What's your latest tech purchase?

Blaeza · Dec 10, 2022

Gumby said:
Thank you......... I join the 50 club

I felt good then, only being 42. Then realised it's only 8 years away... Shit...

Dirt Chip · Dec 10, 2022

4TB transcard 2.5' SSD for day-to-day work, and with that I've completed my new 'sheep' rig (except fans, but as long winter is here I'm good).
My setup already use all 6 SATA port + 2 out of 4 Nvme's and that the base setup.
Don't have enough space in description to write all up.

TheLostSwede · Dec 10, 2022

wheresmycar said:
I'm not sure which one I have but it comes with a button situated next to the wheel - once activated, the rubberized brakes are applied. Once deactivated, you get a super fast infinite scroll effect... which i admit at first was annoying to use but over time i've got used to it.

That's not what I meant, that feature is why I keep buying Logitech mice.
I meant the wheel itself is all metal and quite slippery and horrible in use. The more recent versions have a metal wheel with a rubber surface that you touch, which is much better.

Super Firm Tofu said:
At first I thought you might be talking about my failing EVGA mice, but then finally opened the Logi today, and sure enough, it's just a plastic, non rubberized wheel. Not too crazy about that. Even the cheap wireless keyboard/mouse sets I have around are rubberized.

It's aluminium or some alloy, not plastic.
Regardless, it's not nice.

Space Lynx · Dec 10, 2022

my latest tech purchase is in my system specs under my name.

new build, just finished it tonight.

Microcenter had a deal I could not pass up, I had to go on a long drive though since they don't offer shipping on this particular deal.

buy a 7700x and get mid-tier (damn near top tier) ram for free and on top of that $20 off a mobo. I got the $199 gigabyte b650m elite mobo for $179.

oxrufiioxo · Dec 10, 2022

Space Lynx said:
my latest tech purchase is in my system specs under my name.

new build, just finished it tonight.

Microcenter had a deal I could not pass up, I had to go on a long drive though since they don't offer shipping on this particular deal.

buy a 7700x and get mid-tier (damn near top tier) ram for free and on top of that $20 off a mobo. I got the $199 gigabyte b650m elite mobo for $179.

Yeah, they've been running this for a while. Did two builds for people already taking advantage of this deal.

200 usd ram for free and 20 off a mobo makes it unbeatable if you live near a microcenter.

Space Lynx · Dec 10, 2022

oxrufiioxo said:
Yeah, they've been running this for a while. Did two builds for people already taking advantage of this deal.

200 usd ram for free and 20 off a mobo makes it unbeatable if you live near a microcenter.

It's sold out last two times I tried, third time was the charm, but it did sell out within 5 hours at my local microcenter, I just got lucky and arrived right when they opened. :toast:

InVasMani · Dec 10, 2022

Blaeza said:
I felt good then, only being 42. Then realised it's only 8 years away... Shit...

As you age time be slippin fast, but when you're young it feels like it's practically at a stand still.

P4-630 · Dec 10, 2022

freeagent · Dec 10, 2022

Oooo fancy :love:

nomdeplume · Dec 10, 2022

P4-630 said:
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Photos with no celebration doesn't give much hope they won't be back in a warehouse soon.

ensabrenoir · Dec 11, 2022

......so happy to see prices go back to normal...that i randomly bought a bunch of stuff just because they were cheap:

Gtx 1660 Super $100 upgraded sons pc from a gtx 670
Gtx 1660, A320 motherboard, 16 gigs ddr4, ryzen 2600(fried) $50!!! dropped in a 3200g and made a linux box to play with
gtx 960 $25.....just because
Gtx 1070 $100 upgraded other sons pc from a gtx 660
nothing spectacular but just a small bump until i get my hands on some higher end stuff.....but just having fun once again. Prices dropping so quick though.....by the time i post this i'd probably paid too much.

tabascosauz · Dec 11, 2022

A little touch of white to change things up a bit

Shrek · Dec 11, 2022

Confused; what is the purpose of the Phanteks fan?

tabascosauz · Dec 11, 2022

Shrek said:
Confused; what is the purpose of the Phanteks fan?

Just to provide some RAM airflow that I lost when I moved from the NH-C14S to the NH-U12A

it's mounted to the bench

Space Lynx · Dec 11, 2022

I just wish Noctua would have not written CHROMAX in big black letters on a beauitful white frame that I will be staring at through a glass window case, that is only pet peeve I have about their Chromax lin for all white builders.

edit: on topic: I am using Arctic MX-6 on my new EK 280mm AIO btw

Dirt Chip · Dec 11, 2022

Space Lynx said:
I just wish Noctua would have not written CHROMAX in big black letters on a beauitful white frame that I will be staring at through a glass window case, that is only pet peeve I have about their Chromax lin for all white builders.

Just use

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TheDeeGee · Dec 11, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
What are the Playstation keys for?

Just 4 extra keys you can bind anything to. Not sure why they went with the PS style, but looks neat.

I use them for media functions.

Chomiq · Dec 12, 2022

TheDeeGee said:
Just 4 extra keys you can bind anything to. Not sure why they went with the PS style, but looks neat.

I use them for media functions.

Ducky puts them on their keyboards too, on my MK Typist it's:
Launch Calculator
Mute
Vol Down
Vol Up

GerKNG · Dec 12, 2022

Space Lynx · Dec 12, 2022

GerKNG said:
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what's this for when you already have a DH-15?

GerKNG · Dec 12, 2022

Space Lynx said:
what's this for when you already have a DH-15?

the NH D15 has its fan almost sucking in the Cables from the GPU (Testbench, 12VHPWR is on the same height as the first fan)
this one has enough clearance and i always wanted one. (i have two NH D15, NH U12A and two S)

Space Lynx · Dec 12, 2022

GerKNG said:
the NH D15 has it's fans almost sucking in the Cables from the GPU (Testbench, 12VHPWR is on the same height as the first fan)
this one has enough clearance and i always wanted one. (i have two NH D15, NH U12A and two S)

I love Noctua too, but holy crap, lol :toast:

GerKNG · Dec 12, 2022

Space Lynx said:
I love Noctua too, but holy crap, lol

I use the case badges to start my PC

TheDeeGee · Dec 13, 2022

Chomiq said:
Ducky puts them on their keyboards too, on my MK Typist it's:
Launch Calculator
Mute
Vol Down
Vol Up

I got the knob version for volume and mute (It can be pressed down), it's a very industrial grade one.

wheresmycar · Dec 13, 2022

Long story short... our european room share tenant + builder left the UK and left a bunch of stuff behind with us. It was supposed to be a 2-3 week return but its been over 2 years and we haven't heard from him. With a small amount of cash owed most of it was easily covered by the bunch of stuff he's left behind... mostly low value tools and a ton of bits n bobs. Best of em, was this Makita impact driver with a very nice screwdriver/drill set + super fast charger (all seems fairly new with little use). 2-years on i decided to make use of it... although I hope he's ok and would love to have him back (super handy guy without the rip-off prices most builders charge in the south of UK).

System Name	My first new build
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X
Motherboard	MSI B450M mortar max
Cooling	Deepcool AK620
Memory	32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200@3800mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 6900XT Toxic Air Cooled
Storage	Samsung 870 QVO 1tb x 2, Lexar 256 GB, Western Digital 500 GB nvme
Display(s)	32" LG GN600
Case	Aerocool Eclipse
Audio Device(s)	Razer Kraken 2019/Edifier M201BT
Power Supply	MSI MPG AGF 850 watt gold
Mouse	Glorious Model D
Keyboard	Dell KB212-B
Software	Windows 10 pro

System Name	Dirt Sheep \| Silent Sheep
Processor	i5-2400 \| 13900K
Motherboard	Asus P8H67-M LE \| Gigabyte AERO Z690 G, bios F21 with "Instant 6 GHz" on
Cooling	Scythe Katana Type 1 \| Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black
Memory	G-skill 28GB DDR3 \| Corsair Vengeance 232GB DDR5 5200Mhz C40
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 970GTX Mini \| NV 1080TI FE (cap at 70%, 850mV, 175W full load)
Storage	2SN850 1TB, 230S 4TB, 840EVO 128GB, WD green 2TB HDD, IronWolf 6TB HDD, 2HC550 18TB in RAID1 HDD
Display(s)	LG 21` FHD W2261VP \| Lenovo 27` 4K Qreator 27
Case	Thermaltake V3 Black\|Define 7 Solid, stock 314 fans+ 212 front&buttom+ out 1*8 (on expansion slot)
Audio Device(s)	Beyerdynamic DT 990 (or the screen speakers when I'm too lazy)
Power Supply	Enermax Pro82+ 525W \| Corsair RM650x (2021)
Mouse	Logitech Master 3
Keyboard	Roccat Isku FX
VR HMD	Nop.
Software	WIN 10 \| WIN 11
Benchmark Scores	CB23 SC: i5-2400=641 \| i9-13900k=2325 (1:3.62) MC: i5-2400=i9 13900k SC \| i9-13900k=37240 (1:15.84)

System Name	Overlord Mk MXX
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE AM4
Memory	32GB Viper Steel 3600 DDR4 @ 3800MHz 16-19-16-19-36
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 2080 Gaming OC 8G
Storage	1TB WD Black NVMe (2018), 2TB Viper VPN100, 2TB Kingston KC3000
Display(s)	Acer XV272K LVbmiipruzx 4K@160Hz
Case	Fractal Design Focus 2 Solid
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso SE
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX 750W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Svive Triton Pro
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/33u9si

Processor	Ryzen 5600 at 4.6 all core @ 1.200v ($130)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Pro VC ($109)
Cooling	Thermalright Frost Commander 140 ($40) + MX-6
Memory	4x8gb DDR4 3200 cas16 ($85)
Video Card(s)	MSI Trio Z 6800 XT ($540)
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB ($90)
Display(s)	NZXT 27" Canvas 2560x1440 IPS 165hz ($150)
Case	Corsair 110q ($60)
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Modi 3 DAC - Logitech 400w THX 2.1 ($185)
Power Supply	Corsair RM 850w Gold ($110)

System Name	His & Hers
Processor	R7 5800X/ R9 5950X Stock
Motherboard	X570 Aorus Master/ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
Cooling	Corsair h150 elite/ Corsair h115i Platinum
Memory	32 GB 4x8GB 4000CL15 Trident Z Royal/ 32 GB 3200 CL14 @3800 CL16 Team T Force Nighthawk
Video Card(s)	Evga FTW 3 Ultra 3080ti/ Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090
Storage	lots of SSD.
Display(s)	LG G2 65/LG C1 48/ LG 27GN850/ MSI 27 inch VA panel.
Case	011 Dynamic XL/ Phanteks Evolv X
Audio Device(s)	Arctis Pro + gaming Dac/ Corsair sp 2500/ Logitech Z 625
Power Supply	Seasonic Ultra Prime Titanium 1000w/850w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed/ Logitech G Pro Hero.
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB Platinum/ Logitech G Pro

What's your latest tech purchase?

Blaeza

Dirt Chip

TheLostSwede

Space Lynx

Astronaut

oxrufiioxo

Space Lynx

Astronaut

InVasMani

P4-630

freeagent

Moderator

nomdeplume

ensabrenoir

tabascosauz

Moderator

Shrek

tabascosauz

Moderator

Space Lynx

Astronaut

Dirt Chip

TheDeeGee

Chomiq

GerKNG

Space Lynx

Astronaut

GerKNG

Space Lynx

Astronaut

GerKNG

TheDeeGee

wheresmycar

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	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

Processor	Intel i5 8400
Motherboard	Asus Prime H370M-Plus/CSM
Cooling	Scythe Big Shuriken & Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black.swap
Memory	8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400
Video Card(s)	ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING
Storage	500GB 850 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung UN55KU6300F
Case	Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 3
Power Supply	Seasonic S12II 520w
Software	W11 Pro

System Name	The Stone that the Builders Refused / iJayo
Processor	R5 1600/ R7 3700X
Motherboard	Asrock AB350 Pro4 / Asus Rog Strix B450-F gaming
Cooling	Cryorig M9 / Noctua NH-D14
Memory	G skill 16 Gigs ddr4 / 16 gigs PNY ddr4
Video Card(s)	Nvdia GTX 660 / Nvidia RTX 2070 Super
Storage	120gig 840 evo, 120gig adata sp900 / 1tb Mushkin M.2 ssd 1 & 3 tb seagate hdd, 120 gig Hyper X ssd
Display(s)	42" Nec retail display monitor/ 34" Dell curved 165hz monitor
Case	Pink Enermax Ostrog / Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Tempered Glass edition
Audio Device(s)	Altec Lansing Expressionist Bass/ M-Audio monitors
Power Supply	Corsair450 / Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 650
Mouse	corsair vengence M65 / Zalman Knossos
Keyboard	corsair k95 / Roccat Vulcan 121
Software	Window 10 pro / Windows 10 pro
Benchmark Scores	meh... feel me on the battle field!

Processor	5800X3D \| 5700G
Motherboard	ROG Impact \| B550I Aorus AX
Cooling	FC140 x T30 \| Big Shuriken 3
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
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 \| HDPlex 200W
Software	11 Pro \| 11

System Name	HP Compaq 8000 Elite CMT
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Motherboard	Hewlett-Packard 3647h
Memory	16GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 GDDR5 (fan-less)
Storage	2TB Seagate Firecuda 3.5"
Display(s)	Dell P2416D (2560 x 1440)
Power Supply	12V HP proprietary
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	TheDeeGee's PC
Processor	Intel Core i7 11700
Motherboard	ASRock Z590 Steel Legend
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 3200/C16 32GB
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti 12GB
Storage	Crucial P5 1TB, Crucial BX500 1TB, Crucial BX500 2TB
Display(s)	EIZO CX240
Case	Fractal Design Define 7
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster ZXR, AKG K601 Headphones
Power Supply	Seasonic Fanless TX-700
Mouse	Logitech G500s
Keyboard	Keychron Q6
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
Benchmark Scores	None, as long as my games runs smooth.

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Cooling	BeQuiet Dark Rock 4
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)	Acer XB273GP
Case	SilverStone Primera PM01 RGB
Audio Device(s)	SoundBlaster G6 \| Fidelio X2 \| Sennheiser 6XX
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech G400 \| SteelSeries Rival 300
Keyboard	MK Typist (Kailh Box White)

Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax. Black
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO 6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo
Storage	WD Black SN850X 1TB + 2x 2TB, 2x 4TB Crucial MX500, 2TB Samsung 870 Evo.
Display(s)	Alienware AW2723DF, LG GP850-B, LG GN950-B
Case	bequiet! Pure Base 500 FX
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