What's your latest tech purchase?

BlackSun59 · Nov 10, 2022

Brand new KIngston DC500M 480GB data center SATA SSD has arrived to take the place of my 1TB WD Gold HDD.

lexluthermiester · Nov 10, 2022

mashie said:
It certainly was a challenge to find a GPU that could fit the 300mm space available.

Seems like you found a good one too!

Mussels · Nov 10, 2022

mashie said:
I just replaced a Palit GTX 1650 4GB with a PNY 3080 12GB. A 5x jump in performance as a result.

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small changes, barely worth it for solitaire

R-T-B · Nov 10, 2022

Mussels said:
small changes, barely worth it for solitaire

What about Minesweeper though? Can I die even faster?

Mussels · Nov 10, 2022

R-T-B said:
What about Minesweeper though? Can I die even faster?

No it's vsync locked

GerKNG · Nov 10, 2022

25€ just 3-5°C warmer than my NH D15 after 30 minutes R23

Valantar · Nov 10, 2022

Mussels said:
No it's vsync locked

Yeah, if it wasn't then the physics would go haywire. I hate it when developers do that!

Chomiq · Nov 10, 2022

It's tech related:

Old one gave up after years of service, decided to give one manufactured in Poland a try.

cornemuse · Nov 10, 2022

Nokia C100 fone

Have not set it up, , , yet

lexluthermiester · Nov 11, 2022

cornemuse said:
Nokia C100 fone
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Have not set it up, , , yet

Let us know how you like it.

wheresmycar · Nov 11, 2022

Purchased a Mono laser printer - HL-L2375DW

Purpose behind our first laser printer (if interested): https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...tion-for-300-600-sheet-prints-per-day.299740/

2/so weeks in... working flawlessly! More importantly a massive paper saver with fast duplex printing and super affordable ink toner packages which was a key factor in picking this model. Just purchased a second one today... and now considering a third as a backup.

Count von Schwalbe · Nov 11, 2022

wheresmycar said:
Purchased a Mono laser printer - HL-L2375DW

Purpose behind our first laser printer (if interested): https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...tion-for-300-600-sheet-prints-per-day.299740/

2/so weeks in... working flawlessly! More importantly a massive paper saver with fast duplex printing and super affordable ink toner packages which was a key factor in picking this model. Just purchased a second one today... and now considering a third as a backup.

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Of the unholy mess that is printers, Brother is probably the least troublesome. Congratulations!

lexluthermiester · Nov 11, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
Of the unholy mess that is printers, Brother is probably the least troublesome. Congratulations!

Their driver and software suite is a shear delight compared to other companies.

Valantar · Nov 11, 2022

wheresmycar said:
Purchased a Mono laser printer - HL-L2375DW

Purpose behind our first laser printer (if interested): https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...tion-for-300-600-sheet-prints-per-day.299740/

2/so weeks in... working flawlessly! More importantly a massive paper saver with fast duplex printing and super affordable ink toner packages which was a key factor in picking this model. Just purchased a second one today... and now considering a third as a backup.

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I've had that exact same model for two years! It's excellent, never had a single problem with it. WiFi connection is rock solid, print quality is good, speed (including duplex prints) is great for the cost and size, and third party high capacity toner is dirt cheap and lasts for thousands of pages. Never came close to the print volumes you're decribing though, but a few hundred pages a month at least. You've made a good choice!

Edit: damn autocorrect!

wheresmycar · Nov 11, 2022

Valantar said:
I've had that exact same model for two years! It's excellent, never had a single problem with it. WiFi connection is rock solid, print quality is good, speed (including duplex prints) is great for the cost and size, and third party high capacity toner is dirt cheap and lasts for thousands of pages. Never came close to the print volumes you're deceiving though, but a few hundred pages a month at least. You've made a good choice!

I'm so glad to hear some positive feedback from a same model user. I was blown away at the price point for both the printer and ink toners but was a little concerned the intended weight of bulk printing might be susceptible to an earlier repair/retirement hang-up. Seeing the ink is super affordable i just took a punt and grabbed a second unit as insurance... now considering a third for some peace of mind.

GreiverBlade · Nov 12, 2022

Sandisk Cruzer Fit 128gb going into write protected ... uh oh...
oh well ... let's double the size (luckily not the price) a Cruzer Fit 256gb ~29chf, that Samsung in promotion 19.90chf, transfered the near 116gb of the Sandisk in ~12minutes

a friend made me laugh when i received that ... me: "i doubled the size of my USB stick" him: "oh the small one from Sandisk?" me: "yep" *show the two side by side* him: "that's not double size ... at best it's 5% more!" me: *facepalm* "storage..." him: "oh... ahahahhahaaah"

also he got me something, well for my collection it fit in it, did not had them

oh, if i recall correctly they did have a lifetime warranty also :laugh:

TheLostSwede · Nov 12, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
Of the unholy mess that is printers, Brother is probably the least troublesome. Congratulations!

Kyocera was/is the best, as you at least didn't have to replace the priting drum on them, but they cost accordingly and I'm not sure that's still the case.

GerKNG said:
25€ just 3-5°C warmer than my NH D15 after 30 minutes R23View attachment 269398

Got a Burst Assassin 120 for a friends system, was surprisingly quiet and easy to install.

GreiverBlade · Nov 12, 2022

GerKNG said:
25€ just 3-5°C warmer than my NH D15 after 30 minutes R23View attachment 269398

that's actually more impressive given it's a single tower single fan, to me Noctua are like Apple, good quality and material, but unjustified overpricing.

erk, a Noctua NH-D15 Chromax is 107chf for me, i have a 65chf promo right now but my ~29chf (48chf out of promotion) Enermax ETS-T50 AXE aRGB perform (according to TPU review) stock no OC just ~3°C higher and OC 6°C higher during wPRIME test ...

(and was available in white ... )

Calenhad · Nov 12, 2022

I just bought a Logitech MX Vertical. Hopefully my arm will thank me for it

GreiverBlade · Nov 12, 2022

Calenhad said:
I just bought a Logitech MX Vertical. Hopefully my arm will thank me for it

i had/have a Speedlink Sovos Vertical for that ... well not the arm but rather the wrist will thank you for that ...

although i still have it, i am less used to it (it's a gaming variant) than to normal mouse for gaming ... thus i use a MX Ergo trackball for gaming (@ 20° angle) and the Sovos for other things when i need it, no more wirst pain (and i am still baffled that i can play a lot of FP games with a 2048 dpi trackball :laugh:

)

Blaeza · Nov 12, 2022

Got about 2 weeks ago a LG 32bn600-b. That's me happy with 1440p.

Count von Schwalbe · Nov 12, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
Kyocera was/is the best, as you at least didn't have to replace the priting drum on them, but they cost accordingly and I'm not sure that's still the case

I was mostly talking about the maddening software side, but yes.

Ahhzz · Nov 12, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
I was mostly talking about the maddening software side, but yes.

*grumble* stupid HP Smart.
Bought a new Samsung A8 10.5 tablet for Mrs. Ahhzz, finally got it rooted this morning :rockout:

TheLostSwede · Nov 12, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
I was mostly talking about the maddening software side, but yes.

Yeah, that can be awful.
I'm glad I have an "old" Samsung colour laser all-in-one type of thing (no fax), as the software isn't utterly horrible.
I've had all sorts of printers over the year and I believe the last inkjet I had was a Canon that suffered from maddening the user, as it made me hit it one day and I cracked the glass on the scanner... My fault obviously, but damn, when printers refuse to do what they're supposed to do for the 50-11th time and there's nothing obviously wrong...
In fairness, it's only one of two hardware products I've broken in such a manner...

Got fed up using the same charger for my phone and laptop, so ended up getting a very small 30W USB PD charger, that surprisingly goes all the way up to 20V 1.5A.

Valantar · Nov 12, 2022

Count von Schwalbe said:
I was mostly talking about the maddening software side, but yes.

TheLostSwede said:
Yeah, that can be awful.
I'm glad I have an "old" Samsung colour laser all-in-one type of thing (no fax), as the software isn't utterly horrible.

That's one of the better parts of that Brother mono laser IMO - it's such a simple device overall that it has very basic software. Or, there are like four different software packages (a management software, a firmware/software update software, a driver, and something else I think), but all you really need is the driver. And the driver does what it needs to do without much fuss or hassle.

My only previous experience that I can actually remember is an older HP AIO inkjet, which has gone through like three software suites (good on HP for still supporting it I guess, as it's like a decade old at this point), but each of them has been crappy in their own way - not detecting the printer, nagging me to buy first party inks, refusing to scan properly or to allow scan previews or all kinds of other nagging issues.

System Name	Mistress
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 UD
Cooling	AMD Wraith Prism (cpu), 3xNoctua 120mm (case)
Memory	32GB Kingston DDR4 2666MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI/Nvdia GT710 2GD3H (2GB)
Storage	Kingston DC500M 480GB SSD (boot), 960GB storage;, 2@WD 1TB (1 Gold, 1 Blue)
Display(s)	ViewSonic VG2439Smh
Case	SilverStone Precision PS10 (modified)
Audio Device(s)	Creative Audigy FX 5.1, Mackie CR3 monitors
Power Supply	EVGA 100-W1-0500-KR (500w)
Mouse	Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse 2.0
Keyboard	Cherry MX G80-3000N RGB
Software	Win 10 Pro 64-bit

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	Pioneer
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
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
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

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	Sunk Cost Fallacy
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

What's your latest tech purchase?

BlackSun59

lexluthermiester

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

R-T-B

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

GerKNG

Valantar

Chomiq

cornemuse

lexluthermiester

wheresmycar

Count von Schwalbe

lexluthermiester

Valantar

wheresmycar

GreiverBlade

TheLostSwede

News Editor

GreiverBlade

Calenhad

GreiverBlade

Blaeza

Count von Schwalbe

Ahhzz

Moderator

TheLostSwede

News Editor

Valantar

System Name	Hotbox
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

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
Memory	2x16 GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 CL16 Rev E @ 3800 CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX3080 Ti FE
Storage	SX8200 Pro 1 TB, Plextor M6Pro 256 GB, WD Blue 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GN850P-B
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Endgame Gear XM1R
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE

System Name	❶ Oooh (2024) ❷ Aaaah (2021) ❸ Ahemm (2017)
Processor	❶ 5800X3D ❷ i7-9700K ❸ i7-7700K
Motherboard	❶ X570-F ❷ Z390-E ❸ Z270-E
Cooling	❶ ALFIII 360 ❷ X62 + X72 (GPU mod) ❸ X62
Memory	❶ 32-3600/16 ❷ 32-3200/16 ❸ 16-3200/16
Video Card(s)	❶ 3080 X Trio ❷ 2080TI (AIOmod) ❸ 1080TI
Storage	❶ NVME/SSD/HDD ❷ <SAME ❸ SSD/HDD
Display(s)	❶ 1440/165/IPS ❷ 1440/144/IPS ❸ 1080/144/IPS
Case	❶ BQ Silent 601 ❷ Cors 465X ❸ Frac Mesh C
Audio Device(s)	❶ HyperX C2 ❷ HyperX C2 ❸ Logi G432
Power Supply	❶ HX1200 Plat ❷ RM750X ❸ EVGA 650W G2
Mouse	❶ Logi G Pro ❷ Razer Bas V3 ❸ Logi G502
Keyboard	❶ Logi G915 TKL ❷ Anne P2 ❸ Logi G610
Benchmark Scores	I have wrestled bandwidths, Tussled with voltages, Handcuffed Overclocks, Thrown Gigahertz in Jail

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	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/RDNA3 768 core
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

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	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Custom Watercooling
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Royal 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	MSi RTX 3080ti Suprim X
Storage	2TB Corsair MP600 PRO Hydro X
Display(s)	Samsung G7 27" x2
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W
Mouse	Logitech G903
Keyboard	Steelseries Apex Pro

System Name	My first new build
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Motherboard	MSI B450M mortar max
Cooling	Deepcool AK620
Memory	32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200@XMP3200
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 6900XT Toxic Air Cooled
Storage	Samsung 870 QVO 1TB x 2, Lexar 256 GB, Western Digital SN550 500 GB nvme
Display(s)	32" LG GN600
Case	Aerocool Eclipse
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G PRO X/Edifier M201BT
Power Supply	MSI MPG AGF 850 watt gold
Mouse	Glorious Model D
Keyboard	Redragon Vara K551P
Software	Windows 11

System Name	OrangeHaze / Silence
Processor	i7-13700KF / i5-10400 /
Motherboard	ROG STRIX Z690-E / MSI Z490 A-Pro Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H75 / TT ToughAir 510
Memory	64Gb GSkill Trident Z5 / 32GB Team Dark Za 3600
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2070 / Sapphire R9 290 Vapor-X 4Gb
Storage	Hynix Plat P41 2Tb\Samsung MZVL21 1Tb / Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb
Display(s)	22" Dell Wide/24" Asus
Case	Lian Li PC-101 ATX custom mod / Antec Lanboy Air Black & Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB Audigy 7.1
Power Supply	Corsair Enthusiast TX750
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless / Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard	K68 RGB — CHERRY® MX Red
Software	Win10 Pro \ RIP:Win 7 Ult 64 bit