What's your latest tech purchase?

WhitetailAni · May 5, 2021

SSD and PCIe riser arrive today.

jallenlabs · May 5, 2021

Cooler Master Silencio s600 ATX case. I'm liking it so far. Here's so pics of my workstation build in it.

micropage7 · May 5, 2021

jallenlabs said:
Cooler Master Silencio s600 ATX case. I'm liking it so far. Here's so pics of my workstation build in it.
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nice, the looks is pretty stock, and no RGB too?

iBruceypoo · May 5, 2021

These speakers sound amazing for $29. :clap:

But I'm one of those who's never spent much on audio.

Creative Pebble V2

Should've grabbed the Bluetooth version V3, maybe that would eliminate some of the cabling, oh well silly me. :ohwell:

jallenlabs · May 5, 2021

micropage7 said:
nice, the looks is pretty stock, and no RGB too?

Yeah, no mods to the case. My gaming ring gets more attention. Red LEDs though in that rig, no RGB here.

iBruceypoo · May 5, 2021

Ok I bought a few things during the horrible pandem to lift my spirits. Is it ok to share them? :oops:

Please don't judge, let me explain.

I know this cool looking Linksys WiFi 6 router is normally $399, I would NEVER pay that! no way!

But, last November on Cyber-Monday "for one day only", it went "On Sale" for $199. That was pretty good I thought. So went into chat with a Linksys sales rep and he says - "Today only if you buy it directly from the Linksys website, I'll give you a code for another $30off." :eek:

$399 down to $169, I could not pass that up. Gotta think of the family and their Wifi needs, right?

jboydgolfer · May 5, 2021

khemist said:
Jonsplus I100 pro

if that supported a ATX board, id have ordered one already. its a beautiful case, that screams quality.
im surprised a 3090 will fit in it, i was surprised when a 3090 fit in my Meshify.
honestly, the case looks designed to take after the Reference 3 Series Nvidia line, with the black on Platinum.

beautiful pic's as always .

Mussels · May 6, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
Can I begin an amazing buildlog?

asking the Moderators before they delete me.

no response

what?

Shou Miko · May 6, 2021

I just receive 5 of these this morning

Valantar · May 6, 2021

puma99dk| said:
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I just receive 5 of these this morning

Hope their bearings are good quality and don't grind too loudly at low rpm! Excellent fans except for that though.

Shou Miko · May 6, 2021

Valantar said:
Hope their bearings are good quality and don't grind too loudly at low rpm! Excellent fans except for that though.

I don't think it should be a problem since they are brand new and labelled Nidec at the back so cross my finger it can hold the beast cool

Caring1 · May 6, 2021

iBruceypoo said:
Can I begin an amazing buildlog?

asking the Moderators before they delete me.

no response

Sure, post it here:

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Valantar · May 6, 2021

puma99dk| said:
I don't think it should be a problem since they are brand new and labelled Nidec at the back so cross my finger it can hold the beast cool

Mine were brand new and Nidec-branded (i.e. not rebranded by anyone else) and still sounded rather noisy at low speeds (600rpm and thereabouts). It's not as much a question of wear and tear or branding as it is a question of getting really good tolerances in the bearings - which is a complete lottery.

Shou Miko · May 6, 2021

Valantar said:
Mine were brand new and Nidec-branded (i.e. not rebranded by anyone else) and still sounded rather noisy at low speeds (600rpm and thereabouts). It's not as much a question of wear and tear or branding as it is a question of getting really good tolerances in the bearings - which is a complete lottery.

I properly don't have time until this weekend to install them, but I am excited.

WhitetailAni · May 6, 2021

Crucial MX500 500GB:

This is to install macOS Big Sur on.

ENLabs PCIe x1-x1 riser cable:

To free up a PCIe slot.
There was a brief moment of panic where it wasn't working, but it was because it wasn't plugged in on the card edge side.

RJARRRPCGP · May 6, 2021

RealKGB said:
Crucial MX500 500GB:

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This is to install macOS Big Sur on.

My Crucial MX500 500 GB SSD seemed faulty, Crystal Disk Info kept alerting me to the percentage of life plunging in just one year!
The one I had, apparently can't even get close to holding a candle to a Samsung 850 Evo.

iBruceypoo · May 6, 2021

Woohoo, new Sorbothane Hemispheres arrived today, these are 1inch diameter durometer 50.

This Glyph 3TB 3.5in external HDD creates a low frequency hum right out of the box, even though it's surrounded by a soft silicon bumper.

So. I'm moving the drive into the inaudible range using (4) of the hemispheres to absorb all the crazy rotational noise energy the drive produces.

0.5in and 0.75in diameter were not large enough - so I had to move to the full 1.0inch size. It all depends upon the weight of the component and of course the rotational speed.

Durometer is a measure of density with durometer 70 harder and durometer 30 softer. I always use the duro 50 midrange, since the duro 70 tend to transmit vs absorb the noise energy and the duro 30 flatten and load too easily.

Hey, it works.

Chomiq · May 6, 2021

puma99dk| said:
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I just receive 5 of these this morning

Where did you buy them?

Shou Miko · May 6, 2021

Chomiq said:
Where did you buy them?

From a distributor at work.
I work with computers, hardware, software and support.
They were like £9.22 / €10.62 cheaper then online retailers like Proshop

Sry I am on my iPhone 12 Pro Max.

Forgot to add I saved that price for each fan :rolleyes:

iBruceypoo · May 6, 2021

Thanks Mods. Getting started on a build log.

Z590 Epiphenomenal Rocket Bench

Just getting started, this build is a mess right now. So sorry! Air-cooled Rocket Lake, what was I thinking? :D 11600K binned at 5.0/5.1 from Siliconlottery Maximus XIII Apex Gskill 4600Mhz CL18 Trident Z Royal Silver 16GB kit Primochill Wetbench SX Pro Test Bench Seasonic TX-700 Titanium...

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It's a messy build right now, sorry no pristine photo this time around - it's an ungodly mess

Calmmo · May 10, 2021

New NMVE!

Keullo-e · May 11, 2021

I'll show a pic when it arrives but I paid for the GPU to my 2nd PC

Asus HD 7970 Matrix it is.

Caring1 · May 11, 2021

Chloe Price said:
Asus HD 7970 Matrix it is.

Yoda, is that you? :laugh:

stinger608 · May 11, 2021

Calmmo said:
New NMVE!

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Just got one of those in the 500 gig versions. I couldn't justify $400 for a 2TB drive.

They are stupid fast though!!!!

Deleted member 202104 · May 11, 2021

Not some of the more attractive RAM I've ever bought, but I couldn't pass on 16GB DDR4 4000 C18 for $85. Rainbow vomit no extra charge. :rockout:

Didn't even know it was going to be white. :rolleyes:

System Name	Desktop-TJ84TBK
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix B350-F Gaming
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120mm, Noctua NF-F12
Memory	B-Die 2x8GB 3200 CL14, Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200 CL16, OC'd to 3333 MT/s C16-16-16-32 tRC 48
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX 690
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, MX500 500GB, WD Blue 1TB, WD Black 2TB, WD Caviar Green 3TB, Intel Optane 16GB
Display(s)	Sceptre M25 1080p200, ASUS 1080p74, Apple Studio Display M7649 17"
Case	Rosewill CRUISER Black Gaming
Audio Device(s)	SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS GM-750
Mouse	Kensington K72369
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit, macOS 11.7.8
Benchmark Scores	are good

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
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	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

System Name	Z590 Epiphenomenal Rocket Bench
Processor	Intel 11600K i5 binned by Silicon Lottery at 5.0/5.1 - 5.5Ghz ST Benchmark capable - 5.3Ghz Daily OC
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XIII Apex
Cooling	Noctua NH-P1 Passive/Active Cooler with Noctua 140mm Industrial PWM fan tuned at 750rpm
Memory	F4-4800C17D-16GTRS @ 5066MHz 17 17 37 1T Daily / F4-5333C22D-16GTES @ 5600Mhz 20 32 52 1T Daily
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX A2000 workstation card (Coming Soon)
Storage	Intel Optane PCIe Add In Card 280GB SSD / WD_Black SN850 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD / (2) 860 Pro SATA
Display(s)	LG 32in 2560x1440 32QN650-B
Case	Primochill WetBench SX Pro test bench
Audio Device(s)	Creative Pebble V2
Power Supply	Seasonic TX-700 fanless titanium
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3 graphite / ROG Gladius II Origin
Keyboard	HHKB Hybrid Type-S black
Software	Work and statistical apps
Benchmark Scores	5.5Ghz Single Thread Cinebench R15 - 268 CPUZ ST – 704

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
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

What's your latest tech purchase?

WhitetailAni

jallenlabs

micropage7

iBruceypoo

jallenlabs

iBruceypoo

jboydgolfer

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Shou Miko

Valantar

Shou Miko

Caring1

Project Logs

Valantar

Shou Miko

WhitetailAni

RJARRRPCGP

iBruceypoo

Chomiq

Shou Miko

iBruceypoo

Z590 Epiphenomenal Rocket Bench

Calmmo

Attachments

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

Caring1

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

Deleted member 202104

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System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad T480
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC GPU: 2325-2355 MEM: 1462\| Nvidia GeForce MX™ 150 2GB GDDR5 Micron
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| AUO 14" 1440p IPS
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo T480 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Akko 3108 DS Horizon V2 Cream Yellow \| T480 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 Pro 23H2 UK
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

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

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
Memory	32 GB G.Skill RipJawsV F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF OLED-ASRock PG27Q15R2A (backup)
Case	Corsair 275R
Audio Device(s)	Technics SA-EX140 receiver with Polk VT60 speakers
Power Supply	eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Mouse	Logitech G Pro (Hero)
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2

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	Apex Raptor: Silverback
Processor	Intel i9 13900KS 6.2GHz/Allcore5.9
Motherboard	z790 Apex
Cooling	LT720 360mm + Phanteks T30
Memory	32GB @8000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090
Storage	990 PRO 2TB / Firecuda 530 2TB
Display(s)	Neo G8 / C1 65"
Case	Antec Performance 1
Audio Device(s)	DT 1990 Pro / Motu M2
Power Supply	Prime Ultra Titanium 1000w
Mouse	Scimitar Pro
Keyboard	K95 Platinum

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	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