What's your latest tech purchase?

Jetster · Jan 8, 2022

A very affordable PSU if it holds up $40 USD

Super Flower Leadex III Bronze PRO 550W, Power Supply - Newegg.com

lmille16 · Jan 8, 2022

Just decided to do a fresh windows install instead of cloning the old drive:

scoutingwraith · Jan 8, 2022

Managed to grab an Asus 3070Ti. Happy with the purchase.

Arctucas · Jan 8, 2022

RE: AX1600i.

Finally (5 days) got a reply from the helpful people at Corsair.

Rather than offering to help troubleshoot the issue, they suggested I return the unit.

lexluthermiester · Jan 9, 2022

Chomiq said:
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A set of four. It was a freaking steal for $7 a piece.

@Mussels
These are the fans you should get instead of Noctua's.

toilet pepper · Jan 9, 2022

Going to re-do my loop and just waiting for a few QDCs and fittings. I ordered a few things from the aquacomputer site as it is impossible to get the Quadro anywhere else. I also got 10 meters of Norprene 10x13mm. I didn't know they have a proprietary connector for their rgbpx and forgot to buy the adapter for it.

Also got a couple of these adjustable fittings from Granzon (Bykski). They look great but they would definitely block the flow if tilted to the extreme.

tabascosauz · Jan 9, 2022

@toilet pepper nice Iceman res! I've got the NCASE version on my Cerb X. Just be careful with the acetal threads - mine don't have as many threads as I would like and I partially stripped the inlet.

toilet pepper · Jan 9, 2022

tabascosauz said:
@toilet pepper nice Iceman res! I've got the NCASE version on my Cerb X. Just be careful with the acetal threads - mine don't have as many threads as I would like and I partially stripped the inlet.

Thanks for the reminder. I'm trying to setup an external rad which I can connect or disconnect if needed. I just have no idea how long of a tubing I can go with 1 ddc pump and 2 280mm rads.

Mussels · Jan 9, 2022

toilet pepper said:
Going to re-do my loop and just waiting for a few QDCs and fittings. I ordered a few things from the aquacomputer site as it is impossible to get the Quadro anywhere else. I also got 10 meters of Norprene 10x13mm. I didn't know they have a proprietary connector for their rgbpx and forgot to buy the adapter for it.

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Also got a couple of these adjustable fittings from Granzon (Bykski). They look great but they would definitely block the flow if tilted to the extreme.

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I. Need. Links.!

Aqua is broken here, i cant email them or login

But those look like life savers

toilet pepper · Jan 9, 2022

Mussels said:
I. Need. Links.!

Aqua is broken here, i cant email them or login

But those look like life savers

Here you go.

Überwachung und Steuerung

shop.aquacomputer.de

The shipping to Asia was atrocious. I paid $30 USD for it but I had to cough it up as I can't get these anywhere here. That's why it sucks I wasn't able to get the RGBpx adapter. Maybe on my next purchase.

Mussels · Jan 9, 2022

toilet pepper said:
Here you go.

Überwachung und Steuerung

Überwachung und Steuerung

shop.aquacomputer.de

The shipping to Asia was atrocious. I paid $30 USD for it but I had to cough it up as I can't get these anywhere here. That's why it sucks I wasn't able to get the RGBpx adapter. Maybe on my next purchase.

They have an aussie website, that is broken. I need my password reset, and they cant send or receive emails - been that way for over 6 months.

TheLostSwede · Jan 9, 2022

Arctucas said:
RE: AX1600i.

Finally (5 days) got a reply from the helpful people at Corsair.

Rather than offering to help troubleshoot the issue, they suggested I return the unit.

That's normally how they do things.

lmille16 said:
Just decided to do a fresh windows install instead of cloning the old drive:

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Seems like you've got some performance issues.
Same model SSD.

Braegnok · Jan 9, 2022

Dell Memory Upgrade DDR5 4800MHz. I ordered direct from Dell $207.00 with express shipping.

Installing EK Monarch shields, EK V2 block this weekend.

Pre-testing bare modules are stable at 6200MHz @ 1.43V.

lmille16 · Jan 9, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
Seems like you've got some performance issues.
Same model SSD.

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Going to chalk it up to the age of my system. Everything I own except the GPU and SSD is 10 years old

TheLostSwede · Jan 9, 2022

lmille16 said:
Going to chalk it up to the age of my system. Everything I own except the GPU and SSD is 10 years old

That board shouldn't have any issues with SATA 6Gbps drives though.
The odd thing is that the sequential speeds are fine, so it's clearly not a throughput issue.

Splinterdog · Jan 9, 2022

The parts just arrived for a new customer build and it's the first Intel gaming machine I've built in years, so it makes a pleasant change. The lad chose all the parts himself and just asked me to build it for him, which I will do with pleasure.

stinger608 · Jan 9, 2022

Looks like a good budget build @Splinterdog
Should do some good mid gaming for sure. :toast:

bobbybluz · Jan 10, 2022

I bought two sets of these Friday night from Newegg on Shell Shocker for $1 less per set than they have them listed at today from a 3rd-party vendor. At that price I couldn't pass them up because I have something that only needs RAM to get put into action.

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB DDR4 3200 RAM Memory - Newegg.com

Liquid Cool · Jan 10, 2022

Ordered a PineTime watch from the Pine64 store in early December, it finally arrived yesterday. Total time from order to delivery in the midwest US...22 days.

Plans for it? Right now, I plan on replacing the band and converting the watch from InfiniTime to waspOS...then just wearing it.

,

Liquid Cool

P.S. Ahhzz...wanted to apologize for the last post I made. It wasn't my intention to derail the thread...I'll make sure to watch this from now on. Take care...

.

Deleted member 24505 · Jan 10, 2022

Nice fast gen 4 drive

TheLostSwede · Jan 10, 2022

Tigger said:
Nice fast gen 4 drive
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Sadly insanely overpriced here, alongside Corsair, Kingston and Seagate. But it's apparently a very good drive, especially for random IOPS.

Deleted member 24505 · Jan 10, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
Sadly insanely overpriced here, alongside Corsair, Kingston and Seagate. But it's apparently a very good drive, especially for random IOPS.

Here's a quick speed test, dunno if i should use 1GiB or higher though. I have a pretty fast Gen3x4 256gb for boot, so i will just use this as a spill game drive and put anything i am currently playing on it.

The gen 3 is this, so much slower but still fine for boot

Splinterdog · Jan 10, 2022

Turned out very nice in the end with an interesting effect for the case front. Groovy!
A very enjoyable build and the customer will be collecting it shortly

toilet pepper · Jan 10, 2022

Mussels said:
They have an aussie website, that is broken. I need my password reset, and they cant send or receive emails - been that way for over 6 months.

I just checked the aussie site. https://www.au.aquatuning.com/water-cooling/

WTH! The items there are expensive. The shippiing is horrible as well. I can order things from Amazon US for much cheaper.

Deleted member 24505 · Jan 10, 2022

toilet pepper said:
I just checked the aussie site. https://www.au.aquatuning.com/water-cooling/

WTH! The items there are expensive. The shippiing is horrible as well. I can order things from Amazon US for much cheaper.

The EK FLT240 i bought in the UK is actually cheaper in AUS £190UK/£155AUS($AU294)

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

Processor	Intel Core i5-3570k @ 4.2ghz
Motherboard	ASRock z77 Fatal1ty Professional-M
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H90
Memory	16gb G.Skill Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	MSI Armour GTX 1070Ti
Storage	Western Digital Blue SATA III SSD 1TB
Display(s)	Gigabyte M27Q
Case	Corsair Obsidian 350d
Power Supply	Corsair TX750

System Name	Minerva / Remus
Processor	i9 10900KF (5.1Ghz) / Ryzen 5600X
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming Z490 / MSI 550 Pro
Cooling	Corsair iCUE H150i / Air Cooler
Memory	64Gb Crucial Ballistix (3200) / 16GB Crucial Ballistix (3200)
Video Card(s)	Asus Tuf 3070 Ti / Quadro P1000
Storage	16TB / 20TB
Display(s)	Dell S2719DGF + HP z27 / Dell P22
Case	Fractal Design 7 XL / MSi
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W Modular / Corsair CX550
Mouse	Logitech G502 / G602
Keyboard	Havit Kalih Blue Switch /
Software	Win 10 Pro / Ubuntu 20.04
Benchmark Scores	Suggestions.

System Name	It's just a computer
Processor	i9-14900K Direct Die
Motherboard	MSI Z790 ACE MAX
Cooling	Dual D5T Vario, XSPC BayRes, Nemesis GTR560, NF-A14-iPPC3000PWM, NF-A14-iPPC2000, HK IV Pro Nickel
Memory	G.SKILL F5-7200J3646F24GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	eVGA RTX2080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 990 PRO 1TB M.2
Display(s)	LG 32GK650F
Case	Thermaltake Xaser VI
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 2G/Z-5500
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime PX-1300
Mouse	Logitech
Keyboard	Logitech
Software	Win11PRO

Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 5800x
Motherboard	B550i Aorus Pro AX
Cooling	Custom Cooling
Memory	32Gb Patriot Viper 3600 RGB
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 Ventus Trio OC
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO
Display(s)	Specterpro 34uw100
Case	SSUPD Meshlicious
Power Supply	Cooler Master V750 Gold SFX
Mouse	Glorious Model D Wireless
Keyboard	Ducky One 2
VR HMD	Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 64bit

What's your latest tech purchase?

Jetster

lmille16

scoutingwraith

Arctucas

lexluthermiester

toilet pepper

tabascosauz

Moderator

toilet pepper

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

toilet pepper

Überwachung und Steuerung

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Überwachung und Steuerung

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Braegnok

lmille16

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Splinterdog

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

bobbybluz

Liquid Cool

Deleted member 24505

Guest

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Deleted member 24505

Guest

Splinterdog

toilet pepper

Deleted member 24505

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System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	PA120+T30┃AXP120x67
Memory	64GB 6000CL30┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Display(s)	43" QN90B / 32" M32Q / 27" S2721DGF
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000┃HDPlex

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	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

Processor	Intel Core i9-14900KF
Motherboard	Asus Maximus Z790 Apex
Cooling	Full Custom Water
Memory	48GB DDR5
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX 3090 FE
Storage	Crucial T700 2TB Gen5 SSD
Display(s)	Asus PG27AQDM
Case	Primochill Praxis WetBench
Audio Device(s)	SteelSeries Arctis Pro
Power Supply	SeaSonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Ducky MIYA Pro
Software	Windows 11 Pro 23H2
Benchmark Scores	http://www.3dmark.com/spy/46650491 http://www.3dmark.com/fs/31566677

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	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	"The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor	Intel Xeon E5 2683 V4 16c/32t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's
Memory	64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 1tb, SK hynix P41 Platinum 2tb
Display(s)	43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 50" Vizio M-series 4K
Case	Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX II/ Asus Xonar Essence STX
Power Supply	Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse	Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0
Keyboard	Logitech K750 Solar, DiNovo Edge
Software	Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Pro for Workstations 22H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229

System Name	Graphics Card Free...
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX Wifi
Cooling	Cryorig M9a w/ BeQuiet! PureWings 2 ~ 92mm
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3200 ~ 16GB(2x8GB)
Storage	Samsung EVO 870 SSD - 1TB
Display(s)	AOC 24G2
Case	Cardboard...
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNova 550w G3
Mouse	Logitech t400 Zone Touch Mouse
Keyboard	IBM Model "M" Keyboard
Software	Manjaro ~ KDE Plasma
Benchmark Scores	She's a Runner!