What's your latest tech purchase?

freeagent · Sep 28, 2022

Le sigh..

igralec84 · Sep 28, 2022

Ok got the 43" iiyama back on Monday, works this time and it's the repaired same one i sent back 5 weeks ago lol. HDR is a bit weird, if you only set it on on the OSD, it puts brightness to max and locks it, if you set it to on also in windows, it's a bit dimmer unless you fine tune the SDR a little, but no use having it use 50w more for desktop use. Sadly because it has HDMI 2.0, PS5 only benefits from 0.4ms response time, HDR at 4k60 isn't possible with full RGB range.

I've settled on 110% scaling because i'm not 25 anymore, might get used to 100% scaling but wouldn't risk it lol. Freesync work only up to 120hz, without it 144hz is fine. Sitting around 1m away, still have to get used to having to look around into the corners to see time and stuff.

Will see after a week or two if i'll keep it or sell it and buy a 32" dell for 100€ more or a 43" gigabyte for 200€ more. Would maybe like a brighter HDR and HDMI 2.1 for the PS5, but for 4K gaming it'll do i guess. Just need a card that does 144fps on AAA titles which might be a problem

Athlonite · Sep 28, 2022

sepheronx said:
honestly, I dont know what to say. I tried pro mode and yeah, same results. Cannot get a non pixelated shot.

Then again, I know nothing of cameras so I dont know what settings i am supposed to use.

sounds like the cameras cmos sensor might have gone poo then

freeagent said:
Le sigh..

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Are you sidegrading from your 5900X

freeagent · Sep 28, 2022

Athlonite said:
sounds like the cameras cmos sensor might have gone poo then

Are you sidegrading from your 5900X

Yes.. for now

Space Lynx · Sep 28, 2022

freeagent said:
Yes.. for now

I don't understand this, why? 5900x really isn't that far behind in gaming.

freeagent · Sep 28, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
I don't understand this, why? 5900x really isn't that far behind in gaming.

I know.. but as I age I find I am enjoying silence a little more. And if I can cool a 5900X then a X3D should be a walk in the park.. hopefully

And the way I run my 5900, it chews power when it’s in use

InVasMani · Sep 28, 2022

Even a USB 2.0 with good micro SD card is fine for pretty much anything outside of load time performance, but the OS and API is still the ultimate storage bottleneck until direct storage hurries up and fixes archaic code Microsoft's been too lazy to address prioritizing virtually anything else, but it.

Count von Schwalbe · Sep 28, 2022

freeagent said:
Le sigh..

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No 7000 series?

:cry:

freeagent · Sep 28, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
No 7000 series?

Nah.. not right now. I really wanted to but I have to be sensible

Space Lynx · Sep 28, 2022

freeagent said:
I know.. but as I age I find I am enjoying silence a little more. And if I can cool a 5900X then a X3D should be a walk in the park.. hopefully

And the way I run my 5900, it chews power when it’s in use

I have to admit... the idea of 95 celsius being normal... bugs me a bit. hopefully raptor lake takes the gaming crown and can be good on temps. then hopefully i can pair it with a rdna3 7800 xt at msrp. that's my goal this year. if it fails, then I don't know, will just enjoy my PS5 until things get back to normal.

Arco · Sep 28, 2022

igralec84 said:
Ok got the 43" iiyama back on Monday, works this time and it's the repaired same one i sent back 5 weeks ago lol. HDR is a bit weird, if you only set it on on the OSD, it puts brightness to max and locks it, if you set it to on also in windows, it's a bit dimmer unless you fine tune the SDR a little, but no use having it use 50w more for desktop use. Sadly because it has HDMI 2.0, PS5 only benefits from 0.4ms response time, HDR at 4k60 isn't possible with full RGB range.

Saw your build on pcpartpicker. Nice work!

QuietBob · Sep 28, 2022

freeagent said:
And if I can cool a 5900X then a X3D should be a walk in the park.

Looking forward to what your FC140 can do, it should perform close to my Assassin. With CO -30 the X3D runs quite cool and is super efficient. MT is practically the same as the regular 5800X with lower power draw.

Super Firm Tofu · Sep 28, 2022

Returning the Flare X5 I bought previously and went with the slightly better latency Trident Z5.

Going to try with air first, and if that fails, buy a stupid AIO.

wheresmycar · Sep 28, 2022

Super Firm Tofu said:
Returning the Flare X5 I bought previously and went with the slightly better latency Trident Z5.

Going to try with air first, and if that fails, buy a stupid AIO.

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i was waiting for someone to post up with the 7000-series spec

Once up n running your feedback would be appreciated. If you end up undervolting... those observations would be helpful too

Space Lynx · Sep 28, 2022

Super Firm Tofu said:
Returning the Flare X5 I bought previously and went with the slightly better latency Trident Z5.

Going to try with air first, and if that fails, buy a stupid AIO.

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why did you go for the msi over the asrock of the similar price? the asrock has 12k black caps vs the cheaper and less shelf life silver caps the MSI is using

tabascosauz · Sep 28, 2022

I caved

P4-630 · Sep 28, 2022

tabascosauz said:
I caved

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Is this becoming a moderator thing?...

Count von Schwalbe · Sep 28, 2022

P4-630 said:
Is this becoming a moderator thing?...

@Mussels is next...

Space Lynx · Sep 28, 2022

tabascosauz said:
I caved

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i got a 7700x in my cart. i haven't caved yet, but I am getting there. i already know i don't want intel is the thing, and now that i know th -30 undervolt fixes the 95 celsius thingy, with almost no performance loss... seems like a good buy to me. and then i can sell the 7700x when the 7800x 3d comes out and just slot it in.

haven't decided yet. lol

Super Firm Tofu · Sep 28, 2022

CallandorWoT said:
why did you go for the msi over the asrock of the similar price? the asrock has 12k black caps vs the cheaper and less shelf life silver caps the MSI is using

For purely scientific reasons.

1. I'm really familiar with the MSI BIOS
2. Excellent experience with a Z490, B550, and Z690 in the same line
but mostly
3. Every time I see AsRock, all I can think of is:

RJARRRPCGP · Sep 28, 2022

Lenne said:
Well, I can play at medium if it's needed. Hell, I truly got to PC gaming with a GF4 Ti 4200 in 2005 and I still enjoyed games

My Asus A7N8X-X from 2004=I don't have it anymore, because I don't have the stuff to replace the caps with! The Chemi-Con KZG caps suddenly failed with bulging and leaking in the mid-2010s!

Seems that possibly 2004 was the worst year for their KZG series!

Sithaer said:
Yeah I will probably toy around with the undervolt a bit more this was just a first try if its stable.
Currently draws around 185W which is alright with me, boost clock is set to a stable 1980 MHz atm.

I'm happy with my RX 6750 XT, even when it's easily a 220W card in extremely heavy tasks! Even the RX 6600 XT that I got in very-late-March, will spank my now-defunct RX 5600 XT at 1980 MHz (with "jailbreak" VBIOS mod) In '21, I was able to get my Navi10 to 1980 MHz at 1137 mV and do long GTA V gaming sessions.

jormungand · Sep 28, 2022

tabascosauz said:
I caved

im feeling the itch but i have to be strong and wait for amazon sales on october or black friday.

INSTG8R · Sep 29, 2022

freeagent said:
Le sigh..

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I Hope you pulled the trigger on that mine has been fantastic for the week or so I have had :love:

tabascosauz said:
I caved

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You have chosen wisely! :love:

Sithaer · Sep 29, 2022

RJARRRPCGP said:
I'm happy with my RX 6750 XT, even when it's easily a 220W card in extremely heavy tasks! Even the RX 6600 XT that I got in very-late-March, will spank my now-defunct RX 5600 XT at 1980 MHz (with "jailbreak" VBIOS mod) In '21, I was able to get my Navi10 to 1980 MHz at 1137 mV and do long GTA V gaming sessions.

Yeah I was also brainstorming between 6700 XT or 3060 Ti at the exact same price 'second hand' but then my curiosity side got the better of me and went with the 3060 Ti just to play around with RT and DLSS even tho I know that the 6700 XT was the better longer term option. 'bit better raster performance and more Vram..'

After some trial and error since this is my first RT card, I've settled with 1950 MHz core and 980 mV cause my previous undervolt turned out to be unstable when I had the card completely maxed out with RT enabled.
Pure raster stress was okay but when I had RT on top it was freezing/crashing so I tinkered a bit more and now its been stable for a week now at the current settings and still keeps my system's total power draw under 300W or so which was my goal. 'I have a power meter plugged in'

Super Firm Tofu · Sep 29, 2022

Well, it arrived. While waiting to be done with work, setting expectations:

System Name	RGB Bling Bling
Processor	AMD R7 5900X
Motherboard	Asus Strix B550-XE
Cooling	Thermalright Frost Commander 140 White
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3070 Ti FTW3 Ultra
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN750 1TB, SN750 500GB, Asus Hyper M.2, 2x Intel 545S 256GB, 1TB Toshiba spinner
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact RGB
Audio Device(s)	JBL 2.1 Deep Bass
Power Supply	EVGA G+ 750, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Zowie EC2 Evo
Keyboard	Logitech G213
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	4K 144hz gaming PC :)
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950X
Motherboard	ASrock X670E Steel Legend
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z73
Memory	2x16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 6400 CL38 @ 6200 CL32
Video Card(s)	Gainward RTX 4090 Phantom @ GS
Storage	WB Black 1TB Pcie4
Display(s)	iiyama G-MASTER G4380UHSU-B1
Case	Lian Li O11D Evo
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 1300 G2
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Razer Ornata Chroma
Software	Win 11 PRO
Benchmark Scores	Time Spy: 34857 Time Spy Extreme: 19629 Port Royal: 28542 Speed Way: 11257 (Hall of Fame)

System Name	Cumquat 2021
Processor	AMD RyZen R7 5800X @4750MHz 1.298V
Motherboard	Asus Strix x570-F Gaming
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	16GB GSkill Ripjaws V Black 4000 MTs (2x8GB) @3866MT's
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe gen3 x4 1X Samsung 860 EVO 500GB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
Audio Device(s)	RX6800 via HDMI + Pioneer VSX-531 amp Technics 100W 5.1 Speaker set
Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core
Keyboard	Logitech G815
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 22H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)

System Name	RGB Bling Bling
Processor	AMD R7 5900X
Motherboard	Asus Strix B550-XE
Cooling	Thermalright Frost Commander 140 White
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3070 Ti FTW3 Ultra
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN750 1TB, SN750 500GB, Asus Hyper M.2, 2x Intel 545S 256GB, 1TB Toshiba spinner
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact RGB
Audio Device(s)	JBL 2.1 Deep Bass
Power Supply	EVGA G+ 750, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Zowie EC2 Evo
Keyboard	Logitech G213
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	Steam Deck / Steam Dock until Ryzen 8800x3d.
Display(s)	Acer 165hz 1080p IPS 23.8"

What's your latest tech purchase?

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Sithaer

Super Firm Tofu

System Name	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

System Name	Firestarter
Processor	7950X
Motherboard	X670E Steel Legend
Cooling	LF 2 420
Memory	4x16 G.Skill X5 6000@CL36
Video Card(s)	RTX Gigabutt 4090 Gaming OC
Storage	OS: 2TB P41 Plat, 2TB SN770, 1TB SN770
Display(s)	FO48U, some dinky TN 10.1 inch display.
Case	Fractal Torrent
Audio Device(s)	PC38X
Power Supply	GF3 TT Premium 850W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	OG Razer Black Widow

Processor	5800X3D -30 CO
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	DeepCool Assassin III
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14
Video Card(s)	ASRock MBA 7900XTX
Storage	1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro
Display(s)	Dell S2721QS 4K60
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0
Audio Device(s)	Audiotrak Prodigy Cube Black (JRC MUSES 8820D) + CAL (recabled)
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750
Mouse	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Keyboard	Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Winders \| Leenuks
Processor	13900k \| 12700k
Motherboard	Pro Z790-A WiFi \| Pro Z690-A WiFi DDR4
Cooling	NH-D15S \| FC140
Memory	32GB 6600 CL32 \| 32GB 3600 CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 \| RX6900 XT (XTXH)
Case	P600s \| P400a
Power Supply	Vertex GX-1000 \| Prime GX-1000
Software	Win 11 Pro 22H2 \| Debian Bookworm

System Name	❶ Oooh ❷ Aaaah
Processor	❶ 9700K ❷ 7700K
Motherboard	❶ ASUS Z390-E ❷ ASUS Z270-E
Cooling	❶ X62 (CPU) / X72 (GPU) ❷ DC AS500-P
Memory	❶ 32GB 3600/16 ❷ 32GB 3200/16
Video Card(s)	❶ 2080 TI (AIO mod) ❷ 1080 TI
Storage	❶ NVME/2.5-SSD/HDD ❷ NVME/2.5-SSD/HDD
Display(s)	❶ 1440/165/IPS + 1080/60 ❷ 1080/144/IPS
Case	❶ Corsair 465X ❷ Fractal Mesh C
Audio Device(s)	❶ HyperX Cloud 2 ❷ Logitech G432
Power Supply	❶ 1000W Corsair RMx ❷ 750W EVGA G2
Mouse	❶ Razer Bas V3 ❷ Logi G Pro
Keyboard	❶ Logi G915 LS / Anne P2 ❷ Logi G610

Processor	5800X3D \| 5700G
Motherboard	ROG Impact \| B550I Aorus AX
Memory	32GB 3733CL14 \| 16GB 4333CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle \| Vega 8
Storage	8TB of SSDs \| SN550
Case	Caselabs S3 \| Lone Industries L5
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 + DT770
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 \| HDPlex 200W

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	KHR-1
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	ASRock B550 PG Velocita
Memory	16 GB A-Data XPG Spectrix D41
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
Storage	Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G40B 27-inch
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 22H2

System Name	White Shark
Processor	5600x
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	Noctua U12A Chromax
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16GB (8GBx2) CL16 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 12gb Asus TUF OC
Storage	Samsung 860 EVO 500 GB OS /860 EVO 1TB/ Seagate 1TB
Display(s)	LG 34GP83A-B 3440x1440p 144hz nano-ips ultrawide
Case	Phanteks P500A (White/Black)
Power Supply	Seasonic 850FX focus gold 80plus
Mouse	Logitech 502 Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K55
Software	W10

System Name	Hellbox 5.1(same case new guts)
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X570S MAG Torpedo Max
Cooling	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)EK Velocity CPU Block/Noctua EK Quantum DDC Pump/Res
Memory	2x16GB Gskill Trident Neo Z 3600 CL16
Video Card(s)	Powercolor Red Devil 6950XT
Storage	970 Evo Plus 500GB 2xSamsung 850 Evo 500GB RAID 0 1TB WD Blue Corsair MP600 Core 2TB
Display(s)	Alienware OLED 34” 3440x1440 175Hz
Case	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster ZX/Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic TX~’850 Platinum
Mouse	G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard	G19s
VR HMD	Oculus Quest 2
Software	Win 10 Pro x64

System Name	I don't name my systems.
Processor	i3-12100F 'power limit removed'
Motherboard	Asus Prime B660-PLUS D4
Cooling	ID-Cooling SE 224 XT ARGB V3 'CPU', 4x Be Quiet! Light Wings + 2x Arctic P12 black case fans.
Memory	2x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus TuF V2 RTX 3060 Ti @1905 MHz Core/950mV Undervolt
Storage	4 TB WD Red, 1 TB Silicon Power A55 Sata, 1 TB Kingston A2000 NVMe, 256 GB Adata Spectrix s40g NVMe
Display(s)	29" 2560x1080 75 Hz / LG 29WK600-W
Case	Be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX Black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Hama uRage SoundZ 900+USB DAC
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM 500W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Canyon Puncher GM-20
Keyboard	SPC Gear GK630K Tournament 'Kailh Brown'
Software	Windows 10 Pro