What's your latest tech purchase?

Deleted member 215115 · Nov 13, 2021

Jill Christine Valentine said:
You probably haven't owned any older Radeon reference cards..

Ah, the 70dBs of the reference R9 290X. I can still hear it like it came out yesterday. Like a gentle Hawaiian breeze...

Keullo-e · Nov 13, 2021

rares495 said:
Ah, the 70dBs of the reference R9 290X. I can still hear it like it came out yesterday. Like a gentle Hawaiian breeze...

Yeah, I had a reference 290 with the same cooler. Though liquid metal and undervolting helped a lot.

SN2716057 said:
Probably not but just to be clear, define old.

Well, I've had X1800 XT, X1950 XT, HD 2900 GT, HD 3870X2, HD 4890 and R9 290 reference cards. All of those made clear of their existence when playing games.

SN2716057 · Nov 13, 2021

Okay, I did have the HD7970 Matrix but I water cooled that puppy almost immediately.

GerKNG · Nov 13, 2021

Moondrop Aria IEMs (they are fantastic!)

Keullo-e · Nov 13, 2021

SN2716057 said:
Okay, I did have the HD7970 Matrix but I water cooled that puppy almost immediately.

I have the same card on my 2nd rig and this has a fine cooler and acceptable temps. Pretty great find for 30EUR in last spring.

Anoniem · Nov 13, 2021

rares495 said:
Ah, the 70dBs of the reference R9 290X. I can still hear it like it came out yesterday. Like a gentle Hawaiian breeze...

Those 2xx cards were screamers, stock was just undoable :roll:

Anyhooo, the MO-RA3 360 project has been completed

A lot of fun and learned a lot, might redo the 420 too if I have some more spare time this year. I just have to tuck away some remaining cables and that's about it. Wouldn't have done this without QDC's though.

Rithsom · Nov 13, 2021

rares495 said:
Ah, the 70dBs of the reference R9 290X. I can still hear it like it came out yesterday. Like a gentle Hawaiian breeze...

I see what you did there.

cst1992 · Nov 13, 2021

rares495 said:
Ah, the 70dBs of the reference R9 290X. I can still hear it like it came out yesterday. Like a gentle Hawaiian breeze...

RIP ears

Deleted member 215115 · Nov 13, 2021

Anoniem said:
Those 2xx cards were screamers, stock was just undoable

Anyhooo, the MO-RA3 360 project has been completed A lot of fun and learned a lot, might redo the 420 too if I have some more spare time this year. I just have to tuck away some remaining cables and that's about it. Wouldn't have done this without QDC's though.

Nice rads. Now you just need the rest of the car. :laugh:

Valantar · Nov 13, 2021

Jill Christine Valentine said:
Well, I've had X1800 XT, X1950 XT, HD 2900 GT, HD 3870X2, HD 4890 and R9 290 reference cards. All of those made clear of their existence when playing games.

I blame/credit my old CF 4850s with getting me into building quiet PCs in the first place. God, those single-slot reference coolers were a nightmare. Having two of them didn't help.

Athlonite · Nov 13, 2021

yeah you lot are noobs to noise. I remember the HD2900XT and HD2600XT now those were hideously noisy monsters way back in the day

R-T-B · Nov 13, 2021

Athlonite said:
yeah you lot are noobs to noise. I remember the HD2900XT and HD2600XT now those were hideously noisy monsters way back in the day

Don't remind me of those things. They scare me.

Aquinus · Nov 13, 2021

R-T-B said:
Don't remind me of those things. They scare me.

Hey, I thought that CF 6870s was a good learning experience.

Anoniem · Nov 13, 2021

Athlonite said:
yeah you lot are noobs to noise. I remember the HD2900XT and HD2600XT now those were hideously noisy monsters way back in the day

I've got one in my lab now that's waiting for LN2 right now. Dear god, that thing on air is a banshee, I fudging hate the cooler with the intensity of a 1.000.000 suns.

Aquinus said:
Hey, I thought that CF 6870s was a good learning experience.

I had those in CF and I prefer them to the older cards to be honest. All cards in CF or SLI were LOUD, imagine my pain with two OC'ed GTX 295 in SLI...

And to conclude my own project MO-RA3: The MO-RA3 needs two D5 pumps per loop. Going from 75% D5 to 100% D5 resulted in a 4c-5c drop overall meaning either pressure or flow is limiting it :/

harm9963 · Nov 13, 2021

cst1992 said:
RIP ears

I have two in crossfire , just saying

Valantar · Nov 13, 2021

Aquinus said:
Hey, I thought that CF 6870s was a good learning experience.

Were the stock 6870s terrible as well? I'm so glad I got that HIS IceQ 6850, that thing was whisper quiet even with just a single fan. Great GPU for a shockingly low price.

Aquinus · Nov 13, 2021

Valantar said:
Were the stock 6870s terrible as well? I'm so glad I got that HIS IceQ 6850, that thing was whisper quiet even with just a single fan. Great GPU for a shockingly low price.

I had a reference and an after-market 6870, both from MSI. The reference cooler was better at full tilt, but the twinfrozr was quieter. In the end, the twinfrozr failed and the reference continued to work. All in all, both were good cards. I just think that there is a bit more to reference coolers than just being a loud squirrel cage fan cooler.

harm9963 · Nov 14, 2021

kill a watt monitor is what I got new from Microcenter.
290X CFX / 700 WATTS

thesmokingman · Nov 14, 2021

Your ears must be bleeding?

nguyen · Nov 14, 2021

Ipad Pro M1 2021, bought it for work and nothing else, I don't even like apple products anyways

Mussels · Nov 14, 2021

Tigger said:
Not tap water :S its fresh deionised water from a sealed bottle. No one would put tap water in their loop would they? I have been water cooling for years and would never do that. I have been on TPU for years and am shocked you would think i would use tap water.

You didn't specify at first... and yeah people do. It never goes well.

Kovoet · Nov 14, 2021

Mussels · Nov 14, 2021

Whoa, an ᴚ⊥X !T 0903!

dont see many of those around!

lexluthermiester · Nov 14, 2021

Mussels said:
and yeah people do.

I don't know anyone who has or does. It's a remarkably bad idea. Even BITD it was always a run to the store to get a gallon of purified or de-ionized.

Mussels said:
It never goes well.

Very true..

cst1992 · Nov 14, 2021

Mussels said:
Whoa, an ᴚ⊥X !T 0903!

I can do one better than that...
ᴉꓕ 090Ɛ Xꓕꓤ

lexluthermiester said:
BITD it was always a run to the store to get a gallon of purified or de-ionized.

How about distilled?

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 XV273K 4K120 + Lenovo L32p-30 4K60
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless
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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	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 with Arctic fans
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Flare X F5-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3070 VENTUS 3X PLUS
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB, &2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 34GP950G-B
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Some Schiit with Edifier S351DB
Power Supply	Seasonic TX-750
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Epomaker TH80 SE (Silent Red switches)
Software	W11Pro

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 Rev. 7
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO 6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X
Storage	WD Black SN850X 1TB + 2x 2TB, 2x 4TB Crucial MX500, 4TB Samsung 870 Evo.
Display(s)	Alienware AW2723DF, LG 27GR93U, LG 27GN950-B
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Bose Companion Series 2 III, Sennheiser GSP600 and HD599 SE - Creative Soundblaster X4
Power Supply	bequiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500w Titanium
Mouse	Logitech GPRO X Superlight & G502 X
Keyboard	Corsair K65 RGB Mini, Razer Black Widow V3 TKL
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S

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 XV273K 4K120 + Lenovo L32p-30 4K60
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	C₂H₅OH
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Alphacool Core 1 Black
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E GENE
Cooling	Custom loop - MO-RA3 420 & 360 Pro - Heatkiller 200 & 150 D5 pump/res combo
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB F5-8000J4048F24GX2 8GHz 36-44-44
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4090 Suprim X Alphacool block
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB - Intel 660 Pro 2TB
Display(s)	Asus PG27AQDM 240Hz OLED
Case	Streacom BC1 Silver
Audio Device(s)	Topping DX7Pro - Topping A90 - Hifiman Ananda - Focal Elear - Focal Radiance - Adam A5X & Adam Sub 7
Power Supply	Corsair HX1200
Mouse	Logitech G Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Ducky One 2 SF White MX Speed Silver / Logitech MX Mechanical
Software	Windows 11 Pro

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Motherboard	MSI B450I Gaming Plus Max Wi-Fi
Cooling	Corsair Hydro X Series Custom Loop
Memory	32 (2x16) GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super FE
Storage	1 TB Samsung 970 EVO PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD
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Case	Fractal Design Define Nano S
Audio Device(s)	Razer Kraken X Headset
Power Supply	Corsair RM650x 650W
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder V2 Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Razer Cynosa Lite Gaming Keyboard
VR HMD	HTC Vive Cosmos
Software	Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Time Spy: 8706 (Stock)

System Name	The Sparing-No-Expense Build
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Wifi II
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black
Memory	32GB: 2x16GB Patriot Viper Steel 3600MHz C18
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX 3060Ti Founder's Edition
Storage	500GB 970 Evo Plus NVMe, 2TB Crucial MX500
Display(s)	AOC C24G1 144Hz 24" 1080p Monitor
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO White
Power Supply	Seasonic X-650 Gold PSU (SS-650KM3)
Software	Windows 11 Home 64-bit

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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

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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
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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 ;)

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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
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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

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Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
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Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
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Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
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Processor	5950X /2700x / AMD 8370e 4500
Motherboard	ASUS DARK HERO / ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4
Cooling	Enermax LIQMAX III ARGB 360 AIO/ Zalman cooler fan 110mm
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 16GB (4x 8GB) 4000M TRIDENT Z F-43600V15D-16GTZ /G.SKILL DDR4
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC AMP EXTREME AIRO 4090 / 1080 Ti /290X CFX
Storage	SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB/ WD DARK 770 2TB , Sabrent NVMe 512GB / 1 SSD 250GB / 1 HHD 3 TB
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Mouse	G502
Keyboard	G413

Processor	AMD 5900x
Motherboard	Asus x570 Strix-E
Cooling	Hardware Labs
Memory	G.Skill 4000c17 2x16gb
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090
Storage	Sabrent
Display(s)	Samsung G9
Case	Phanteks 719
Audio Device(s)	Fiio K5 Pro
Power Supply	EVGA 1000 P2
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Corsair K95

System Name	The de-ploughminator Mk-II
Processor	i7 13700KF
Motherboard	MSI Z790 Carbon
Cooling	ID-Cooling SE-226-XT + Phanteks T30
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill DDR5 7200Cas34
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX4090 TUF
Storage	Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME
Display(s)	LG OLED CX48"
Case	Corsair 5000D Air
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Razor Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Corsair K75
Software	win11

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.