

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT!

E-Bear · May 23, 2020

R-T-B said:
No.

Sorry, but my acronyms are far less mysterious.

Ribbit The Bits? Nevermind

sepheronx · May 24, 2020

Just purchaed this for $110 CAD but decided to pay $10 for 3 years warranty as I wont have a machine to build in it anytime soon and just to make sure I can take it back if the USB C and what not doesnt work. But I sure love the case in overall looks.

InWin C200 ATX Mid Tower Case - Black - Standard Cases - Memory Express Inc.

www.memoryexpress.com

Please excuse the photo quality as I took it in my basement and we are still working on developing it so lighting is bad.

btarunr · May 25, 2020

First tech purchase since lockdown.

And only because my ASUS ROG Strix Impact from December 2019 is a total POS. Its main left-click button started failing (double-clicking).

Could never really get along with the Strix Impact. It forgets DPI settings after ErP-compliant shutdown, forces you to create an ASUS account for Armory Crate to remember settings (else the mouse won't even appear in its device list). Just one fail after another. Never going to buy an ASUS peripheral again.

TheLostSwede · May 25, 2020

btarunr said:
First tech purchase since lockdown.

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And only because my ASUS ROG Strix Impact from December 2019 is a total POS. Its main left-click button started failing (double-clicking).

Could never really get along with the Strix Impact. It forgets DPI settings after ErP-compliant shutdown, forces you to create an ASUS account for Armory Crate to remember settings (else the mouse won't even appear in its device list). Just one fail after another. Never going to buy an ASUS peripheral again.

You bought a Prius? :twitch:

As for mouse settings goes, I've found that it seems to be getting worse across the board. This is my second Logitech mouse that is having a hard time sticking to the settings (a G502 SE). It also get over-ridden by iCue at times, which is utterly bizarre, as it's at random, plus at shut-down or reboot. It will also randomly turn the LEDs on and change colour at times, even though I've set it to off. Maybe there are just a lot of lazy software developers out there using some common code that interferes with other things using the same code?

On a side note, seeing how scratched up your monitor stand is, I'm glad I never bought one of those Samsung screens, regardless of how cheap they were at one point.

E-curbi · May 25, 2020

btarunr said:
First tech purchase since lockdown.

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And only because my ASUS ROG Strix Impact from December 2019 is a total POS. Its main left-click button started failing (double-clicking).

Could never really get along with the Strix Impact. It forgets DPI settings after ErP-compliant shutdown, forces you to create an ASUS account for Armory Crate to remember settings (else the mouse won't even appear in its device list). Just one fail after another. Never going to buy an ASUS peripheral again.

Been using the Glorious Model D since January, and it's software and DPI settings are rock solid and must save within a chip inside the mouse, when moved to another computer - all your settings go with you and remain intact.

For gaming, it's an awesome mouse feels wireless, although the lighting even on lowest brightness level makes your hand extremely WARM and uncomfortable after only a few minutes of play, one of those so obvious things I simply didn't think about when buying the new mouse. For an all-around mouse it's pretty ok, as a work mouse - not good at all, but it's only $49. :ohwell:

Please never take away the Logitech MX 3 Master - it's a truly "glorious" work mouse, comfortable all day long.

Can easily set the Glorious Model D lighting to OFF, so the hand warming effect is then - not an issue.

cucker tarlson · May 25, 2020

a lot of cool stuff
p600s silent case,I like the stealthy looks of thick,matte black metal combined with fabric mesh.the case may look ordinary at first glance but take a closer look,see it in person and it's not your oridnary case.it's just beautiful.
alpenfohn wingboost argb 3-pack,they're remote controlled,look sick as hell and they're just superb quality fans
k612pro headphones with a small dac

Decryptor009 · May 25, 2020

Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W380

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ThrashZone · May 26, 2020

Hi,
10900k not a bad deal at 313.00 after in store credit on a returned x299 mark 2
Still waiting for the asus XII formula to show up sold and shipped by amazon

btarunr · May 27, 2020

btarunr said:
Never going to buy an ASUS peripheral again.

...aaand I just did.

But it's analog (3.5 mm), so I don't have to put up with Armory Crate.

For the equivalent of $40.

Paired with an SB Recon3D PCIe, it sounds strictly okay. I would probably pay $30 for something that sounds like this. But ASUS's pitch for this headset is "durability," so we'll see about that.

MIRTAZAPINE · May 27, 2020

My beast is finally here! My "laptop" aka lap burner. It is the Aftershock Forge 15R basically a local version of the XMG Apex 15 based on a Clevo chassis. Gosh this is my most expensive purchase but comparing with a small form factor desktop with these the price difference is not much. But welp there goes my half my savings, I hope this last long enough. I never had a computer this powerful before, my PC was the Ryzen 1700 with Rx460 in my sig that I last sold a few months back thinking of an upgrade. Was stuck on a duo core for awhile after that.

Still need time to set the laptop up, I decided to upgrade the ram on my own, got to test that also need a reinstall of the windows too with a version I got. I saved the cost on ram and windows. I am posting this post on the laptop now.

Spec is as follows :
Cpu : Deskstop AMD RYZEN 9 3900X
Gpu : NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 (MAX PERFORMANCE EDITION)
Ram : 8GB x 1 (Going to self upgrade to 64GB)
Storage : 512GB M.2 NVME SAMSUNG SSD
Wifi : IINTEL W-iFi 6 AX200
Screen : 15 inch 144Hz 1920x1080 ips display
Power supply : 220w chico brick

Chomiq · May 27, 2020

How much does it weigh?

TheLostSwede · May 27, 2020

Chomiq said:
How much does it weigh?

A metric ton by the looks of it

dont whant to set it"' · May 27, 2020

TheLostSwede said:
A metric ton by the looks of it

Definitely worth it.

Parcels of my own , some , still unpackaged.

cucker tarlson · May 27, 2020

a pair of k612pro's and fiio 10k dac,gotta say,for what that cost me,it is quite good.
some of the music I like sounds completely different.and no distorition whatsover when cranked up.

MIRTAZAPINE · May 27, 2020

Chomiq said:
How much does it weigh?

About 2.7KG approximately 6 pounds for the laptop. By laptop standards its heavy but by deskstop replacement standard or small form factor pc its really light. I pretty amazed by how much processing power for its weight.

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R9 5950X Stock
Motherboard	X570 Aorus Master/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	32 GB 4x8GB 4000CL15 Trident Z Royal/ 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)	LG G2 65/LG C1 48/ LG 27GP850/ MSI 27 inch VA panel 1440p165hz
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	Corsair K95 RGB Platinum/ Logitech G Pro

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	Batman's CaseLabs Mercury S8 Work Computer
Processor	8086K 5.3Ghz binned delidded by Siliconlottery.com 5.5Ghz 6c12t 5.6Ghz 6c6t on ambient air
Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK
Cooling	Noctua C14S for all overclocking so far Noctua Industrial PWM fan 2000rpm rated (700rpm inaudible)
Memory	Gskill Trident Z Royal Silver F4-4600C18D-16GTRS running at 4500Mhz 17-17-17-37 (new mem OC) : )
Video Card(s)	AMD WX 4100 Workstation Card (AMD W5400 7nm workstation card coming soon)
Storage	Intel Optane 900P 280GB PCIe card as Primary OS drive / (4) Samsung 860Pro 256GB SATA internal
Display(s)	Planar 27in 2560x1440 Glossy LG panel with glass bonded to panel for increased clarity
Case	CaseLabs Mercury S8 open bench chassis two-tone black front cover with gunmetal frame
Audio Device(s)	Creative $25 2.1 speakers lol
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Titanium 700watt fanless
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3 graphite / Glorious Model D matte black / Razer Invicta mousing mat gunmetal
Keyboard	HHKB Hybrid Type-S black printed keycaps
Software	Work Apps text and statistical
Benchmark Scores	Single Thread scores at 5.6Ghz: Cinebench R15 ST - 249 CPU-Z ST - 676 PassMark CPU ST - 3389

System Name	FATTYDOVE-R-SPEC
Processor	Intel i9 10980XE
Motherboard	EVGA X299 Dark
Cooling	Water (1x 240mm, 1x 280mm, 1x 420mm + 2x Mo-Ra 360 external radiator)
Memory	64GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	RTX 2080 Super / RTX 3090
Storage	Crucial MX500
Display(s)	24", 1440p, freesync, 144hz
Case	Open Benchtable (OBT)
Audio Device(s)	beyerdynamic MMX 300
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova T2 1600W
Mouse	OG steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	steelseries 6Gv2
Software	Windows 10

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

What's your latest tech purchase?

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E-Bear

sepheronx

InWin C200 ATX Mid Tower Case - Black - Standard Cases - Memory Express Inc.

btarunr

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TheLostSwede

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E-curbi

cucker tarlson

Decryptor009

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MIRTAZAPINE

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System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K 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
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64

System Name	Overlord Mk MLI
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE with offsets
Memory	32GB Team T-Create Expert DDR5 6000 MHz @ CL30-34-34-68
Video Card(s)	Gainward GeForce RTX 4080 Phantom GS
Storage	1TB Solidigm P44 Pro, 2 TB Corsair MP600 Pro, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair K70 Max
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/5za05v

System Name	HP Pavilion a6552f
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400
Motherboard	Asus IPIBL-LB / HP Benicia-GL8E
Cooling	DeepCool Gammaxx 200
Memory	8gigs Kingston 4x2gigs DDR2-800
Video Card(s)	Zotac GT630 "Fermi" 2gb DDR3 128bits Synergy Edition
Storage	Western Digital Green 7200rpm 1tb
Display(s)	LG Flatron EW234 Super LED
Case	HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 430w
Mouse	Razer Abyssus Mirror Special Edition Blue LED
Keyboard	Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Commander Red LED Backlighting Mechanical Keycaps Membrane Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bits

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	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Purple rain
Processor	10.5 thousand 4.2G 1.1v
Motherboard	Zee 490 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Noctua D15S
Memory	16GB 4133 CL16-16-16-31 Viper Steel
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	SU900 128,8200Pro 1TB,850 Pro 512+256+256,860 Evo 500,XPG950 480, Skyhawk 2TB
Display(s)	Acer XB241YU+Dell S2716DG
Case	P600S Silent w. Alpenfohn wing boost 3 ARGBT+ fans
Audio Device(s)	K612 Pro w. FiiO E10k DAC,W830BT wireless
Power Supply	Superflower Leadex Gold 850W
Mouse	G903 lightspeed+powerplay,G403 wireless + Steelseries DeX + Roccat rest
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy SilverSpeed (w.HyperX wrist rest),Razer Deathstalker
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	A LOT

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

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.

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3800 CL16
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	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