What are you upgrading this holiday season?

micropage7 · Dec 24, 2018

new mousepad not counted?

Sasqui · Dec 24, 2018

A third x58 rig for crunching, all used parts. I wanted larger HDDs for my QNap but no good deals to be had.

@W1zzard , that i7-4790 is getting long in the teeth, but still a relevant CPU... but Win 7?

avatar_raq · Dec 26, 2018

Already did my shopping: Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro headphones.

Hnykill22 · Dec 27, 2018

Bought Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2 SSD.. putting together a new computer with Z390 board. was using normal HDD 5400rpm so this will be a giant leap

phill · Dec 27, 2018

There's a lot of things I'd like to buy, having the money and actually needing them is another altogether.... lol

There's a bit of a list and I'd rather not bore anyone with the details but hopefully when I have some money I'll be able to get something from the list

Until then, I'm just looking at prices and wishing

Vario · Dec 27, 2018

No money for it right now.

GoldenX · Dec 27, 2018

The SSD arrived, I finally have space.
It looks weird under the GPU.

BLKBRDSR71 · Jan 8, 2019

My previous PC:
Phenom II x4 980
8 GB DDR3
AMD 7970

My current PC:
Ryzen 5 1600
8GB DDR4
NVIDIA 1060 3GB
I was going to keep my 7970, but it died before I got the new PC. R.I.P. HD 7970

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	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

System Name	Simon
Processor	Core i7 5820K @ 4.4GHz @1.25v core, 1.9v input, 1.12v system agent, 0.9v cache - 24/7 & P95 stable
Motherboard	ASUS X99 Deluxe U3.1, BIOS 3101
Cooling	Corsair H110i GTX + 2 x Corsair ML140 Pro Red LED, exhaust @ top panel
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 4x 8GB 2666 MHz 16, 18, 18, 35, 2T (Stock)
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X (OC BIOS), +60 MHz GPU, +450 MHz Memory
Storage	Samsung 960 Evo 500 Gb, WD Green + White Label, total 17 TB
Display(s)	3x Samsung CFG73 (24" 1920x1080, 144Hz) in 2D Surround, LG C7 OLED TV (55", 4K, 60Hz)
Case	Corsair 760T + Corsair SP120 Perf.Ed. + 3x ML 140 Pro Red + DEMCI Dust Filter Kit + DeepCool RGB LED
Audio Device(s)	Creative SB Z, Topping E30 + SMSL SP200, Hifiman 4XX, beyerdynamic 770 250Ω, Audeze iSine 10, HD6xx
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000i + APC BackUPS RS1500 (modded w/ 130 AH Kung Long Batteries) + APC Smart UPS SUA1500i
Mouse	Razer Naga Chroma + Reflex Lab Extended Mouse Pad + Xbox One S Controller + 3 x Xbox 360 Controllers
Keyboard	Corsiar K70 RGB (2016 Edition) Cherry Mx Red w/ custom Arabic-legend shine-through keycaps
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 - ver. 20H2
Benchmark Scores	Onkyo TX-NR626 AV Receiver, speakers: 4x Yamaha NS-M325 + Yamaha NS-C3290 + Proson Libre Sub 8.1

System Name	Massi
Processor	Intel i5 10600K, 6 core @5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 GAMING X
Cooling	Corsair H115i PRO 280mm
Memory	Corsair 16GB DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus 5700 XT OC 8GB
Storage	1TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Asus 27" PG278QR TN LED 1ms, 2560x1440, 165hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 450D, Noctua fans in front, up, and back
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC1200
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X 850W
Mouse	Asus Gladius Optical Gaming
Keyboard	Black, Asus
Software	Windows 10

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!! :(

What are you upgrading this holiday season?

What are you upgrading this holiday season?

CPU

GPU

RAM

Storage

Monitor

A whole new PC

Nothing

micropage7

Sasqui

avatar_raq

Hnykill22

phill

Moderator

Vario

GoldenX

BLKBRDSR71

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System Name	Computer of Theseus
Processor	Intel i9-12900KS: 50x Pcore multi @ 1.18Vcore (target 1.275V -100mv offset)
Motherboard	EVGA Z690 Classified
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xThermalRight TY-143, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25,3xNF-A12x15, 2xAquacomputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	EVGA Geforce 3060 XC Black Gaming 12GB
Storage	1x Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data 1 and 2), ASUS BW-16D1HT
Display(s)	Dell S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 165Hz Primary, Dell P2017H 19.5" 1600x900 Secondary, Ergotron LX arms.
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Audiotechnica ATR2100X-USB, El Gato Wave XLR Mic Preamp, ATH M50X Headphones, Behringer 302USB Mixer
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000W 80+ Platinum White
Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2

System Name	Ciel
Processor	AMD Ryzen R5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus Tuf Gaming B550 Plus
Cooling	ID-Cooling 224-XT Basic
Memory	2x 16GB Kingston Fury 3600MHz@3933MHz
Video Card(s)	Gainward Ghost 3060 Ti 8GB + Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 8GB
Storage	NVMe Kingston KC3000 2TB + NVMe Toshiba KBG40ZNT256G + HDD WD 4TB
Display(s)	AOC Q27G3XMN + Samsung S22F350
Case	Cougar MX410 Mesh-G
Audio Device(s)	Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Core 7.1 Wireless PC
Power Supply	Aerocool KCAS-500W
Mouse	EVGA X15
Keyboard	VSG Alnilam
Software	Windows 11

System Name	ENIGMA
Processor	AMD RYZEN 5 3600
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-AX370 GAMING 3
Cooling	AIR
Memory	16GB DDR4 1200
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA 1660 SUPER
Storage	2TB Samsung NVMe 970 EVO Plus
Display(s)	ELEMENT ELEFW195
Case	Linkworld 313-11 ATX Mid Tower
Audio Device(s)	NVIDIA 1660 SUPER (HDMI Out)
Power Supply	GEX 650W
Mouse	Logitech M310
Keyboard	RAZER CYOSA LITE
VR HMD	N/A
Software	STEAM, GOG GALAXY, EPIC GAMES, EA APP, UBISOFT APP