What's your latest tech purchase?

plastiscɧ · Jan 20, 2022

Mussels said:
I love my silent wings, so i really want those in the future

i also only have silentwings. however, the large 140 silentwings only have 1600 rpm. the novelty of the lightwings 140 is that they have 9 rotor blades and also 2200 rpm. i installed it and immediately measured 4°C less temperature because it draws off better without being louder.
absolutely worth a try. first one then you can still upgrade little by little.

Lenne · Jan 20, 2022

For my brothers

edit: I paid 80EUR including postages from this.

Tigger · Jan 20, 2022

Got the cable extensions. They are pretty stiff, does that mean quality? the covers are seemingly pretty well done too.

Lenne · Jan 20, 2022

And for myself, I got a Creative Omni speaker

ixi · Jan 20, 2022

Worth every cent I think, 660e.

Tigger · Jan 20, 2022

MaenadFIN said:
And for myself, I got a Creative Omni speaker

Your name changed? seems different

ixi · Jan 20, 2022

MaenadFIN said:
And for myself, I got a Creative Omni speaker

Got my self first version, Sound Blaster Free, worth it, good audio, passive bass.

Tigger · Jan 20, 2022

ixi said:
Worth every cent I think, 660e. View attachment 233276

Overclock to 170hz :laugh:

Fitted cables, so stiff, were hard to manoeuvre into place.

Lenne · Jan 20, 2022

ixi said:
Got my self first version, Sound Blaster Free, worth it, good audio, passive bass.

That sounds fine when listening some tunes from my iPhone

Tigger said:
Your name changed? seems different

Yeah I added the FIN to my nick ^^

ShiBDiB · Jan 20, 2022

ShiBDiB said:
View attachment 231285

Just ordered this, gonna offload my 3060ti once it gets here.

Forgot to add an actual pic of the card once it finally arrived

PNY RTX 3070Ti XLR8

agent_x007 · Jan 20, 2022

Used drive, but on 2Y warranty.

ShiBDiB · Jan 20, 2022

agent_x007 said:
Used drive

Used hard drives are just one thing I won't touch. Both for reliability and security reasons.

khemist · Jan 20, 2022

Fnatic Streak65 LP and XTRFY M4 wireless.

Lenne · Jan 20, 2022

khemist said:
Fnatic Streak65 LP and XTRFY M4 wireless.

Love that cord

AusWolf · Jan 21, 2022

This is the way. :cool:

Design does matter when you're using it as an external drive. Or maybe I'll keep it as a collector's item. I haven't decided yet.

CallandorWoT · Jan 21, 2022

AusWolf said:
This is the way.

Design does matter when you're using it as an external drive. Or maybe I'll keep it as a collector's item. I haven't decided yet.

View attachment 233360

This is the way.

also I love that name, Beskar Ingot Drive, sounds like some rare metal I would forge from mining in a game, lol... and yes I 100% agree and never thought about that before now.. design does matter for external drives, neat

AusWolf · Jan 21, 2022

lynx29 said:
This is the way.

also I love that name, Beskar Ingot Drive, sounds like some rare metal I would forge from mining in a game, lol... and yes I 100% agree and never thought about that before now.. design does matter for external drives, neat

I agree. I don't really fall for themed stuff, but when I saw this, I had to buy one.

It's made of metal, too. It's also available in M.2 format as a Firecuda 530, albeit a little expensive.

ixi · Jan 21, 2022

Tigger said:
Overclock to 170hz

With the same panel Acer is selling up to 270 fps

khemist · Jan 21, 2022

MaenadFIN said:
Love that cord

I've had to send it back now as it was missing one of the rubber feet and wouldn't sit evenly.

MIRTAZAPINE · Jan 21, 2022

MaenadFIN said:
For my brothers

edit: I paid 80EUR including postages from this.

That is my current card in my pc now! Hey that is great price!

toastem2004 · Jan 21, 2022

I have been on a bit of a buying spree the last two months, thanks to a "retention bonus" that was handed out in November. My main improvement was getting rid of 2 24" monitors and joining the ranks of ultra wide monitor owner. I do not think I can go back now:

Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx 34" 1500R Curved WQHD (3440 x 1440)

AusWolf · Jan 21, 2022

toastem2004 said:
I have been on a bit of a buying spree the last two months, thanks to a "retention bonus" that was handed out in November. My main improvement was getting rid of 2 24" monitors and joining the ranks of ultra wide monitor owner. I do not think I can go back now:

Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx 34" 1500R Curved WQHD (3440 x 1440)

I love curved monitors! They feel more natural than a standard rectangle.

stinger608 · Jan 22, 2022

AusWolf said:
I love curved monitors! They feel more natural than a standard rectangle.

Crap! I have, yet to give a curved monitor a try.........Now I want to!

seth1911 · Jan 22, 2022

No purchase but ill get in march a P6T6 WS Revolution from a friend with a Xeon X5660

3x 16 Lanes
2x 8 Lanes
1x 4 Lanes

sam_86314 · Jan 23, 2022

Oh man, have I something special today.

Walked into my local Goodwill when I saw an unassuming black box priced at $129.49 sitting on the checkout counter.

I'm sure you can tell what it is, an external GPU box. Specifically, a Razer Core X.

So the first thing I did was ask if I could open it up, to which the cashier said yes.

And inside, I found...

...an MSI RX 5700XT! Absolutely unbelievable deal in this day and age.

Now, at this point, I was wondering if it was dead. When I got home, I put it into my testing system. After scaring me a bit with a black screen, it finally fired up and started working!

I still need to do lots of tests on it, but so far it does perform better than my GTX 1070.

Now I'm wondering why someone would just donate this to Goodwill. My current theory is that maybe the external enclosure died (currently trying to test it with my dad since he has a compatible laptop) and the previous owner wasn't tech-savvy. Or maybe the previous owner died and their family was getting rid of their stuff.

Nonetheless, I can't believe I'd find a deal this insane in the current market.

Now I just need Arctic Accelleros to go down in price since the stock cooler is a bit on the loud side.

System Name	°( ఠ ͟ʖ ఠ)° \| egon
Processor	Intel \| i7 _ 11700K \| 5GHz all \|
Motherboard	ASUS \| ROG Strix -- Z 590-E wifi
Cooling	ASUS \| ROG Ryujin 240 2* _Noctua F PPC °3000 \| 4+1* _beQuiet_ Silent/Light Wings 3 °2200
Memory	GSkill \| TridentZ *RGB @ 4266_ \| _15-15-15-30_ \| _[331~1N]
Video Card(s)	ASUS \| ROG Strix -- RTX 3070Ti_ #OC Edition
Storage	Samsung -- 2*980 pro , 970 pro , 970 evo plus ,860 evo \|ADATA SU 800 \| Toshiba HDD \| WD red PLUS HDD
Display(s)	ALIENWARE \| AW3821DW _ 38" {3840*1600} wide - curved
Case	be Quiet \| DARK BASE PRO 900 --- _rev. 2 --- #Silver
Audio Device(s)	ASUS \| ROG Throne -- Qi _ 7.1 \| LOGITECH _G560 Speaker (RGB)
Power Supply	be Quiet \| DARK Power PRO 12 __ 1200W *titanium
Mouse	Razer \| NAGA Trinity (19 buttons)
Keyboard	Razer \| Huntsman V2 analog \| Razer Goliathus (RGB) black
VR HMD	Razer \| Kraken Ultimate HEADSET __7.1 THX ____\| DX RACER - Gaming Leather Chair_____ VR?? is odd!
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	See url in the signature

System Name	Gaming / HTPC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ PBO +200 / Xeon X5650 @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite / Asus P6X58D-E
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Alphacool h2o
Memory	32GB HyperX @ 3466MHz / 18GB HyperX @ 1680MHz
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 Ti @ +100/625 / R9 290X @ 1050/ 1450
Storage	~2TB of SSDs + 2TB / 240GB of SSDs + 1.25TB
Display(s)	Dell P2412H + Viewsonic VA2465S / Samsung 40" 1080p HDTV
Case	Fractal Design Define Mini C / Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Behringer UCA202 DAC, Superlux HD668B / Corsair HS35 Carbon
Power Supply	Fractal Ion Gold 550W / Seasonic Focus+ Gold FX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX518 Legendary / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	NOS C450 Mini Pro RGB / IBM Keyboard
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro English / Windows 10 Pro English
Benchmark Scores	24164 on Fire Strike, 9808 on Time Spy on main rig

System Name	Hot 'n' sweaty ADL crapster
Processor	Intel I7 12700K 1.25vcore
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4
Cooling	EK 360 PE/EK 360 XE/AQ Ultitube 150 D5/Heatkiller IV/Byski full cover GPU block
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Dark Pro 2x16gb 4000 16-16-16-38 DR B 1.45v
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX1080TI Gaming 11GB Byski full cover water block +200 +575
Storage	Silicon Power Gen3x4 256gb M.2, 2 x WD SN850 Gen4x4 1TB M.2, SanDisk PLUS 2TB sata ssd
Display(s)	Dell S2721DGFA 27" 1440P 165hz LG Nano IPS 1ms G Sync
Case	Lian Li o11 Dynamic XL Rog
Audio Device(s)	Cambridge DacMagic 100/Onkyo CR-715/Cambridge Min12 speakers/yamaha Sub
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x 80+ Gold
Mouse	Razer Viper
Keyboard	Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX brown
Software	Win 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	do they matter https://i.postimg.cc/Z5qyDfJC/20220421-021955.jpg

System Name	Gaming / HTPC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ PBO +200 / Xeon X5650 @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite / Asus P6X58D-E
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Alphacool h2o
Memory	32GB HyperX @ 3466MHz / 18GB HyperX @ 1680MHz
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 Ti @ +100/625 / R9 290X @ 1050/ 1450
Storage	~2TB of SSDs + 2TB / 240GB of SSDs + 1.25TB
Display(s)	Dell P2412H + Viewsonic VA2465S / Samsung 40" 1080p HDTV
Case	Fractal Design Define Mini C / Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Behringer UCA202 DAC, Superlux HD668B / Corsair HS35 Carbon
Power Supply	Fractal Ion Gold 550W / Seasonic Focus+ Gold FX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX518 Legendary / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	NOS C450 Mini Pro RGB / IBM Keyboard
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro English / Windows 10 Pro English
Benchmark Scores	24164 on Fire Strike, 9808 on Time Spy on main rig

System Name	Hot 'n' sweaty ADL crapster
Processor	Intel I7 12700K 1.25vcore
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4
Cooling	EK 360 PE/EK 360 XE/AQ Ultitube 150 D5/Heatkiller IV/Byski full cover GPU block
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Dark Pro 2x16gb 4000 16-16-16-38 DR B 1.45v
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX1080TI Gaming 11GB Byski full cover water block +200 +575
Storage	Silicon Power Gen3x4 256gb M.2, 2 x WD SN850 Gen4x4 1TB M.2, SanDisk PLUS 2TB sata ssd
Display(s)	Dell S2721DGFA 27" 1440P 165hz LG Nano IPS 1ms G Sync
Case	Lian Li o11 Dynamic XL Rog
Audio Device(s)	Cambridge DacMagic 100/Onkyo CR-715/Cambridge Min12 speakers/yamaha Sub
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x 80+ Gold
Mouse	Razer Viper
Keyboard	Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX brown
Software	Win 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	do they matter https://i.postimg.cc/Z5qyDfJC/20220421-021955.jpg

What's your latest tech purchase?

plastiscɧ

Lenne

S.T.A.R.S.

Tigger

I'm the only one

Lenne

S.T.A.R.S.

ixi

Tigger

I'm the only one

ixi

Tigger

I'm the only one

Lenne

S.T.A.R.S.

ShiBDiB

agent_x007

ShiBDiB

khemist

Lenne

S.T.A.R.S.

AusWolf

CallandorWoT

AusWolf

ixi

khemist

MIRTAZAPINE

toastem2004

Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx 34" 1500R Curved WQHD (3440 x 1440)

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Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx 34" 1500R Curved WQHD (3440 x 1440)

stinger608

Dedicated TPU Cruncher & Folder

seth1911

sam_86314

System Name	[Daily Driver -- Home Server]
Processor	[Ryzen 5 5600X -- Intel i7-3770K]
Motherboard	[Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS -- ASUS P8H61-I R2.0]
Memory	[64GB G.Skill Ripjaws (16GBx4) -- 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws (4GBx2)]
Video Card(s)	[PNY RTX 3070Ti XLR8 -- IGP]
Storage	[2x 1TB WD SN850 NVMe , 2TB Samsung 860 QVO SSD -- Crucial BX500 2TB]
Display(s)	[2x 27" HP X27q at 1440p -- SSH]
Case	[Fractal Meshify-C -- Lian Li Mini-ITX]
Audio Device(s)	[Steelseries Arctis Pro]
Power Supply	[CORSAIR RM 650 -- EVGA 550 B5]
Mouse	[Logitech G Pro -- SSH]
Keyboard	[Logitech G810 -- SSH]
Software	[Windows 11 64-Bit -- Ubuntu]

System Name	BOX
Processor	Core i7 6950X @ 4,25GHz (1,28V)
Motherboard	X99 SOC Champion (BIOS F23c + bifurcation mod)
Cooling	Thermalright Venomous-X + 2x Delta 38mm PWM (Push-Pull)
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 4000MHz CL16 4x8GB (@3240MHz CL12.12.12.24 CR2T @ 1,48V)
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp Star Wars "Empire" edition
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB NVMe, 1x WD10EZEX (1TB), 2x HGST HUS726060ALE610 (6TB)
Display(s)	LG 27GP950-B
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL
Audio Device(s)	Motu M4 (audio interface) + ATH-A900Z + Behringer C-1
Power Supply	Seasonic X-760 (760W)
Mouse	Logitech RX-250
Keyboard	HP KB-9970
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V10/display.php?id=157143230295

Processor	9700k
Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AC
Cooling	NZXT kraken X53
Memory	16GB Klevv Bolt X 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 3070 Aorus master
Storage	SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB NVME
Display(s)	iyama GB3466WQSU-B1
Case	Jonsplus I100 pro
Audio Device(s)	Dragonfly Black DAC/Amp + AKG Q701 + Rode NT-USB
Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 310
Keyboard	Coolermaster Masterkeys S
Software	Win 10 64

System Name	Nebulon-B Mk. 3
Processor	Intel Core i7-11700 @ ASUS Optimized (200 W)
Motherboard	ASUS TUF B560M-Plus (WiFi)
Cooling	be quiet! Silent Loop 2 280 mm
Memory	2x 16 GB Kinston Fury Beast RGB 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF Radeon RX 6500 XT @ 2975/2400
Storage	1 TB Crucial P5, 1 TB Crucial P5 Plus
Display(s)	Samsung C24F390, 7" Waveshare touchscreen
Case	Corsair Crystal 280X black
Audio Device(s)	Genius SP-HF160, AKG Y50
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-750
Mouse	Cherry MW 8 Advanced
Keyboard	MagicForce 68
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 multi core: 14,000, single core: 1,500. Superposition 1080p Extreme: 2,935.

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 12GB
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 2TB PCIE 3x4 SSD + WD HC550 18TB
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.

System Name	Vengeance-C
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4 mATX
Cooling	AMD Wraith Spire Cooler
Memory	48GB (2x16GB / 2x8GB) DDR4-3600 Ballistix
Video Card(s)	MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB (Mech OC)
Storage	Samsun 970 Evo Plus 1TB Nvme / Crucial MX500 1TB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK 34" 1500R Curved WQHD (3440 x 1440)
Case	Fractal Design Define Mini-C
Audio Device(s)	Creative AE-5 Plus PCIe
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550w
Mouse	steelseries Rival 100
Keyboard	Saitek Eclipse III
Software	Windows 11 Pro & Fedora via Hyper-V

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	nope
Processor	I3 10100F
Motherboard	ATM Gigabyte h410
Cooling	Arctic 12 passive
Memory	ATM Gskill 1x 8GB NT Series (No Heatspreader bling bling garbage, just Black DIMMS)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD7770 and EVGA GTX 470 and Zotac GTX 960
Storage	120GB OS SSD, 240GB M2 Sata, 240GB M2 NVME, 300GB HDD, 500GB HDD
Display(s)	Nec EA 241 WM
Case	Coolermaster whatever
Audio Device(s)	Onkyo on TV and Mi Bluetooth on Screen
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadx 550W
Mouse	Steelseries Rival Fnatic
Keyboard	Logitech K270 Wireless
Software	Deepin, BSD and 10 LTSC

System Name	Space Heater MKIV
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PLUS WiFi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s
Memory	2x16GB Team T-Force Dark Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2250MHz @1100mV)
Storage	1TB WD Black SN750, 2x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE
Display(s)	Monoprice 35" 3440x1440p 100Hz
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion Brown
Software	Windows 10 LTSC 2021

What's your latest tech purchase?

S.T.A.R.S.

I'm the only one

S.T.A.R.S.

I'm the only one

I'm the only one

S.T.A.R.S.

S.T.A.R.S.

Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx 34" 1500R Curved WQHD (3440 x 1440)​

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